The Balboa 27 8.2 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Lyle C. Hess as a cruiser and first built in 1976.
[1][4] The Balboa 27 8.2 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.
It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel.
[1] The boat is fitted with a 9 hp (7 kW) British Petters Limited diesel engine or a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The fresh water tank has a capacity of 21 U.S. gallons (79 L; 17 imp gal) and the cabin has 73 in (190 cm) of headroom.