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Catalina 270

The Catalina 270 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gerry Douglas and first built in 1992. The design is out of production.

Production

The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States and replaced the Catalina 27 in the company line.

Design

The Catalina 270 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast.

The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft wing keel.

The boat is fitted with a Perkins Engines Model 20 diesel engine of .

The boat has a hull speed of .

Variants

Catalina 270
Model with fin keel, giving draft of .
Catalina 270 LE
Luxury Edition model.
Catalina 270 SD
Model with a shoal draft wing keel, giving a draft of . The SD model has a PHRF racing average handicap of 198 with a high of 192 and low of 204. It has a hull speed of .

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Catalina 27-270 Association.

See also

Similar sailboats

References

External links