Aloha 27

{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Aloha 27

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|image boat = File:Aloha 27 sailboat Moondance 1142.jpg

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|image caption =Aloha 27 with 8.2 sails

|designer = Robert Perry

|location = Canada

|year = 1979

|no built = 188

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|builder = Ouyang Boat Works

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|air draft = {{convert|40.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|displacement = {{convert|5200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fibreglass

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|lwl = {{convert|22.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|9.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|hull draft = {{convert|4.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Inboard BMW, Volvo or Westerbeke diesel engine or an outboard motor

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|keel type = fin keel

|ballast = {{convert|2000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = skeg

|rigs = Fractional rigged sloop

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The Aloha 27 is a series of Canadian sailboats, that were designed by American yacht designer Robert Perry and first built in 1979 under the designation Aloha 26.{{cite web|last1=Perry|first1=Robert|title=Production Boats|website=Robert H. Perry Yacht Designers|accessdate= 7 June 2017|url=http://www.perryboat.com/productionboats/productionboats.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210228125230/http://www.perryboat.com/productionboats/productionboats.html|archive-date= 28 February 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-27|title = Aloha 27 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 6 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210822230725/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-27|archive-date= 22 August 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4684/aloha-27|title = Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 27|accessdate = 6 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/perry-robert|title =Robert Perry|accessdate = 6 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210226131251/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/perry-robert|archive-date= 26 February 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://sailquest.com/market/models/aloha27.htm |title = Aloha 27|accessdate = 6 June 2017|last = McGoldrick|first = Michael |work = sailquest.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200223152807/http://sailquest.com/market/models/aloha27.htm|archive-date= 23 February 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.alohaowners.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=22|title = Specifications Aloha 27 (8.2)|accessdate = 6 June 2017|author=Aloha Owners Association |work = alohaowners.com|year=2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170926143513/http://www.alohaowners.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=22|archive-date= 26 September 2017|url-status= live}}

The Aloha 26, 27, 8.2, 271 are all closely related designs. Although the hulls are identical and were produced in the same mould, the builders used several different sail and mast suppliers during the production run of the designs and specifications for the boats produced varied accordingly. Many of the boats produced have interchangeable sails and other parts.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-82|title = Aloha 8.2 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 6 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210822231247/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-82|archive-date= 22 August 2021|url-status= live}} Despite having so many designations for the vessel, Aloha 27 is colloquially used as the model designation.

The Aloha 27 should not be confused with the slightly larger Aloa 27 which was designed by Frans Maas and built in France by Aloa Marine, starting in 1976.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloa-27|title = Aloa 27 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 6 June 2017|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210809000251/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloa-27|archive-date= 9 August 2021|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built between 1979 and 1987 by Ouyang Boat Works in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, under the Aloha Yachts brand. During that period the company built 188 of the Aloha 27 design.

Design

File:Aloha 27 Mischief 0436.jpg

The Aloha 27 series are all small recreational keelboats, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. They all have fractional sloop rigs, internally-mounted spade-type rudders and fixed fin keels. They are fitted with a tiller, although a wheel was a factory option. They all displace {{convert|5200|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carry {{convert|2000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast encapsulated inside a fibreglass keel.

The series all have a draft of {{convert|4.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.

The boat came with an outboard motor provision as standard with the option of an inboard BMW, Volvo Penta or Westerbeke diesel engine powering a saildrive unit. The early versions had the BMW powerplant of {{convert|7|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}, which some owners found underpowered and that led to the Westerbeke engine of {{convert|10|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} being substituted. The fuel tank holds {{convert|12|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|14|u.s.gal}}.{{cite web|url = https://www.angelfire.com/ns/aloha27/brochure1.jpg|title = Introducing the Aloha 26|access-date = 8 June 2017|author=Aloha Yachts|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191025094516/http://www.angelfire.com/ns/aloha27/brochure1.jpg|archive-date= 25 October 2019|url-status= live}}

The original production run boats featured such amenities as Barient winches, tufted crushed velour cushions, oversized spars, pulpit and lifelines, as well as internal halyards.

Of the interior accommodations, reviewer Michael McGoldrick noted:

{{Quotation|The Aloha 27 comes with a fairly spacious cabin which carries well forward. It has a comfortable interior that is slightly different from the run-of-the-mill layout found on the average boat in the size range. (Note that what appears to be a truncated settee on the port side of the main cabin actually converts into a full length berth for sleeping.)}}

The Aloha 27 has a PHRF racing average handicap of 207 and a hull speed of {{convert|6.53|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.

Operational history

In an interview in Sail Universe, two Aloha 8.2 owners described the design:

{{Quotation|Fast and functional and a mighty vessel for her modest LOA ... built by hand, and the tale of her designer is one hell of a triumphant Canadian immigration story, coming to Canada with just $9 in his pocket. The story goes that Aloha Yachts are about integrity and heart...Handcrafted and made with love to be one of the finest racer/cruisers around, she’s decked out in top to bottom teak, and can turn on a dime. Not all 27’ sailboats are given a full wheel at the helm (most have tillers)...They say that the theoretical hull speed of an Aloha 8.2 is 6.32 knots, but we’ve recently got her well passed 8 without a flinch.{{cite web|url = https://sailuniverse.com/2016/10/two-newbie-sailors-ready-to-voyage-with-their-aloha-8-2-from-canada-down-to-the-caribbean/|title = Two newbie Sailors… ready to Voyage with their Aloha 8.2 from Canada to the Caribbean|accessdate = 6 June 2017|work =Sail Universe|date = 12 October 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170708092608/https://sailuniverse.com/2016/10/two-newbie-sailors-ready-to-voyage-with-their-aloha-8-2-from-canada-down-to-the-caribbean/|archive-date= 8 July 2017|url-status= live}}}}

Variants

File:Aloha 27 sailboat Moondance 0486.jpg and bimini top]]

File:Aloha 27 sailboat Everafter.jpg fitted. This vessel has the outboard motor option.]]

File:Aloha 8.2 sailboat Smyril 1687.jpg

File:Aloha 8.2 sailboat 4050.jpg

;Aloha 26

:This model was introduced in 1979, has a length overall of {{convert|26.50|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and a waterline length of {{convert|22.50|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and was soon renamed the Aloha 27.

;Aloha 27

:This model was the 26 renamed and was built in the same mould, with a length overall of {{convert|26.50|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and a waterline length of {{convert|22.50|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}.

;Aloha 8.2

:This model was renamed in 1980 when Canada adopted the metric system, has a length overall of {{convert|26.75|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and a waterline length of {{convert|22.19|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/467/aloha-8-2|title = Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 8.2|accessdate = 6 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

;Aloha 271

:This model was introduced in 1987, has a length overall of {{convert|26.75|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} and a waterline length of {{convert|22.50|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-271|title = Aloha 271 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 6 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210823115618/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-271|archive-date= 23 August 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/440/aloha-271|title = Sailboat Specifications for Aloha 271|accessdate = 6 June 2017|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2017}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}