Description

Built by the famous French manufacturer Fountaine Pajot, at their Corneel shipyard, the Love 28 provides a very practical combination of stability, light helm, excellent performance and 6 berths. Earlier boats had a bridge deck but the ‘Love’ specification has a bubble cabin between the two hulls containing a stainless topped galley-cum-eating area as well as converting to a twin berth (giving a total of 6 berths) with comfortable, well-maintained bunk cushions (all bunks and sails are stored ashore during the winter period). Additional Lewmar forward hatches were fitted in 2005 for through-ventilation,

She is easily capable of reaching mid-teens off the wind, tacks smoothly and readily sails downwind at speed using one of the two cruising chutes. She makes a versatile and comfortable boat ideal for shorter family trips away. A hinged rear ladder (plus detachable forward ladder) offers an excellent swimming platform. The boat is very agile, light on the helm, cuts through the waves and is very easy to tack single handed. Even in the lightest winds it virtually never misses stays.

Speed around a course would be very similar to an 11m cruiser racer yacht and she was winner of the Dresdner Jersey to Guernsey race 2005 (with over 100 entrants) in 2 hours 40 mins. There are very few decent modern multihulls in this price bracket. Although the design, well ahead of its time, was laid down in 1986, Fontaine Pajot’s designers Joubert/Nivelt got is so right that it won boat of the year. It’s rare to find 28-foot version as opposed to the standard Corneel 26 and the extra 0.5m does make a difference in terms of speed and motion.

The boat is sold with full history of previous sales/purchase invoices.

The 8hp Honda four stroke outboard was recently serviced, fitted with new electrics and carburettor in 2023. It runs quietly and smoothly. Year of manufacture 2006. Manual Start and operated by cable remote (fitted to the side of the engine casing). It charges the cabin battery used for instrumentation and lighting, there is also a solar panel on the cabin roof with a charge controller next to the main switch/fuse panel in the cabin.

A Raymarine ST2000 tiller-pilot is fitted (and there is also an ST1000 as a back-up) both operated from a portable wireless remote. Instead of the normal two mainstays and one jib stay, three extra stays were professionally fitted around 2005 (i.e. two mainstays on each side and two forestays to give extra stiffness in a brisk wind. One forestay can be used to secure the bowsprit (stored in a hull, but not presently fitted) allowing for two jibs to be flown.

Specifications

Accommodation

Central Cabin: a central pod which incorporates small settees & galley area, marine radio and electrical gear. The four cushions are convertible to a double berth, utilising the extension table. The Pod is lined with grey vehicle headlining. It has a large stainless steel ergonomic chart table/galley/equipment shelf for navigation and books. Raymarine RAY54E VHF with wired Satnav positioning for emergency. VHS Radio/Stereo/ CD / USB player on cabin-roof shelf, with waterproof speakers in cockpit, LED lighting chart light and switch/fuse board with Solar30 controller.

Fitted into the stainless-steel counter, under a hinged black glass top is a Smez single burner gas stove and S/S sink with 12v faucet & pump. Gas cylinder, 10 litre Freshwater container and 12v 75ah Leisure Battery (2012) are stored below (with a solar panel on cabin roof).

Accommodation: Hulls: 4 single berths, (2 singles in each hull). There is an additional child berth in forward starboard hull under Lewmar hatch. Both hulls have under-berth storage for bags and provisions. Hulls have storage shelves with LED lighting and a Marine Seawater toilet is fitted in Port hull.

Interior 1

Interior 2

Interior 3

Interior 4

Fuse panel and Solar

Radio

Hull Port Forward

Hull Starboard Forward

Construction

GRP Foam Sandwitch costruction for hulls and Deck. GRP Central cabin.

All controls are led back to the cockpit – Jibsheets to Lewmar ST 30 winches.
Five halyards are led to locking cleats on the main beam (which also has winches). Harken windward main-sheeting traveller on rear beam. Two anchors for end-to-end mooring.

Both hulls have a Lewmar opening glass hatch just forward of the main beam for added ventilation during hot weather.

