Gloucester 27
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| Designer | Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
| Builder(s) | Gloucester Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 26.67 ft (8.13 m) |
| LWL | 21.50 ft (6.55 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | inboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I (foretriangle height) | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| J (foretriangle base) | 11.25 ft (3.43 m) |
| P (mainsail luff) | 28.25 ft (8.61 m) |
| E (mainsail foot) | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 148.31 sq ft (13.778 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 168.75 sq ft (15.677 m2) |
| Total sail area | 317.06 sq ft (29.456 m2) |
← Lockley-Newport LN-27
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The Gloucester 27 is an United States 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]
Production
The design was built by Gloucester Yachts in the United States , starting in 1983, but it is now out of production.[1][4][6]
Design
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 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) and carries 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of ballast.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard keel.[1][4]
The design has a hull speed of 6.21 kn (11.50 km/h).[4]
See also
- List of sailing boat types
Related development
- Lockley-Newport LN-27
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Gloucester 27 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/gloucester-27.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sindle-harry-r.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Stuart Windley". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/windley-stuart.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gloucester 27". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/lockley-newport/gloucester-27.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "LN-27 (Lockley-Newport) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ln-27-lockley-newport.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa.
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