The Catalina 270 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas and first built in 1992. The design is out of production.[1][2][3][4]
Production
The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States and replaced the Catalina 27 in the company line.[1][4][5]
Design
The Catalina 270 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 6,400 lb (2,903 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.[1][2][4]
The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.[1][4][6]
The boat is fitted with a Perkins Engines Model 20 diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW).[1][4]
The boat has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).[2][4]
Variants
- Catalina 270
- Model with fin keel, giving draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m).[1][2][4]
- Catalina 270 LE
- Luxury Edition model.[1][4]
- Catalina 270 SD
- Model with a shoal draft wing keel, giving a draft of 3.5 ft (1.1 m). The SD model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 198 with a high of 192 and low of 204. It has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).[1][4][6]
Operational history
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Catalina 27-270 Association.[7]
See also
Similar sailboats
- Aloha 27
- Cal 27
- Cal 2-27
- Cal 3-27
- C&C 27
- Catalina 275 Sport
- Crown 28
- CS 27
- Edel 820
- Express 27
- Fantasia 27
- Halman Horizon
- Hotfoot 27
- Hullmaster 27
- Hunter 27
- Hunter 27-2
- Hunter 27-3
- Mirage 27 (Perry)
- Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
- Mirage 275
- O'Day 272
- Orion 27-2
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Browning, Randy (2016). "Catalina 270 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 270". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2016). "Gerry Douglas". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Catalina 270". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Catalina Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b InterVisionSoft LLC (2016). "Sailboat Specifications for Catalina 270 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Catalina 27-270 Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Catalina 270 at Wikimedia Commons
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