> From: "Practical Sailor" <[email protected]> > Date: April 15, 2017 at 9:02:02 AM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: The C&C 27 - Contemporary Good Looks with Sharp, Crisp Lines > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > Subscribe now and save > > The C&C 27 - Reviewed > > Excerpted from Practical Sailor's ebook, Entry-Level Cruiser-Racers, Volume 1 > > The C&C 27 followed quickly on the heels of the successful C&C 35. The design > is attributed to 1970, with the first boats coming off the line in 1971. The > boat evolved through three subsequent editions - the Mark II, III and IV (the > latter are hulls #915-#975, according to an owner) - with the latter > finishing in 1982. But the hull was essentially the same and not to be > confused with the MORC-influenced 27-footer that followed about 1984, with an > outboard rudder. That boat lasted until 1987. > > The C&C 27 is a good example of what made the company successful - > contemporary good looks with sharp, crisp lines that still appeal today. The > sheerline is handsome. Below the waterline, the swept back appendages are > dated but that's of little consequence to most owners. In the Mark I version, > the partially balanced spade rudder is angled aft, with a good portion of it > protruding behind the transom. In one of his reviews for Sailing magazine, > designer Robert described the C&C 27's rudder as a "scimitar" shape that was > "long in the chord and shallow." In 1974, the rudder was redesigned with a > "constant chord length and much greater depth and less sweep angle." > > The keel, too, was redesigned in 1974 though both are swept aft like an > inverted shark's fin. The new keel was given 2-1/2" more depth and the > maximum thickness moved forward to delay stalling. Hydrodynamic > considerations aside, the worst that can be said of the 27's keel is that it > takes extra care in blocking when the boat is hauled and set down on jack > stands (or "poppets" as they are called here in Rhode Island). Without a flat > run on the bottom of the keel, the boat wants to rock forward. > > The rig is a masthead sloop with a P or mainsail luff length of 28' 6" and an > E or foot length of 10' 6"; interestingly, this gives an aspect ratio of .36, > nearly identical to the .35 ratio of the Tartan 4100 reviewed last month. In > response to the September article on skinny masts with single lower shrouds, > the owner of a 1974 model wrote, "My 1974 C&C 27 has double lowers with a > tree trunk of a mast, which I know will support any headsail in any > condition, probably even if I drove the boat full steam into an immovable > object." Not so the earliest models. > > The owner of a 1977 model wrote to say that the Mark I and II models had > shorter rigs and more ballast. The change occurred in 1974, along with > several others, some of which we've already noted. > > Length overall was first given as 27' 4"; for later "marks" it is listed as > 27' 11". Waterline length started at 22' 2", increasing to 22' 11". The bow > overhang is attractive, but more than is found on most boats nowadays. > Remember that waterline length directly affects speed. > > Displacement, too, changed over the years, between 5,180 pounds, 5,500 pounds > and 5,800 pounds. (The owner of hull #54 says that boats before #250 were > 1,000 pounds heavier.) Depending on which waterline dimension you use, the > displacement/ length ratio (D/L) ranges from 211 to 237. The sail/area > displacement ratio (SA/D) is between 17.3 and 19.4. With moderate > displacement and a generous sail plan, the C&C 27 is fleet. PHRF ratings for > the Mark I average around 200 seconds per mile, dropping to about 190 for the > Mark II and 175 for the Mark III. > > From the C & C 27 review. To read the complete review of this popular > sailboat, in addition to thirteen other entry-level cruisers, purchase and > download the ebook Entry-Level Cruiser-Racers, Volume One from Practical > Sailor. For a list of the boats reviewed, and details on Volume One of this > series, click here. > > Buy Now > > > > You are currently subscribed to Practical Sailor as: > [email protected]. > Send this e-newsletter to a friend: Click here > To read e-newsletter in your browser: Click here > To Unsubscribe or manage the e-mails you get from us Click here > Manage your Profile: Click here > © 2017 Belvoir Media Group, LLC. All rights reserved. >
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