Review of Predator 56

Basic specs.

The Predator 56 is a large motorboat designed by the British maritime architect Don Shead. The Predator 56 is built by the British yard Sunseeker.

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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 650.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MAN D2848 LE403 V8 diesel engines at 1580 hp (1177 kW). Max speed is 36.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2350.0 liters (620 US gallons, 516 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 Predator 56 is about 564 kg/cm, alternatively 3160 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 564 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3160 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 Predator 56 is 4.00.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 95% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design. This type of design is also referred to as 'needle'.

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.