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TANZER 28 Detailed Review

If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of TANZER 28. Built by Tanzer Industries Ltd. and designed by Johann Tanzer, the boat was first built in 1972. It has a hull type of Fin w/transom hung rudder and LOA is 8.41. Its sail area/displacement ratio 15.94. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by undefined, runs on undefined.

TANZER 28 has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about TANZER 28 and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs.

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TANZER 28 was designed by Johann Tanzer.

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TANZER 28 is built by Tanzer Industries Ltd..

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TANZER 28 was first built in 1972.

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TANZER 28 is 7.16 m in length.

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TANZER 28 has a mast height of 8.53 m.

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I'm looking for suggestions-problem-older boat shared with partner who wants out. (he's on title). I originally purchased her for $30,000 in 1987, then sold 50% interest in 1996, for half the agreed price of $20,000-sharing marina, storage, and insurance. However, I have always paid for the maintenance-I've needed to as I do four hour cruises to pay for this exercise. Technically the boat costing $20,000, over 22 years is probably some kind of record, given she has generated her own cash for her "parking" and maintenance costs. Last year the "owner's" friend paid the marina fees -his share, but made no committment for this year, (inferring not). Not wanting to throw more (needed) money into a boat in someone else's name, I was introduced to my new boat-(pre-mamed) Seadeucer a Jeanneau 32 1985 in great shape for a great price, which costs $5,000/yr to "park". (Particularly as I named my Tanzer Extasea-before the drug came out!-it seemed appropiate). As I am not on title, I am also not responsible for storage costs, and if I stick the partner, he'll have the option to sell her for whatever, and give me nothing. Rather than that, it would seem prudent to simply list it privately, as is, make us an offer. The question I pose is what is the base (lowest) price for the biggest 28' boat ever-the cockpit sits four, the (flight) deck (beam to beam) accomodates several-I routinely take out 10 people, occassionally more. Frightfully she has much more storage space than my Jeanneau, and more usable deck space by far. The inboard 1cyl. Yanmar runs good, but needs cushions throughout, new or repaird rails, new sails-and basically everything else. As a "cottage" marina boat she may find a buyer. Even so, a survey is required for insurance for the marina, is there a point at which such a boat is worth nothing? Or may it be worth more, as some people are forced to give up there real cottages? (Others totally equipped i.e. with auto+full cockpit enclosure etc. - bristol, similar vintage, are about $13,000 from what I could find on the net). List her for 8, and go down to 5?, or be happy with anything? I'm in Toronto and in no hurry-the partner's friend has not contacted me since the fall, nor of course do I wish him to know of my new boat. Any comments will be appreciated, thanks.  

The way I see you explaining this problem is that the "owner" no longer "owns" the boat & has given his share to a friend. Is there any reason why you cant get that 1st person to cede the boat to you? The other tack might be to just rid yourself of any ownership & write-off any percieved loss & just go sail your new boat. Leave the Tanzer to the other person. I agree that it's imprudent to put money into someone else's boat.  

sooner or later partnerships never seem to work! I would offer the new partner a reasonable amount for his interest or sell him your half for the same price  

Trouble is he would likely expect some money for his $10,000 (yes after 12 years), and if even if I bought her for $2,000, I'm then responsible for $9,000 in boat expenses, plus maintenance-crazy I'm not. The insurance for the Tanzer is paid till the fall, and I could pay the $1,000 winter storage, but not the $2,500 for the marina. Perhaps I should craiglist for a new partner. But then a change in ownership requires a survey-with unknown consequences and expense to attain insurance, thus access to a marina. You see the sticky wicket. It is such a shame to walk from a boat that has made so mant great memories for so many. But I have traded my chevrolet in for a BMW so to speak, and have no regrets.  

Have you spoken with him about this? If not, that really should be your first step. Without an idea of what his expectations are, then you're pretty much just guessing, and more likely than not way off the mark. Talk to whomever owns the other half of the boat and see what their expectations are.  

