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Review of Coronet 32 Oceanfarer


Coronet 32 Oceanfarer
Coronet 32 Oceanfarer anno 1979.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Coronet 32 Oceanfarer is a motorboat designed by the maritime architect Jim Wynne together with Hans Bruun Bertelsen from Norway in the late sixties. The Coronet 32 Oceanfarer is built by the Danish yard Coronet Boats af 1983 A/S.

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Hull

Both the hull and the deck 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 5-6 berths, a galley, 300.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.


Keel

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.50 - 0.60 meter (1.64 - 1.94 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

The Coronet 32 Oceanfarer has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

Coronet 32 Oceanfarer may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta engines at 400 hp (298 kW). Max speed is 32.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Mercedes diesel engines at 109 hp (81 kW). Cruise speed is 7.0 knots. Max speed is 14.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

The fuel tank, which is made of galvanized iron, has a capacity of 600.0 liters (158 US gallons, 131 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 Coronet 32 Oceanfarer is about 225 kg/cm, alternatively 1265 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 225 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1265 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 Coronet 32 Oceanfarer is 3.06.

Slim Wide 54% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 54% 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:

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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