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Review of Predator 75


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Predator 75 is a large motorboat designed by the British maritime architect Don Shead. The Predator 75 is built by the British yard Sunseeker.

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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 860.0 liter fresh water capacity.


Engine

The boat may be equipped with three inboard MAN D2482 LE404 V12 diesel engines at 3849 hp (2867 kW). Max speed is 50.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 5000.0 liters (1320 US gallons, 1099 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 Predator 75 is about 833 kg/cm, alternatively 4665 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 833 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 4665 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 Predator 75 is 4.22.


Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

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:

Equation for Danish definition of a powerboat
Danish definition of a powerboat
According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.
Further, having a maximum speed of 50.0knots, the boat is categorized as a High Performance Powerboat.


Maintenance

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Finally

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