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Review of Bayliner 2855 Ciera


Bayliner 2855 Ciera
Bayliner 2855 Ciera anno 1977. Bayliner 2855 de luxe Ciera

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Bayliner 2855 Ciera is a motorboat designed by the American maritime architect bureau US-Marine. The Bayliner 2855 Ciera is built by the American yard US-Marine.

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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. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.


Interior

The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, 125.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 50.0 liter waste water capacity.


Cockpit
Cockpit
Cockpit of Bayliner 2855 Ciera anno 1977. Bayliner 2855 de luxe Ciera
Engine

The Bayliner 2855 Ciera has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser V8 7.4 Mpi gasoline engine at 308 hp (229 kW).

Alternative 2:

Bayliner 2855 Ciera may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser V8 engine at 330 hp (245 kW). The speed is 40.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser 496 Mag 8.1 L engine

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser engine at 330 hp (245 kW). Max speed is 65.0 knots.

Alternative 5:

Bayliner 2855 Ciera may be equipped with an inboard MerCruiser gasoline engine at 259 hp (192 kW). Max speed is 46.0 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 412.0 liters (108 US gallons, 90 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 Bayliner 2855 Ciera is about 187 kg/cm, alternatively 1049 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 187 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1049 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 Bayliner 2855 Ciera is 3.28.

Wide Slim 82% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 82% 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:

Equation for Danish definition of a powerboat
Danish definition of a powerboat
According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.


Maintenance

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