Review of Bayliner 3388 Yacht

Basic specs.

The Bayliner 3388 Yacht is a motorboat designed by the American maritime architect bureau US-Marine. The Bayliner 3388 Yacht is built by the American yard US-Marine.

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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 2 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 340 liters (89 US gallons, 74 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 120 liters (31 US gallons, 26 imperial gallons) waste water capacity.

Engine

The fuel tank has a capacity of 757 liters (199 US gallons, 166 imperial gallons).

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Cummins diesel engines at 340 hp (253 kW). The speed is 25.0 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 Bayliner 3388 Yacht is about 235 kg/cm, alternatively 1320 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 235 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1320 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 Bayliner 3388 Yacht is 2.86.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 79% 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 32m² (344 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

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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.