Tara Sold!

Thank you to everyone who looked at TARA. She was our pride and joy. We did sell her back in May 2013, which right after we bought a Hans Christian 33'.

"Tara" 1984 Caliber 28' For Sal

$25,000  BRING ALL OFFERS!

1984 Caliber 28 

“Tara” 

Ventura, Ca 

USCG Documented

Contact Jon:

jonneelyfilms@yahoo.com

(559) 283-0357
or Shannon
(559)232-4779

-LOA 28'

-LWL 24.5'

-Beam: 10' 10''

-Draft: 4' 3"

-Head room 6'2''

-7200 Lb dry 

-9000 Lb Loaded

-Water: 50gal 

-Diesel: 48gal

We bought Tara in 2009 and over two years we accomplished a full refit. The boat was brought to a bare hull and rebuilt from the ground up. She originally had a good amount of Rot in her so we thought to go deep. Including the total rebuild of her interior, we dropped the keel and inspected her keel bolts and then resealed and set the keel again. She originally had non opening ports (the Plexi kind) so we filled the original holes with a blend of ¼'' Hydra Teak and 11oz woving glass and then continued to beef up with layers of hydra teak to make the dog house a solid 1'' thick. We then bought new found metals opening ports and installed 4 on each side. The original anchor lockers was very small and shallow. We cut out the old and enlarged it to accommodate adequate ground tackle. Moving towards the bow, we had a custom stainless stem piece made, which holds dual anchor rollers and a electric windless. Much more work has been put into her, Ill put into bullet points to speed up the process. What I tell people when they ask what is new or rebuilt, I say if you can touch it, it is new or rebuilt.

Caliber 28' History:

This 1984 Caliber 28 is a Michael McCreary design built by Caliber Yachts in Clearwater, Florida and is hull #4. As reported by the manufacturer, the hull construction is solid FRP (fiber reinforced plastic) with plywood cored decks. The hull is heavily build, fin keel, reverse stern design with a single piece lead ballast and spade rudder. The Vessel is sloop rigged with roller furling. The cabin sleeps three with private head/shower, galley and navigation station.

Boat Refit 2010-11 ALL NEW:

-Repainted hull, topsides and mast with Easypoxy, with easydecks nonskid, bilge coat in bilge and engine room

-Bottom painted with Sr40 Ablative.

-Rudder remade and inspected, with added bearing support

-Beta marine B16 diesel engine 100hrs, C gauge cluster, with new shaft and three blade prop.

-Second Aluminum diesel tank added

-Groco bronze fuel selector

-Racor 500 filter

-Groco strainer

-Metal engine beds

-Exhaust muffler rebuilt with all new hose and clamps

-Flanged bronze Groco thru hulls. Most brought to above waterline

-Teleflex throttle with new morse Cables

-All wiring has been replaced with ABYC tinned, with Blue sea system breaker board

-Three trojan group 27 115amp/hr for house located under the nav. station seat,  and 1 starting separated in engine room

-Auto relay for battery combination

-1000watt inverter charger with 40 amp charging

-Five 110v outlets

-All lights on boat inside and out have been converted to bembi LED. 

-Inside fixtures are new

-Two 23watt solar panels have been built into the Bimini

-Rutland 914 wind generator

-All Plumbing has been redone with new fixtures

-3 gallon aluminum hot water tank with 110v and engine heating

-Added 25gallon hard plastic water tank

-Large manual whale bilge pump with replaced diaphragm

-Jebesco large electric bilge pump

-Small auto bilge pump

-Jebesco Sump pump for shower

-Jebesco Manual head with all new septic hose

-Manual waste pump added

-Head Features a pull out faucet for showering

-New keel Nuts and backing plates

-Keel has been dropped and resealed

-Bow section has been reinforced with 11oz fiberglass

-Large ¼'' stainless steel front stem piece made

-Two stainless anchor rollers

-Lewmar electric windless

-Anchor locker enlarged and enforced, 8'' large aluminum cleat

-Manson Supreme 25lb anchor

-250' 5/8'' 8 plait with 30' of 5/16'' HT acco chain

-300' 5/8'' three strand with 30' of 5/16'' HT acco chain

-All stanchions have been replaced with new uncoated life lines with swageless terminals

