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Review of Storebro Biscay 31


Storebro Biscay 31
Storebro Biscay 31 anno 1982.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Storebro Biscay 31 aka SRC 31 Biscay is a motorboat designed in the mid seventies. The Storebro Biscay 31 is built by the Swedish yard Storebro.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 6 berths.


Engine

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta engines at 200 hp (149 kW).

The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.


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 Storebro Biscay 31 is about 199 kg/cm, alternatively 1116 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 199 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1116 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 Storebro Biscay 31 is 2.81.

Slim Wide 79% 0 50 100
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:

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


Maintenance

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Finally

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