Review of DC 11S

Basic specs.

The DC 11S is a motorboat. The DC 11S is built by the Italian yard Dellapasqua.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 400.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The DC 11S has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta engines at 910 hp (677 kW). Max speed is 42.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

DC 11S may be equipped with dual inboard Cummins diesel engines

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar diesel engines

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1000.0 liters (264 US gallons, 219 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 DC 11S is about 300 kg/cm, alternatively 1681 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 300 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1681 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 DC 11S is 3.19.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly 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:

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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References

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