Review of Princess 330
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass while the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The deck is a double deck which improves the indoor climate.
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 270.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
Unknown keel type
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.80 - 0.90 meter (2.62 - 2.92 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Princess 330 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Princess 330 may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta TMD 41 diesel engines at 150 hp (111 kW). Max speed is 20.0 knots.
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.
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta TAMD 41 diesel engines at 200 hp (149 kW).
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.
Alternative 3:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta TAMD 41 diesel engines at 200 hp (149 kW).
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
Alternative 4:
Princess 330 may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta AQ 151/290 gasoline engines at 146 hp (108 kW).
Alternative 5:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta 500/DP gasoline engines at 210 hp (156 kW).
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 700.0 liters (184 US gallons, 153 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 Princess 330 is about 263 kg/cm, alternatively 1477 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 263 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1477 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 Princess 330 is 2.79.
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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