Production model
Catalina 28
Built by Catalina Yachts
A 28 ft 6 in masthead sloop designed by Gerry Douglas, built from 1991. She carries 10 ft 2 in beam, 5 ft 3 in draft and 8,300 lb displacement. Hull form is fin with a spade rudder. About 620 were built.
Catalina have built in California and Florida since 1969 and are the largest American sailboat builder. Their boats are made in big numbers to a sensible price, which means parts, sails and owner knowledge are all easy to find. The figures below come from owners who logged work on this boat here.
What building a Catalina 28 actually takes
Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.
Those medians firm up as more people log this boat.
Builds of this boat
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| Hunter 290 | Hunter | 28′ 7″ (8.71 m) | 0 |
| Hunter 306 | Hunter | 28′ 7″ (8.71 m) | 0 |
| Pearson 28 | Pearson | 28′ 5″ (8.67 m) | 0 |
| Pearson Triton | Pearson | 28′ 4″ (8.63 m) | 0 |
| Tartan 28 | Tartan | 28′ 3″ (8.61 m) | 0 |
| Hunter 28 | Hunter | 28′ 0″ (8.54 m) | 0 |