~Alerion Express 28
Sailboats are by nature graceful, and many claim to please your eye. But the Alerion Express 28 has consistently been recognized as one of the prettiest boats on the water. That she also has a thoroughly modern underwater shape simply adds to her lustre.
A maximized cockpit and cabin makes the Alerion Express 28 the perfect cruising yacht for you and your spouse â for weekend adventures or just a spur of the moment evening or after-work sail.
By preserving the traditional look topside â where it shows, and giving the hull a modern design below the waterline, the Alerion Express 28 offers the best of both worlds: great style and great performance along with the pride and admiration they bring.
A very manageable sailplan with a self-tacking jib boom is easily single-handed. And even the most die-hard racers speak of how beautifully balanced and delightful to sail the Alerion Express 28 is.
With over 450 AE28âs worldwide, this daysailer is by far the most popular of all the modern daysailers. With her inception in the mid 90âs the AE28 was also the first model to start this trend.
Currently, there are five active one design fleets for the AE28 throughout the country. The fleets range in size from 6 to 25 boats; with basic âmain and jib onlyâ rules there is no shortage of excitement and great sailing.
Draft: 4 ft. 6 in.
Beam: 8 ft. 2 in.
Displacement: 5700
Standard features:
Hull Shell
Infusion Molded (SCRIMP) GRP with biaxial and unidirectional E-
glass reinforcing fabrics
End grain balsa core
Vinyl ester resin gelcoat reinforcing layer
White gel coat hull color
Molded and tapered single gelcoat bootstripe â Ownerâs choice of
color
Hull Structure
Keel floors, keel sump, engine bed, mast step and longitudinal
stringers molded integrally with the hull during the SCRIMP process
Deck
Resin infused (SCRIMP) GRP sandwich structure with biaxial
reinforcing fabrics and end grain balsa
White deck with molded Buff nonskid
Hull to Deck Joint
Flange type joint bonded with Plexus MA550 adhesive (ABS
approved)
Full length teak toerail
Ballast Keel
Fin with integral bulb for low center of gravity
One-piece lead casting alloyed with antimony bolted to molded keel
sump with 304 grade stainless steel bolts
Structured Bulkheads
Marine grade plywood bulkheads bonded to hull and deck
Interior (General)
Marine grade plywood bulkheads with white, low maintenance
laminate and teak trim
Vinyl overhead with teak portlight trim
3â urethane foam cushions - Ownerâs choice of fabric
Sealand portable head
38 qt. icebox / companionway step w/teak and holly lid
Teak and holly cabin sole
Steering
Laminated teak tiller w/extension
GRP rudder with stainless steel shaft tube and polished stainless steel
rudder head
Balanced spade rudder with elliptical profile and low drag section
Plumbing
Manually operated bilge pump in cockpit
Electric bilge pump with float switch
Oversized cockpit and side deck drains
Electrical
12VDC system built to A.B.Y.C. standa rds
12 Volt Starting battery,12 Volt House Battery
DC electrical panel w/8 circuit breakers
Guest battery switch
(2) Swivel reading lights
(2) Overhead dome light
Navigation lights
Mast and chainplates grounded to keel for lightning protection to
meet A.B.Y.C. standards
Deck Hardware
Two Lewmar 14st self tailing cabin top winches
Harken Roller furling for 95% self tacking jib with port and
starboard side sheeting
Harken mainsheet led to 4:1 traveler system mounted on aft deck
Harken mainsheet cam base and block mounted on a barney post
Two 10â aluminum winch handles
Adjustable (8:1) backstay below deck with lead to cockpit
19âx19â Lewmar deck hatch with smoke tint
(4) Fixed elliptical Bomar portlights
8â Mooring cleats: 2 forward, 2 aft, 2 midship
Custom-cast chocks for forward and midship cleats
Teak and lexan companionway hatch slider with lexan drop-in
washboard
Halyards led aft thru deck mounted Harken fairleads and clutch
stoppers port and starboard
Custom stainless stemhead with welded jib tack and fair lead ring
Teak handrails on cabin house
Teak toe rail
Self draining cockpit
Flag, teak flag pole and socket
Standing and Running Rigging
1x19 stainless wire standing rigging with open barrel turnbuckles
Continuous rigged system for easy rig tuning
Custom port and starboard chainplates
Internal main and jib halyards
Lazy-jacks and single line reefing for mainsail
Windex
Hall Quick Vang system
Engine
Yanmar Diesel Saildrive, 2cyl., 14 H.P.
Sails & Loose Gear
Dacron main and jib by North Sails
