Dufour 28 Mezzo Fin keel
Sailboat
28′ 8″
Monohull
Since 1983
Overview
- Builder
- Dufour
- Model
- 28 Mezzo Fin keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1983–1988
- Designer
- Groupe Fauroux
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass pol
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 28′ 8″ (8.74 m)
- Waterline length
- 23′ 7″ (7.19 m)
- Beam
- 10′ 5″ (3.18 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 4″ (1.62 m)
- Displacement
- 5,997 lb (2,720 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,028 lb (920 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 9–18 hp
- Fuel
- 13 gal (49 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 471 sq ft (43.8 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 5
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.8
- Displacement / length
- 204
- Ballast ratio
- 34%
- Capsize screening
- 2.29
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 34 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Single skin fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 2
- French customs tonnage
- 6.80 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 18.5 gal
- Genoa area
- 306 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 15.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 194 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 10 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 399 lb.ft
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 0 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.