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Review of Princess 20M


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Princess 20M also known as Princess 20 Metre is a large motorboat designed in the mid nineties. The Princess 20M is built by Princess.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.


Interior

The boat is equipped with 1341.0 liter fresh water capacity.


Engine

The Princess 20M has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MAN D2848 LE406 diesel engines at 2600 hp (1937 kW).

Alternative 2:

Princess 20M may be equipped with dual inboard MAN D2848 LE403 diesel engines at 800 hp (596 kW).

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard MAN D2842 LE404 diesel engine at 2600 hp (1937 kW). Max speed is 37.0 knots.

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MAN D2840 LE403 diesel engines at 2100 hp (1564 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 4545.0 liters (1200 US gallons, 999 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 Princess 20M is about 761 kg/cm, alternatively 4265 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 761 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 4265 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 Princess 20M is 4.16.


Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

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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