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Review of Zar Formenti 85SL


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Zar Formenti 85SL also known as Zar 85SL is a rib. The Zar Formenti 85SL is built by the Italian yard Zar Formenti.

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Engine

The boat may be equipped with a Mercury F400 gasoline engine at 400 hp (298 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Zar Formenti 85SL is about 183 kg/cm, alternatively 1026 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 183 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1026 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 Zar Formenti 85SL is 2.67.

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Compared with other similar RIBs it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


Maintenance

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Finally

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