Review of Saga 8000

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of 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 nearly all boats made of wood.
The boat is equipped with 5 berths, a galley, 150.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.75 - 0.85 meter (2.46 - 2.76 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Saga 8000 is typically equipped with an inboard Perkins engine at 88 hp (65 kW). Max speed is 16.0 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.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 215.0 liters (56 US gallons, 47 imperial gallons).

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Saga 8000 is about 135 kg/cm, alternatively 759 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 135 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 759 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Saga 8000 is 2.78.

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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