Instead of the normal two mainstays and one jib stay, three extra stays were professionally fitted around 2005 (i.e. two mainstays on each side and two forestays to give extra stiffness in a brisk wind. One forestay can be used to secure the bowsprit (stored in a hull, but not presently fitted).

The hulls are antifouled (Hempel Tiger Xtra, March 2025) and have been repainted internally with anti-condensation paint.

Deck and Cabin

Port Hull Rear

Port Hull Bow

Port Hull Interior

Starboard Rear

Starboard Bow

Cabin Rear

From Above Stern

Starboard Mid

Inner Starboard

Equipment

General and Navigation:
Raymarine ST2000 tiller-pilot (and the boat also has an ST1000 as a back-up) both operated from a portable wireless remote. Nasa depth sounders fitted in the forward part of each hull below removable hatches (which form part of the hull-buoyancy) and Nasa speed logs towards the rear (an unused spare is included). The hulls are normally dry, although each has an automatic bilge pump fitted. The Mast has masthead lights, radio aerial with wind direction indicator and Nasa Clipper wind speed and direction (new 2025). The Nasa equipment leads back to (swivelling) instrument cases, one on either side of the rear face of the cabin, for Wind, Depth and Speed.

Rear port deck removable flag and pole. Over-boom Deck awning. 8 Fenders and several spare Ropes / Warps (Tube fenders and spare fuel are stored in forward deck compartments). 3 Ball Fenders & warps (for quick mooring) on trampoline, Safety straps, bow to stern, both hulls and elasticated safety harness runners. Tools. Radar reflector, Hand pump, Solar Shower. Electrical spares.

Anchors:
CQR main anchor with 25m chain and warp.
Fortress light weight anchor with 10 m chain and warp.

Tender (Included): Waveline 2.9m Inflatable with Honda 2.3 outboard.

Tiller Pilot Bracket

Tiller Pilot position

VHF

Mast foot pulleys

Electrical Panel and Solar

Tiller Pilots

Navigation Equipment

Cabin-top compas. Garmin GPSMap 60 CSx (removable, with plug from radio). Raymarine RAY54E VHF radio (with distress button to send position co-ordinates).

GPSmap 60

VHF

Engine(s)

Main outboard: Honda 8 HP Manufacture 2006. Cable remote control on side of engine housing. Relatively very low hours, generally only used for moving to and from moring (or in dead calm). Maintained by Instow Matine Services. 20 litre Honda tank (new attachment hose 2025) and spare fuel container in hull deck compartments.

Tender outboard: Honda 2.3 air cooled (currently being serviced, March 2025).

Honda 8 stowed

Tender outboard

Honda 8 Identification Plate

Sails & Spars

Sail area: 35.50 Sq M / 382.21 Sq Ft.

Mainsails: Owen Halsey Lidgard Mainsail (18m) 2001 Fully battened and fitted with Ronstan Rolla-track Recirculating Roller mast track bearings for ease of hoisting. This sail is now showing signs of it's age and was professionally repaired in 2024. (Original) Technique mainsail 1991 Fully battened (a spare that has not been used by current owner).

3 Jib Sails: Halsey Lidgard Genoa (15m) 1998. Quantum Jib (12m) 2000 . Technique reefable Storm Jib 1991.

Two Asymmetric Spinnaker/cruising chutes Light wind (Green/Blue/White) and heavier Kemp (black/blue/green) Ripstop Nylon / Dacron, April 2009) (The Foot has a rope attached, Red is the head, Green is the clew).

A Spinnaker with snuffer

Mainsail 1

Ronstan Roller mast travellers

Assymetric 1

Assymetric Foot

Light Wind Assymetric

Safety Equipment

Safety: Safety straps, bow to stern, both hulls and elasticated safety harness runners.
Raymarine RAY54E VHF with wired Satnav positioning for emergency.
Emergency V.H.F. antennae.
Coastal Flare pack.
2 Horseshoe life buoys. One with Throw line.
Alloy Radar reflector,
An array of spare Rigging / Mooring ropes in hulls.
Spare rigging equipment and wire cutters

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