BALBOA 27 8.2
Masthead Sloop • Swing Keel • Built 1976
Dimensions
- LOA
- 26.5 ft
- LWL
- 23 ft
- Beam
- 8 ft
- Max Draft
- 5.5 ft
- Min Draft
- 2.42 ft
- Displacement
- 4,900 lbs
- Ballast
- 2,600 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.88 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.4
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 180
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 53.1%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 295 sq ft
- I
- 32 ft
- J
- 10.6 ft
- P
- 27.3 ft
- E
- 11 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Swing Keel
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1976
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Petter
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 21 gal
- Headroom
- 6.08 ft
Notes: An inboard was available as an option. 9HP diesel.\nSaid to be based on the earlier BALBOA 26.
Designer
- Lyle C. Hess (1912–2002)
Builder
- Coastal Recreation Inc. (1968–1981)