MERLIN 28 (WESTERLY)

MERLIN 28 (WESTERLY)

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Sailboat Specifications

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Hull Type: Fin w/transom hung rudder
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 27.06 ft / 8.25 m
LWL: 23.62 ft / 7.20 m
S.A. (reported): 337.00 ft² / 31.31 m²
Beam: 9.94 ft / 3.03 m
Displacement: 7,694.00 lb / 3,490 kg
Ballast: 2,987.00 lb / 1,355 kg
Max Draft: 5.02 ft / 1.53 m
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

Accomodations

Water: 20 gals / 76 L

Sailboat Calculations

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S.A. / Displ.: 13.88
Bal. / Displ.: 38.82
Disp: / Len: 260.65
Comfort Ratio: 22.64
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.02
Hull Speed: 6.51 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 838.90 pounds/inch

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Rig and Sail Particulars

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Mast Height from DWL: 36.70 ft / 11.19 m

Sailboat Links

Designers: Ed Dubois
Builders: Westerly Marine Construction Ltd.
Associations: Westerly Owners Association
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Notes

Also available with twin/bilge keels: Draft: 3.36'/1.025m; Ballast: 3,329 lbs / 1,510 kg
With an extended stern it became MERLIN 29 (1990).
Sail area:
-Main: 19.3² m / 208 ft²
-Genoa (#1): 21.9 m² / 235.73²
-Genoa (#2): 17.8 m² / 191.6²
-Jib: 12 m² / 129.17 ft²