Hunter 27

• Fuel 13 gal
  “Fuel tank capacity: 12.5 gal.” — owner's manual, sbo.sailboatowners.com · “12 gal” — spec database (1975-1984), hunter.sailboatowners.com · “12 U.S. gallons (45 L; 10.0 imp gal)” — search excerpt, en.wikipedia.org · “Fuel tank - Gallons 12.5 / Liters 47.3” — brochure (1983), sbo.sailboatowners.com · “Fuel tank: 12.5 gallons / 47.3 liters (Hunter 27 column)” — brochure (1982), sbo.sailboatowners.com
  The Hunter owner's manual spec page, the 1983 Hunter 27 brochure and Hunter's 1982 standard-equipment table all give 12.5 gal (47.3 litres). The 12-gal figures seen elsewhere are rounded spec-database entries.
• Water 36 gal
  “Water tank capacity: 35 gal.” — owner's manual, sbo.sailboatowners.com · “36 gal” — spec database (1975-1984), hunter.sailboatowners.com · “35 U.S. gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal)” — search excerpt, en.wikipedia.org · “Fresh water tank - Gallons 36.0 / Liters 136.3” — brochure (1983), sbo.sailboatowners.com · “Fresh water tank: 36 gallons / 136.3 liters (Hunter 27 column)” — brochure (1982), sbo.sailboatowners.com
  Two builder documents, the 1982 standard-equipment table and the 1983 brochure, give 36 gal (136.3 litres), matching our earlier figure. The owner's manual spec page says 35 gal, but it is an earlier edition showing the older, shorter rig (337 sq ft sail, 33 ft 5 in mast), so the gap may be rounding or an early-boat difference.
• Holding unknown
  Neither the owner's manual nor the 1983 brochure gives a holding figure (the brochure lists an enclosed head only).
• Water heater unknown
  “Pressure water system (standard on the 27; 'Hot and cold pressure water system' marked only for the 30 and larger)” — brochure (1982), sbo.sailboatowners.com · “Pressure water system (Hunter 27 standard equipment list, no water heater listed)” — brochure (1983), sbo.sailboatowners.com
  Hunter's 1982 standard-equipment table gives the 27 cold-only pressure water (the 30, 33, 36, 37 and 54 get hot and cold), and the 1983 brochure lists no heater. The generic Hunter owner's manual says a heater, where fitted, runs on 120 V AC. No option list or capacity was found; one owner of a 1980 boat reported years without hot water.

Tanks are often replaced or added on older boats — check the tank labels or a survey for yours.

• Bow thruster unknown
  The builder's standard-equipment lists (a 1982 fleet table and the 1983 Hunter 27 brochure) name no thruster; no option list or other source was found.
• Stern thruster not fitted
  Our earlier figure of none had no source. The builder's standard-equipment lists don't mention a thruster, but no option list was found to confirm that none was offered.
• Steering pedestal cable
  “COCKPIT ... Pedestal steering, w/engine controls and lighted compass” — brochure (1983), sbo.sailboatowners.com · “General/Safety Group ... Emergency tiller” — brochure (1983), sbo.sailboatowners.com · “Hunter models that have pedestal steering should undergo periodic visual inspection of cables and pulleys. These cables” — owner's manual, sbo.sailboatowners.com · “auxiliary cruisers, sizes range from 27 to 37-feet, all with reliable diesel power, pedestal steering” — brochure (1982), sbo.sailboatowners.com · “the Yacht Specialties pedestal/steering system used on the 1980 Hunter 27” — search excerpt (1980), forums.sailboatowners.com · “have any of you hunter cherubini owners removed your y/s pedestal for a edson pedestal?” — search excerpt, forums.sailboatowners.com
  Hunter's owner's manual describes cables and pulleys to a rudder quadrant; 1982-83 builder lists make pedestal wheel steering with an emergency tiller standard (the 1982 table shows a laminated tiller only on the 19, 22 and 25). Yacht Specialties comes from two owners' forum reports. Whether the earliest 1975-77 boats had tillers isn't confirmed.

Thrusters and steering are often replaced — check the units on your boat before ordering parts.