You've probably seen this link to Tanzer 28? Tanzer 28 - Used Sailboat Market in Canada  

the boat may have a few good features, but, no offence, the boat looks like tupperware. I would sign the boat over and walk away if possible. i highly doubt you will sell it for more than the storage,insurance and maintenance will cost between now and the day it sells. the boat sounds like a hurting unit and from what you say the costs of what it needs outweigh the value of the boat. there is no shortage of boats that need work that are bieng sold or given away in southern ontario.  

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This unusual, flush-deck 1970s-era boat draws a bit too much to be a true trailer-sailer, but her performance nearly rivals a J/24. The cockpit is big, but the cabin quite small.

We originally reviewed the Tanzer 22 in the December 1, 1981 issue, but a friend of ours did such a good job restoring the 25-year-old T-22 he inherited from his father that we decided to take a second look. The T-22’s accommodations haven’t gotten any more workable than they were when we first sailed her; her aesthetics are, at best, “unique,” and we doubt she’d have much luck in a drag race with lighter 22’s like those that have come on the market since she was introduced in 1970. Still, she’s simple and fun to sail. She’s also capable enough as a cruiser and challenging enough as a racer to make her one of the most popular boats of her type ever built. There were 2,270 sold.

The Tanzer 22’s shortcomings may illustrate some of the ways that sailboats have gotten better over the years, but her strengths are still genuine. A pint-sized weekender/racer that wears well, the T-22 has earned remarkable loyalty from her owners.

Johann “Hans” Tanzer, designer/builder of the T-22, grew up in Austria where he apprenticed as a boatbuilder. Then he went to Switzerland where he built and raced dinghies and small boats. Finally he emigrated to Canada. He worked at first on one-offs, dinghies, and raceboats before starting his own shop. Tanzercraft built Lightnings, International 14s, and Y-Flyers. “Right from when I started in Austria the main thing was always racing…to make a boat go fast,” Tanzer said from his home near Dorion, Quebec. “Then I thought, ‘What about a boat for the family, for the average guy?’”

His answer was a 16-foot daysailer he called the Constellation, his first design. When his company expanded and became Tanzer Industries, Inc. in 1968, the Constellation became the Tanzer 16, and then Hans Tanzer drew up an overnighter version, the next step in appealing to the average guy.

Next up was the Tanzer 22.

“I was inspired a bit by Uffa Fox, some by George Hinterhoeller and what was happening at C&C; I knew how to make boats go fast. But for the 22 I wanted a boat that was first of all safe, that would be forgiving, that you would not need to be expert to sail, that would let families sail together.”

Design The T-22’s cockpit is large. It is well over 7′ long and (in the absence of side decks) utilizes the whole of the boat’s beam. It provides room to seat six and lets four sail comfortably. The well is deep, the seat backs are high, the seats slope outboard; it is secure and comfortable.

“We’ve sailed the boat for more than 20 years,” said an owner from Maine. “We like the roomy cockpit and solid feel. It’s a great boat for children as the cockpit is so deep and spacious.” Most owners say the same; its over-sized cockpit is a key to the appeal of the boat.

It is also, however, too big to drain quickly. And there is no bridgedeck. We asked Tanzer about the potential danger of filling the cockpit offshore and/or in heavy weather.

“The corner of the house deflects water and protects the cockpit from taking solid waves,” he answered. “My son and I took out the first boat we built and tried to break it. We had the spreaders in the water and the waves still didn’t come aboard. The water just streamed aft along the deck. The hull has plenty of freeboard and the cockpit sides are high. I think I should have made the cockpit more self-bailing, though.”

John Charters, once service manager at Tanzer Industries and now editor of the class newsletter, said, “Many owners have, like I did, added drains in the forward corner outboard end of the cockpit benches to drain what water comes aboard to the scuppers. I’ve seen T-22s with their keels out of the water, but I’ve never seen them swamp or heard of one that sank. When it starts to blow hard, though, I always sail with the bottom drop board in place in the companionway to make sure no water gets below.”

