Full Moon 27 by Iver Franzen: specs and plans

Full Moon 27

Full Moon 27 is a stout offshore passagemaker drawn by Iver Franzen in 2003, developed from New Moon, which he and Tom Gillmer had drawn as an enlargement of Gillmer's well-known Blue Moon. Franzen worked with Gillmer for years on historic vessels, including the research and structural refit of USS Constitution and the Pride of Baltimore II, and that background shows in a boat aimed at comfortable seakeeping balanced against good sailing. She is 27 ft overall, 9 ft 10 in in the beam and 4 ft 8 in in draft, with a displacement of 11,590 lb.

The rig is essentially a sloop with a shiftable inner forestay, and a small three-cylinder diesel is assumed for auxiliary power. The nine sheets of drawings show traditional plank-on-frame construction, and the accompanying specifications discuss three wood-composite alternatives: cold-molded, sheathed strip plank and a modified wood-composite method. Lofting is required, so this is a serious undertaking for an experienced builder planning to go offshore.

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