Review of Gran Turismo 49

Basic specs.

The Gran Turismo 49 is a large motorboat. The Gran Turismo 49 is built by the French yard Bénéteau.

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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.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 3 cabins.

Engine

The Gran Turismo 49 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D6 IPS 600 diesel engine at 435 hp (324 kW).

Alternative 2:

Gran Turismo 49 may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D6 IPS 370 diesel engines at 435 hp (324 kW). Cruise speed is 28.0 knots. Max speed is 32.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

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 Gran Turismo 49 is about 450 kg/cm, alternatively 2519 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 450 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2519 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 Gran Turismo 49 is 3.30.

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:

Danish definition of a powerboat

According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.