Dear friends
My new power cat is a trawler cat Highland 35 from Fountaine Pajot weighting
6tn and powered with the maximum horse power engines according to the factory
i.e Volvo D3 110hp at 3000 rpm. With these engines I get 19kn at WOT and
15-16kn cruising speed. Although is a semi planning boat I am thinking to
replace the engines with the D3 160hp which have the same weight, the same
dimensions but 50hp higher power at 4000rpm. How much increase in both maximum
and cruising speed do you think that this change is going to obtain? Should I
modify the propelers as well?
Alex
Dear friends
My new power cat is a trawler cat Highland 35 from Fountaine Pajot weighting
6tn and powered with the maximum horse power engines according to the factory
i.e Volvo D3 110hp at 3000 rpm. With these engines I get 19kn at WOT and
15-16kn cruising speed. Although is a semi planning boat I am thinking to
replace the engines with the D3 160hp which have the same weight, the same
dimensions but 50hp higher power at 4000rpm. How much increase in both maximum
and cruising speed do you think that this change is going to obtain? Should I
modify the propelers as well?
Alex