Review of Atlantique 40

Basic specs.

The Atlantique 40 is a large motorboat designed by the Italian maritime architect bureau Andreani Design SAS. The Atlantique 40 is built by the Italian yard Cranchi.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 380.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta engines at 740 hp (551 kW). Max speed is 30.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1050.0 liters (277 US gallons, 230 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 Atlantique 40 is about 340 kg/cm, alternatively 1906 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 340 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1906 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 Atlantique 40 is 3.39.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 58% 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

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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.