Review of Husky Dane 85

The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass while the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The deck is a double deck which improves the indoor climate.

The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 5 berths, a galley, 200.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.

Note: the boat has also been sold to be self-made/-interiored, which means that the quality of each boat may vary.

Unknown keel type

Husky Dane 85 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.90 - 1.00 meter (2.95 - 3.25 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

The Husky Dane 85 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 44 hp (32 kW). Max speed is 9.0 knots.

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.

Alternative 2:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Perkins engine at 115 hp (85 kW).

Alternative 3:

Husky Dane 85 may be equipped with an inboard Iveco diesel engine at 100 hp (74 kW).

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Ford diesel engine at 80 hp (59 kW). Cruise speed is 5.0 knots. Max speed is 7.0 knots.

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.

Alternative 5:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Bukh 36ME diesel engine at 36 hp (26 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.

Alternative 6:

Husky Dane 85 may be equipped with dual inboard Bukh 36ME diesel engines at 72 hp (53 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, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 200.0 liters (52 US gallons, 43 imperial gallons).

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Husky Dane 85 is about 187 kg/cm, alternatively 1052 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 187 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1052 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Husky Dane 85 is 2.58.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 96% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

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:

According to this definition this boat is not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 75 kW (100 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

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