Catfisher 28 MS
Catamaran, twin keels · Masthead Ketch · First built 1978
A twin-keeled masthead ketch catamaran designed for stable, shoal-draft cruising since 1978
Designed by Wyatt, Freeman & Terry Compton, built by Fairways Marine.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Catamaran Twin Keel
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
260 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
13.8 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
- Heavier than ~92% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~91% of boats her size on file
Compared with 95 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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Related models
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