SUN 27
Masthead Sloop • Fin w/spade rudder • Built 1977–1980
Dimensions
- LOA
- 27.5 ft
- LWL
- 22.5 ft
- Beam
- 9 ft
- Max Draft
- 4.33 ft
- Displacement
- 6,200 lbs
- Ballast
- 2,300 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.96 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 243
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 37.1%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 340 sq ft
- I
- 33.83 ft
- J
- 11.91 ft
- P
- 27.25 ft
- E
- 10 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1977
- Last Built
- 1980
- Number Built
- 155
Engine & Accommodations
- Water
- 16 gal
- Fuel
- 15 gal
Notes:
Optional shoal draft keel: 3.75 ft
The original boat, called a Cheetah 26, was designed by Edwin Monk Jr. Bob Perry was contracted to make some revisions including elimination of an outboard well and a new raised deck and lowered house. This revised version became the SUN 27 (also known as the SUN 838).
Sun Yachts/Reinell Boat Co. continued to build the Sun 27 until 1980 when Reinell closed its doors. At that point, the molds were sold to Specialty Yachts who, in turn, commissioned Spencer Boats Ltd to build the what would then be called the SUNSTAR 28.
Designers
Builders
- Reinell Boat Works (1928–1980)
- Spencer Boats Ltd. (1952)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN 28 | 28 | 1977 | Masthead Sloop |
| SUNSTAR 28 | 28 | 1981 | Masthead Sloop |