Review of Hydra-Sports 3500 VX

Basic specs.

The Hydra-Sports 3500 VX is a motorboat. The Hydra-Sports 3500 VX is built by the American yard Hydra-Sports, Inc..

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 4+2 berths and 151.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Hydra-Sports 3500 VX has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with three outboard Mercury Verado 4T engines at 275 hp (204 kW).

Alternative 2:

Hydra-Sports 3500 VX may be equipped with three outboard Mercury Verado 4T engines at 250 hp (186 kW).

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with three outboard Mercury Verado 4T engines at 300 hp (223 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1408.0 liters (371 US gallons, 309 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.

EU classification

Hydra-Sports 3500 VX holds a CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:

Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Hydra-Sports 3500 VX is about 235 kg/cm, alternatively 1317 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 235 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1317 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 Hydra-Sports 3500 VX is 3.19.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 62% 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 categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

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References

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