The Cal 3-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1983.[1][2]
The Cal 3-27 is a development of the Cal 2-27, which was in turn a development of the Cal 27.[1]
The Cal 3-27 was also marketed as the Cal 27 Mk III and then later just as the Cal 27.[1]
Production
The boat was built by Cal Yachts/Jensen Marine in the United States between 1983 and 1985, but it is now out of production.[1][3]
Design
The Cal 3-27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an inboard motor, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 5,200 lb (2,359 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.[1]
The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the optional shoal draft keel. A tall mast was also an option with a main sail luff ("P" parameter) 1.5 ft (0.46 m) higher.[1]
The boat has a hull speed of 6.46 kn (11.96 km/h).[4][5][6]
See also
Related development
Similar sailboats
- Aloha 27
- C&C 27
- Catalina 27
- Catalina 270
- Catalina 275 Sport
- CS 27
- Edel 820
- Express 27
- Fantasia 27
- Halman Horizon
- Hotfoot 27
- Hullmaster 27
- Hunter 27
- Hunter 27-2
- Hunter 27-3
- Island Packet 27
- Mirage 27 (Perry)
- Mirage 27 (Schmidt)
- Mirage 275
- O'Day 272
- Orion 27-2
- Tanzer 27
- Watkins 27
- Watkins 27P
References
- ^ a b c d e f Browning, Randy (2017). "Cal 3-27 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "William Lapworth". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "Jensen Marine/Cal Boats 1956-1989". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Cal 3-27". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Cal 3-27 SD". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Cal 3-27 TM". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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