Review of Nimbus 26

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, 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 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, 4-5 berths, a galley, 80.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta TMD 30 diesel engine at 90 hp (67 kW). Max speed is 18.0 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 160.0 liters (42 US gallons, 35 imperial gallons).

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Nimbus 26 is about 149 kg/cm, alternatively 839 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 149 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 839 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Nimbus 26 is 2.75.

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

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