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Review of Leopard 43 Powercat


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Leopard 43 Powercat is a large motor catamaran. The Leopard 43 Powercat is built by the American yard Leopard Catamarans.

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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 Leopard 43 Powercat has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Yanmar diesel engines at 512 hp (381 kW).

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:

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 520 hp (387 kW). Cruise speed is 15.0 knots. Max speed is 18.0 knots.

Alternative 3:

Leopard 43 Powercat may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine at 640 hp (476 kW). Cruise speed is 15.0 knots. Max speed is 25.0 knots.

Alternative 4:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Yanmar diesel engines at 640 hp (476 kW). Max speed is 23.0 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.


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.

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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.

Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.

Maintenance

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