Review of Cherokee 80

Basic specs.

The Cherokee 80 is a large motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Alberto Mercati in the late nineties. Only a few boats have been produced.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4 berths.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MTU diesel engines

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 Cherokee 80 is about 833 kg/cm, alternatively 4668 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 833 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 4668 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 Cherokee 80 is 4.78.

Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

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 not categorized as a Powerboat.
Further, having a maximum speed of 53.0knots, the boat is categorized as a High Performance Powerboat. Though, if you install a motor of 598 kW (801 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

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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.