⛵ Sailboat DB

BRISTOL 27-2

Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1987

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Dimensions

LOA
27 ft
LWL
22.08 ft
Beam
9.42 ft
Max Draft
4.92 ft
Displacement
8,300 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.86 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
15.1
D/L Ratio ⓘ
344
Ballast Ratio ⓘ

Sail Plan

Sail Area
386 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
FG w/balsa cored deck
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1987
Last Built
Number Built

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Yanmar
Engine Type
Diesel
Water
42 gal
Fuel
15 gal
Notes: Introduced (1987) at a time when the boating industry was in a state of near collapse. \nAlso promoted as DIMENSION 27. It's not certain that even a prototype was actually built.

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