June 23, 2008
The PH8 is an oceangoing, aluminum catamaran capable of crossing the Atlantic. A comfortable, safe passagemaker in the Robert P. Beebe spirit.
The perfect cruising passagemaker for a couple.
Designed by the late Malcolm Tennant, New Zealand, a world renowned catamaran designer
for over thirty years.
Registered in London, UK, under the Small Ship Registry (SSR) rules.
| Registration number | SSR 120467 |
| Hull ID | IT-PHZ54001B406 |
Maximum number of souls on board 12. Each must have its own PFD in an accessible place.
| LOA | 16.50 m | 54' 2" |
| LWL | 15.17 m | 49' 8" |
| Beam | 6.78 m | 22' 3" |
| Hull Beam | 1.14 m | 3' 9" |
| Draft | 1.42 m | 4' 8" |
| Clearance (without radar arch) | 4.57 m | 15' |
| Radar arch, height from the roof | 1.30 m | 4' 3" |
| Maximum displacement | 30,000 kg | 66,000 lbs |
| Power | Two Cummins 270 hp (198 kW) diesels |
| Fuel capacity | 6,544 liters | 1,730 US gals |
| Water capacity | 1,292 liters | 342 US gals |
| Hull speed = (sqr 49.64) x 1.34 | 9.4 knots |
| 10 knots | Both engines at 1600 RPM | 20 l/hr | 0.5 miles/l | 5.2 USG/hr | 1.9 miles/USG | range 3280 miles |
| 17 knots | Both engines at 2600 RPM (max) | 68 l/hr | 0.25 miles/l | 18 USG/hr | 0.95 miles/USG | range 1635 miles |
| 9.7 knots | One engine at 2000 RPM | 21 l/hr | 0.47 miles/l | 5.5 USG/hr | 1.76 miles/USG | range 3022 miles |
For more information on speed and fuel consumptions read the section Test Runs and Fuel Consumptions.
The hydrostatic data is per hull.
Baseline Draft: 1.300
Trim: zero
Heel: zero
DIMENSIONS
Length Overall: 15.458 m LWL: 15.238 m Beam: 1.140 m BWL: 1.129 m
Volume: 14.510 m
Displacement: 14.873 MT
COEFFICIENTS
Prismatic: 0.736 Block: 0.649 Midship: 0.881 Waterplane: 0.883
RATIOS
Length/Beam: 13.560 Displacement/length: 117.149 Beam/Depth: 0.877
MT/ cm Immersion: 0.156
AREAS
Waterplane: 15.193 m2 Wetted Surface: 45.139 m2
Under Water Lateral Plane: 18.088 m2 Above Water Lateral Plane: 7.641 m2
CENTROIDS (Meters)
Buoyancy: LCB = 7.594 fwd
Under Water LP: 7.970 fwd of Origin, 0.628 below waterline.
Honda Marine inflatable model Dolphin 265 with a Honda 5 HP 4 stroke outboard
engine.
| Registration Number | Tender To PH8 |
| Hull ID | IT-HND00115B898 |
Maximum number of souls on board 3.
| LOA | 2.65 m | |
| Beam | 1.53 m | |
| Weight | 32 kg | |
| Maximum working power | 4 kW | |
| Design category | C | |
| Maximum load | 315 kg | |
| Maximum number of people | 3 |
| Power | Honda 8F5A-8AD6 |
| Fuel capacity | liters | US gals |
| Fuel consumption | 2.15 l/h | US gals/hr |
| 9.4 knots |
The outboard engine was first certified in Venice on June 18, 1998