Nor'Sea 27

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Nor'Sea 27
Development
Designer Lyle Hess
Location United States
Year1976
No. built450
Builder(s) Nor'Sea Marine
Role Cruiser
NameNor'Sea 27
Boat
Displacement 8,100 lb (3,674 kg)
Draft 3.50 ft (1.07 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 27.00 ft (8.23 m)
LWL 23.00 ft (7.01 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Engine type Faryman 9 hp (7 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typemodified long keel
Ballast3,100 lb (1,406 kg)
Rudder(s)keel/transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height29.50 ft (8.99 m)
J foretriangle base12.50 ft (3.81 m)
P mainsail luff30.80 ft (9.39 m)
E mainsail foot11.80 ft (3.60 m)
Sails
Sailplan masthead sloop
Mainsail area181.72 sq ft (16.882 m2)
Jib/genoa area184.38 sq ft (17.129 m2)
Total sail area366.10 sq ft (34.012 m2)
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The Nor'Sea 27, or Norsea 27, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle Hess as cruiser and first built in 1976. [1] [2] [3]

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Production

The design was built by Heritage Marine, later renamed Nor'Sea Marine, in Dana Point, California, United States. Production was started in 1976, with 450 boats built, but it is now out of production. [1] [4]

The boats were sold complete and ready to sail and also as kits for amateur completion. [5]

Design

Hess designed the boat in response to a specification by Dean Wixom, president of Heritage Marine, who was looking for a trailerable boat that could handle almost any ocean weather. Hess based the configuration on the traditional lines of the Norwegian Spitzgatter. [5]

The Nor'Sea 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim and a plywood-cored deck. It has a masthead sloop rig with a bowsprit, a spooned raked stem, a rounded transom, a keel and transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces 8,100 lb (3,674 kg). Until 1980 a choice of 2,500 or 3,000 lb (1,134 or 1,361 kg) of ballast was available. After 1980 ballast was standardized at 3,100 lb (1,406 kg). [1] [3] [5]

The hull design is 27.00 ft (8.23 m) long or 31.00 ft (9.45 m) with the bowsprit. [5]

A tall mast of 34.5 ft (10.5 m) with 376 sq ft (34.9 m2) of sail, as well as a short mast of 30.5 ft (9.3 m) and 335 sq ft (31.1 m2) of sail, were available. [1]

The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the standard long keel. [1]

The boat is fitted with a Faryman diesel engine of 9 hp (7 kW) or a Yanmar 2GM diesel of 20 hp (15 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 50 U.S. gallons (190 L; 42 imp gal). [1] [5]

The design has two cabin configurations, both with sleeping accommodation for four people. The center cockpit-aft cabin version has a double berth aft and a drop down dinette table that converts to a double berth in the bow. The aft cockpit configuration has a bow cabin and two berths aft, under the cockpit. Both have a galley located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder, equipped with a two-burner stove and a sink. The head is located opposite the galley on the port side. The cabin has 71 in (180 cm) of headroom. [1]

Operational history

A review in Blue Water Boats noted, "the Nor'Sea 27 is a small but rugged pocket-cruiser with live-aboard comfort and seaworthiness at the heart of her design. Designer Lyle Hess was approached with the challenging brief to design a heavy weather, long distance cruiser which could be legally trailerable. Unfazed, Hess came up with this tough and traditionally styled 27-foot double-ender which is transportable between oceans if not strictly trailerable." [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Nor'Sea 27 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lyle C. Hess 1912 - 2002". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2021). "Nor'Sea 27". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Nor'Sea Marine (USA) 1975 - 2019". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nor'Sea 27". bluewaterboats.org. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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