Review of Princess 286 Riviera

Princess 286 Riviera anno 1991.

Basic specs.

The Princess 286 Riviera is a motorboat designed by the maritime architect Bernard Olesinski in the early eighties. The Princess 286 Riviera is built by the British yard Marine Projects.

Looking for a new boat? Find a Princess 286 Riviera or similar boat for sale

Hull

The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass while the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The hull is a double hull which improves the indoor climate. Especially when the water is colder than the air in the cabin, then the double hull insulates against cold water and reduce the condense water in the cabin.
The deck is a double deck which improves the indoor climate.

Interior

The interior is like few other boats made in oak.
The boat is equipped with 2 cabins, 4-5 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

Keel

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 0.84 - 0.94 meter (2.76 - 3.06 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

Princess 286 Riviera is typically equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta AQ AD41/DP diesel engines at 200.0 hp (149 kW).

The transmission is a Z-drive.

The fuel tank which is made of stainless steel has a capacity of 591.0 liters (156 US gallons, 130 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 Princess 286 Riviera is about 213 kg/cm, alternatively 1197 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 213 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1197 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 Princess 286 Riviera is 2.73.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 88% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly 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

This section shown boat owner's changes, improvements, etc. Here you might find inspiration for your boat.

Do you have changes/improvements you would like to share? Upload a photo and describe what to look for.

Finally

We are always looking for new photos. If you can contribute with photos for Princess 286 Riviera it would be a great help.

If you have any comments to the review, improvement suggestions, or the like, feel free to contact us. Criticism helps us to improve.

References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.