Boat Overview
Pandore is a Twister 28 with a Tylers moulded hull, hull moulding number 28P75, fitted out by Uphams of Brixham in 1970. She features a white hull, cream coach roof, teak brightwork, and cabin. The same family has owned her since new, plus one other appreciative owner. The hull was reinforced to accommodate beaching legs when built (legs never used). She has always been winterised ashore under heavy-duty winter cover, with the engine annually winterised and serviced by the yard. New standing rigging was installed in 2018, along with a new cockpit boom tent and spray hood. A full summer cover extends from the cockpit to the fore hatch. Shore power and an automatic bilge pump were added in 2021, and a new stainless steel fuel tank was installed in 2023.
Construction
GRP/Composite
Rig Details
- Proctor Spars
- New standing rigging and bottle screws (2018)
- New caps and masthead swivel block (2018)
- New main and Genoa halyard (2018)
- Mast step re-galvanised and spray painted (2018)
Sail Wardrobe
- Saunders Dacron gold quality (tri-radial) genoa with sunstrip and luff padding (new 2013, little used)
- Mainsail
- Spinnaker
- Storm jib (number 4)
- Harken MK1V Series 0 Genoa roller reefing system (2013)
Engine
- Volvo Penta 2002 marine diesel engine MD2002A, specification number 867802, Spurs stainless steel rope cutter fitted to propeller
- Engine annually winterised and serviced by boat yard
Fuel Capacity
27 litres (2 fuel tanks) with shut-off valves
Electrics
3 batteries (1 – Engine, 2 – 2 x domestic batteries), battery metre, 12-volt navigation lights
Anchors, Chains and Warps
- Danforth anchor and chain
- Locker full of mooring warps
- Genoa sheets, main, spinnaker sheets, and downhauls
Instruments and Electronics
- Raytheon speed and distance log with repeater in cockpit
- Raytheon echo sounder
- Garmin GPS
- ICOM ICM421 VHF
- Autohelm Nautech MK2
- Sestrel Compass
- Shore Power (2021)
Accommodation Layout
- 2 berths in saloon, with lee cloths, storage lockers beneath. Adapted to create double berth with inset cushion.
- Upholstery colour: Caramel with Navy piping
- 2 berths in forecabin
- Galley to starboard with 2-burner Plastimo stove and grill (gimbled)
- Full-size chart table to port, adapted to make full-size berth with storage lockers beneath
- Lockers and bookshelves above main cabin berths
- Full-length hanging cupboard between main and forecabin
- Heads compartment to starboard, Baby Blake marine toilet
- Main cabin has folding table which swings away when not in use to be stowed on bulkhead
General Inventory Items
- Sprayhood and side dodgers
- Clock and barometer
- Clarion Radio/CD stereo system with Maxxima marine speakers built into bulkheads in main cabin
- Locker full of warps and fenders
- 3 x Lifejackets, 4 x Harnesses, Bosun’s chair, Handheld 12 Volt spotlight, Blipper Radar reflector
- Plates, cutlery, saucepans, cooking utensils
- 2 x Horseshoe lifebuoys with stern rail fitting brackets
- Side mounted boarding ladder
- 2 x Cockpit full-length cushions, Cockpit table, Cockpit boom tent (new 2018)
- Automatic Bilge Pump (2021), Whale bilge pump, New Bronze metal cabin vent
- New stainless steel fuel tank (2023) and fuel lines
- Winter cover and frame, full-length summer cover