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Buccaneer 272

Masthead Sloop · Fin w/spade rudder · 1978–present

Specifications

Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.9
Displacement / length
157.8
Comfort ratio
19.8
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
700
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1978–present
Designer
D. Peterson (unauthorized)
Builder
Bayliner Marine Corp., Bayliner (Buccaneer, US Yachts)

Design & history

The Buccaneer 272 uses a modified hull from the Chaser 27, a Peterson-designed IOR half-ton racer, with an entirely different deck and cabin. The Buccaneer 277 is thought to be a similar boat with an inboard Volvo diesel engine.

Class · IOR 1/2 ton racer (1975, based on the Chaser 27 predecessor)
Notable features
Entirely different deck and cabin from the Chaser 27Buccaneer 277 variant thought to have an inboard Volvo diesel engine
Variants
  • BUCCANEER 277
  • CHASER 27
  • US 27-1
Design

Hull from the molds used to build the Chaser 27, a Peterson designed IOR 1/2 ton racer (1975), significantly modified with an entirely different deck and cabin. Similar also to US 27-1.

Curated reference notes

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