Review of Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser

Basic specs.

The Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser also known as Marex 440 is a large motorboat. The Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser is built by the Lithuanian yard Marex Boats, UAB.

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Hull

Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 2-3 cabins, a galley, 780 liters (206 US gallons, 171 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 335 liters (88 US gallons, 73 imperial gallons) waste water capacity.

The headroom is above average

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.

Engine

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1190 liters (314 US gallons, 261 imperial gallons).

The Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D6-480 diesel engines at 960 hp (715 kW).

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.

Alternative 2:

Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D6-440 DPI diesel engines at 880 hp (655 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D6 IPS 650 diesel engines at 960 hp (715 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.

EU classification

Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser holds a CE certification:

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 Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser is about 391 kg/cm, alternatively 2194 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 391 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2194 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 Marex 440 Gourmet Cruiser is 3.21.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 62% 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 categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 52m² (559 ft²).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.

Boat owner's ideas

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References

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