Boat models · Ericson
Ericson 27
Sailboat, coastal cruiser · built 1971-1978 · designed by Bruce King
Key figures
Comfort24.3moderate
Capsize screen1.92passes for offshore
SA/D14.7undercanvassed
D/L342heavy
Ballast ratio0.44stiff
Hull speed6.1kt
- Built
- 1971-1978
- Designer
- Bruce King
- Builder
- Ericson Yachts (USA)
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin
- Length
- 26.8 ft
- Beam / draft
- 9.0 ft · 3.9 ft
- Displacement
- 6,600 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classcoastal cruiseras owners use it
Forumsrespectedpicked over its peers
Well-built, quick Bruce King pocket cruiser; solid value, but check the aging hardware and deck.
- Coastal cruising
- respected · seakindly, good motion for 27 ft
- Club racing
- respected · fast under PHRF for its era
- First boat
- ordinary · cheap entry, but age means upkeep
- Daysailing
- ordinary · easy to handle, tight cabin
- Loved
- Bruce King lines · Solid glass construction · Sails well in light air · Good value for price
- Gripes
- Cramped headroom and interior · Dark, dated interior · Weak stock Atomic 4 engine · Small cockpit for crew
- Survey for
- Atomic 4 engine condition · Wet balsa deck core · Chainplate and bulkhead tabbing · Rudder and keel bolt corrosion
- Cross-shopped
- Cal 27 · Catalina 27 · Pearson 28 · Tartan 27
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