BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Sessa C54

By Kevin Koenig

TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS

Test Engine: 2/700-hp Volvo Penta IPS900s

Transmission/Ratio: Volvo Penta gears w/ 1.88:1 ratio

Props: Volvo T4 propset

Price as Tested: $1,550,000

The Numbers

Sessa C54 - Final Boat Test Numbers:
rpm	mph	knots	gph	mpg	nmpg	range	nm range	db	angle
1000	10.3	9.0	8.0	1.29	1.13	662	535	65	2.0
1250	11.4	9.9	14.0	0.81	0.71	387	336	69	5.0
1500	19.2	16.7	21.0	0.91	0.80	434	378	70	4.5
1750	25.2	21.9	30.0	0.84	0.73	399	347	74	5.5
2000	30.9	26.9	40.0	0.77	0.67	367	320	76	4.0
2250	36.7	31.9	58.0	0.63	0.55	301	261	74	4.0
2390	39.7	34.5	72.0	0.55	0.48	262	228	76	4.0
	Speeds are two-way averages measured w/ Raymarine E120 GPS GPH extrapolated from Volvo fuel curve. Range 90% of advertised fuel capacity. Decibels measured on A scale. 65 dB-A is normal conversation.

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT

SidePower SE 120 bow thruster
16-kW MASE generator
60,000-Btu A/C
Raymarine E120W w/ HybridTouch screen chartplotter, RD418 radar, and DSM300 digital depthfinder
Bose Audio Lifestyle 18 system in saloon
26" LCD TVs in master and VIP
washer-dryer
grill in cockpit
electric cockpit awning
anti-fouling paint

This article originally appeared in the September 2011 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.