title: Hullmaster 27
text: # Hullmaster 27
  
  The Hullmaster 27, also called the HM-27, is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and Robert Walstrom and first built in 1974. The design is out of production.
  
  ## Production
  
  The boat was built in Canada by Hullmaster Boats as the Hullmaster 27 and DS Yachts as the HM-27, with 40 examples completed.
  
  ## Design
  
  The Hullmaster 27 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 7,400 lb (3,357 kg) and carries 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) of ballast.
  
  The boat has a draft of 4.25 ft (1.30 m) with the standard keel.
  
  The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 225 with a high of 222 and low of 231. It has a hull speed of 6.21 kn (11.50 km/h).
  
  