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Review of Coaster 520


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Coaster 520 aka Joker 520 Coaster is a small rib. The Coaster 520 is built by the Italian yard Joker Boat S.r.l..

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 60.0 liter fresh water capacity.


Engine

The Coaster 520 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an outboard Yamaha gasoline engine at 100 hp (74 kW).

Alternative 2:

Coaster 520 may be equipped with an outboard diesel engine at 130 hp (96 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 85.0 liters (22 US gallons, 18 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 Coaster 520 is about 94 kg/cm, alternatively 530 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 94 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 530 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 Coaster 520 is 1.96.

Slim Wide 98% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar RIBs it is more spacy than 98% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

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