The T-22 displaces 2,900 pounds (3,100 for the keel/centerboard version). That’s heavy, even by 1970’s standards. The Catalina 22, a contemporary of the T-22, weighs 2,150 pounds. The more modern J/22 is just 1,790 pounds (and she’s hardly the lightest racer/cruiser available in this size range.) It’s natural to think of displacement as “dead weight,” especially in a small boat where size puts an effective limit on sail area. However, it can also translate (as we feel it does with the T-22) into robust scan’tlings and healthy ballast/displacement ratios. “Everything on the Tanzer is built extremely heavy-duty,” said one owner.

Tanzer put much of the T-22’s buoyancy in the after sections. As a result, she accommodates the weight of a cockpit full of sailors without squatting or deforming her sailing lines. Finally, the T-22 provides little of the “corky” feel that some small boats do. It would undoubtedly be possible to build the boat lighter today. That might improve it some, but the T-22’s solid feel and generous payload have endeared her to “the average guy,” and much of that is due to her heavy displacement.

The mainsail is small (112 sq. ft.) with almost no roach. Her spar is a “tree” in section and virtually unbendable. A 200 sq. ft. (170%) genoa provides the real muscle of the sail plan. We prefer a big controllable mainsail married to a small, non-overlapping jib for versatile, efficient sailpower. In a bigger boat an out-sized genny can become a man-killer. However, the Tanzer’s sails are small enough to handle. Putting most of the horsepower in the foretriangle is one way to limit weather helm and boost square footage for light air performance. A 375 sq. ft. spinnaker is allowed by the class. The T-22 sailplan, though dated, is proven and straightforward.

The hull and foil shapes also are products of their time. Not nearly so sharp of entry nor flat of exit as a modern racer/cruiser, hers is a “through-the-water” hull.

Like many racers from the early 70s, especially those produced by neighboring C&C, the T-22 has a swept-back keel. Designers have since plumbed the underwater mysteries with deltas, trapezoids, ellipses, bulbs, and wings. You don’t see swept-back fins much anymore, but they provide a generous and wide “groove” (which suits the boat well for the average sailor) and minimize wave-making resistance (which helps the boat accelerate and adds to her lively feel). Other shapes have come into fashion, but the T-22’s fin works well.

The same is not entirely true of the T-22 rudder. Tanzer’s original design was a shallow, aft-raking, semi-scimitar. He wanted, he said, a lift/drag profile to match the keel’s and a “fail-safe” element to keep sailors from “driving the boat into trouble.” What he got was a foil that tended to lift clear of the water and ventilate when the boat heeled in a puff.

“We should have replaced it right away,” said Charters, “but it took a long time before we developed a new one. It was deeper, semi-balanced, and straight on the leading edge. It worked! What used to involve fighting ‘on-the-edge’ weather helm is now a two-finger operation. We let the new rudder (it was developed by one of our owners and costs only about $200) and old rudder race together in our regattas.”

There aren’t many boats that look like the T-22. Her straight housetop/deck extends from stem to cockpit. The bow is spoon-curved but a bit bulbous. Very modern-looking in profile, the sheer is traditionally sprung, traced by a cove-stripe/rubbing strake that runs along the deckless “deckline,” which creates the illusion of low to medium freeboard while the actual hull/house sides are quite high. Except for the visual trickery involved with this cove stripe, Tanzer didn’t invest much in trying to make his boat look like something it wasn’t. Her big cockpit, raised side decks, and “good-for-the-average-guy” hull were the main thing, and that is what you get. From some angles she looks saucy, from some others silly.

Accommodations Dinettes were very popular in the ‘70s. “Convertible space” was the magic key to making little boats accommodate big people. Obviously, you have to bend some to cruise a boat this small.

