Review of Buster R

Basic specs.

The Buster R is a small dinghy. The Buster R is built by the Finnish yard OY Fiskars AB.

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Hull

The hull is made of aluminium.

Engine

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 Buster R is about 47 kg/cm, alternatively 264 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 47 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 264 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.

Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

Maintenance

Boat owner's ideas

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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.