MERLIN 28 (WESTERLY)

MERLIN 28 (WESTERLY) photo

Sailboat Specifications


Hull Type:
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
LOA:
27.08 ft / 8.25 m
LWL:
23.58 ft / 7.19 m
Beam:
9.92 ft / 3.02 m
S.A. (reported):
335.00 ft2 / 31.12 m2
Draft (max):
5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Displacement:
7,694 lb / 3,490 kg
Ballast:
2,987 lb / 1,355 kg
S.A./Disp.:
13.80
Bal./Disp.:
38.82
Disp./Len.:
261.98
Construction:
FG
First Built:
1984
Last Built:
1990
# Built:
151
Builder:
Westerly Marine Ltd. (UK)
Designer:
Ed Dubois

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:
Bukh or Volvo
Type:
Diesel
HP:
20
Fuel:
21 gals / 79 L

Sailboat Calculations

S.A./Disp.:
13.80
Bal./Disp.:
38.82
Disp./Len.:
261.98
Comfort Ratio:
22.72
Capsize Screening Formula:
2.01

Accommodations

Water:
20 gals / 76 L

Notes

Also available with twin/bilge keels. (draft: 3.33'/1.01m)
With an extended stern it became MERLIN 29 (1990).

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