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BOAT TESTS
Riviera 53 EFB
By Capt. Richard Thiel
TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Test Engine: 3/435-hp Volvo Penta IPS600s
Transmission/Ratio: Volvo IPS marine gears w/ 2.10: 1 ratio
Props: Volvo P3 propset
Price as Tested: $1,855,137
The Numbers
| Riviera 53 EFB - Final Boat Test Numbers: | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rpm | mph | knots | gph | mpg | nmpg | range | nm range | db | angle |
| 1000 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 3.78 | 3.29 | 3,149 | 2,738 | 58 | 1.0 |
| 1500 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 1.27 | 1.10 | 1,054 | 916 | 59 | 1.5 |
| 2000 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 17.2 | 0.71 | 0.61 | 588 | 511 | 61 | 3.5 |
| 2500 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 30.6 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 453 | 394 | 63 | 6.0 |
| 3000 | 24.8 | 21.5 | 44.6 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 462 | 402 | 67 | 6.0 |
| 3580 | 33.8 | 29.4 | 66.3 | 0.51 | 0.44 | 424 | 369 | 67 | 6.0 |
Speeds are two-way averages measured w/ Raymarine GPS. GPH taken via Volvo electronic display.
Range 90% of advertised fuel capacity.
Decibels measured on A scale. 65 dB-A is normal conversation.
OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT
forward helm
cockpit joystick
771-lb. davit
6/rod holders
teak cockpit sole
transom barbecue
swim platform
26-, 19-, and 15-inch LCD TVs
3/master stateroom ports
cockpit awning
hull color
windshield cover
galleyware
2/Raymarine E140 MFDs, DSM depthsounder, LP-125 WAAS GPS, ST70 autopilots w/ repeater
4/Aqualuma underwater lights
This article originally appeared in the September 2011 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.
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