Review of Viking 55 Convertible

Basic specs.

The Viking 55 Convertible aka Viking 55C is a large motorboat. The Viking 55 Convertible is built by the American yard Viking Yacht Company.

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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 8 berths.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual inboard MAN diesel engines at 1550.0 hp (1154 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 5720.0 liters (1511 US gallons, 1258 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

Viking 55 Convertible 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 Viking 55 Convertible is about 654 kg/cm, alternatively 3664 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 654 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 3664 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 Viking 55 Convertible is 3.18.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 98% 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

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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.