Review of DC 14S

Basic specs.

The DC 14S is a large motorboat. The DC 14S 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 14S has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta engines

Alternative 2:

DC 14S may be equipped with dual inboard MAN diesel engines at 1200 hp (894 kW). Max speed is 40.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar diesel engines

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1700.0 liters (449 US gallons, 373 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 14S is about 419 kg/cm, alternatively 2350 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 419 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2350 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 14S is 3.24.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 66% 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 205 kW (275 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.