Review of Skagerrak 800
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass while the deck is made of 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, 4-5 berths, a galley, 140.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
Unknown keel type
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.70 - 0.80 meter (2.30 - 2.60 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Skagerrak 800 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Skagerrak 800 may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar Turbo diesel engine at 110 hp (81 kW). Cruise speed is 7.0 knots. Max speed is 13.0 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:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 66 hp (49 kW). Cruise speed is 6.0 knots. Max speed is 12.0 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 3:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 100 hp (74 kW). Cruise speed is 9.0 knots. Max speed is 13.0 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 4:
Skagerrak 800 may be equipped with an inboard Nanni 4.390TDI diesel engine at 200 hp (149 kW).
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, which is made of plastic, has a capacity of 140.0 liters (36 US gallons, 30 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 Skagerrak 800 is about 147 kg/cm, alternatively 824 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 147 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 824 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 Skagerrak 800 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
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