Review of Wellcraft Excel 23 SE
Basic specs.
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The hull 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 2 cabins, 3 berths, a galley, 27.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 13.0 liter waste water capacity.
Unknown keel type
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.02 - 1.12 meter (3.35 - 3.65 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Wellcraft Excel 23 SE has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Wellcraft Excel 23 SE may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta gasoline engine at 210 hp (156 kW).
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser engine at 215 hp (160 kW). The speed is 36.0 knots.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 231.0 liters (61 US gallons, 50 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 Wellcraft Excel 23 SE is about 134 kg/cm, alternatively 753 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 134 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 753 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 Wellcraft Excel 23 SE is 2.99.
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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