Review of Chrono 52

Basic specs.

The Chrono 52 is a large motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Guiseppe Gimino. The Chrono 52 is built by the Italian yard Conam.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 700.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard MAN diesel engine at 1600 hp (1192 kW). Max speed is 36.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2000.0 liters (528 US gallons, 439 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Chrono 52 is about 471 kg/cm, alternatively 2641 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 471 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2641 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.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Chrono 52 is 3.64.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.

Curiosities

Powerboat?

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

According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.