The J/28 is an American sailboat designed by Rod Johnstone and first built in 1986.
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.
Design
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 and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM diesel engine of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a hull speed of .
See also List of sailing boat types
Similar sailboats Alerion Express 28 Aloha 28 Beneteau First 285 Bristol Channel Cutter Cal 28 Catalina 28 Cumulus 28 Grampian 28 Hunter 28 Hunter 28.5 Hunter 280 O'Day 28 Pearson 28 Sabre 28 Sea Sprite 27 Sirius 28 Tanzer 28 TES 28 Magnam Viking 28
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