Dale Classic 45 - Performance
A Nelson hull is designed to perform, and the semi displacement profile achieves that performance without drama. There’s no ‘hump’ to climb, just a seemlingy effortless transition to planing speeds.
Final performance figures are dependent on exact fit-out and specification, but typical speeds likely to be achieved...
Twin
Yanmar 440 hp...............................approx 26-28 knots
Twin Yanmar 500hp .............................. approx 28-30 knots
Twin Caterpillar 575hp .......................... approx 29-31 knots
Twin Cummins 600hp ........................... approx 29-31 knots
Twin Yanmar 720hp .............................. approx 32-35 knots