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sail used Listed 40 days ago
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Specifications

Make Contessa
Model 28
Year 1980
Length 27.7ft (8.4m)
Beam 2.87m
Draft 1.46m
Hull Material grp
Engine Volvo 19hp diesel engine
Fuel Type diesel
Engine Make Volvo Penta
Engine Power 19 hp

Equipment & Extras

berths
5
  • cabins

Market Position

Priced below 100% of similar listings

Based on 6 comparable Contessa sail

Buyer's market

Conditions favour buyers for Contessa 28. Frequent price drops. Room to negotiate.

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Description

Contessa 28 (1980) Fin Keel Yacht. Volvo 19hp diesel engine. Fully battened mainsail, furling genoa. Spinnaker pole. 5 berths. Standard Horizon GPS/ chartplotter. Garmin GPSMap 557. Vesper WatchMate XB-8000 AIS transponder with built in WiFi. Vesper AIS/VHF/FM antenna splitter. Tablet/ Ipad WiFi able. Standard Horizon Horizon Quest X DSC VHF. Raymarine speed/ depth/ log and wind instruments. Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot. Raymarine S100 tiller pilot with wireless remote. Lying North Wales, UK.

Change History

6 events tracked

Price dropped by £500 (8.0%)

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Price dropped by £500 (8.0%)

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Financing Calculator

Financing Calculator

Estimate the true monthly cost of owning the 1980 Contessa 28.

£
15% (£863)
10% 50%
6.9%
4.9% 9.9%
Monthly Finance Payment
£57
£4,888 over 10 years at 6.9% APR

Monthly Running Costs (estimated)

Mooring / berthing £292
Insurance £7
Maintenance £13
Fuel £67
Running costs subtotal £379/mo
True Monthly Cost
£436
Finance + running costs combined
Finance 13% Running costs 87%
Total Interest
£1,893
Total Cost (finance)
£7,643

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Boat location
North Wales, United Kingdom

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Deal Score

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We found 1 other Contessa 28 listing. Compare prices across brokers.

Is this Contessa 28 a good deal?

This boat has dropped in price 2 times and engine hours are not disclosed. The report tells you what to offer and what to watch for.

Based on our analysis of this listing

6 comparable boats found. Market range: £9,995 to £39,995

Listed 40 days , shorter than 100% of comparable boats

No red flags detected on initial screening

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