The importance of understanding the boat weight/engine power ratio.
It must be said, just because the manufacturer installs a type of engine in a boat does not mean that it is the ideal engine.
You have to do your homework and do a good analysis of the data that is available.
To show you the importance of properly evaluating and understanding this, here is an article published by ItaYachtsCanada brokers on this subject.
Also, you must understand that a boat cannot necessarily accommodate a large engine, the structure of the boat must allow it. You have to see what the manufacturer offers as an engine option and check all the discussion forums on the web.
But a good manufacturer installs the right power unit as a base because under-powering will very often lead to greater fuel consumption at Cruise Speed and especially for planing (particularly for a flybridge with a hardtop and a large watercraft on the platform).
To demonstrate this to you, here is a comparison with 7 popular boats sold in North America in the 52-54 foot category.
Follow this link for the news section of ItaYachtsCanada.com
Good reading…
