Review of Elegance 70
Basic specs.
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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.
The boat is equipped with 1600.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The Elegance 70 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MAN diesel engines at 2600 hp (1937 kW). Max speed is 32.0 knots.
Alternative 2:
Elegance 70 may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar 3412 diesel engines at 2736 hp (2038 kW).
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 6500.0 liters (1717 US gallons, 1429 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 Elegance 70 is about 809 kg/cm, alternatively 4533 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 809 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 4533 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 Elegance 70 is 3.72.
Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.
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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