Review of Maril 880

Basic specs.

The Maril 880 also known as Maril 8.80 is a motorboat. The Maril 880 is built by the Dutch yard Aquatec Industries B.V..

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. A hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 90 liters (23 US gallons, 19 imperial gallons) fresh water capacity.

Engine

The fuel tank has a capacity of 225 liters (59 US gallons, 49 imperial gallons).

The Maril 880 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Vestus diesel engine at 27 hp (20 kW). Max speed is 9.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

Maril 880 may be equipped with an inboard Vestus diesel engine at 125 hp (93 kW). Cruise speed is 10.0 knots. Max speed is 27.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Nanni diesel engine at 125 hp (93 kW).

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

Maril 880 holds a CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class C. INSHORE:

Designed for voyages in coastal waters, large bays, estuaries, lakes and rivers where conditions up to, and including, wind force 6 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 2 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 Maril 880 is about 204 kg/cm, alternatively 1145 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 204 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1145 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 Maril 880 is 2.54.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 98% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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 not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 80 kW (107 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 27m² (290 ft²).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.

Boat owner's ideas

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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.