Balboa 27 8.2

The Balboa 27 8.2 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle C. Hess as a cruiser and first built in 1976.

The Balboa 27 8.2 is a development of the Balboa 26.

Production
The design was built by Coastal Recreation in the United States, starting in 1976, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Balboa 27 8.2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. It displaces 4900 lb and carries 2600 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft with the swing keel extended and 2.42 ft with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.

The boat is fitted with a 9 hp British Petters Limited diesel engine or a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 21 u.s.gal and the cabin has 73 in of headroom.

Operational history
In a 1977 article Chuck Malseed described the boat as, "a comfortable 27' trailerable."