Review of Mephisto
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of plywood.
Unknown keel type
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.20 - 1.30 meter (3.94 - 4.24 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
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 Mephisto is about 76 kg/cm, alternatively 426 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 76 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 426 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 Mephisto is 2.71.
Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.
Maintenance
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