Review of Azimut 50

Basic specs.

The Azimut 50 is a large motorboat. The Azimut 50 is built by the Italian yard Azimut.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4/6 berths and 500.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Azimut 50 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar C12 Acert diesel engines at 1320 hp (983 kW).

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.

Alternative 2:

Azimut 50 may be equipped with an inboard Caterpillar C12 diesel engine at 715 hp (532 kW).

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Caterpillar C12 diesel engine at 705 hp (525 kW).

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar diesel engines at 1010 hp (752 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1800.0 liters (475 US gallons, 395 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 Azimut 50 is about 506 kg/cm, alternatively 2836 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 506 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2836 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 Azimut 50 is 3.39.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly 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

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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.