Review of Azimut 46

Basic specs.

The Azimut 46 is a large motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Stefano Righini. The Azimut 46 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.

Engine

The Azimut 46 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Caterpillar 3209-450 DITA diesel engine at 450 hp (335 kW).

Alternative 2:

Azimut 46 may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar 3126B DITA diesel engines at 914 hp (680 kW). Max speed is 30.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Caterpillar diesel engine at 433 hp (322 kW).

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Caterpillar diesel engine at 507 hp (377 kW).

Alternative 5:

Azimut 46 may be equipped with an inboard Caterpillar diesel engine at 868 hp (646 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1500.0 liters (396 US gallons, 329 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 46 is about 442 kg/cm, alternatively 2475 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 442 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2475 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 46 is 3.38.

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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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.