Review of Manhattan 73
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 1200.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 185.0 liter waste water capacity.
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta engines
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 5000.0 liters (1320 US gallons, 1099 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Manhattan 73 is about 867 kg/cm, alternatively 4858 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 867 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 4858 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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Manhattan 73 is 3.94.
Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.
Curiosities
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
Though, if you install a motor of 513 kW (688 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'
Maintenance
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