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The J/28 is an American sailboat designed by Rod Johnstone and first built in 1986.
Production
The boat was built by J/Boats (Tillotson Pearson) in the United States. The company completed 71 examples between 1986 and 1988, but it is now out of production.
Design
The J/28 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7,900 lb (3,583 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast.
The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW). The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 35 U.S. gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal).
The design has a hull speed of 6.57 kn (12.17 km/h).
See also
List of sailing boat types
Similar sailboats
Alerion Express 28
Aloha 28
Beneteau First 285
Bristol Channel Cutter
Cal 28
Catalina 28
Cumulus 28
Grampian 28
Hunter 28
Hunter 28.5
Hunter 280
O'Day 28
Pearson 28
Sabre 28
Sea Sprite 27
Sirius 28
Tanzer 28
TES 28 Magnam
Viking 28
References
External links
Media related to Category:J/28 (keelboat) at Wikimedia Commons