27' Ericson 27

Enter the Ericson 27: Designed by Bruce King in 1971, this is one of those smaller boats that surprises when you first go below. Granted, with 9 feet of beam and an L/B of 2.97 the E27 is not exactly skinny. The boat's topsides are also a bit on the high side. Nonetheless, for a 27-footer has surprisingly spacious accommodations, and the saloon in particular, seem nothing less than palatial.
The Ericson 27 has nice long settees on either side of the saloon and another nice single quarterberth starboard. There is also a V-berth forward that was billed as supporting double size mattress; the vessel sleeps two very comfortably.
The galley is alongside the companionway to port and is a fully equipped kitchen, with a fold down table.
There is an enclosed head just aft of the V-berth, with a sink immediately outboard.
The hull is hand-laid fiberglass, and the deck, cockpit and cabin trunk include an end-grain balsa core for stiffness.
E27 has plenty of displacement-7,000 pounds of it to be exact, it provides for an easy motion through the waves, especially when combined with a good deal of deadrise. he E27's deeply V-ed forefoot will slice through the chop as opposed to pounding over it.
Upgrades in 2023 include the original ice box converted to a refrigerator, new air conditioning unit, and the addition of the Raritan Electro Scan Treatment System for the head.