| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Stuart Windley andHarry R. Sindle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1979 |
| Builder | Lockley Newport Boats |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Lockley-Newport LN-27 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 5,200 lb (2,359 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 26.67 ft (8.13 m) |
| LWL | 21.50 ft (6.55 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | Volvo 7 hp (5 kW)diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Rudder | internally-mounted spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 30.00 ft (9.14 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.25 ft (3.43 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 28.25 ft (8.61 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.50 ft (3.20 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop ormasthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 148.31 sq ft (13.778 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 168.75 sq ft (15.677 m2) |
| Total sail area | 317.06 sq ft (29.456 m2) |
TheLockley-Newport LN-27 is an Americansailboat that was designed byStuart Windley andHarry R. Sindle as acruiser and first built in 1979.[1][2][3][4]
The Lockley-Newport LN-27 design was developed into theGloucester 27 in 1983.[1][4]
The design was built byLockley Newport Boats in theUnited States, starting in 1979, but it is now out of production.[1][4][5]
The Lockley-Newport LN-27 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has afractionalsloop or optionalmasthead sloop rig, araked stem, areverse transom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by atiller and a fixed finkeel. It displaces 5,200 lb (2,359 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard keel.[1][4]
The boat is fitted with a SwedishVolvodiesel engine of 7 hp (5 kW) for docking and maneuvering.[1][4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for five or six people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a straight settee berth that is an optional double in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. Thegalley is located on the starboard side just forward of thecompanionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, anicebox and a sink. Thehead is located just aft of the bow cabin.[1][4]
The design has ahull speed of 6.21 kn (11.50 km/h).[4]
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