Honey bee 28
7 / 28 - score 63%
The Honey bee 28 is a 27.5ft masthead sloop designed by A. K. Balfour and built in wood carvel between 1958 and 1972.
60 units have been built.
The Honey bee 28 is a very heavy sailboat which is under powered. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a heavy bluewater cruising boat.
This boat has a reasonable score and ranks in the top quarter. It is a good choice.
Honey bee 28 for sale elsewhere on the web:
Main features 65%
| Model | Honey bee 28 | ||
| Length | 27.50 ft (41%) | the closest to 29.20 ft | |
| Beam | 8 ft (89%) | the closest to 7.92 ft | |
| Draft | 5 ft | ||
| Country | ?? | ||
| Estimated price | $ 0 | ?? |
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Ratios 60%
| Sail area / displ. | 10.90 | ||
| Ballast / displ. | 32.56 % | ||
| Displ. / length | 458.91 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 40.16 (60%) | the closest to 38.71 | |
| Capsize | 1.51 |
Hull
| Hull type | Monohull long keel with transom hung rudder | ||
| Construction | Wood Carvel | ||
| Waterline length | 21 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 5 ft | ||
| Displacement | 9520 lbs | ||
| Ballast | 3100 lbs | ||
| Hull speed | 6.14 knots |
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Rigging
| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | ||
| Sail area (100%) | 305 sq.ft | ||
| Air draft | 0 ft | ?? | |
| Sail area fore | 0 sq.ft | ?? | |
| Sail area main | 0 sq.ft | ?? | |
| I | 0 ft | ?? | |
| J | 0 ft | ?? | |
| P | 0 ft | ?? | |
| E | 0 ft | ?? |
Engine
| Nb engines | 1 | ||
| Total power | 0 HP | ||
| Fuel capacity | 0 gals |
Accommodations
| Water capacity | 0 gals | ||
| Headroom | 0 ft | ||
| Nb of cabins | 0 | ||
| Nb of berths | 0 | ||
| Nb heads | 0 |
Builder data
| Builder | ?? | ||
| Designer | A. K. Balfour | ||
| First built | 1958 | ||
| Last built | 1972 | ||
| Number built | 60 |