Review of Ocqueteau 715
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck 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 one cabin, 2-4 berths and 100.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The Ocqueteau 715 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Nanni 4.390 diesel engine at 200 hp (149 kW).
Alternative 2:
Ocqueteau 715 may be equipped with an inboard Nanni diesel engine at 175 hp (130 kW).
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 215.0 liters (56 US gallons, 47 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Ocqueteau 715 is about 127 kg/cm, alternatively 716 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 127 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 716 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 Ocqueteau 715 is 2.58.
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
Maintenance
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