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 boat is equipped with 200.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 190 hp (141 kW). The speed is 32.0 knots.
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 400.0 liters (105 US gallons, 87 imperial gallons).
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.
Galeon 290 Fly holds a CE certification:
If less than 8 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Galeon 290 Fly is about 189 kg/cm, alternatively 1061 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 189 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1061 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
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 Galeon 290 Fly is 2.92.
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:
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