Review of Nimbus Maxi 38+
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 6 berths.
The Nimbus Maxi 38+ 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.
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 Nimbus Maxi 38+ is 1.89, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Nimbus Maxi 38+ is about 306 kg/cm, alternatively 1716 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 306 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1716 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 Nimbus Maxi 38+ is 3.25.
What is Relative Speed Performance?
The Relative Speed Performance for Nimbus Maxi 38+ is 54
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 | 12.2 m | (40.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 12.2 m | (40.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 30.5 m | (100.1 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 26.8 m | (88.1 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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