Westsail 28
Built 1975–1979 by Westsail Corp.
About the Westsail 28
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1975–1979
- Builder
- Westsail Corp.
- Designer
- Herb David
- Length
- 28.25 ft
- Waterline
- 23.5 ft
- Beam
- 9.58 ft
- Draft
- 4.33 ft
- Displacement
- 13,500 lb
- Ballast
- 4,200 lb
- Hull
- fiberglass
- Hull / keel
- full keel
- Rig
- cutter
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 36 gal
- Water
- 79 gal
- Number built
- 78
- Stern thruster
- none
Solid glass hull with plywood-cored sandwich deck; transom-hung rudder. Ballast and sail area increased after the first few boats and the rudder was later enlarged. Also sold as kits.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
Volvo Penta D1 / D2 series (D1-13 to D2-75) parts: good
Factory standard engine — you entered “Volvo Penta MD11HD”
Current-generation small Volvo diesels (Perkins-derived per owners). Glow plugs, injectors and filters can be bought cheaper via Perkins and aftermarket sources; stainless replacement exhaust elbows are sold aftermarket.
Parts sources: MarineDustrie, AB Marine Service (exhaust elbow)
Common problems (3)
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Exhaust elbow / manifold corrosion exhaust
The cast elbow rots and has a narrow water passage, which lets water back into the manifold and corrode it through where the two meet; an aftermarket stainless elbow is the usual fix.sailnet.com · myhanse.com
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Fuel pump controller failure fuel
Contamination or failure of the fuel pump controller is listed as one of the most common D1 faults.marinedustrie.com
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Overheating from corroded heat exchanger/manifold cooling
Corrosion holes in the combined heat exchanger/manifold cause overheating on D1 and D2 engines.myhanse.com · facebook.com
Model sources (1)
Other Westsail models
- Westsail 32 1971–1981
- Westsail 42 / 43 1974–?
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.