Review of Polar Explorer 28
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of 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 boat is equipped with 5 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
The Polar Explorer 28 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta TAMD 41A diesel engine at 200 hp (149 kW). The speed is 18.0 knots.
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
Alternative 2:
Polar Explorer 28 may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta 41 H TMD diesel engine
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 300.0 liters (79 US gallons, 65 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 Polar Explorer 28 is about 178 kg/cm, alternatively 1001 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 178 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1001 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 Polar Explorer 28 is 2.80.
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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