Review of DC 7 Elite

Basic specs.

The DC 7 Elite is a small motorboat. The DC 7 Elite is built by the Italian yard Dellapasqua.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 40.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The DC 7 Elite has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta gasoline engine at 160 hp (119 kW). The speed is 68.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

Alternative 2:

DC 7 Elite may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser engine

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with an engine at 435 hp (324 kW). Max speed is 68.0 knots..

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with dual engines.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 200.0 liters (52 US gallons, 43 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for DC 7 Elite is about 122 kg/cm, alternatively 688 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 122 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 688 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 DC 7 Elite is 3.06.

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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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.