Review of Gillissen Spiegelkotter

Basic specs.

The Gillissen Spiegelkotter is a large motorboat designed by the Dutch maritime architect Theodoor Gillissen. The Gillissen Spiegelkotter is built by the Dutch yard P. Valk Yachts B.V..

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4 berths and 1000.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Scania D 8 R01 diesel engine at 130 hp (96 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 has a capacity of 1200.0 liters (317 US gallons, 263 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 Gillissen Spiegelkotter is about 352 kg/cm, alternatively 1971 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 352 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1971 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 Gillissen Spiegelkotter is 3.55.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 73% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy 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 not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 189 kW (253 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

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.