Voyager is a 28' Cape Dory Flybridge Cruiser that offers two helm stations and a traditional well-planned layout for cruising, picnicking, and seeing the sights with confidence and comfort. Her fiberglass hull and deck assembly give the owner ease of maintenance, and the exterior teak trim is recently finished with Cetol. Her interior woodwork is varnished teak, also recent, with accommodations for two below and two in the wheelhouse. She goes through the water well with her semi displacement hull and updated diesel engine. Cape Dory built 223 of these 28' powerboats between 1984 - 1990. She is a proven seaworthy vessel with a traditional yacht finish.
Vessel Name: 1988 Cape Dory Flybridge Cruiser
Builder: CAPE DORY
Model: Flybridge Cruiser
Model Year: 1988
Year Built: 1988
Category: Cruising Yacht
Country: United States
MLS #: 366928
Heads: 1
Length: 27.9166 (8.51m)
Draft: 3' (0.89m)
Beam: 10' (3.02m)
Cruise Speed: 8 Knots
Max Speed: 15 Knots
Water Capacity: 45 Gal
Holding Tank: 24 Gal
Manufacturer: Yanmar
Model: 6LPAM-DTP
Engine Hours: 600
Engine Type: Inboard
Fuel Type: Diesel
Horsepower: 250
Construction
Entirely built by Cape Dory Yachts, Inc. in Taunton, Massachusetts in 1988. The semi-displacement 1-piece hull and deck/cabin assembly are fiberglass. 11" side decks, white PVC guard rails with stainless steel half oval. The molded-in skeg adds protection to the rudder and propeller. Interior woodwork is primarily varnished teak, recently refinished the winter of 2022-23. Exterior woodwork is teak finished with Cetol. The engine access is under the wheelhouse sole. The teak swim platform with stainless steel ladder is off the transom. White topsides, navy boot stripe, red bottom.
Engine
2012 Yanmar diesel, 250 HP. Model 6LPAM-DTP, Serial No. M31550. Fresh water cooled via heat exchanger, ZF transmission. 1 1/2" stainless steel shaft swinging an 18"x18"x3-blade bronze propeller. 600 engine hours.
Speed
Cruising: 8-10 knots at approximately 2.5GPH
Top: 15 knots
Tanks
Fuel: 120 gallons in two 60-gallon aluminum tanks
Water: 45-gallons in two polyethylene tanks
Holding: 24-gallon polyethylene tank
Electrical
Four batteries (one starter, three house & refrigerator for cruising), Master Switch 1-2-Both, DC panel on helm console and AC panel in cabin. Shore power and cord, 12v outlets. Navigational lights, spot light, cabin and wheelhouse lights.
Accommodations
In the forward cabin, aft of the anchor locker, two vee berths with a filler piece to make one double berth. Shelves outboard and large lockers below. Three opening ports and a cabintop hatch offer good natural light and ventilation, along with reading lights port and starboard. The cabin heater vent is under the port berth.
Next aft to port is a hanging locker, followed by a large enclosed head with a stainless steel sink with hot & cold pressure water, a hand-held shower, marine manual toilet with Y-valve, and an opening port.
On the starboard side is the galley with a 2-burner Origo electric (and alcohol) 4500 stove, an under the counter refrigerator, storage, and a stainless steel sink with hot & cold pressure water. Storage is outboard and drawers and locker are below the counter.
White bulkheads and ceiling, teak trim and woodwork and a teak & holly sole make an attractive cabin with 6' headroom.
Up the companionway steps to the wheelhouse with the lower helm to starboard. The electrical panel is integrated into the front of the steering bulkhead with the engine gauges on the dash along with the compass and engine controls. The electronics are overhead.
The 3-window windshield has an opening center window and electric wipers on the port and starboard windows. Sliding side and aft windows offer excellent visibility and ventilation. There is a pedestal helm chair and an L-shaped settee on the port side that converts to a double berth. The pedestal teak and Formica dining table is mounted off-center to port. Teak & holly sole, Soundown-lined interior ceiling, 6'2" headroom.
Through the starboard aft door is the 7'L x 8'3" W cockpit. The fiberglass sole has two hatches. Bronze deck hardware. Hand rails are mounted on top of the wheelhouse and cabin, port and starboard. Radar dome, antenna, horn, and spot light are on the wheelhouse. A teak swim platform with stainless steel swim ladder is mounted on the transom. On the foredeck are stainless steel chocks and cleats, port and starboard, a stainless steel bowrail, and a large anchor locker.
The stainless steel and teak-tread ladder to the flybridge is mounted on the port side of the cockpit. The flybridge layout is a center helm with a cushioned bench for seating three. Full engine gauges, compass and radio are mounted on the clean dash with windshield. A full flybridge enclosure with stainless steel supports and blue canvas and a flybridge cover are included.
Equipment
Navigation:
Compass (2) Azimuth 1000 below, Ritchie above
VHF Radio (2) Standard Horizon
Sitex 1010 series Chart Plotter
Furuno Radar
Stainless steel wheel (2)
General:
Guest electric spotlight
Fire Extinguishers
Bilge Pumps, electric and manual
Electric Horn
Spot Light
Life Sling
Jensen cassette w/Pioneer speakers (2) in wheelhouse
Boat hook
Berth and Settee Cushions
8' Avon inflatable
