Cal 2-27

About the Cal 2-27

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

1974–1980

Builder

Jensen Marine

Designer

C. William Lapworth

Length

26.58 ft

Waterline

22.08 ft

Beam

9.25 ft

Draft

4.25 ft

Displacement

6,700 lb

Ballast

3,100 lb

Hull

fiberglass

Hull / keel

fin keel

Rig

sloop

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

15 gal

Water

20 gal

Number built

656

Stern thruster

none

Steering

tiller

Sources disagree on engines — left blank rather than guessed.

Solid hull with internal lead ballast in an envelope keel; deck cored with plywood sections. Deck-stepped mast on a compression post over a transverse fiberglass molding. Standard engine and production years were disputed (see disputed). Built in Canada as the Crown 28.

Known problems for this model

• Weak backing for stanchions and hardware deck
  Stanchions and deck hardware were fitted with inadequate backing plates, and many owners have added their own.
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• Chainplate and hull-deck joint leaks deck
  Chainplates are hard to seal at the deck and the putty-sealed hull-deck joint is reported to leak.
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• Loose rudder post steering
  Owners mention play in the rudder post.
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• Farymann diesel corrosion and parts engine
  Owners of the optional Farymann diesel report electrolytic corrosion damage and trouble getting parts; diesel boats are also felt to be underpowered, and engine access is poor.
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• Gate valves on through-hulls plumbing
  Original through-hulls used gate valves rather than proper seacocks.
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Other Cal models

• Cal 2-29 1974–1978
• Cal 25 1965–1976
• Cal 31 ?–1984
• Cal 39 Mk II 1978–1982