The Halman Horizon, also referred to as the Halman 27, is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Michael Volmer as a cruiser and first built in 1982.[1][2]
Production
The design was built by Halman Manufacturing in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, but it is now out of production. A total of 42 examples were completed, with production commencing in 1982.[1][2][3][4]
The designer, Michael Volmer, was also CEO of the company.[1][3][2][4]
Design
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The Horizon is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. The majority were built with a masthead sloop rig, although some were built with a cutter rig. It features a spooned raked stem, a very rounded and bulbous transom, a skeg-mounted rudder, with a portion protruding around the transom, controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) and carries 2,250 lb (1,021 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard fin keel. It was factory-fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine of 9 hp (7 kW). The fuel tank holds 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal), while the fresh water tank has a capacity of 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal).[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).[2]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- Aloha 27
- C&C 27
- Cal 27
- Cal 2-27
- Cal 3-27
- Catalina 27
- Catalina 270
- Catalina 275 Sport
- Crown 28
- CS 27
- Edel 820
- Express 27
- Fantasia 27
- Hotfoot 27
- Hullmaster 27
- Hunter 27
- Hunter 27-2
- Hunter 27-3
- Irwin 27
- Island Packet 27
- Mirage 27 (Perry)
- Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
- O'Day 272
- Orion 27-2
- Tanzer 27
- Watkins 27
- Watkins 27P
References
- ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Halman Horizon sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Halman Horizon". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Halman Manufacturing Co. 1978 - 1997". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Halman Manufacturing Co". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
External links
Media related to Halman Horizon at Wikimedia Commons
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