MULTICHINE 28
What Makes the Multichine 28 a Special Boat for Amateur Construction

1. Very well detailed drawings. Simple constructive solutions.
2. Cross sections in full scale
3. Step by step instruction guide.
4. Detailed explanations about installations: plumbing, electrical and propulsion.
5. Colour photos of various stages of construction.
6. List of main building materials, with specifications and quantities.
7. List of equipment with suggestions of trade marks.
8. Detailed designs in large scale for all the custom fittings employed in the construction.

• Full usage of interior space resulting in a surprisingly comfortable inside layout for a boat this size. Four adults sleep comfortably in two 6 feet 6 inches double berths.
• After cabin with privacy, standing headroom, a convenient seat, plenty of lockers and a large sized double berth.
• A galley more commonly found in boats five feet longer. An one hundred litres icebox easily adaptable for the installation of an electric refrigerator. Two sinks with a handy storage well in front. Lockers behind the stove and counter.
• Navigation table almost square in shape. The navigator may choose to sit at the aft end of the starboard settee, or stay standing up, supported by the galley counter.
• A complete head, with shower, sink, locker and a 1,80 m (5f 11in) headroom on top of the shower sump. Deep lazarette to starboard aft, allowing storage of long items like oars, awnings, etc
• Spacious engine compartment with accessibility from all sides and above. Once the engine is located exactly under the main hatch, placing or removing it is quite easy.
• High capacity water and diesel tanks integrated to hull and furniture. An internal fibreglass lamination saturated in epoxy resin makes durable, absolutely leak proof tanks, cheap to build and maintenance free.
• Profusion of lockers and stowage space. Twelve lockers and two book shelves in the main saloon. Lots of room under the settee and forward berths. Navigation table with large stowage under and three drawers plus a locker big enough for a person to get inside under the two sinks and many others in the after cabin and head compartment.Finally the self draining gas locker has enough room for seven 2,5 litre gas bottles.
• Cabin trunk with 360-degree vision and three opening ports. Two hatches and four Dorade Boxes for continuous ventilation.
• The boat may be lifted by way of a strop fixed to the keel bolts by a five-ton capacity crane without the need of belts. All that is required is to remove a solar vent from the coach roof and attach the wire cables to the keel fittings installed for this purpose.
• Absolute watertightness all over the boat thanks to the fiberglas seamless encapsulation of hull and deck.
• Long lasting, low maintenance boat`s life thanks to an inside epoxy saturation throughout. No conditions for the development of undesirable fungus.
• Large flush fore deck with room for stowing a dinghy when under sail
• Ergometric and uncluttered cockpit. Once the main sheet traveller is placed forward of the main hatch, it is possible to make a dodger large enough to protect the area of the bridge deck
• Exclusive self steering gear custom designed for the Multichine 28. Reliable, cheap to build and efficient. One of the most important features of this design. The vane pivots over an horizontal shaft for more efficiency. A vertical transom with a large boarding platform holds the outside hung rudder and it`s trim-tab both pivoting in a slot. This unique arrangement is a fantastic solution for various requirements at the same time.
• Another exclusive feature is the solid dinghy designed to fit the Multichine 28 foredeck. With four hundred litres flotation compartments it is intended to be used as a tender and lifesaver. Leeboards, rudder, mast boom and sail are stowed under two seats. Maybe the most unusual detail of this dinghy is it`s self draining cockpit with a pair of one-design type draining plugs. This is very appreciated when a summer shower floods the dinghy. Instead of getting wet to bail, just open the plugs and the water will drain in minutes.
• Shallow draft bulbous keel. A good compromise for gunkholing or ocean passages.
• Very good performance for a 28 foot cruising boat in all points of sail. Easy steering thanks to a proper balance of the spade rudder not mentioning the help of the self steering gear.
• Besides these qualities, there are many other subtle details that place the Multichine 28 as a very innovative and very special cruising sailboat. This is probably why the class is growing so fast. In December 1999 there are already six boats sailing and forty others under construction. In one years time twelve other boats are expected to be launched. Many builders intend to cross oceans with their boats and live aboard for long periods of time. Considering the great appeal of the design and it`s good reputation, we expect in the long run to make the Multichine 28 a world class with boats being built in many different places and many others crossing the oceans.