Review of Wiking 28

Wiking 28 anno 1980.

Basic specs.

The Wiking 28 aka Wikingboat Family 28 or Wiking 28 aka Wiking 28 is a motorboat designed by the Norwegian maritime architect Alf Jensen in the mid seventies. The Wiking 28 is built by the Norwegian yard Wiking Boat A/S.

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Hull

The hull is made of plastic.

Interior

The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6 berths, a galley, toilet facility and 130 liter waste water capacity.
The headroom is above average

Galley of Wiking 28 anno 1980. ny pantry

Cockpit

Cockpit of Wiking 28 anno 1980.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta TMD 40B diesel engine.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 360 liters (95 US gallons, 79 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Wiking 28 is about 182 kg/cm, alternatively 1023 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 182 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1023 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Wiking 28 is 2.75.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is more spacy than 85% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

Curiosities

Powerboat?

In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:

Danish definition of a powerboat

According to this definition this boat is not categorized as a Powerboat.
Though, if you install a motor of 77 kW (104 hp), then the boat will become a powerboat, and you will need a Danish 'powerboat driving license'

Maintenance

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.