Uniflite 28 Mega
Built 1977–1984 by Uniflite Inc. (Bellingham, WA)
About the Uniflite 28 Mega
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1977–1984
- Builder
- Uniflite Inc. (Bellingham, WA)
- Length
- 28.17 ft
- Beam
- 10.83 ft
- Draft
- 2.83 ft
- Displacement
- 10,500 lb
- Hull / keel
- planing
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 140 gal
- Water
- 50 gal
- Bow thruster
- none
- Stern thruster
- none
Wide-beam sedan with V-drives reached through cockpit hatches; most have a lower helm. Galley two steps down.
Known problems for this model
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Fire-retardant-resin blisters hull
Uniflite built with fire-retardant resin; after the original Hetron supply ended around 1975 the replacement resin led to widespread gelcoat and laminate blistering, worse in warm water. HMY calls blisters a common problem on the Mega.hmy.com · nautipedia.it
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Top-heavy with a full bridge hull
The bridge seats five, which HMY cautions is too much weight up high for a 28-footer except in calm water.hmy.com
Engines & parts
Crusader 350 / 454 inboard gas V8 parts: good
Factory standard engine — you entered “Crusader gas V8 with V-drive”
GM-based inboard engines; Crusader (now part of Pleasurecraft Marine Engine Co.) still publishes illustrated parts manuals and sells through distributors. Go2marine stocks Crusader manifolds, risers, raw water pumps and ignition parts; Osco and Barr make aftermarket manifolds, and new GM/Crusader base engines are sold by rebuilders.
Parts sources: Crusader Engines, Go2marine (Crusader parts), 1-800-RUNS-NEW (GM & Crusader base engines)
Common problems (1)
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Clogged or failing manifolds/risers exhaust
Owners find individual risers running much hotter than the others (a sign of internal blockage) and debate replacing vs. flushing; Osco manifolds are often preferred as closest to OEM.marineengine.com · marineengine.com
Model sources (2)
Other Uniflite models
- Uniflite 34 Sport Sedan / Tournament Fisherman 1974–1984
- Uniflite 36 Double Cabin 1972–1984
- Uniflite 42 Double Cabin 1971–1984
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.