Review of Azimut 42

Basic specs.

The Azimut 42 is a large motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Stefano Righini. The Azimut 42 is built by the Italian yard Azimut.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4/6 berths and 500.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Keel

Fin keel

The Azimut 42 is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.20 - 2.30 meter (7.22 - 7.52 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

Azimut 42 may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar 3126 DITA diesel engines at 780 hp (581 kW). Max speed is 34.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1200.0 liters (317 US gallons, 263 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 Azimut 42 is about 370 kg/cm, alternatively 2074 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 370 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2074 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 Azimut 42 is 3.19.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy 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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References

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