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Hunter Marine 27 Edge

Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 2006

A trailerable power-sail hybrid using water ballast to transition from a 20-knot motorboat to a fractional sloop

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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The Hunter Marine 27 Edge, on the water

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Footage from Lady K Sailing

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.54 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,565 kg of hull, so roughly 2,150 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.48 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

2.21 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.21
LightHeavy

109 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 109
EasygoingPowered-up

20.2 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 20.2

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

What the fleet has seen

The Hunter Marine 27 Edge, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Hunter Marine 27 EDGE is a trailerable power/sail hybrid sailboat model, designed by Hunter Design Team and built by Hunter Marine from 2006. It features a fractional sloop rig and a keel/centerboard hull. The boat measures 8.0 meters LOA, with a 2.5-meter beam and a 1.5-meter draft, displacing 1564 kg. It is capable of speeds over 20 knots under power with an 80hp outboard motor.6:01 For sailing, the Hunter 27 EDGE uses water ballast, increasing its displacement to 2290 kg when full.5:49 Aboard Lady K Sailing, the Hunter 27 EDGE is described as an attempt to refine the power/sail hybrid concept, offering a more finished interior and a B&R rig compared to the Macgregor 26 series.6:37 Its increased weight and higher price point, however, limited its market appeal.

The living fleet

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Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
20.2
Displacement / length
108.9
Comfort ratio
12.8
Capsize screening
2.21
Hull speed
6.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
720
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Water
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Designer
Hunter Design Team
Builder
Hunter Marine

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