Review of Agder 840
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass while the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid 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 deck is a sandwich construction which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 7 berths, a galley, 200.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 70.0 liter waste water capacity.
The Agder 840 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 180 hp (134 kW). Cruise speed is 16.0 knots. Max speed is 21.0 knots.
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
Alternative 2:
Agder 840 may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 66 hp (49 kW). The speed is 13.0 knots.
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
Alternative 3:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta diesel engine
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
The fuel tank, which is made of fibreglass, has a capacity of 200.0 liters (52 US gallons, 43 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.
Agder 840 holds a CE certification:
The boat is by European Union certified as Class C. INSHORE:The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Agder 840 is about 180 kg/cm, alternatively 1008 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 180 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1008 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 Agder 840 is 2.62.
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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