Review of Princess 286 Riviera
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass while the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid 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.
Both the hull and the deck is a sandwich construction which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The interior is like few other boats made in oak. Oak belongs to the hardwood species, known for being water-repellent and resistant to decay. It has an attractive wood grain and polishes well.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 4-5 berths, a galley, 159.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
Unknown keel type
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.84 - 0.94 meter (2.76 - 3.06 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Princess 286 Riviera has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Princess 286 Riviera may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta AQ AD41/DP diesel engines at 200 hp (149 kW). Max speed is 25.0 knots.
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta AQ AD30/DP diesel engines at 110 hp (81 kW).
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
Alternative 3:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta AQ 271/DP diesel engines at 270 hp (201 kW).
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 591.0 liters (156 US gallons, 130 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 Princess 286 Riviera is about 213 kg/cm, alternatively 1197 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 213 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1197 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 Princess 286 Riviera is 2.73.
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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