Review of Azimut 55

Basic specs.

The Azimut 55 is a large motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Stefano Righini. The Azimut 55 is built by the Italian yard Azimut.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 6 berths and 640.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Azimut 55 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard MAN diesel engine at 1600 hp (1192 kW).

Alternative 2:

Azimut 55 may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar C12 diesel engines at 715 hp (532 kW).

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar 3196 DITA diesel engines at 1398 hp (1041 kW). Max speed is 31.0 knots.

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Caterpillar diesel engine at 1420 hp (1057 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2200.0 liters (581 US gallons, 483 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 55 is about 556 kg/cm, alternatively 3115 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 556 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3115 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 55 is 3.68.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 66% 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.