BoatsLancer 27 PS

Lancer 27 PS

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1983–1985

A 8.1-metre fractional sloop designed to accept outboards up to 200hp for high-speed power-sail hybrid performance

Designed by Herb David.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 17 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 17
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

193 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 193
EasygoingPowered-up

16.8 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.8
TenderStiff

37% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 37%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
37.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.8
Displacement / length
192.9
Comfort ratio
17.4
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
674
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1983–1985
Designer
Herb David
Builder
Lancer

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