| Sea Sprite 27 | |
| Designer: | Bill Luders |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1960 |
| Builder: | C. E. Ryder |
| Draft: | 4.25feet |
| Displacement: | 76000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 27.92feet |
| Lwl: | 20feet |
| Beam: | 8.83feet |
| Engine: | Universal Motor Company 110NaN0 diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | long keel |
| Ballast: | 30000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | keel-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 30feet |
| J: | 10.3feet |
| P: | 31feet |
| E: | 12feet |
| Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 186square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 154.5square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 340.5square feet |
The Sea Sprite 27, also called the Sea Sprite 28 and the Luders 28, is an American sailboat that was designed by Bill Luders as a cruiser and first built in 1960.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Sea Sprite 27 design is one of the Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts series of boats.[1] [3] [4]
The design was built by C. E. Ryder in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States between 1960 and 1985, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4] [5]
The Sea Sprite 27 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wooden trim. It has a 7/8 fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel. It displaces 76000NaN0 and carries 30000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3] [4]
The boat has a draft of 4.25feet with the standard long keel fitted.[1] [4]
The boat is fitted with a Universal Motor Company diesel engine of 110NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [4]
The boat's galley is located on the port side of the cabin just forward of the companionway steps, with the icebox doubling as a navigation table. The galley has a two-burner alcohol stove and a sink with pressurized water. The head occupies both side of the hull, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping space is provided in the cabin with a double berth and a quarter berth.[3]
Ventilation is provided by a translucent forward hatch and four opening ports in the cabin. A second mid-ship hatch was a factory option.[3]
The cockpit has two genoa winches and a third winch for the halyards. There is a standard topping lift and jiffy-reefing. The mainsheet traveler is mounted just behind the cockpit.[3]
Factory options included a boom vang, spinnaker and gear, roller furling and wheel steering in place of the tiller.[3]
The design has a hull speed of 5.99kn.[4]
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