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Review of Halco 26


Halco 26
Halco 26.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Halco 26 is a motorboat designed by the Norwegian maritime architect Eivind Amble in the mid seventies.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4 berths, a galley and toilet facility.


Keel

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.50 - 0.60 meter (1.64 - 1.94 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

Halco 26 may be equipped with an inboard Ford engine at 100 hp (74 kW). The speed is 19.0 knots.


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 Halco 26 is about 153 kg/cm, alternatively 859 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 153 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 859 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 Halco 26 is 2.67.

Slim Wide 88% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 88% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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:

Equation for Danish definition of a powerboat
Danish definition of a powerboat
According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.


Maintenance

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Finally

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