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Review of Challenger 450 Flybridge


Challenger 450 Flybridge
Challenger 450 Flybridge.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Challenger 450 Flybridge is built by the British yard Birchwood.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 458.0 liter fresh water capacity.


Engine

The boat may be equipped with an engine at 960 hp (715 kW). Max speed is 33.0 knots..

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1120.0 liters (295 US gallons, 246 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 Challenger 450 Flybridge is about 383 kg/cm, alternatively 2145 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 383 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2145 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 Challenger 450 Flybridge is 3.40.

Wide Slim 58% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 58% 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:

Equation for Danish definition of a powerboat
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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