Dale Nelson 38 - 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 300 hp............................. approx 15-16 knots
Twin Yanmar 400 hp............................. approx 24-25 knots
Twin Yanmar 440 hp............................. approx 28-30 knots