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Review of Curtevenne 980 GS-AK


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Curtevenne 980 GS-AK is a motorboat. The Curtevenne 980 GS-AK is built by the Dutch yard Z-Products.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 6 berths.


Engine

The boat may be equipped with an engine at 83 hp (61 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 Curtevenne 980 GS-AK is about 214 kg/cm, alternatively 1200 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 214 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1200 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 Curtevenne 980 GS-AK is 3.12.

Wide Slim 58% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly 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 not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 103 kW (138 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'


Maintenance

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Finally

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