Review of Askeladden Commuter 8
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The boat is equipped with 2+2 berths, a galley, 138.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 50.0 liter waste water capacity.
The Askeladden Commuter 8 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser engine at 320 hp (238 kW).
Alternative 2:
Askeladden Commuter 8 may be equipped with a CMD QSD 4.2 ES engine.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 315.0 liters (83 US gallons, 69 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.
Askeladden Commuter 8 holds a CE certification:
If less than 9 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Askeladden Commuter 8 is about 147 kg/cm, alternatively 825 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 147 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 825 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 Askeladden Commuter 8 is 2.91.
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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