Review of DC 18

Basic specs.

The DC 18 is a large motorboat. The DC 18 is built by the Italian yard Dellapasqua.

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Interior

The boat is equipped with 850.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Engine

The DC 18 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard MTU engines

Alternative 2:

DC 18 may be equipped with dual inboard MAN diesel engines at 2100 hp (1564 kW). Max speed is 42.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar diesel engines

The fuel tank has a capacity of 3000.0 liters (792 US gallons, 659 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 DC 18 is about 596 kg/cm, alternatively 3339 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 596 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3339 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 DC 18 is 3.63.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 54% 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 326 kW (437 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

Maintenance

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Finally

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.