Review of Galeon 330 Fly

Basic specs.

The Galeon 330 Fly is a motorboat. The Galeon 330 Fly is built by the Polish yard Galeon.

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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 7 berths and 330.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Galeon 330 Fly has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D4 diesel engines at 260 hp (193 kW). Cruise speed is 16.0 knots. Max speed is 35.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 2:

Galeon 330 Fly may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 225 hp (167 kW). The speed is 32.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 190 hp (141 kW). Cruise speed is 12.0 knots. Max speed is 50.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 720.0 liters (190 US gallons, 158 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.

EU classification

Galeon 330 Fly holds a CE certification:

If less than 8 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:

Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Galeon 330 Fly is about 234 kg/cm, alternatively 1313 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 234 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1313 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 Galeon 330 Fly is 2.91.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 73% 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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References

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