Med Extreme 8.5

Med-Extreme 8.5 is an inflatable boat designed to achieve excellent top speed performances, high cruising speeds on rough seas with smooth ride through the waves, low fuel consumption thanks to the smoothness of the hull and the construction technology that allowed to contain weight while maintaining adequate standards of strenght. All this accompanied by a Mediterranean-style deck, so with large sundeck, dinette, bathroom. A gentleman racer.
Going into more detail: the hull is double stepped, with high average deadrise for smooth wave penetration, unlike other hulls with racing performance but which sacrifice navigation comfort , impacts and seakeeping to pure speed. The hull is built using 5-axis numerical control milling machines to achieve total compliance of the result with the CAD design.

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Med Extreme 8.5

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The structure, CAD-designed and CNC-milled, is joined to the hull by vacuum infusion lamination, with multi-axial fabrics, carbon fiber and epoxy resin with post-cure. The components and details are mainly made of carbon fiber . The coque in this way is monolithic , has great strength but with a weight of only 750 kg.
Performances are record-breaking: the 8 1/2-meter RIB with a single 300 hp achieved 105 km/h (57 knots) and 51 knots with 9 people on board. Fuel consumption is just near 1.5 liters per mile at 40 knots cruising. A ballast tank system provides, in very rough seas, to increase weight and lower the center of gravity, turning it into a “heavy waves” craft.
All these features in an elegant, sleek, modern shape. Aft dinette, wide swim platforms, wetbar with sink and galley, offshore seating, console with dressing room and bathroom, large forward sundeck, rigid bow which fits an electric windlass

Main specs
• Lenght: 8,5 m
• Width : 2,7 m
• Dry weight: 700 kg
• Engine : single outboard, 200/400 hp
• Fuel tank: 250 l
• Water ballast: 200 l
• Freshwater tank: 70L
• Deflated width: 2,2 m
• CE design category: B

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