Review of Princess V42 Mk III

Basic specs.

The Princess V42 Mk III is a large motorboat designed in the late 2000.

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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 4 berths and 332.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Princess V42 Mk III has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D6-400 DP diesel engines at 800 hp (596 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 2:

Princess V42 Mk III may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D6-370 DP diesel engines at 740 hp (551 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D6-330 DP diesel engines at 660 hp (491 kW). The speed is 35.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 850.0 liters (224 US gallons, 186 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

Princess V42 Mk III holds a CE certification:

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 Princess V42 Mk III is about 362 kg/cm, alternatively 2029 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 362 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2029 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 Princess V42 Mk III is 3.40.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy 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.