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The Hullmaster 27, also called the HM-27, is a Canadian
sailboat A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminolo ...
, that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom and first built in 1974. The design is out of production.


Production

The boat was built in
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by Hullmaster Boats as the Hullmaster 27 and DS Yachts as the HM-27, with 40 examples completed.


Design

The Hullmaster 27 is a small recreational
keelboat A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast. The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, ...
rig, a skeg-mounted
rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to counter adve ...
and a fixed fin
keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat has a
PHRF Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages ...
racing average handicap of 225 with a high of 222 and low of 231. It has a
hull speed Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-t ...
of .


See also

* List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats *
Aloha 27 The Aloha 27 is a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by American yacht designer Robert Perry and first built in 1979 under the designation Aloha 26. The Aloha 26, 27, 8.2, 271 are all closely related designs. Although the hull ...
* Cal 27 *
Cal 2-27 The Cal 2-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1974. The Cal 2-27 design replaced the earlier Cal 27 and was replaced in turn in the Cal Yachts line, by the Cal 3-27 in 1983. Production The Cal ...
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Cal 3-27 The Cal 3-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1983. The Cal 3-27 is a development of the Cal 2-27, which was in turn a development of the Cal 27. The Cal 3-27 was also marketed as the Cal 27 M ...
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Catalina 27 The Catalina 27 is an American sailboat designed by Frank V. Butler and Robert Finch. The design became one of the most popular sailing keelboats of all time and was built from 1971 to 1991. Production The boat was built by Catalina Yachts ...
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Catalina 270 The Catalina 270 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas and first built in 1992. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States and replaced the Catalina 27 in the ...
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Catalina 275 Sport The Catalina 275 Sport is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas primarily for racing and day sailing. Production The boat is built by Catalina Yachts in the United States, with production starting in 2013. It remained in pro ...
*
C&C 27 The C&C 27 is a family of Canadian sailboats, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1970. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, with some also produced in the United States. ...
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Crown 28 The Crown 28 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by naval architect C. William Lapworth in conjunction with Calgan Marine founder Al Nairne and first built in 1976. Calgan Marine had produced several Cal Yachts designs under licence a ...
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CS 27 The CS 27 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Raymond Wall and first built in 1975. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada, with 480 examples completed between 1975 and 1983, when produc ...
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Edel 820 The Edel 820 is a French sailboat that was designed by Maurice Edel and first built in 1980. Production The design was built by Construction Nautic Edel in France and also at its Canadian subsidiary, Edel Canada. Between 1980 and 1982 a total ...
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Express 27 The Express 27 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Carl Schumacher as a racer and first built in 1982.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 190-191. Houghton Mifflin ...
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Fantasia 27 The Fantasia 27 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Philippe H. Harlé and first built in 1981. In 1987 the design was developed into the cruising-optimized Sun Way 27. Production The boat was built by Jeanneau in France between 19 ...
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Halman Horizon 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. Production The design was built by Halman Manufacturing in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, ...
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Hotfoot 27 The Hotfoot 27 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Doug Hemphill as racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 186-187. Houghton Mifflin Company, 19 ...
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Hunter 27 The Hunter 27 is a series of American sailboats, that were first built in 1974. Production The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States, but it is now out of production. Design The Hunter 27 series are all small recreational keel ...
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Hunter 27-2 The Hunter 27-2 is an American sailboat that was designed by the Hunter Design Team as a family cruiser and first built in 1989. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 27, but is now usually referred to as the Hun ...
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Hunter 27-3 The Hunter 27-3 and Hunter 27X are a family of American sailboats that were both designed by Glenn Henderson and both first built in 2006. The Hunter 27-3 was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Hunter 27, but is now usually referr ...
* Irwin 27 * Island Packet 27 *
Mirage 27 (Perry) The Mirage 27 (Perry) is a Canadian sailboat, designed by Americans, American Robert Perry (yacht designer), Robert Perry and first built in 1982. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada. It is ...
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Mirage 27 (Schmidt) The Mirage 27 (Schmidt) is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Peter Schmitt and first built in 1975. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada starting in 1975. It is not related to the la ...
* Mirage 275 * O'Day 272 * Orion 27-2 *
Tanzer 27 The Tanzer 27 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C. Raymond Hunt and first built in 1982. The design is out of production. The Tanzer 27 is a development of the Paceship PY 26, which was produced by Paceship Yachts in Mahone Bay, ...
* Watkins 27 * Watkins 27P


References


External links

*{{Commons category-inline Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Edward S. Brewer Sailboat type designs by Robert Walstrom Sailboat types built by Hullmaster Boats Sailboat types built by DS Yachts