The T-22’s headroom (4′ maximum) makes that point emphatic. So do the sharply tapered V-berth and the narrow quarter berth. The physical and visual “elbow room” created by taking the house side out to the rail, however, helps make the cabin less cramped. Still, the need to convert is a haunting reality. Change the table into the double berth, lift the forward berth to access the head beneath, convert the front-opening ice box into something you can live with underway, the hatch cover into a pop top, etc. and, after a while, “two-way space” becomes a mixed blessing.

Ventilation is another sore spot, but stowage (except for the “silly waste of space given over to the sink and ice box” noted by an owner from Lake George, New York) rates as “good” to “very good” with most owners. Hardly the heart of the design, the T-22’s interior has still let thousands enjoy the sort of limited cruising she was meant for.

Construction Eric Spencer, Tanzer Industries president from 1968 until 1985, now runs Yachting Services, Ltd. (Box 1045, Pointe Claire, Quebec H9S 4H9, Canada; 514/697-6952) that, among other activities, sells parts for the more than 8,000 Tanzers out there.

“Hans was always on the shop floor,” Eric said, “rarely in the office. He was prone to over-engineering things. You can see it in the T-22 keelbolts. They’re the same size we later used on the T-31. And we used the same mast section in the 26 with no problems. And the rigging—everyone else was using 1/8″ wire; Hans had to have 5/32″”

The hull/deck joint is an outboard flange joined by semi-rigid adhesive and 3/16″ machine screws on 6″ centers. Charters, the ex-service manager, said, “Though many owners report no leaks, the joint can leak—sometimes. One of the simpler systems and certainly one of the easiest to fix, it has some minor faults. Impact to the hull, even squeezing between lifting slings, can break the adhesive bond. Both the machine screws and the Monel pop rivets used on some boats may loosen where fasteners pulverize the fiberglass. Remember that the T-22 sails with her rubrail in the water. That pressure can turn even a tiny gap into a leak.”

Charters recommends removing the rubrail, (“but leave it attached at stem and stern or you’ll never get it back on,”) replacing (with oversized machine screws or through bolts) loose fasteners, and redoing the seal using BoatLIFE Life-Caulk or 3M 5200. This “two- to three-hour process,” he said, will renew most boats’ hull/deck joint to tightness.

The portlights originally relied on a sponge rubber inner gasket and a hard rubber outer seal. These, too, most likely will need to be renewed on older boats. Replacing the inner seal with butyl tape is one suggestion. Cutting new, over-sized ports from an acrylic or polycarbonate material (the original plastic clouds with age) and fastening them to the house side with sealant and mechanical fasteners is another good fix, owners report. “The sponge and spline seals I purchased (about $100) for the hull ports from Eric Spencer made re-doing the cabin ports easy. It took four hours and the leaks are completely gone!” said the owner of a 1981 model in Ontario.

An interior hull liner incorporates the berths, cabinets, sole, etc. It’s easy to assemble, and strong if done meticulously (as it seems to have been on the Tanzer floor). But when this construction system includes molded headliners it is hard to move or add deck hardware.

Resin-rich fiberglass from the era when the boat was first built is prone to becoming granular and powdery around screw holes. The early gelcoats craze easily. Still, most owners seem happy.

“Finish has held up very well over the years,” and “Boat looks like new,” were comments frequently heard about the T-22.

Our friend’s 25-year-old heirloom, however, had passed that stage. To bring the hull back he washed it down with Interlux 202, patched dings and scratches with epoxy and microballoons, then brushed on two coats of marine gloss enamel. The result rivals a professionally sprayed job while the cost (time, labor, and materials) is in keeping with the value of a quarter-century-old 22-footer.

The T-22’s iron keel is a sore point. Iron is 40% less dense than lead so you need more of it (at a cost in added wetted surface) to give the boat sufficient ballast. And it rusts. One owner said he discovered no primer beneath the bottom paint applied at the factory. Many sailors know the agonies of fairing a keel that scales and peels. For race-ready perfection you can fill the major craters with epoxy and then build and sand with a system like Interlux’s Interprotect (2000 E coating and V135 Watertite fairing). Not many owners are that far into their fleet racing, but most wish that the keel originally had been made of lead.

