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Review of Scand 26 Cabin


Scand 26 Cabin
Scand 26 Cabin anno 1987.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Scand 26 Cabin is a motorboat designed by the Norwegian maritime architect Eivind Amble in the late seventies.

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Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta AQ engine at 140 hp (104 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 Scand 26 Cabin is about 144 kg/cm, alternatively 809 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 144 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 809 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 Scand 26 Cabin is 3.19.

Wide Slim 85% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 85% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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:

Equation for Danish definition of a powerboat
Danish definition of a powerboat
According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.


Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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