-Toe Rail has been replaced with Clear anodized Taco aluminum toe rails, deck to hull joint resealed with new stainless bolts with nylon lock nuts

-Built in rear anchor locker

-Two large stainless mooring cleats have been added to the bow with oversized ACX backing plates

-20x20'' Vetus forward opening ventilation hatch

-8 opening new found metals ports

-Aluminum track has been re-powder coated

-Mast has fold out aluminum steps with monel rivets

-Mast head and step has been re-powder coated, with stainless accessory plate added

-5'' Chart plotter with west coast maps

-7'' Furuno monochrome radar with edson mast mount

-Victron battery monitor

-Raymarine Tridata (Speed, depth, temp)

-406hrz Eperb

-Standard horizonVHF

-Engel 12v/110v refrigeration (low draw about 1.5amp)

-Built in 110v heater for V berth

-All bulk heads and walls have been stripped with ¾'' pine strips, stained and then sealed with varnish

-Inside hull and ceiling has been repainted to a gloss white

-Eno gambled two burner stove

-Fiberglass 10lb propane tank hangs on rear pushpit

-Fireboy solenoid and propane alarm

-New outer stay with hi-mod terminals, all other standing rigging was replaced in 2007 but taken down and inspected in 2011

-Chainplates replaced

-All new running rigging with new blocks

-All lines brought to cockpit with remote reffing system

-Boom Preventer: Dutchman

-New doyle sails: Main 2011, jib 2008 w/ sunbrella sun strip, asymmetrical spinnaker with sock never used.

-Sunbrella Stack pack with Lazy jacks: Black

-New interior foam with sunbrella fabric: Taupe

-Closed cell foam cockpit cushions: Taupe

-Edson post rebuilt and re-powder coated

-Cabin sole has been replaced with epoxy coated ¾'' hydra teak, fakewood PVC wood planking on top

-Marine stereo with inside and cockpit speakers

-Many new lockers and shelves made

-4 hella Fans

-3 fire extinguishers

-Flare kit

-Port side settee removed and replaced with oak functional nav station with large hanging locker

-Stainless hand rails on interior and exterior

-All teak trim has been re varnished and is in excellent condition

-Barometer, time, and temp gauges

-Sitex below deck autopilot with octopus drive

Not New but in excellent shape:

-Harkin mark2 roller furller

-Dodger (big and nice!)

-Bimini

-Edson post compass with led light

-2 Barient Winches (just serviced)

-Rear pushpit with integrated fold down ladder

-Stainless fold out dinghy davits

-Achilles 2007 FSI-9.6 hypolon floor and keel dinghy (excellent shape)

-Yamaha 4 2007 stroke outboard (needs tune up)

FULL VIDEO OF "TARA" INSIDE AND OUT:

BAJA HAHA READY!

For two people, with dive gear, bikes and photo equipment, its a bit cramped for living on the hook. We are looking to slightly upsize because we plan on living on the hook in remote areas. Just need a but more space. She is very stout boat, she stiffens up around 15 degrees and piles drives! Cruises around 5-6 knots, so she is pretty fast for only 28 feet. Most people when they come on board think she is well over 30 feet because of how beamy she is. We usually tell them that she is the largest 28 footer you'll ever get on. She does not pound in chop and is a very comfortable ride if your sailing her right. Being a fin keel with spade rudder she turns on a dime and is easy to park even if you have had a couple. I feel this boat is perfect for a family that wants to explore the channel islands, or a couple that wants to head anywhere! The way she is rigged currently with all lines leading aft she would be a great single hander resort boat! Tara turns heads everywhere she goes and is just a lovely boat to own, hate to sell her!

Contact Jon:

jonneelyfilms@yahoo.com

(559) 283-0357