Review of Goldfish 29

Basic specs.

The Goldfish 29 is a rib designed in the late 2010. The Goldfish 29 is built by the Norwegian yard Goldfish Boat AS.

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Engine

The Goldfish 29 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Mercury Petrol 8.6 gasoline engine at 540 hp (402 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 2:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Mercury Petrol 8.2 MAG DTS gasoline engine at 430 hp (320 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 3:

Goldfish 29 may be equipped with an inboard Mercury Petrol 6.2 MAG gasoline engine at 350 hp (260 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Mercury Diesel 4.2 TDI diesel engine at 370 hp (275 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

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 Goldfish 29 is about 179 kg/cm, alternatively 1007 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 179 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1007 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 Goldfish 29 is 3.31.

Compared with other similar RIBs it is slimmer than 96% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. This type of design is also referred to as 'needle'.

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.