Cape Dory 27
Built 1977–1985 by Cape Dory Yachts (East Taunton, MA)
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About the Cape Dory 27
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1977–1985
- Builder
- Cape Dory Yachts (East Taunton, MA)
- Designer
- Carl Alberg
- Length
- 27.08 ft
- Waterline
- 20 ft
- Beam
- 8.5 ft
- Draft
- 4 ft
- Displacement
- 7,500 lb
- Ballast
- 3,000 lb
- Hull / keel
- full keel
- Rig
- sloop
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 13 gal
- Water
- 24 gal
- Number built
- 277
- Bow thruster
- none
- Stern thruster
- none
Full keel with attached rudder; ballast molded inside the keel (no keel bolts). Bronze hardware by sister company Spartan Marine.
Known problems for this model
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Mild-steel mast-step beam and chainplate reinforcement (1970s boats) hull
On 1970s Cape Dory 27s and 28s the mast sits on glassed-in mild steel tubing and the bronze chainplates are backed by mild steel bar; water intrusion (often through the mast wiring hole) rusts the steel, which swells and cracks the glass around the step.capedory.org
Model sources (2)
Other Cape Dory models
- Cape Dory 28 Flybridge
- Cape Dory 30 (ketch / cutter) 1976–?
- Cape Dory 33 1980–1985
- Cape Dory 33 Flybridge 1988–1994
- Cape Dory 36 1978–1990
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.