Review of Carver 43 Supersport

Basic specs.

The Carver 43 Supersport is a large motorboat. The Carver 43 Supersport is built by the American yard Carver Yachts.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 4 berths.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 370.0 hp (275 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1514.0 liters (399 US gallons, 333 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 Carver 43 Supersport is about 377 kg/cm, alternatively 2112 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 377 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2112 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 Carver 43 Supersport is 3.13.

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 categorized as a 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.