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 6,400 lb (2,903 kg) and carries 2,000 lb (907 kg) of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.

The boat is fitted with a Perkins Engines Model 20 diesel engine of 18 hp (13 kW).

The boat has a hull speed of 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).

Variants

Catalina 270: Model with fin keel, giving draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m).
Catalina 270 LE: Luxury Edition model.
Catalina 270 SD: Model with a shoal draft wing keel, giving a draft of 3.5 ft (1.1 m). 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 6.43 kn (11.91 km/h).