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The Us 27 is a 27.0ft masthead sloop designed by Douglas Peterson / Daryl Watson and built in fiberglass by Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts) since 1983.

The Us 27 is a moderate weight sailboat which is slightly under powered. It is stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a day-boat. The fuel capacity is originally small. There is a very short water supply range.

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US Yachts US 27

The US Yachts US 27 is an American sailboat that was designed by Doug Peterson and Daryl Watson as a racer - cruiser and first built in 1983. [1] [2]

The design is a unauthorized development of Peterson's International Offshore Rule Half Ton class Chaser 29 racer, using the same hull design with a different deck and other changes. The US 27 molds were later sold to Pearson Yachts and developed into the Triton 27 in 1984. [1] [2] [3]

The design was built by US Yachts in the United States, starting in 1983, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [4] [5]

The US 27 is a recreational keelboat , built predominantly of fiberglass , with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem , a reverse transom , an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 5,836   lb (2,647   kg) and carries 2,024   lb (918   kg) of ballast. [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 5.17   ft (1.58   m) with the standard keel and 3.5   ft (1.1   m) with the optional shoal draft keel. [1] [2]

The boat is optionally fitted with a Swedish Volvo diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76   L; 17   imp   gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 29 U.S. gallons (110   L; 24   imp   gal) . [1] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee and drop-down dinette table in the main cabin on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side amidships and is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. The enclosed head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is 72   in (183   cm) . [1] [2]

The design has a hull speed of 6.46   kn (11.96   km/h) . [2]

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• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "US 27" . sailboat.guide . Archived from the original on 11 April 2022 . Retrieved 11 April 2022 .
• ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Triton 27" . sailboatdata.com . Archived from the original on 11 April 2022 . Retrieved 11 April 2022 .
• ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts) 1970 - 1979" . sailboatdata.com . Archived from the original on 21 January 2021 . Retrieved 11 April 2022 .
• ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts)" . sailboat.guide . Archived from the original on 20 December 2021 . Retrieved 11 April 2022 .

US 27 Detailed Review

If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of US 27. Built by Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts) and designed by undefined, the boat was first built in 1983. It has a hull type of Fin w/spade rudder and LOA is 8.23. Its sail area/displacement ratio 15.50. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by Volvo opt., runs on Diesel.

US 27 has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about US 27 and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs.

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Boat specifications, sail boat calculation, rig and sail specs, auxillary power tank, accomodations, contributions, who builds us 27.

US 27 is built by Bayliner (Buccaneer/US Yachts).

When was US 27 first built?

US 27 was first built in 1983.

How long is US 27?

US 27 is 7.09 m in length.

What is mast height on US 27?

US 27 has a mast height of 8.53 m.

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I know there are owners on this website. I have a US 27 in Texas. Anyone else out there?  

usyacht 25 Yes, another usyacht. I sail the upper Chesapeake Bay. Brian______/)_____  

US Yacht 25 I've owned a 1982 US Yacht 25 for the past 14 years and sail Long Island Sound.  

I have a US25 for the past 3 years, great boat, no complaints so far. I'm up in Vancouver.  

Used to have a 1980 US 29 It was bought new in Orillia Ontario, and sailed on Lake Superior and Georgian Bay by my family for many seasons. We sold it in the early 90's when our family moved away from a major body of water. The boat sailed terrifically, and was asthetically pleasing. There were some structural issues due to it's light construction however.  

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My US 25 is for sale with trailer. Swing keel. You can find lots of info on them here . We have loved her but moved up to a bluewater boat, 3 boats are too many.  

Light construction? Really? We had a 1981 US 27, and that beast was a pig in the water, tough as nails and heavy as all get out! it wasn't happy unless there were 30 knot winds or more! To this day I prefer racer/cruisers because that boat was so slow in the water. Granted it had a 13hp Volvo diesel, wheel, and fixed prop (probably the slow portion of this equation)... but darn, last thing I'd call it was light.  

A couple of videos featuring "Windlass", a US YACHT 27, under sail: .  

Mystic1 said: A couple of videos featuring "Windlass", a US YACHT 27, under sail: SAILING WINDLASS II, 10/10/11, Part 1 SAILING WINDLASS II, 10/10/11, Part 2 . Click to expand...

I can't speak for the Bayliner Buccaneer version from the same molds, but the US Yacht boats were laid up heavy. Mine had no blisters at all after years with no bottom job. Schnool is right, very heavy for their size.  

I guess the links don't come out right if done on an Android tablet. Here you go....  

