Cal 3-27

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Cal 3-27

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|designer = William Lapworth

|location = United States

|year = 1983

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|builder = Cal Yachts/Jensen Marine

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

|hulls =

|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|26.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|loh =

|lwl = {{convert|23.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|9.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|hull draft = {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Inboard motor

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|keel type = fin keel

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

|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

|rigs = Masthead sloop

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|I = {{convert|33.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|28.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea main = {{convert|154.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|181.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total = {{convert|335.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|previous = Cal 2-27

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The Cal 3-27 is an American sailboat, that was designed by William Lapworth and first built in 1983.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cal-3-27|title = Cal 3-27 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 28 January 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324164307/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cal-3-27|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/lapworth-c-william|title = William Lapworth|accessdate = 28 January 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210123212527/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/lapworth-c-william|archive-date= 23 January 2021|url-status= live}}

The Cal 3-27 is a development of the Cal 2-27, which was in turn a development of the Cal 27.

The Cal 3-27 was also marketed as the Cal 27 Mk III and then later just as the Cal 27.