Performance Hans Tanzer’s solid background in performance boats, dinghies, and daysailers helped him design the sort of “safe and forgiving” yet lively sailboat he was looking for to appeal to the average guy. He struck a number of balances well. The big cockpit (little cabin), good stability (stiff but not rock-like), controllable rig, and powerful yet easily driven hull combine to give her good manners.

We sailed our friend’s newly painted boat through a drifty morning and a sea-breeze afternoon. In the river she was quick, but tacking the genoa made us wish for a smaller jib and bigger mainsail. On the ocean she was solid and dry. She tacked in 75° in smooth water, and short-tacked up a channel, quickly getting her foils working after a tack.

With a 15-knot breeze she surged rather than surfed. Her deep, rounded afterquarters make her easy to steer but reluctant to get up on plane where a J/22 might.

The strongest T-22 fleets are in Montreal and Ottowa, but American fleets are active, too. Said Charters, “We were the first cruiser/racer invited to CORK (Canadian Olympic-training Regatta at Kingston). We’ve moved now to the offshore course and start 5 minutes behind the J/24s. Usually, the first T-22s, light air or heavy, catch the straggling 24s. We’ve never beaten the winners though.”

PHRF ratings for the T-22 range between 92 and 98, while the J/24 rates between 88 and 98.

The standard mainsheet is attached to a strongpoint on the cockpit sole. A number of traveler options have been tried. Tracks mounted on the sole rather than on a cross-cockpit bridge cut up the cockpit less but offer less control.

You might point higher if you could sheet the genoa tighter, but the shrouds don’t let you. Also, those shrouds, not in perfect alignment with the tabernacle hinge at the base of the mast, must be loosened before you lower the mast. Depending on how (and how much) the wind is blowing, that can be a problem.

The keel/centerboard version (about 10% of the boats sold have this configuration) is less close-winded and, according to racers, not that much faster off the wind than the full keel. Either needs at least 5′ of depth to float off a trailer, so being ramp-launchable involves sending the trailer into the water on a tether.

Conclusions One of the biggest pluses for the boat is the 700-member owner’s association. It maintains Tanzer Talk (a newsletter) and egroups.com/tanzer (a website) that make fellowship as big a part of ownership as you’d like it to be. The owner of a 1979 model from Long Island Sound reports “an outstanding T-22 website (http//www.tanzer22.com) and network of owners who are always willing to help with ideas and experience.”

Built efficiently but using high quality materials throughout the boat (even the pop rivets are Monel), the T-22 commanded a higher price than many of her competitors.

A prospective buyer can still find cheaper ways into the pocket cruising experience, but not many offer the combination of big boat feel and reliability, plus raceboat life, that have suited the T-22 so well to Tanzer’s “average guy.”

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Thank You! Good article. Just purchased a Tanzer 22. Needing to get proficient at raising and lowering the mast. I received a few Tanzer.22 Newsletters with the boat. In Volume 2 Numbers 21 to 42 page 82 has a good article about ” Mast raising or lowering”. Its quite descriptive but a little confusion. It was written by Brian Rees from CA, I would love to talk with him and have him explain the details. If you know the article, review it and feel free to comment. hank you

Excellent article and review, thank you!

