Review of Cayman 30 Open

Basic specs.

The Cayman 30 Open is a motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Prosperi. The Cayman 30 Open is built by the Italian yard Cayman Yachts.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 250.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Iveco 8061 SRM 25 engines at 500 hp (372 kW). Max speed is 33.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 700.0 liters (184 US gallons, 153 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 Cayman 30 Open is about 225 kg/cm, alternatively 1262 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 225 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1262 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 Cayman 30 Open is 2.91.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 73% 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.