Balboa 27 8.2
Masthead Sloop · Swing Keel · First built 1976
A masthead sloop featuring an optional 9 HP diesel inboard and a ballast-to-displacement ratio exceeding 50 percent
Designed by Lyle C. Hess, built by Coastal Recreation Inc.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Swing Keel
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Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
1.89 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
180 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.
17.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.
53% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.
- Heavier than ~77% of boats her size on file
Compared with 596 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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