Review of Merry Fisher 895 Sport Offshore
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The Merry Fisher 895 Sport Offshore has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with dual outboard Yamaha F200 Xca gasoline engines at 400 hp (298 kW).
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with dual outboard Yamaha F175 gasoline engines at 350 hp (260 kW).
Alternative 3:
Merry Fisher 895 Sport Offshore may be equipped with dual outboard Yamaha F150 Xsa gasoline engines at 300 hp (223 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Merry Fisher 895 Sport Offshore is about 171 kg/cm, alternatively 960 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 171 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 960 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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Merry Fisher 895 Sport Offshore is 2.86.
Curiosities
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
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 22m2 (236 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.
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