Hullmaster 27

Hullmaster 27

Development
Designer	Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom
Location	Canada
Year	1974
No. built	40
Builder	Hullmaster Boats/DS Yachts
Name	Hullmaster 27
Boat
Displacement	7,400 lb (3,357 kg)
Draft	4.25 ft (1.30 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	27.25 ft (8.31 m)
LWL	21.50 ft (6.55 m)
Beam	9.25 ft (2.82 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
Rudder	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
General	Masthead sloop
I foretriangle height	37.50 ft (11.43 m)
J foretriangle base	11.25 ft (3.43 m)
P mainsail luff	32.50 ft (9.91 m)
E mainsail foot	11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	186.88 sq ft (17.362 m2)
Jib/genoa area	210.94 sq ft (19.597 m2)
Total sail area	397.81 sq ft (36.958 m2)
Racing
PHRF	225 (average)

The Hullmaster 27, is a recreational keelboatbuilt in Canada by Hullmaster Boats as the Hullmaster 27 and DS Yachts as the HM-27, with 40 examples completed.¹²³⁴⁵⁶

The Hullmaster 27 is built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7,400 lb (3,357 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast.³⁴⁶

The boat has a draft of 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the standard keel.³⁶

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 with a high of 222 and low of 231. It has a hull speed of 6.21 kn (11.50 km/h).⁴⁶