Imexus 28 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

Below decks the used Imexus 28 aims for a big-yacht feel it achieves better than any in the powersailer class, with 1.85 m headroom reached by a three-step companionway ladder. Expect a king-size berth aft under the cockpit, a forward double V-berth, and two single settee berths around a four-seat dinette whose drop-side table incorporates wine storage; the berth sides are padded with quilted material and trim is light oak panelling. Between the berths sits a galley with a one-burner spirit stove (two-burner optional), sink, and fridge, while the head carries a chemical toilet with a marine option. The table pedestal is the fin case and the mast compression post doubles as a handhold. Be aware it lacks the one-level living space of a same-length powerboat and reads squeezier than a caravan taking the same road space, though it will sleep four in comfort when trailered.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the used market solar, bimini, and chartplotter are commonly fitted to these boats. The propulsion you find will vary: the test boat carried an Evinrude 90 hp outboard, but the transom can handle up to 120 hp and the model was offered up to 170 hp inboard or outboard, with the outboard tilting on the transom flanked by dropdown blade rudders. The rig you inherit is a single-swerper with a battened main in a lazy-jack boom bag, shrouds, and a tackle-adjustable backstay, while all halyards, downhauls, uphauls, mast-laying, and keel operation are led to the cockpit and mast raising uses a foredeck A-arm. Water ballast of 730 litres fills via a transom port and a breather under the forward bunk, supplemented by 165 kg fixed ballast and a 55 kg centreboard.

What to Inspect

The documented handling issue is the tiny steering wheel with very heavy action that made steering through wind shifts difficult, because the wheel turns the weight of the tilted motor in addition to the rudders while under sail; local agents were reviewing a disconnection system so the wheel need not turn that mass, so check whether any used boat carries such a modification. Fill the tank by opening the transom port and forward-bunk breather to confirm it fills in around ten minutes and drains in under five minutes of motoring, since the ballast tank drained to empty is what delivers best powered performance and the trailerable light weight. Verify the A-arm stays attached with the stem locking pin in place and the mast pad sits in its hinged base for safe mast work.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

Used Imexus 28s typically turn up in the United Kingdom and Romania. For a used buy, check the heavy-wheel disconnect modification, confirm ballast fill/drain timing and transom-port integrity, verify the A-arm mast fixture and centreboard/swivel keel condition, and confirm trailer permit-free width and shallow-slip capability before purchase.