BOATS
BOAT TESTS
Azimut 60
By Alan Harper
CONDITIONS DURING BOAT TEST
air temperature: 59ºF; humidity 48%; seas: 3'LOAD DURING BOAT TEST
260 gal. fuel, 149 gal. water, 5 persons, 100 lb. gear.
TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Test Engine: 2/800-hp MAN R6 6L
Transmission/Ratio: ZF 325-1A reduction gears, 2.037:1
Props: 29.9 x 42.1 4-blade NiBrAl props
Price as Tested: Upon request
The Numbers
| Azimut 60 - Final Boat Test Numbers: | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rpm | knots | gph | nm range | db | angle | ||
| 600 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 1,299 | 71 | 0.0 | ||
| 1000 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 659 | 65 | 1.5 | ||
| 1250 | 12.1 | 19.0 | 426 | 70 | 2.5 | ||
| 1500 | 16.0 | 30.1 | 353 | 78 | 4.0 | ||
| 1750 | 21.8 | 40.7 | 360 | 78 | 4.5 | ||
| 2000 | 26.1 | 51.8 | 333 | 79 | 4.5 | ||
| 2250 | 30.6 | 71.3 | 286 | 79 | 4.5 | ||
| 2350 | 32.0 | 77.7 | 273 | 80 | 4.5 | ||
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Speeds are two-way averages measured with GPS. GPH taken via MTU display. Range is 90% of advertised fuel capacity. 65dB(A) is the level of normal conversation. |
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This article originally appeared in the January 2013 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.













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