J/28
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = J/28
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|image boat = File:J28 sailboat Horizon Job 7643.jpg
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|designer = Rod Johnstone
|location = United States
|year = 1986
|no built = 71
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|builder = J Boats (Tillotson Pearson)
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|displacement = {{convert|7900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|28.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|24.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar 2GM {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Fractional rig
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|I = {{convert|34.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|36.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|13.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|234.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|178.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|412.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The J/28 is an American sailboat designed by Rod Johnstone and first built in 1986.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/j28|title = J/28 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 8 October 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220318222411/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/j28|archive-date= 18 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/johnstone-rod|title = Rod Johnstone|accessdate = 8 October 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200719211245/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/johnstone-rod|archive-date= 19 July 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/j/j28|title= J/28|access-date= 9 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220318222327/https://sailboat.guide/j/j28|archive-date= 18 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/rod-johnstone|title= Rod Johnstone|access-date= 9 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220318222326/https://sailboat.guide/rod-johnstone|archive-date= 18 March 2022|url-status= live}}
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.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/j-boats|title= J Boats|access-date = 18 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200719211259/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/j-boats|archive-date= 19 July 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/j|title= J Boats|access-date= 18 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220318222335/https://sailboat.guide/j|archive-date= 18 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
File:J28 sailboat Horizon Job 0497.jpg
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 {{convert|7900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM diesel engine of {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|35|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|6.57|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Commons-inline|Category:J/28 (keelboat)}}
{{J Boats}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:J 28}}
Category:1980s sailboat type designs