Hunter 28

Hunter 28

Development
Location	United States
Year	1989
Builder(s)	Hunter Marine
Name	Hunter 28
Boat
Displacement	7,400 lb (3,357 kg)
Draft	3.75 ft (1.14 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	28.01 ft (8.54 m)
LWL	24.17 ft (7.37 m)
Beam	10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Engine type	Yanmar 18 hp (13 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	wing keel
Ballast	2,800 lb (1,270 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	35.00 ft (10.67 m)
J foretriangle base	10.50 ft (3.20 m)
P mainsail luff	37.50 ft (11.43 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	215.63 sq ft (20.033 m2)
Jib/genoa area	183.75 sq ft (17.071 m2)
Total sail area	399.38 sq ft (37.104 m2)
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The Hunter 28 is an American sailboat that was designed as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1989. ^{[1] [2]}

The Hunter 28 is a development of the 1985 Hunter 28.5. ^{[1] [2]}

Production

The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1989 and 1994, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Design

The Hunter 28 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed wing keel. It displaces 7,400 lb (3,357 kg) and carries 2,800 lb (1,270 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with the standard wing keel fitted. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW) Universal Atomic 4. The fuel tank holds 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal). ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 6.59 kn (12.20 km/h). ^{[2] [4]}

Operational history

Marine surveyor David Pascoe wrote a scathing review of the design in 1998, criticizing the aft cabin, the head design, dinette, the reverse transom and swim platform, rigging dimensions, deck hatch, cockpit dimensions with regard to the wheel size and placement, winch mounting, lack of cockpit back support, the keel design, fiberglass quality and the engine mounts. In concluding he writes, "This could have been a nice, well-made boat. Parts of it are, but the builder didn't have his priorities straight. If all you're going to do is sail around the pond on balmy days, its probably fine for that. A serious deep water sailor she's not. This is a price boat, and there's altogether too much that you don't get for what you don't pay, for any serious sailor to take the Hunter 28 seriously. There's a good reason why first impressions should be taken seriously, too. What you don't pay for up front will surely be heavily loaded on the back end. Count on it ... If you wonder why people are leaving sailing like the plague just arrived, possibly this boat offers some reasons. There are too many just like it." ^[5]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Hunter 28.5
• Hunter 280

Similar sailboats

• Alerion Express 28
• Aloha 28
• Beneteau First 285
• Cal 28
• Catalina 28
• Cumulus 28
• Grampian 28
• J/28
• O'Day 28
• Pearson 28
• Sabre 28
• Sea Sprite 27
• Sirius 28
• Tanzer 28
• TES 28 Magnam
• Viking 28

References

1. Browning, Randy (2018). "Hunter 28 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hunter 28". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
4. InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Hunter 28". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
5. Pascoe, David (1 August 1998). "Hunter 28". www.yachtsurvey.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2018.