Tartan 27-2

Tartan 27-2

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) with centerboard 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 long keel with cutaway forefoot, plus centerboard
Ballast	2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
Rudder(s)	keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Yawl
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	Masthead yawl
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)
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The Tartan 27-2 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser and first built in 1976. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Tartan 27-2 is a development of the Tartan 27 sloop and the Tartan 27 Yawl, with a raised sheer line, redesigned coach house and interior changes. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Production

The boat was built by Tartan Marine, in Painesville, Ohio, from 1976 until 1979, with 64 boats completed. ^{[1] [2] [10] [11]}

Design

The Tartan 27-2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional yawl rig, a raked stem, an angled transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed modified long keel with a cutaway forefoot and a retractable centerboard. 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 a trailer, when towed by a powerful enough vehicle to accommodate the boat's weight. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is optionally fitted with an inboard 30 hp (22 kW) Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering and has a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.5 km/h). ^{[1] [2] [12]}

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. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the port side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 6.2 kn (11.5 km/h). ^[2]

Operational history

In a review for Boats.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]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Tartan 27
• Tartan 27 Yawl

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tartan 27-2". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Tartan 27-2". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tartan 27 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Tartan 27". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
7. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tartan 27 Yawl". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
8. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Tartan 27 Yawl". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
9. Nicholson, Darrell (14 June 2000). "Tartan 27". Practical Sailor. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
10. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Tartan Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
11. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Tartan Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
12. Doane, Charles (8 June 2010). "Tartan 27: Classic Pocket Cruiser". Boats.com . Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

External links

• Official website