Engineering:Hunter 27-2

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Hunter 27-2
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Development
DesignerHunter Design Team
LocationUnited States
Year1989
Builder(s)Hunter Marine
Boat
Boat weight5,000 lb (2,268 kg)
Draft3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA26.58 ft (8.10 m)
LWL22.42 ft (6.83 m)
Beam9.00 ft (2.74 m)
Engine typeOutboard motor or optional Yanmar 1GM-10 diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typewing keel
Ballast2,000 lb (907 kg)
Rudder(s)internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)29.35 ft (8.95 m)
J (foretriangle base)9.67 ft (2.95 m)
P (mainsail luff)30.50 ft (9.30 m)
E (mainsail foot)10.83 ft (3.30 m)
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area165.16 sq ft (15.344 m2)
Jib/genoa area141.91 sq ft (13.184 m2)
Total sail area307.06 sq ft (28.527 m2)
Racing
PHRF192 (average)

The Hunter 27-2 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a family cruiser and first built in 1989.[1][2][3]

The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 27, but is now usually referred to as the Hunter 27-2 to differentiate it from the unrelated 1974 Hunter 27 and later designs with the same name.[1][2][3]

Production

The Hunter 27-2 was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1989 and 1994, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]

Design

Hunter 27-2, showing the walk-through transom design

The Hunter 27-2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with swept-back spreaders, a raked stem, a walk-through reverse transom with a swimming platform, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel, with an emergency tiller and a fixed wing keel. It displaces 5,000 lb (2,268 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard wing keel fitted.[1][2][3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 8 hp (6 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering, although a Japanese Yanmar 1GM-10 9 hp (7 kW) diesel engine was a factory option.[1][3]

The boat was delivered with many features as standard equipment, including a 110% genoa, stainless steel swim ladder, teak and holly interior, dinette table, enclosed head with a shower and sink with hot and cold water, two-burner stove, sleeping accommodation for six people, two life jackets, automatic bilge pump and a fog bell.[2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 192 with a high of 186 and low of 201. It has a hull speed of 6.34 kn (11.74 km/h).[3][5]

See also

Hunter 27-2

Related development

Similar sailboats

References

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