285 Conquest

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: sport cruiser · LOA 8.51 m

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

27.9 ft (8.51 m)

Hull length

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LWL

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Beam

9.5 ft (2.9 m)

Draft (min)

1.6 ft (0.5 m)

Draft (max)

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Air draft

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Displacement

10,181 lb (4,618 kg)

Ballast

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Cabins

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Heads

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Berths

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Performance

Maximum speed

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Cruising speed

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Range

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Guests

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Crew

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Engine and Tanks

Engine

—

Engine count

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Engine manufacturer

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Propulsion type

outboard

Fuel capacity

200 gal (757 L)

Fresh water capacity

30 gal (113.5 L)

Black water capacity

6 gal (24.6 L)

Construction

Hull material

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Deck material

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Rudder type

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Steering wheels

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Builder's Own Figures

Minimum horsepower (total)

500 hp (372 kW)

Maximum horsepower (total)

500 hp (372 kW) (spec sheet) / 500 HP (model page)

Dry weight (no engine)

7,300 lbs (3311 kg)

Deadrise at transom

20°

Persons capacity

12

Displacement basis

Weight (with engine, fuel and water) as printed

Draft basis

hull draft as printed (engines up)

Layouts & Drawings

1 drawing from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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  Deckplan_285-Conquest — Boston Whaler

About Boston Whaler

Premium production

American builder of foam-filled, 'unsinkable' outboard boats from Edgewater, Florida, part of Brunswick Corporation — twenty-one models from 6.5 m entered here, from the 210 Montauk to the 13-metre 420 Outrage, in the Montauk, Dauntless, Vantage, Conquest, Realm and Outrage series.

Boston Whaler says that since its founding more than sixty years ago it has set out to build the safest, easiest-to-own and most exciting boats on the water. Its founder, Richard Fisher, was so confident in his fail-safe boat that he tested it publicly, and LIFE magazine documented the whole thing; the company still says you can cut a Whaler in two and drive away in the half with the engine. That promise rests on its proprietary foam-filled Unibond hull construction, which gives the flotation and strength behind the 'Unsinkable Legend', and government agencies and military forces around the world rely on the boats. Whalers are built at the factory in Edgewater, Florida, where the company's designers, engineers and naval architects hold a long list of patents; improved facilities and technology have let it build more and larger boats, up to the flagship 420 Outrage. Boston Whaler is part of the Brunswick family.

The Boston Whaler Range

Every model Boston Whaler publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. 290 Outrage30.5 ft
2. 280 Vantage29.1 ft
3. 280 Dauntless28.7 ft
4. 280 Outrage28 ft
5. 285 Conquest· this model27.9 ft
6. 250 Dauntless25.7 ft
7. 240 Vantage25.5 ft
8. 250 Outrage25.4 ft
9. 220 Dauntless23.3 ft

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