Review of Sunquest 44 Flybridge Cruiser

Basic specs.

The Sunquest 44 Flybridge Cruiser is a large motorboat designed by the British maritime architect John Bennett. The Sunquest 44 Flybridge Cruiser is built by the British yard Colvic Craft PLC.

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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.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 454.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

Keel

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.03 - 1.13 meter (3.38 - 3.68 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

Sunquest 44 Flybridge Cruiser is typically equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar diesel engines at 426 hp (317 kW). Max speed is 33.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1180.0 liters (311 US gallons, 259 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Sunquest 44 Flybridge Cruiser is about 383 kg/cm, alternatively 2148 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 383 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2148 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 Sunquest 44 Flybridge Cruiser is 3.14.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 66% 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.