Pretty sure MM never laid up a 28's. Only a few redo's of older Bobby S. 28's. It was common for MM to rebrand his redo's as new hulls for some reason, especially if they were put back into the mold.

Other adds list it as a 1991. Eric Froberg built 2 or 3 in late 90's early 2000's under the Cherokee banner and they were all composite, he raced one of them. MM had a drawing up for a new 28 Apache now called 30 Rebel with new deck that included an integrated swim platform and redesigned hatch, but I don't think he ever built one.

It's a huge 28. You can put one next to a 41 on the water and pretty much same size from the front of fairing back. Huge cabin for a 28, very comfortable to spend time in.

i've got one of eric's 28 c.c. , great boat, rides like a 35

I'm fairly certain I have that one. And I can concur, it was prob one of the more neglected of the 50 odd produced (at least in America). I have seen two derelict/worse in Tortola in person. It's still fairly dry but one section of the bulk head is showing some water damage that I will get to it (if its the same boat your brother in law owned).

She's dry and covered/indoors awaiting a redo. It had a bad wrap on it and it's been a bear getting the old wrap glue off.

I have not had much time to mess with mine with everything else going on. Considering selling it on the trailer with some motors and rigging that need gone through if someone was interested. The top deck still has some glue.

Feel like lately I just shuffle it from barn spot to barn spot. But she's under a full cover & dry.

Have you tried using WD40 to remove the glue residue. It is a painful tedious task, but it will not hurt the gel.

Rapid Remover and a plastic razor blade seemed to work the best. Its a tedious task that unfortunately is low on my list of free time activities as of late.