Review of SRC 430 Biscay

Basic specs.

The SRC 430 Biscay aka Storebro Royal Cruiser 430 Biscay is a large motorboat designed by the German maritime architect W. H. Wilke in the late nineties. Only a few boats have been produced. The SRC 430 Biscay is built by the Swedish yard Storebro.

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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 Volvo Penta engines at 826.0 hp (615 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 1560.0 liters (412 US gallons, 343 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 SRC 430 Biscay is about 361 kg/cm, alternatively 2021 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 361 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2021 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 SRC 430 Biscay is 3.19.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 58% 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.