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The Tanzer 28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim.It has a masthead sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed fin keel.It displaces 6,500 lb (2,948 kg) and carries ... Tanzer 28 The Tanzer 28 is a 27.58ft masthead sloop designed by Johann Tanzer and built in fiberglass by Tanzer Industries Ltd. since 1972. The Tanzer 28 is a moderate weight sailboat which is slightly under powered. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat. Boat: 1974 Tanzer 28 1974 Tanzer 28 . This Tanzer sailboat has a hull made of fiberglass and has an overall length of 27.58 feet. The beam (or width) of this craft is 910 inches. This sailboat is rigged as a Sloop. The sail area for the boat is 345 square feet. Approximate displacement for the vessel comes in at around 6500 pounds. Tanzer Industries The company was founded by Johann Tanzer in 1966 and went bankrupt in May 1986. Johann Tanzer designed many of the boats his company sold. [2] [3] During the period the company was in business it became one of the largest sailboat manufacturers in Canada. The most produced boat was the Tanzer 22 with 2,271 built. Tanzer Industries Ltd. Founded by Johann Tanzer, Tanzer Industries Ltd. was one of the largest sailboat manufacturer in Canada for more than 20 years. The Tanzer line ranged from 16 to 35 feet. The most successful model was the TANZER 22 with more than 2200 built. But other models including the 26 were also built in large numbers. In it's heyday Tanzer built boats on both coasts of the U.S., but the factory at ... Tanzer 28 Opinions, Please ? Boat: '72 Tanzer 28 "Her Idea". Posts: 320. Tanzer 28 Opinions, Please ? K..so we've found a boat..'72 Tanzer 28...wife likes it, I am on the fence.. She needs alot of minor work..standing rigging is good, the boat is sound, just alot of little crap.. She was cruiser..been the better part of around the world, and back, according to all the ... TANZER 28: Reviews, Specifications, Built, Engine Its sail area/displacement ratio 15.94. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by undefined, runs on undefined. TANZER 28 has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about TANZER 28 and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs. Value of Tanzer 28 Value of Tanzer 28. I'm looking for suggestions-problem-older boat shared with partner who wants out. (he's on title). I originally purchased her for $30,000 in 1987, then sold 50% interest in 1996, for half the agreed price of $20,000-sharing marina, storage, and insurance. However, I have always paid for the maintenance-I've needed to as I do ... Boat: 1976 Tanzer 28 The 1976 Tanzer 28 sailboat has a fiberglass hull and has an overall length of 27.58 feet (sometimes referred to as LOA). The width (or beam) of this craft is 910 inches. This boat is rigged as a Sloop. The sail area for the sailboat is 345 square feet. The displacement for the boat is approximately 6800 lbs. Tanzer Industries Ltd. Overview. Founded by Johann Tanzer, Tanzer Industries Ltd. was one of the largest sailboat manufacturer in Canada for more than 20 years. The Tanzer line ranged from 16 to 35 feet. The most successful model was the TANZER 22 with more than 2200 built. But other models including the 26 were also built in large numbers. Tanzer 22 The T-22 displaces 2,900 pounds (3,100 for the keel/centerboard version). That's heavy, even by 1970's standards. The Catalina 22, a contemporary of the T-22, weighs 2,150 pounds. The more modern J/22 is just 1,790 pounds (and she's hardly the lightest racer/cruiser available in this size range.) Tanzer boats for sale How much do Tanzer boats cost? Tanzer boats for sale on YachtWorld are offered at a variety of prices from $5,900 on the moderate end of the spectrum, with costs up to $23,723 for the more sophisticated, luxurious yachts. What Tanzer model is the best? Some of the best-known Tanzer models currently listed include: 31, 22 Sloop and 27. TANZER 22 TANZER 22 - sailboatdata Tanzer sailboats for sale by owner. Tanzer preowned sailboats for sale by owner. Tanzer used sailboats for sale by owner. Home. Register & Post. View All Sailboats. Search. Avoid Fraud. ... 28' Sabre Yachts Sabre 28 MkI Trumansburg, New York Asking $12,000. 35' Com-Pac 35 Southport, North Carolina Asking $92,500. 25' Catalina 25 Tanzer 28 The Tanzer 28 is a well built boat with what could be the largest interior of any production 28 foot sailboat anywhere. The floor plan of this boat doesn't do justice to the amount of space found in its main cabin. Unfortunately, the Tanzer 28 has something of an odd appearance. 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