Review of Rhea 35 Open

Basic specs.

The Rhea 35 Open is a motorboat. The Rhea 35 Open is built by the French yard Rhéa Marine.

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Hull

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

Interior

The boat is equipped with 150.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Rhea 35 Open has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 220 hp (163 kW). Cruise speed is 24.0 knots. Max speed is 39.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

Rhea 35 Open may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta diesel engine at 260 hp (193 kW).

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard engines at 300 hp (223 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 500.0 liters (132 US gallons, 109 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

Rhea 35 Open holds two CE certifications:

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.

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 Rhea 35 Open is about 223 kg/cm, alternatively 1252 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 223 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1252 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 Rhea 35 Open is 3.37.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 82% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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.