Review of Hydra-Sports 2500 CC

Basic specs.

The Hydra-Sports 2500 CC is a small motorboat. The Hydra-Sports 2500 CC is built by the American yard Hydra-Sports, Inc..

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Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual outboard Mercury Verado 4T engines at 150.0 hp (111 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 667.0 liters (176 US gallons, 146 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.

EU classification

Hydra-Sports 2500 CC holds one CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:

Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Hydra-Sports 2500 CC is about 129 kg/cm, alternatively 726 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 129 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 726 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 Hydra-Sports 2500 CC is 2.87.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 50% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen an average 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.