Review of Tornado 11 M

Basic specs.

The Tornado 11 M is a motorboat designed by the maritime architect Tom Fexas. The Tornado 11 M is built by Tornado.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 350 liters (92 US gallons, 76 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity.

Engine

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1200 liters (317 US gallons, 263 imperial gallons).

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Yanmar Bravo 3 diesel engines at 600 hp (447 kW). Max speed is 45.0 knots.

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 Tornado 11 M is about 287 kg/cm, alternatively 1609 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 287 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1609 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 Tornado 11 M is 2.82.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 86% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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 39m² (419 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

This section is reserved boat owner's modifications, improvements, etc. Here you might find (or contribute with) inspiration for your boat.

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Finally

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References

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