Hunter 27

The Hunter 27 is a series of American sailboats, that were first built in 1974.

Production
The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Hunter 27 series are all small recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fiberglass.

Variants

 * Hunter 27
 * This model 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, a waterline length of 22.00 ft, displaces 7000 lb and carries 3000 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.25 ft with the standard keel and 3.25 ft with an optional shoal draft keel or a wing keel. The boat is fitted with a French Renault diesel engine of 8 hp, although a Japanese Yanmar diesel was later an option. The fuel tank holds 12 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 35 u.s.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. A tall mast version was also built, with a mast about 3.0 ft 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.


 * Hunter 27-2


 * This model was designed by the Hunter Design Team and introduced in 1989 and produced until 1994. It has a fractional rig, a length overall of 26.58 ft, a waterline length of 22.42 ft, displaces 5000 lb and carries 2000 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 1GM-10 diesel engine or an outboard motor. The boat 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.


 * Hunter 27-3


 * This new model was designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced in 2006. It has a B&R rig, a length overall of 27.33 ft, a waterline length of 23.56 ft, displaces 7663 lb and carries 3400 lb of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft with the deep keel and 3.44 ft with the optional shoal draft bulb keel. A twin bilge keel model was also sold in the UK. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 10 hp. The fuel tank holds 15 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 u.s.gal. The boat has a hull speed of 6.5 kn.


 * Hunter 27X


 * This model is a high-performance racing version of the Hunter 27-3, that was also designed by Glenn Henderson and introduced in 2006. It has a fractional sloop rig, a length overall of 27.33 ft, a waterline length of 23.56 ft, displaces 8000 lb and carries 2500 lb of ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.52 ft with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of 14 hp. The fuel tank holds 15 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 u.s.gal. The boat has a hull speed of 6.5 kn.


 * Hunter 27 Edge


 * This model was a completely new design by the Hunter Design Team and introduced in 2006, as a trailerable sail and power hybrid boat, with a centerboard and 1598 lb of flooding water ballast for sailing. It has a fractional sloop rig, a length overall of 26.35 ft, a waterline length of 24.18 ft, displaces 3450 lb (5048 lb with water ballast). The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft with the centerboard extended and 1.57 ft with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat can be fitted with outboard motors of up to 75 hp and can achieve a speed of 20 kn under power with no water ballast. The fuel tank holds 6 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 10 u.s.gal. The boat has a hull speed of 6.59 kn in displacement mode.