BoatsHunter Marine 27-3

Hunter Marine 27-3

B&R · Fin Keel w/bulb · 2004–2013

A Glenn Henderson design featuring a bulb-tipped fin keel and a B&R rig for versatile coastal cruising

Designed by Glenn Henderson.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb

Is it for you?

Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.07 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 261
EasygoingPowered-up

12.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.3
TenderStiff

27% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 27%

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

  • Draws less than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2009 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
B&R
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.3
Displacement / length
260.7
Comfort ratio
22.5
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
836
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel w/bulb
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
2004–2013
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Marine

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Watkins Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, offered in rare pilot house and keel-centerboard configurations
Islander Yachts 288.51 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA Robert Perry-designed masthead sloop with over 400 built, favored by the designer himself for her balanced performance
Coronado Yachts 278.13 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA William Tripp Jr. design featuring a masthead sloop rig and fin keel, sharing a near-identical hull with the Columbia 27
Catalina Yachts 278.18 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA masthead sloop with 6,662 hulls produced over two decades, serving as a staple of coastal cruising since 1971
Cascade Yachts 278.23 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, designed by Robert A. Smith for balanced coastal cruising
Colvic Ltd. Sailor 268.21 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA twin-keeled masthead sloop with hulls moulded by Colvic and finished by various yards, including Atlanta Marine

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