Review of Superhawk 43

Basic specs.

The Superhawk 43 is a large motorboat. The Superhawk 43 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 2 berths and 200.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The Superhawk 43 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Yanmar diesel engines at 480 hp (357 kW). The speed is 48.0 knots.

Alternative 2:

Superhawk 43 may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 370 hp (275 kW). The speed is 42.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1000.0 liters (264 US gallons, 219 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 Superhawk 43 is about 328 kg/cm, alternatively 1837 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 328 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1837 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 Superhawk 43 is 3.72.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 85% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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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References

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