Review of Pershing 54

Basic specs.

The Pershing 54 is a large motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect Fulvio De Simoni. The Pershing 54 is built by the Italian yard Pershing.

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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 boat is equipped with 3 cabins and 740.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Pershing 54 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MAN + ASD 12L diesel engines at 1300 hp (968 kW). Max speed is 51.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

Pershing 54 may be equipped with dual inboard MAN diesel engines at 2400 hp (1788 kW). Max speed is 52.0 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 2850.0 liters (752 US gallons, 626 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 Pershing 54 is about 552 kg/cm, alternatively 3093 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 552 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3093 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 Pershing 54 is 3.81.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 79% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy 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.
Further, having a maximum speed of 51.0knots, the boat is categorized as a High Performance Powerboat.

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.