The Arksen 28 stands as a testament to innovative design and engineering, crafted to deliver unmatched performance and comfort for the modern explorer. This robust vessel features a length of approximately 8.5 meters, making it an ideal choice for those seeking a compact yet highly capable boat. With a beam of 2.9 meters, the Arksen 28 offers generous space and stability, ensuring a smooth and enjoyable ride in various sea conditions. Constructed with a high-quality GRP hull, this monohull design ensures durability and efficiency, allowing seafarers to venture into diverse marine environments with confidence. The planning hull configuration further enhances its performance, providing excellent speed and maneuverability. Powered by a reliable inboard engine, the Arksen 28 can achieve impressive speeds, with a cruising speed of around 25 knots and a maximum speed of 35 knots, enabling adventurers to reach their destinations swiftly. The vessel’s fuel capacity of 350 liters ensures a substantial range, allowing for extended voyages without frequent refueling stops. Inside, the Arksen 28 is thoughtfully designed to accommodate up to 8 day guests comfortably, with sleeping arrangements for 2 guests in a well-appointed cabin. The interior reflects a blend of functionality and style, offering a cozy retreat after a day of exploration. The exterior and interior design, along with naval architecture, are the result of the collaborative efforts of Arksen’s in-house team, renowned for their expertise and attention to detail. Priced competitively from €250,000 for new builds, the Arksen 28 is an attractive option for those seeking a versatile and durable explorer vessel. Used models range between €200,000 and €230,000, reflecting its enduring appeal and value.
Length
8.5M
Beam
2.9M
Draft
0.9M
Day Guests
8
Sleeping
2
Cabin
1
Crew
1
Cruise Speed
25KT
Max Speed
35KT
Fuel
350L
Range
500NM
Engine
Volvo Penta D4
Option 1
Yanmar 8LV
Option 2
Mercury Diesel TDI
Naval
Arksen In-house Team
Exterior
Arksen In-house Team
Interior
Arksen In-house Team
New Starting From
€250,000
High Price Brokerage
€230,000
Low Price Brokerage
€200,000
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Twenty five knots at cruise, thirty five at the top. For a twenty eight foot dayboat, that is serious pace.
A single Volvo Penta diesel drives her through an aluminium hull with a twenty four degree deadrise, built to cut through a chop rather than skip across it. Arksen rates her range at 500 nautical miles, comfortably enough to turn a short hop into a genuine cruise along the coast. The engineering, handled in house by Arksen’s own technical department, favours durability over novelty: a heavy duty hull, insulated for sound, and a planing form that stays settled at speed rather than chasing a flashy top end. It is a performance envelope built for consistency, not for the brochure.
She does without narrow side decks, and the cabin is wider for it.
Arksen’s in house design team drew a wide bodied superstructure that trades the traditional narrow walkway for genuine cabin volume, a decision that shapes everything else about living aboard her. The aluminium hull sits under a fibreglass superstructure, a combination chosen for durability without the weight penalty of building the whole boat in metal. A panoramic sunroof opens above the bow seating, and a sunken footwell lowers the floor so the seats sit higher and the view stays clear over the bow. The result looks purposeful rather than decorative, a boat shaped by what it needs to do rather than by what looks good at the dock.
One cabin, two berths, and headroom that belies her length.
Arksen’s interior design team fitted a single cabin that sleeps two, reached through a walk through layout with doors at both the front and rear of the cockpit, so shelter is never more than a step away. Standing headroom in the cabin runs well over six feet, rare in a boat this size, and the head compartment offers enough room to stand and wash comfortably, with hot and cold water laid on. By day she accommodates up to eight guests, with an L shaped settee and heated, spring mounted seating that takes the edge off a longer passage. It is a cabin built for use, not for show on a brochure page.
Life on the Arksen 28 happens as much outside the cabin as in it.
The bow opens into a deep, protected seating area, framed by bulwarks high enough to feel properly enclosed rather than exposed. Aft, a bench seat conceals self draining storage hatches, and a small pantry unit, with an optional stove, turns the cockpit into a place to cook rather than just to sit. A retractable hot shower deals with the practical business of rinsing off after a swim. None of it chases spectacle. All of it is built around the days when the Arksen 28 is actually being used, not simply admired at the pontoon.
A British brief, built in Poland, and priced to match a boat this size rather than a yacht twice her length.
Naval architecture, exterior lines and interior layout are all handled in house by Arksen’s own design and engineering teams, keeping her character consistent from hull to cabin. She measures 8.5 metres with a 2.9 metre beam and a shallow 0.9 metre draught, fuel capacity runs to 350 litres, and she is priced from 250,000 euros new. For an owner who wants one boat that covers calm days and difficult ones alike, without the running costs or complexity of something larger, the Arksen 28 makes a straightforward case.
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