Review of Grand Banks 46 Europa

Basic specs.

The Grand Banks 46 Europa aka GB 46 EU or Grand Banks 46 Heritage EU is a large motorboat designed in the early nineties. The Grand Banks 46 Europa is built by the Malaysian yard Grand Banks.

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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.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual inboard Caterpillar diesel engines at 750.0 hp (558 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 2270.0 liters (599 US gallons, 499 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 Grand Banks 46 Europa is about 432 kg/cm, alternatively 2422 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 432 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2422 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 Grand Banks 46 Europa is 3.19.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 69% 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

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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.