defender 27

Discussion in 'Sailboats' started by urisvan, Nov 2, 2009.

  1. urisvan
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    urisvan Senior Member

    hello,
    i am looking to second hand boats to buy a seaworthy boat around 8 metres.
    at the first look this "defender 27" looks fine but when i look more carefully. it seemed ugly to me. in the plan view, it has a unnaturally wide max. beam, it seems that she had been designed under the influence of IMS rules. what do you think about it? is it seaworthy?

    http://www.boatshop24.com/web/en/su...CH_PRICECURRENCY=USD&SORTORDER=1&totalcount=6

    http://www.defenderjachten.nl/defender-27.html

    regards

    ulas
     
    urisvan, Nov 2, 2009
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  2. CT 249
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    CT 249 Senior Member

    The D 27 was designed long before IMS; in the days of IOR. This general style of boat is generally very seaworthy, albiet a bit hard to control if pressed hard downwind in a breeze.
     
    CT 249, Nov 9, 2009
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