Review of Heritage 45

Basic specs.

The Heritage 45 is a large motorboat. The Heritage 45 is built by the Italian yard Otam.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 500.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar 3406 diesel engines at 1600 hp (1192 kW). Max speed is 51.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1700.0 liters (449 US gallons, 373 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 Heritage 45 is about 404 kg/cm, alternatively 2264 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 404 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2264 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 Heritage 45 is 3.68.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 76% 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.
Further, having a maximum speed of 51.0knots, the boat is categorized as a High Performance Powerboat.

Maintenance

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.