Hunter 27

The Hunter 27 was designed by John Cherubini, introduced in 1974 and produced until 1984, with 2,000 examples completed.

It has a masthead sloop rig, a length overall of 27.17 ft (8.3 m), a waterline length of 22.00 ft (6.7 m), displaces 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the standard keel and 3.25 ft (0.99 m) with an optional shoal draft keel or a wing keel. The boat is fitted with a French Renault diesel engine of 8 hp (6 kW), although a Japanese Yanmar diesel was later an option. The fuel tank holds 12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 35 U.S. gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal).

The full keel model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 189 with a high of 189 and low of 192. The shoal draft model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 with a high of 237 and low of 220. It has a hull speed of 6.29 kn (11.65 km/h). A tall mast version was also built, with a mast about 3.0 ft (0.9 m) higher. The tall mast model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 213 with a high of 222 and low of 208. With the tall mast and the shoal draft keel, the boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 222 with a high of 219 and low of 226.

Source: Wikipedia. Image Credit: Wikipedia