Description | Refrigerator, microwave, electric head, Purasan waste treatment, granite counter-tops, wind and water generators, solar panels, pressure water system, Delta-main anchor. General Hull Specs Aloha 8.5 Builder Ouyang Boat Works Location Whitby, Ontario Year Approx 1973 - 1988 Designer Ted Brewer & Robert Wallstrom Type Sloop Displacement 6750 lbs Ballast 2750 lbs Construction Fibreglass hull and deck Fuel Tank Capacity 12 gals (US) Fill location Port side Fresh Water Capacity 30 gals (US) Holding Tank Capacity 24 gals (US) Length Overall 28' (8.5 meters) Length Waterline 24' 6" Beam 9' 5" Draft 4' 4" Steering Tiller Bridge Clearance Height (approx) 44' 0" (Tall Rig) Mast Step Deck Keel Type Fixed Fin Encapsulated Ballast Main Sail 168 sq. ft. P 32.00' Jib 169 sq. ft. E 10.50' Genoa 150% 328 sq. ft. I 37.00' Spinnaker 180% 395 sq. ft. J 12.25' Engine Engine Type Inboard Diesel Number of cylinders 2 HorsePower 11 or 13 Inboard Make Universal 5411 or Westerbeke Ventilation Blower Cooling system Raw water cooled or Fresh water cooled Prop shaft size 1 inch Aloha 28 (8.5) Ratings & Ratios PHRF Rating No Flying Sails 201 With Spinnaker 183 Displacement/Waterline Length (D/L) 205 Sail Area/Displacement (SA/D) 17.7 Ballast Ratio (BR) 41% Theoretical Hull Speed (HSPD) 6.63 knots |