I've got a 1981 US27 and I love the way it handles. We're refurbishing the interior, tidying up the teak, and generally bringing it back to it's glory. This one never had an inboard, outboard only. Considering the year that's probably a good thing. It's really easy and simple to just pop a new outboard on the back of her. I agree, it seems to be a well-built solid boat that I've been really happy with. I can't speak for any of the other boats in the US line, but this one is ridiculously fun to sail. It's a good boat to set up for single-handing as well and tolerates high winds with surprising comfort.  

.....had mine out this past Saturday... heading out again Thursday! Gotta love NC in February!  

Just picked up a US 25 myself. Got a swingin deal, but it needs a fair amount of work, wires are hanging here and there, interior has been partially remodeled but needs finishing. Just what I wanted! now I can do it my way.  

If any of you wind up with "181" which I really think was the wrong hull number, but I'll ask anyway, if any of you comes across a US 27, wheel steering, inboard diesel with sails with 181 on them... please let me know. The boat had a 110 hank, and a 170 yellow and orange hank on genoa.  

grnrngr: I spent about 8 hours last weekend cleaning and doing some work on the US27... I have some plans to redo all the lighting with LED rope on a dimmer, etc. Have fun sprucing up the US25!  

I plan on changing my lights to LEDs but hadn't thought about the rope type, that brings up some interesting options. Thanks!  

Yeah, the rope lights can be tucked up under areas to allow an almost recessed lighting feel. Plus being waterproof moisture damage/maintenance is less of a concern. You can get them in 12V, which makes wiring a bit simpler (depending on what you've got going on in your boat). I plan on a strip of them on each side of the cabin underneath the wooden strip that is the bottom support for curtains over the ports (of which I pulled the curtains down long ago!). So the lights will just be tucked away nicely. A friend that lives part of the year on his sailboat in New England recommended putting a strip of red LED rope lights one on side or the other for maintaining decent vision at night. I'm not sure though because if I put the white ones on a dimmer I should be able to modulate the brightness easily enough... plus, not living on the boat like him, I don't really know how practical it would be to do so. But it's an interesting idea. I also plan on finding a nice way to line the outline of the V-berth with LED rope as well. It's a tricky area to light, so hopefully the rope will allow some more options.  

Even with a dimmer, white light adversely affects night vision. If you sail at night at all, I'd go with some red lights below as well. You'll notice, most gauges and compasses that have back lights for sailing/motoring at night, will be red, sometimes green, but should never be white. My boat is open on both sides from under the cabin/cockpit half bulkhead back to the transom. I'm currently thinking about mounting my water tank (when I get one) centered under the cockpit in there and closing off the area directly under the lazarette, lighting back there would be great! Only problem I'm seeing is having 10 different light switches on my electric panel [emoji1]  

The old lighting in mine was a strange mix of small fluorescent, crappy tap-light looking things with night light bulbs, and mid-sized reading lights attached to a couple walls... all with their own switches directly on them. I'm enjoying taking them all out and will certainly like having better lighting with centralized controls. Sounds like your US25 has a fair amount of work to do! But like you said, you'll be able to make it how you like. I think the largest project I have on mine is replacing the wooden floor, which is already a replacement and they used a laminate that is apparently NOT made for wet environments. I've been batting some ideas around that are durable, easy, look decent, but won't break the bank. I'll certainly take a look at running a strip of red while I'm doing the wiring/install and making a separate switch... while I'm at it, as they say.  

Update! Got my fridge, stove, and microwave all mounted and curtains hung, moved my batteries from the stbd qtr berth to the center of the boat under the cockpit, hung a closet rod over the portapotty, replaced the main breaker and repositioned my AC panel, swapped all the incandescent bulbs in the stock cabin lights with LED panels (Very bright!!), stuck a buncha cup hooks here and there for hanging this and that, and mounted a couple battery operated "tap lights" that had been sitting around the house for years. Patched a leak in my Avon and got a motor mount for it, as soon as I mount my sink and water tank and get a motor, I'll have it all!! Keepin it cheap, my curtains were $2 at the dollar store, got the 5 LED panels off eBay for $10.  

I know this is an old thread... but the comments about US 27s being "heavy" just ain't the case. The Cat27 is 1000 lbs more than the US 27. A search for 27 footers on saiboatdata.com will yield many more examples.  

