Pearson 28
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Pearson 28
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|designer = William Shaw
|location = United States
|year = 1975
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|builder = Pearson Yachts
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|displacement = {{convert|7850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|28.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|24.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|9.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|3530|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|36.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|11.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|176.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|215.90|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Pearson 28 is an American sailboat, designed by William Shaw and first built in 1975.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-1975-80|title = Pearson 28 (1975-80) sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 31 May 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210531155957/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-1975-80|archive-date= 31 May 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-1975-80|title= Pearson 28 (1975-80)|access-date= 15 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315183225/https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-1975-80|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/878/pearson-28-1977-80|title = Sailboat Specifications for 1977-80 Pearson 28 |accessdate = 5 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=March 2022}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/shaw-william|title = William Shaw 1926-2006|accessdate = 31 May 2021|last= McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210313154758/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/shaw-william|archive-date= 13 March 2021|url-status= live}}
The Pearson 28 was replaced in the company product line by a new Shaw design, the Pearson 28-2, introduced in 1985.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-2|title = Pearson 28-2 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 31 May 2021|last= McArthur|first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210531160119/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-2|archive-date= 31 May 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-2|title= Pearson 28-2|access-date= 15 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315183350/https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-2|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/980/pearson-28-2-1985|title = Sailboat Specifications for 1985 Pearson 28-2 |accessdate = 5 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=March 2022}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/977/pearson-28-2-1985-sd|title = Sailboat Specifications for 1985 Pearson 28-2 SD|accessdate = 5 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=March 2022}}
Production
The Pearson 28 was built by Pearson Yachts in the United States from 1975 to 1982, but it is now out of production.
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.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-1980-82|title = Pearson 28 (1980-82) sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 31 May 2021|last= McArthur|first = Bruce|work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210531164334/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-28-1980-82|archive-date= 31 May 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-1980-82|title= Pearson 28 (1980-82)|access-date= 15 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315183508/https://sailboat.guide/pearson/28-1980-82|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
File:Pearson 28 sailboat Thalassa 4380.jpg
File:Pearson 28 sailboat Thalassa 4379.jpg
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.
The boat has a length overall of {{convert|28.00|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, a waterline length of {{convert|25.00|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}, displaces {{convert|7850|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3530|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The early version also had an optional shoal draft keel.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/880/pearson-28-1977-80-sd|title = Sailboat Specifications for 1977-80 Pearson 28 SD |accessdate = 5 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=March 2022}}
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine of {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|14|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|22|u.s.gal}}.
The boat has a hull speed of {{convert|6.56|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/2718/pearson-28-1980-82|title = Sailboat Specifications for 1980-82 Pearson 28 |accessdate = 5 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|fix-attempted=yes|date=March 2022}}
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
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Category:1970s sailboat type designs