Review of European Voyager 1500 II

Basic specs.

The European Voyager 1500 II is a large motorboat. The European Voyager 1500 II is built by the Dutch yard Aquanaut Yachting Sneek B.V..

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4-6 berths, a galley, 800.0 liter fresh water capacity and 300.0 liter waste water capacity.

Engine

The European Voyager 1500 II has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D4 diesel engine at 225 hp (167 kW).

Alternative 2:

European Voyager 1500 II may be equipped with dual inboard Vetus Deutz diesel engines at 280 hp (208 kW). Max speed is 9.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Perkins diesel engine at 209 hp (155 kW).

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.

EU classification

European Voyager 1500 II holds a CE certification:

If less than 8 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:

Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for European Voyager 1500 II is about 455 kg/cm, alternatively 2552 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 455 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2552 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 European Voyager 1500 II is 3.29.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 66% 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 not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 226 kW (303 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

Maintenance

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.