Review of Princess 45

Basic specs.

The Princess 45 is a large motorboat designed by the maritime architect Bernard Olesinski in the early eighties. Several hundred boats have been produced. The Princess 45 is built by the British yard Marine Projects.

Here we would have liked to show you nice photos of the Princess 45.
If you have a photo you would like to share: Upload Image

Looking for a new boat? Find a Princess 45 or similar boat for sale

Hull

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.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.

Interior

The interior is like most other boats made of teak.
The boat is equipped with 4 cabins, 10 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta TAMD 71EB diesel engines at 380.0 hp (283 kW).

The transmission is a shaft drive.

The fuel tank which is made of stainless steel has a capacity of 1568.0 liters (414 US gallons, 344 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 Princess 45 is about 414 kg/cm, alternatively 2319 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 414 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2319 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 Princess 45 is 3.21.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 62% 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 categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

This section shown boat owner's changes, improvements, etc. Here you might find inspiration for your boat.

Do you have changes/improvements you would like to share? Upload a photo and describe what to look for.

Finally

We are always looking for new photos. If you can contribute with photos for Princess 45 (1982) it would be a great help.

If you have any comments to the review, improvement suggestions, or the like, feel free to contact us. Criticism helps us to improve.

References

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