Review of Coastliner 14
Basic specs.
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The hull 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 Coastliner 14 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an outboard engine at 6 hp (4 kW). The speed is 8.5 knots.
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an outboard engine at 15 hp (11 kW). The speed is 14.0 knots.
Alternative 3:
Coastliner 14 may be equipped with an outboard engine at 20 hp (14 kW). The speed is 22.0 knots.
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 Coastliner 14 is about 50 kg/cm, alternatively 283 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 50 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 283 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 Coastliner 14 is 2.53.
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 22 kW (29 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'
Maintenance
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