Omega 28 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Omega 28 means weighing a 1976-onward Swedish Ståhle design that sold in some numbers and even as owner-finished kits against the realities of a balsa-cored deck. Built by Ingvar Aronsson with hulls reportedly completed elsewhere too, the boat is a 28-foot fractional sloop with lead ballast and a fin keel — a modern small cruiser shape that still rewards a careful survey.
Layouts on the Used Market
Most examples carry the standard teak interior with near-average headroom, the conventional small-cruiser plan rather than a stretched layout. Because a share of the series was released as home-completion kits, the quality of joinery and structural detail can differ from one hull to the next; a buyer should treat each boat as an individual rather than assume uniform yard standard. The fractional rig and fin keel define the running gear across the range.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the brokerage market the Omega 28 commonly carries a chartplotter, a life raft, and teak decks as fitted equipment. The chartplotter and life raft speak to the boat's use as a short-handed coastal cruiser, while teak decks are commonly fitted and a survey must check for bond failure. Beyond those, the engine alternatives recorded include a Yanmar YSM8G and a Bukh diesel, both with shaft drive — knowing which sits in the boat tells you the vintage and the quoted speed band, from a calculated 4.7 knots on the Bukh to 7.3 on the Yanmar.
What to Inspect
The load-bearing concern is the balsa-cored sandwich deck anchor: any work penetrating the sandwich — winch bolts, through-deck fittings, antenna bases — must have been sealed so water never touches the balsa. On home-completed hulls especially, verify that penetrations were bedded to yard standard. The solid fiberglass hull below needs no core worry, but the deck is where a survey must focus.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Omega 28 typically appears on the used market in the United Kingdom and Italy. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm the deck core is dry at every penetration, identify the engine alternative and its shaft drive, and judge each hull on its own finish quality given the home-kit history.
- Survey all through-deck fittings for balsa-core water ingress
- Verify engine make (Yanmar YSM8G or Bukh) and shaft-drive condition
- Treat home-completed hulls as individual build-quality cases
- Expect chartplotter, life raft, teak decks as common equipment
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Omega 28. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 8 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $9,952 | — |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $16,808 | +68.9% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $10,085 | -40.0% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $8,852 | -12.2% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $9,952 | +12.4% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $14,241 | +43.1% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $10,085 | -29.2% |
| Sep 26 | 1 | $4,825 | -52.2% |
Where they're listed
Omega 28 listings appear across 5 countries. Italy has the most listings with 3 (37.5%), followed by United Kingdom and Germany.
Country view
8 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $10,085 | 3 | 0 | 37.5% |
| United Kingdom | $9,952 | 2 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Germany | $10,085 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Denmark | $14,241 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
| Sweden | $4,825 | 1 | 1 | 12.5% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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