Review of Grand Banks 42 Europa

Basic specs.

The Grand Banks 42 Europa aka GB 42 EU or Grand Banks 42 EU aka Grand Banks 42 EU is a large motorboat designed in the late seventies. The Grand Banks 42 Europa is built by the Malaysian yard Grand Banks.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 5 berths, a galley, 1050.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

Engine

The Grand Banks 42 Europa has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Ford Lehman diesel engine at 120 hp (89 kW).

Alternative 2:

Grand Banks 42 Europa may be equipped with dual inboard Cummins diesel engines at 420 hp (312 kW). Cruise speed is 9.0 knots. Max speed is 14.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar 3208 diesel engines at 420 hp (312 kW). Cruise speed is 9.0 knots. Max speed is 14.0 knots.

The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2271.0 liters (599 US gallons, 499 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 Grand Banks 42 Europa is about 379 kg/cm, alternatively 2126 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 379 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2126 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 Grand Banks 42 Europa is 2.91.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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 159 kW (214 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.