Review of Chaparral Laser 32
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of hand laid fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 150.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
Unknown keel type
The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.35 - 0.45 meter (1.15 - 1.45 ft) dependent of the load. See immersion rate below.
Chaparral Laser 32 may be equipped with dual inboard MerCruiser 5.7L engines at 540 hp (402 kW). The speed is 40.0 knots.
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 800.0 liters (211 US gallons, 175 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Chaparral Laser 32 is about 213 kg/cm, alternatively 1196 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 213 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1196 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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Chaparral Laser 32 is 3.02.
Curiosities
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
Maintenance
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