Review of Ferretti 430

Basic specs.

The Ferretti 430 is a large motorboat. The Ferretti 430 is built by the Italian yard Ferretti.

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Hull

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.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 700.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Ferretti 430 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta TAMD 74 EDC 6L diesel engines at 960 hp (715 kW). Max speed is 31.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

Ferretti 430 may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta TAMD 74 Edc diesel engine at 473 hp (352 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1500.0 liters (396 US gallons, 329 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 Ferretti 430 is about 386 kg/cm, alternatively 2165 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 386 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2165 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 Ferretti 430 is 3.06.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy 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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References

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