BoatsHunter Marine 27X

Hunter Marine 27X

Fractional Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 2006

A high-performance variant of the Hunter 27-3, featuring a fractional rig and a deep 1.68-metre fin keel

Designed by Glenn Henderson.

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 beamy beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.99
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 273
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 13.1
TenderStiff

31% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 31%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
31.3%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
13.1
Displacement / length
273.1
Comfort ratio
23.6
Capsize screening
1.99
Hull speed
6.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
834
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 2006
Designer
Glenn Henderson
Builder
Hunter Marine

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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
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