Balboa 27 8.2 Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

Hull type

Monohull · wing

Rig

Masthead Sloop

LOA

26.5' · 8.08 m

Displ.

4,900 lbs · 2,223 kg

First year

1976

The Balboa 27, frequently marketed as the Balboa 8.2 to reflect its metric length, represents the pinnacle of the Coastal Recreation Inc. lineup and stands as a testament to the design philosophy of the legendary Lyle C. Hess. Introduced in the mid1970s, the 8.2 was intended to bridge the gap between the portable daysailers of the era and the dedicated offshore cruisers. While many of its contemporaries focused on lightweight trailering, Hess—famed for his rugged, seaworthy designs like the Bristol Channel Cutter—infused the Balboa 27 with a level of ballast and structural integrity rarely seen in 27foot production boats of that period. The vessel was produced in both a fixedkeel version and a retractablekeel configuration, the latter of which allowed for a deceptive amount of cabin volume while maintaining a degree of mobility for owners with heavyduty tow vehicles.