Review of Maxus 33
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 8 berths and a galley.
The Maxus 33 is equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
CentreBoard
The Maxus 33 is equipped with a centreboard keel. A centreboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.
The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.50 - 0.60 meter (1.64 - 1.94 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Maxus 33 may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D1-20S diesel engine at 20 hp (14 kW).
The transmission is a saildrive.
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.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Maxus 33 is 1.91, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
Maxus 33 holds a CE certification:
The boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Maxus 33 is about 224 kg/cm, alternatively 1254 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 224 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1254 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 Maxus 33 is 3.11.
Maintenance
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 9.9 m | (32.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 9.9 m | (32.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 24.9 m | (81.6 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 21.9 m | (71.8 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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