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A review in Blue Water Boats noted, "the Nor'Sea 27 is a small but rugged pocket-cruiser with live-aboard comfort and seaworthiness at the heart of her design. Designer Lyle Hess was approached with the challenging brief to design a heavy weather, long distance cruiser which could be legally trailerable.
The boat maybe optionally fitted with an outboard motor of up to 40 hp (30 kW). It could also be powered by a Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine coupled to a Berkeley jet pump. It was designed to be able to tow waterskiers under power. [1] [2] For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker. [1]
The Sovereign 17 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by the Sovereign Design Group as a daysailer and pocket cruiser and first built in 1980. It was sold under a variety of names, including the Sovereign 18, Sovereign 5.0, Sovereign 5M and Adventurer 17.
55-ft Aids to Navigation Boat (ANB) Equipped with a crane that is used for hoisting and securing the various buoys and aids to navigation that the Coast Guard supplies for waterways. The boat is 55 ft long to the transom, and 58 ft 9 in to the end of the swim platform. It is 25 ft tall unfixed and has a navigational draft of 8 ft.
The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft (1.83 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.75 ft (0.53 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [4] The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The fresh water tank has a capacity of 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal).
The boat has a draft of 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with the standard shoal-draft keel. [1] [3] The boat is fitted with a Pisces diesel engine of 28 hp (21 kW) or another gasoline or diesel engine of 20 to 28 hp (15 to 21 kW). The fuel tank holds 20 U.S. gallons (76 L; 17 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 25 U.S. gallons (95 L; 21 imp gal).