Review of Tornado 45 Express

Basic specs.

The Tornado 45 Express is a large motorboat designed by the maritime architect Tom Fexas. The Tornado 45 Express is built by the Italian yard Tornado.

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Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual inboard Yanmar Bravo I diesel engines at 840.0 hp (625 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1150.0 liters (303 US gallons, 252 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 Tornado 45 Express is about 333 kg/cm, alternatively 1866 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 333 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1866 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 Tornado 45 Express is 3.34.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy 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.
Further, having a maximum speed of 52.0knots, the boat is categorized as a High Performance Powerboat.

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.