US yacht https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/us-27 OLD hunter 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-27 90x hunter 27 https://sailboatdata.com/listing/nicely-equipped-hunter-27-for-sale-great-condition 200x hunter 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hunter-27-3 Oday 272 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/oday-272 Precision 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/precision-27 J27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/j27 Bristol 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bristol-27 Sun 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sun-27 Jenneau Fantasia 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/fantasia-27-jeanneau Mirage 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/mirage-27-schmidt Catalina 270 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-270 Person 27 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-27 Love this Tartan 270 https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tartan-pride-270 Starwind 27 (love this one too) https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/starwind-27 My point in all this... at Worst the boat is middle of the road... practically speaking its on the heavy side of 27 foot sailboats. Build quality though is a totally different discussion... I will state again, if someone has the hull number that ends 181 (which is likely hull 1, from 1981) reach out to me here, I may be willing to make you a helluva deal.. Would be inboard wheel steering model.  

1980 US Yachts 22 owner. Have ours in the water at Scappoose Bay Marina near Saint Helens, OR. Need to haul out soon to do the bottom and some other maintenance. Sail with the Genoa only most of the time. I need to get a longer halyard installed for the main so I can run it back to the cockpit for easier single handed operation. With small deck area near the mast, it can get a little tricky raising and lowering the main in decent winds by ones self. We have a 9.9 Mercury 2-Stroke outboard installed...….a wise choice!  

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Three men, a woman and a child reported dead with vessel said to have been carrying more than 110 people

Five people, including a child, have died in an attempt to cross the Channel in a small boat near the town of Wimereux, south of Calais, French authorities say.

More than 110 people were said to have been on board the vessel when it left at 5am near the Plage des Allemands.

The Calais prefect, Jacques Billant, told the Guardian that despite the deaths, 57 people had continued their journey to Britain once the boat’s motor had been restarted.

A provisional assessment reported five deaths, of three men, a woman, and a child reportedly aged between four and seven, and one person slightly injured.

Billant said a rescue operation had been dispatched quickly to the boat in difficulty, and rescuers saw six people “in great difficulty” or inanimate on the boat. They were immediately rescued and taken to shore for treatment by emergency services but “despite attempts to reanimate them, five of them died”, he said.

A further 47 people were rescued from the vessel and were helped by police, emergency services and doctors in Boulogne-sur-Mer. Four were admitted to hospital for treatment.

Billant said that “despite this complex and delicate situation”, 57 people on the dinghy did not want to leave the boat. They managed to get the motor running and continued to Britain, under the surveillance of French authorities.

The French association Osmose 62, which helps asylum seekers and refugees in northern France, was present in Wimereux. Dany Patoux, a volunteer, told France 3 regional television that he had been there when some of the people on the failed crossing made it back to shore.

He said he had seen the father of the child who died. “We knew the little girl well. We have photos with her, where she has a big smile in the hope of a better life. But now it’s all ruined. Her father fell into our arms just now. He is in tears, he is in a terrible state. He saw his daughter die before his eyes.”

The deaths come hours after Rishi Sunak’s government passed legislation to allow it to deport asylum seekers who arrive in the UK on small boats to Rwanda. Sunak said the “tragic” reports of deaths in the Channel showed why the Rwanda plan was needed.

“It’s just a reminder of why my plan is so important because there’s a certain element of compassion about everything that we’re doing,” he told reporters. “We want to prevent people making these very dangerous crossings. If you look at what’s happening, criminal gangs are exploiting vulnerable people.

“They are packing more and more people into these unseaworthy dinghies; you’ve seen an enormous increase in the numbers over the past few years. This is what tragically happens when they push people out to sea and that’s why, for matters of compassion more than anything else, we must actually break this business model.”

More than 6,000 people have made the journey so far this year – an increase of about a quarter on the same period last year.

Matthew Rycroft, the most senior civil servant in the Home Office, who has overseen the Rwanda scheme for two years, previously told MPs he did not have evidence to show it would have a deterrent effect that would make it value for money.

The deal will cost £1.8m for each of the first 300 deportees, the National Audit Office has confirmed.

The Channel is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and currents are strong, making the crossing on small boats dangerous. People smugglers typically overload rickety dinghies, often leaving them barely afloat as they try to reach British shores.

The Refugee Council in the UK described the deaths as “devastating” and “all the more tragic” coming just hours after the Rwanda bill was passed.

Enver Solomon, the council’s chief executive, said: “It is shocking to learn of the terrible loss of yet more lives in the Channel this morning. Our thoughts go out to the families and loved ones of those affected. This is another devastating human tragedy that could and should have been avoided, and for it to happen just hours after the government’s Rwanda bill became law makes it all the more tragic.

“The only sustainable way to reduce dangerous journeys … is for the government to reduce the need for desperate people to take desperate actions. Instead of hostile, headline-grabbing legislation, we need to see safe routes for those fleeing conflict and persecution, including more options for family reunion, refugee visas, and cooperation with our European neighbours.”

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