Ultimate BoatingBombard Explorer 600

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Bombard Explorer 600

The Bombard Explorer 600 is a RIB with a 5.98 m length overall and a 2.47 m beam.

The essentials: this model against its direct rivals

Where it offers more than its rivals

  • Highest certified capacity13 peopleCE design category for coastal waters, close to shorerivals: 8 to 10 people
  • The sharpest transom deadrise20 °a more seakindly hull in chop, less stable at anchorrival: 17 °

Key figures

Propulsion
Outboard
Length overall
5.98 m
Beam
2.47 m
Max power
150 hp
Number of engines
1
CE category
C
Persons
13
Dry weight
390 kg
Deadrise
20 °

Head to head with its direct rivals

Side-by-side figures for the Explorer 600 against Salpa Soleil 18 · 3D Tender IQ6 · BRIG Ltd. Eagle 6, at comparable boat type and size.

CharacteristicExplorer 600Salpa Soleil 183D Tender IQ6BRIG Ltd. Eagle 6
Length overall m5.985.9965.95
Beam m2.472.542.32.4
Persons people1381010
Max power hp150115100150
Dry weight kg390550350550
Fuel Ln/a90100121
Deadrise °20n/an/a17

How we compare →

Usage programmes

FishingTow sports (ski, wakeboard, tube)Family / cruising

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