1979 Glastron Spirit 28 Sailboat

[russlmiller]

Hello. I am going to be looking at a 1979 Glastron Spirit 28. It has been hard to find much info on them. General question is does any one know much about them and primarily is the mast deck stepped and on a pivot of some sort? Boat is one owner and in the water at a real good price. It would only be used on inland lakes and rivers. I have an Oday 22 which I love but of course am looking to go bigger. Thanks for any info.

Russ & Donna - 1979 Oday 22 SV Tying The Knot

 

[jsalley]

http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=1050

 

[kloudie1]

Good boat.. a few in this area. One lady friend used to race her's successfully.
Found this;
http://codysguide.com/spirit28/index.htm

 

[russlmiller]

Good boat.. a few in this area. One lady friend used to race her's successfully. Found this; http://codysguide.com/spirit28/index.htm

Thanks for all the info. It has helped alot. Checked out the boat and for the price its not to bad for a 1979. Going back for a more in depth lookover. Still trying to figure out how the mast steps. It has a flush fit to the deck so not sure if it has a pivot or not.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

I used to sell these boats when they were in production and I have one used one for sale now. They are very decent sailing boats and I was particularly impressed at how straight it backed when under power. They were built by North American for Glastron. Their interior layout is similar to the very popular Islander 28, but in reverse. The mast just steps on deck and does not pivot. Unless, by pivot, you are wondering if it is hinged, which it is not. You need the help of a marina gin pole, etc.

 

[russlmiller]

Thanks so much. Just the info I was looking for. There are 2 bridges that I would need to get under at 35 ft. I see that the boat needs about 41 ft. Nice enough boat with owner asking $3500.00 with lots of extra stuff. Looks like a deal breaker to have to mess with lowering the mast. Thanks again for all the info. Learned a lot about this boat.

 

[Scott T-Bird]

It sounds like this masthead rig will have a mast that you won't want to handle without a crane. It sounds like a sturdy boat with appropriate rigging.

I wonder why this is a deal-breaker for you. Why not have the marina where it is located drop the mast for you, motor it to your destination and then have your marina step the mast again.

If you want a trailer-sailer, I suppose this doesn't fill the bill. But I think you may be passing on a good opportunity over this issue. It looks like a darn good boat for the money, assuming it is in good condition.

 

[russlmiller]

thanks for the response. I have a trailer sailer-oday 22-love the boat -just looking for bigger. I do like the boat and have looked at it several times. Really good shape for its age. the problem is my marina is upstream and under 2 bridges that are 35ft and that boat needs 41 ft. So while I really want the boat-do I move to another marina-which I really do not want to do I like where I am-or set up a system to be able to lower the mast a little every time I want to go out to a better sailing area? Any way still considering. Thanks
Russ & Donna SV Tying the Knot 1973 22ft oday