american 28 pilothouse sailboat

American 28 motor sailer

The american 28 motor sailer is a 27.5ft fractional sloop designed by arthur s. henry and built in fiberglass since 1977..

The American 28 motor sailer is a light sailboat which is under powered. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.

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Basic specs..

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

The American 28 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.71 - 0.81 meter (2.33 - 2.63 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar YE8 diesel engine

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for American 28 is 1.73, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.6 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for American 28 is about 121 kg/cm, alternatively 681 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 121 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 681 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

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SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio) Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind: - Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15 - Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20 - Racers have ratios above 20 - High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24 Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 11.26

Maintenance

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 18m 2 (193 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

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American Mariner Industries

Founded by Arthur S. Henry. All models were designed by Henry, who held a patent for their unique recessed cabin sole (into the keel) that provided increased interior headroom. The sales literature referred to this feature as the “stabilizer keel”. As with so many other pleasure boat builders, AMI went bankrupt during the economic downturn at the beginning of the 1980’s. Some of the ‘American’ brand boats seem very similar to ones offered by Reinell Co. at this time or even before. So it’s likely that they came from the same molds. (The Reinell AMI connection is not well understood by us). Reinell also seems to have gone out of business at about this same time. HID prefix for American Mariner models was AMX (since reassigned). By far, the best source of information for anything to do with this builder can be found at the site shown here.

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American 28 Pilothouse Motorsailor

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• Condition: Used

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On trailer with new tires, Yanmar YE8 diesel inboard plus a long shaft 4hp Evinrude outboard motor for backup power, good cushions, sails, lots of miscellaneous extras. This has standing headroom at two levels in both the salon and the galley. It's been tarped and living on its trailer for several years after I bought another boat. I'm finally willing to let go of this one. A little work and take it to Desolation Sound! ThanksHere is a buffed up edition of the same boat: sailboatlistings.com/vie...

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