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Review of Europakreuzer


Europakreuzer
Europakreuzer anno 1976.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Europakreuzer is built by the German yard Genzel.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with one cabin and 4 berths.


Engine

The boat may be equipped with a Yamaha engine at 8 hp (5 kW)..


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 Europakreuzer is about 107 kg/cm, alternatively 604 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 107 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 604 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 Europakreuzer is 3.04.

Wide Slim 66% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 66% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.


Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 7.0 m(23.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Genoa sheet7.0 m(23.0 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Mainsheet 17.5 m(57.4 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet15.4 m(50.5 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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