Review of Valkvlet 1130

Basic specs.

The Valkvlet 1130 is a motorboat designed by the maritime architect TH. Gillessen. The Valkvlet 1130 is built by the Dutch yard P. Valk Yachts B.V..

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Interior

The boat is equipped with one cabin, 4 berths, a galley, 450.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

Engine

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Ford Lehman 2723 E diesel engine at 103 hp (76 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 600.0 liters (158 US gallons, 131 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 Valkvlet 1130 is about 276 kg/cm, alternatively 1547 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 276 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1547 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 Valkvlet 1130 is 3.10.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy 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 not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 130 kW (175 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

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.