Description
HUNTER PILOT 27 - NEW STANDING RIGGING 2022!
Built in 1996 and launched in 1997 - thought to be factory fitted. GRP construction with white topsides and superstructure, twin bilge keels, self draining aft cockpit with tiller steering, masthead Bermudan sloop rig and 4 berth internal layout with deck saloon, forward and aft cabin.
BUILDER:
Hunter Boats. Hull number GB/HUNPA035J696. SSR143813.
DIMENSIONS:
LOA 27' 0" (8.2m)
Beam 9' 0" (2.7m)
LWL 22’6”
Draft 3' 1" (0.9m)
Displacement 6010 lbs
1996 Hunter Pilot 27, twin keel, deck saloon motor pilothouse with 4 berths, self-tacking jib, Nanni 14hp diesel, new standing rigging July 2022, new Garmin plotter 2022, CD player/radio 2023 and new inflatable dinghy 2023!
MECHANICAL
Nanni 2.40 HE 14HP inboard diesel engine. Indirect/freshwater cooling system. 50 litre fuel tank with a consumption per hour of around 1 ½ litres at a cruising speed of about 5 knots. Her maximum speed under engine is around 6 knots. Shaft drive to fixed propeller. Engine service, sea cocks replaced, impellers replaced, anodes replaced etc July 2024.
ELECTRICAL
Alternator charging to 2 x 12 volt batteries. 240v shore power, Mastervolt battery charger.
NAVIGATION
Plastimo compass, Raymarine depth and log (2022), NASA target 2 wind, Cobra MR F77W GPS E (2022), FM/AM radio, Raymarine ST4000+ autopilot, Garmin GPSMap chart plotter (2022) with updated charts (2023), navigation lights.
SAFETY
Horseshoe lifebuoy, fire extinguisher, manual bilge pump.
DECK GEAR
Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, cockpit cushions, wheel & tiller steering, self tailing sheet/halyard winch, outboard bracket on pushpit, davits, Bruce 7.5kg anchor with chain and warp, Horizon 400 anchor windlass, various mooring warps and fenders. Talamex 200 inflatable dinghy and oars (2023).
SAILS
Slab reefing mainsail with stack pack mainsail cover. Genoa roller reefing system with furling self tacking jib. Cruising chute. Spinnaker pole. Alloy mast and boom, Her stainless steel standing rigging was renewed in July 2022.
DOMESTIC
Sound system - CD player/radio (2023). Her galley has a Plastimo gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill, icebox, pressurised hot and cold water supply to the sink. Her separate heads compartment has a marine toilet and wash basin with shower & hot/cold water. Saloon table. Blue fabric upholstery.
ACCOMMODATION:
She has 4 berths including a double “V” berth in the forward cabin and a large double berth in the separate aft cabin beneath the cockpit. Her saloon also has an occasional single berth to port with galley to starboard and chart table aft of the galley. Heads is amidships to port.
OWNERS COMMENTS
FEATURES
Work done to Half Moon since purchase March 2023:
Mainbrace splicing - electric windlass service September 2024
Mainbrace splicing - New self tacking block, new self tacking halyard August 2024
French Marine - engine service, sea cocks replaced, impellers replaced, anodes replaced etc July 2024
Titchmarsh Marina - haul, scrub, antifoul June 2024
Mainbrace splicing - winch repair and service, new double clutch, new windex on mast top, new sail gate, new self tacking jib control pulley system
Oxley Marine - new freshwater pump October 2023
Bowline Marine Electronics – depth sounder repair August 2023
Mainbrace splicing - pushpit repair, new main halyard, etc
Bowline Marine Electronics - CD player/radio + Garmin Navionics charts installed on plotter July 2023
Titchmarsh Marina - haul, scrub, antifoul July 2023
Seamark Nunn - Talamex 200 inflatable dinghy and oars
REMARKS
"Half Moon" has had several recent upgrades including new standing rigging in 2022, new Garmin plotter and new Raymarine depth/speed in 2022 plus CD player/radio and new dinghy in 2023. She's the popular twin keel version of the Hunter Pilot 27 and is ideal for all year round sailing with both internal and external steering.
OWNERS COMMENTS
"Half Moon" with her bilge keels, manageable rig for singlehanders and modern chart plotter is ideal for the East Coast. I have particularly enjoyed sitting below decks at anchor with a panoramic view out from the large deckhouse windows. A terrific boat for all seasons.