BoatsPacific Seacraft Orion 27-2

Pacific Seacraft Orion 27-2

Cutter · Long Keel · 1981–1993

A Henry Mohrschladt-designed cutter with a long keel and extended coach roof, offering versatile sloop or yawl rigs

Designed by Henry Mohrschladt.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

409 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 409
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 15.3
TenderStiff

35% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 35%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
35.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.3
Displacement / length
408.6
Comfort ratio
32.2
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
6.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
733
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1981–1993
Designer
Henry Mohrschladt
Builder
Pacific Seacraft

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