| Orion 27 | |
| Designer: | Henry Mohrschladt |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Builder: | Pacific Seacraft |
| Role: | Cruiser |
| Draft: | 4feet |
| Displacement: | 100000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 30.92feet |
| Lwl: | 22.19feet |
| Beam: | 9.25feet |
| Engine: | inboard 150NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | long keel |
| Ballast: | 32000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig Type: | cutter rig |
| I: | 36.75feet |
| J: | 13.75feet |
| P: | 31feet |
| E: | 12.25feet |
| Sailplan: | cutter rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 189.88square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 252.66square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 442.53square feet |
| Successor: | Orion 27-2 |
The Orion 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Henry Mohrschladt as a cruiser and first built in 1979.[1] [2]
The Orion 27 design was developed into the Orion 27-2 in 1981.[3]
The design was built by Pacific Seacraft in the United States, from 1979 until 1981, but it is now out of production.[1] [4]
The Orion 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with the decks having a plywood core, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop, cutter rig or yawl rig, a raked stem with a bowsprit, an angled transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces 100000NaN0 and carries 32000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [5]
The boat has a draft of 4feet with the standard keel and is fitted with an inboard diesel engine of 150NaN0 for docking and maneuvering.[1]
There are two interior arrangements, designated "A" and "C". Both have sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and an aft cabin with a single berth on the port side. The "A" has a drop-down U-shaped dinette, while the "C" has a two bench dinette table, which allows a bigger head with a shower. The galley is located on the starboard side, just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink.[5]
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Pacific Seacraft Orion 27 Club.[6]
A review in Blue Water Boats, described the design as, "beautiful, strong, and capable". The review went on to say, "unsurprisingly for a Mohrschladt design, the Orion 27 has conservative lines. Under the waterline is a long keel with a forefoot cutaway to improve nimbleness and reduce wetted area. The sections carry the tried and true wine-glass shape. Don’t expect record setting pace with this kind of shape; think strong, safe, and good manners for heaving-to in the rough."[5]