| Pearson 28 | |
| Image Boat: | File:Pearson 28 sailboat Thalassa 4378.jpg |
| Designer: | William Shaw |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1975 |
| Builder: | Pearson Yachts |
| Displacement: | 78500NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 28feet |
| Lwl: | 24feet |
| Beam: | 9.25feet |
| Hull Draft: | 5feet |
| Engine: | Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 35300NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
| I: | 36.5feet |
| J: | 11.83feet |
| P: | 32feet |
| E: | 11feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 176square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 215.9square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 391.9square feet |
| Successor: | Pearson 28-2 |
The Pearson 28 is an American sailboat, designed by William Shaw and first built in 1975.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Pearson 28 was replaced in the company product line by a new Shaw design, the Pearson 28-2, introduced in 1985.[5] [6] [2] [7] [8]
The Pearson 28 was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States from 1975 to 1982, but it is now out of production.[1] [2]
The design was introduced in 1975 and then updated in 1980 with a new keel and interior improvements. It remained in production until 1982 in this modified form.[1] [2] [3] [9] [10]
The Pearson 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a balsa cored deck and wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel.[1] [2] [3]
The boat has a length overall of 281NaN1, a waterline length of 251NaN1, displaces 78500NaN0 and carries 35300NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5feet. The early version also had an optional shoal draft keel.[1] [2] [3] [9] [11]
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine of 300NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [2] [3]
The boat has a hull speed of 6.562NaN2.[3] [11] [12]
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