Review of Predator 60
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with a galley, 700.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 185.0 liter waste water capacity.
The Predator 60 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MAN D2842 LE402 V12 diesel engines at 2170 hp (1616 kW). Max speed is 36.0 knots.
Alternative 2:
Predator 60 may be equipped with dual inboard diesel engines
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 3000.0 liters (792 US gallons, 659 imperial gallons).
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Predator 60 is about 661 kg/cm, alternatively 3706 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 661 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 3706 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Predator 60 is 3.80.
Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.
Curiosities
In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:
Danish definition of a powerboat
Maintenance
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