Review of Starlett 26
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The boat is equipped with 4 berths, 250.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
Unknown keel type
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.75 - 0.85 meter (2.46 - 2.76 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Starlett 26 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Starlett 26 may be equipped with an engine at 20 hp (14 kW). The speed is 6.0 knots..
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an engine at 40 hp (29 kW)..
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 250.0 liters (66 US gallons, 54 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 Starlett 26 is about 141 kg/cm, alternatively 790 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 141 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 790 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 Starlett 26 is 3.12.
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 68 kW (91 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'
Maintenance
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