Review of Princess 61

Basic specs.

The Princess 61 is a large motorboat designed in the early 2000. The Princess 61 is built by Princess.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 709.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Princess 61 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D12/700 diesel engines at 700 hp (521 kW). Max speed is 35.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

Princess 61 may be equipped with dual inboard MAN D2848 LE403 diesel engines at 800 hp (596 kW). Max speed is 35.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2995.0 liters (791 US gallons, 658 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 Princess 61 is about 613 kg/cm, alternatively 3436 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 613 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3436 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 Princess 61 is 3.78.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 73% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly 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.

Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

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