Island Packet 27

About the Island Packet 27

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

Built

1984–1992

Builder

Island Packet Yachts (Largo, Florida)

Designer

Robert K. (Bob) Johnson

Length

26.5 ft

Waterline

24.25 ft

Beam

10.5 ft

Draft

3.7 ft

Displacement

8,000 lb

Ballast

3,000 lb

Hull / keel

full keel

Rig

cutter

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

19 gal

Water

31 gal

Number built

243

Bow thruster

common retrofit

Stern thruster

none

Hull length (LOD) 26.5 ft; 30 ft overall including bowsprit (sailboatdata lists both). Centerboard version drew 2.67 ft board up / 6.0 ft down.

Known problems for this model

• Encapsulated stainless chainplates (crevice/stress corrosion) rigging
  Chainplates are glassed into the hull/caprail area where corrosion cannot be seen; boats before the 1996 model year used 304 stainless, which the former factory staffer running IP Ancestry says lasts roughly 20-25 years. A specialist yard reported most IP chainplates it replaced were failed or near failure, so plan on inspection or replacement (pre-1996 boats).
  island-packet-ancestry.com · forums.ybw.com
• Aluminum holding (and some fuel) tanks corrode plumbing
  Owners report aluminum holding tanks installed under the cabin sole corroding and needing to be cut out for replacement; later boats moved to fiberglass tanks.
  forums.ybw.com
• Full keel with prop in aperture - poor control astern hull
  Owners and reviewers note the full-keel boats back up unpredictably; many owners add a bow thruster.
  practical-sailor.com · forums.ybw.com

Other Island Packet models

• Island Packet 31 1983–1989
• Island Packet 32 1990–1996
• Island Packet 35 1988–1994
• Island Packet 350 1997–2004
• Island Packet 38 1986–1993
• Island Packet 40 1994–2000