SMILING 28
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 28.54 ft |
| LWL | 21.49 ft |
| Beam | 7.71 ft |
| Draft | 4.92 ft |
| Displacement | 5,291.09 lb |
| Ballast | 2,424.9 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.2 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Mainsail | 129.17 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 226.04 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 473.61 sq ft |
About the SMILING 28
Sail area: -Main: 12 m² / 129.2 ft² -#1 Genoa: 21 m² / 226 ft² -#2 Genoa: 12 m² / 129.2 ft² -Spinnaker: 44 m² / 473.6 ft² Specs from Sailguide.com (https://www.sailguide.com/), a great resource for Nordic built sailboats. Rig measurements are from an ORC certificate Thanks to Aernoudt Bottemanne owner of a Smiling 28, for pics and information.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the SMILING 28 yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 28.54ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the SMILING 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 SMILING 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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