| Gloucester 27 | |
| Designer: | Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Builder: | Gloucester Yachts |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 3.5feet |
| Displacement: | 55000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 26.67feet |
| Lwl: | 21.5feet |
| Beam: | 8feet |
| Engine: | inboard motor |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 25000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 30feet |
| J: | 11.25feet |
| P: | 28.25feet |
| E: | 10.5feet |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 148.31square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 168.75square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 317.06square feet |
| Previous: | Lockley-Newport LN-27 |
The Gloucester 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle as a cruiser and first built in 1983.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Gloucester 27 is a development of the 1979 Lockley-Newport LN-27.[1] [4] [5]
The design was built by Gloucester Yachts in the United States, starting in 1983, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [6]
The Gloucester 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 55000NaN0 and carries 25000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [4]
The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the standard keel.[1] [4]
The design has a hull speed of 6.21kn.[4]
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