Review of Nimbus 340 Commander
Basic specs.
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Both the hull and the deck is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 4 berths and 200.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The Nimbus 340 Commander has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D6-310 diesel engine at 310 hp (230 kW). Cruise speed is 20.0 knots. Max speed is 24.0 knots.
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
Alternative 2:
Nimbus 340 Commander may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 200 hp (149 kW).
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 400.0 liters (105 US gallons, 87 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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Nimbus 340 Commander is about 234 kg/cm, alternatively 1313 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 234 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1313 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.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Nimbus 340 Commander is 3.03.
Curiosities
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
Maintenance
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