J/28
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 28.5 ft |
| LWL | 24 ft |
| Beam | 10 ft |
| Draft | 5 ft |
| Shoal Draft | 4.00 ft(1.22 m) |
| Displacement | 7,900 lb |
| Ballast | 2,999.6 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.6 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 34 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 10.5 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 36 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 13 ft |
| FLforestay | 10.5 ft |
| Mainsail | 431.2 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 178.5 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 303.5 sq ft |
About the J/28
Photo courtesy Adam Hunt.
Performance
Estimated Value
Low ConfidenceEstimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 28.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the J/28yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a J/28? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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