| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1976 |
| No. built | 64 |
| Builder(s) | Tartan Marine |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Tartan 27-2 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 7,400 lb (3,357 kg) |
| Draft | 6.33 ft (1.93 m) withcenterboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 27.00 ft (8.23 m) |
| LWL | 21.42 ft (6.53 m) |
| Beam | 8.63 ft (2.63 m) |
| Engine type | Universal Atomic 4 30 hp (22 kW)gasoline engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | modified longkeel with cutaway forefoot, plus centerboard |
| Ballast | 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | keel-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Mastheadsloop, optionalyawl |
| I foretriangle height | 34.65 ft (10.56 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 9.83 ft (3.00 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 30.50 ft (9.30 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.50 ft (4.11 m) |
| Rig other | PY: 13.00 ft (3.96 m) EY: 5.67 ft (1.73 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Mastheadsloop, optionalyawl |
| Mainsail area | 205.88 sq ft (19.127 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 170.30 sq ft (15.821 m2) |
| Other sails | mizzen sail: 36.86 sq ft (3.424 m2) |
| Total sail area | 413.04 sq ft (38.373 m2) |
TheTartan 27-2 is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed bySparkman & Stephens as acruiser and first built in 1976.[1][2][3][4]
The Tartan 27-2 is a development of theTartan 27 sloop and theTartan 27 Yawl, with a raisedsheer line, redesigned coach house and interior changes.[1][2][5][6][7][8][9] The majority of Tartan 27s were produced with a mastheadsloop rig, and a small number were produced with ayawl rig.[9]
The boat was built byTartan Marine, inPainesville, Ohio, from 1976 until 1979, with 64 boats completed.[1][2][10][11]
The Tartan 27-2 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig or optionalyawl rig, araked stem, an angledtransom, akeel-mountedrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed modified long keel with a cutawayforefoot and a retractablecenterboard. It displaces 7,400 lb (3,357 kg) and carries 2,400 lb (1,089 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The design has a draft of 6.33 ft (1.93 m) with the centerboard extended and 3.17 ft (0.97 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on atrailer, when towed by a powerful enough vehicle to accommodate the boat's weight.[1][2]
The majority (approximately 85%) of Tartan 27 models were produced with aninboard 30 hp (22 kW)Universal Atomic 4gasoline engine, with an optional Farymann one cylinder 12 hp (9 kW)diesel engine for docking and maneuvering and has ahull speed of 6.2 kn (11.5 km/h).[1][2][12][9]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin on either wise of a drop-down dinette table. Thegalley is located on the starboard side just forward of thecompanionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, anice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. Thehead is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side.[1][2]
In a review forBoats.com, Charles Doane wrote, "the revised accommodation plan on the 27-2 (as it was designated) is more conventional and liveable, with an aft galley opposite an icebox/nav desk, two long settees between a fold-down table, plus a larger athwartship head. The great drawback to the 27-2 ... is that--to my eye, at least--it is not nearly as attractive and shippy looking as the original. Also, raising the sheer without changing the hull mold required a much more vulnerable outward-facing deck joint."[12]
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