Review of Husky Dane 85

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 deck is a sandwich construction which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.

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, 5 berths, a galley, 200.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

Note: the boat has also been sold to be self-made/-interiored, which means that the quality of each boat may vary.

Unknown keel type

Husky Dane 85 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.90 - 1.00 meter (2.95 - 3.25 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

The Husky Dane 85 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 44 hp (32 kW). Max speed is 9.0 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 Perkins engine at 115 hp (85 kW).

Alternative 3:

Husky Dane 85 may be equipped with an inboard Iveco diesel engine at 100 hp (74 kW).

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Ford diesel engine at 80 hp (59 kW). Cruise speed is 5.0 knots. Max speed is 7.0 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 5:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Bukh 36ME diesel engine at 36 hp (26 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.

Alternative 6:

Husky Dane 85 may be equipped with dual inboard Bukh 36ME diesel engines at 72 hp (53 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 stainless steel, has a capacity of 200.0 liters (52 US gallons, 43 imperial gallons).

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Husky Dane 85 is about 187 kg/cm, alternatively 1052 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 187 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1052 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Husky Dane 85 is 2.58.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 96% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

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:

According to this definition this boat is not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 75 kW (100 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

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