BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Carver 44 Sojourn

By Capt. Bill Pike

CONDITIONS DURING BOAT TEST

air temp.: 68ºF; humidity: 82%; wind: variable to light; seas: less than 1'

LOAD DURING BOAT TEST

200 gal. fuel, no water, 2 persons, 50 lbs. gear.

TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS

Test Engine: 2/370-hp Volvo Penta IPS500s

Transmission/Ratio: Volvo IPS500 w/ 1.94:1 ratio

Props: Volvo Penta T3 propsets

Price as Tested: $646,064

The Numbers

rpm	mph	knots	gph	mpg	nmpg	range	nm range	db	angle
1000	8.2	7.1	2.1	3.90	3.40	1448	1259	63	0.0
1250	9.0	7.8	3.7	2.43	2.12	902	784	64	0.5
1500	10.0	8.7	5.0	2.00	1.74	742	645	69	1.0
1750	11.1	9.7	8.8	1.26	1.10	468	407	71	2.0
2000	11.9	10.3	12.0	0.99	0.86	366	318	73	3.0
2250	13.1	11.3	16.0	0.82	0.71	302	263	76	4.5
2500	16.5	14.3	21.0	0.79	0.68	291	253	79	4.5
2750	19.8	17.2	25.0	0.79	0.69	294	255	80	6.0
3000	23.4	20.3	31.0	0.75	0.66	280	243	82	6.0
3200	27.3	23.7	37.0	0.74	0.64	274	238	83	5.5

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT

Volvo Penta SeaKey system
Raymarine electronics package
second IPS joystick
10kW Kohler genset
28,000-Btu Marine Air A/C system
wet bar on flying bridge w/ U-Line ice maker, Nova Kool refrigerator, and grill
Glendinning CableMaster
Bennett hydraulic trim tabs

This article originally appeared in the April 2012 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.