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OCEANWORX SQUADRON 4.8 SIDE CONSOLE
MERCURY 90 HP 4 STROKE MOTOR - Approx 38hrs
MERCURY VESSEL VIEW 403 NETWORKED TO SOUNDER
DUNBIER SPORTS CENTRELINE TRAILER WITH SPARE WHEEL KIT
DUAL BATTERIES WITH ISOALTOR SWITCH
Options and features fitted:
Two tone hull
Rear transom step
Console with low profile windscreen & grab rails
Anchor well hinged lid
Grab rails front
Grab rails rear
Front casting deck - with storage
Rear casting deck - with storage
Live bait tank in front casting deck
Live bait tank in rear casting deck
Bow mount plate
Motorguide Xi5 SW 60 inch 12v 55lb thrust
Lowrance ELITE FS9 Combo with Active imaging 3-in-1 transducer & charts
Navigation and Anchor lights
Hydraulic steering upgrade
Roswell audio system
Rod rack storage on console
Bimini
Bilge pump, automatic with over ride
Foam filled hull
4mm Bottom sheet and 3mm side sheets - Extra ribs for strength
Cup holders
Welded rod holders
Cleats
Hull and engineering
The Oceanworx Squadron 4.8SC has a centreline hull length of 4.8 metres and an overall length of 5.1 metres. The latter includes a small bowsprit and the welded rear portside boarding step.
Across the beam, the Squadron is 2.2 metres wide, while internally there is 1.78 metres of usable space between the 160mm-wide side coamings.
The Oceanworx Squadron 4.8 SC has a 4.0mm pressed alloy hull bottom and transom, along with smooth 3.0mm topsides with a single pressing above the wide, slightly reversed angled chines.
A welded chine extension/spray rail runs from the stem back to amidships to deflect water and spray away from the boat.
Internally the Squadron has a carpeted timber floor above an underfloor bracing structure which includes a full-length internal keel along with transverse bulkheads and welded vertical ribs/bracing struts at regular intervals to support the alloy sheet topsides.
The hull has a sharp entry shape at the bow, stretching aft to a modest transom deadrise of around 15 or 16 degrees. With this conservative hull shape, the Squadron achieves a nice balance between ride comfort while underway, and stability at rest.
The Oceanworx Squadron 4.8 SC has a dry hull weight of about 450kg. Rigged on a single-axle Dunbier Centreline trailer with the 90hp Mercury, the complete package should weigh about 950kg.
On the water
The Oceanworx Squadron 4.8SC has high topsides and a deep cockpit to make it well-suited and safe enough for a mix of inshore and coastal offshore fishing.
The hull is designed for this purpose, being quite stable at rest, but with enough vee angle up at the bow to smooth out the ride through the chop.
That said, the test rig is still a small boat at just 4.8 metres long, so you do need to throttle back when the conditions get lumpy when running offshore.
In general, however, the Squadron 4.8SC is seaworthy and safe underway, and responsive to trim and throttle application.
With two people standing aft, behind the helm console, the test rig does feel slightly stern down, but this isn't an issue underway as you can tuck the nose into the waves using the engine trim.
This slightly stern-heavy running attitude is also welcome when running before the sea as the hull surfs easily down the waves with the engine set at mid-trim.
Our test boat was rigged with a 90hp Mercury 90hp outboard engine, the maximum rating for this 4.8-metre Squadron boat package.
The Squadron will work decently well with a smaller 60hp or 75hp outboard engine, but I would opt for the larger motor for the extra grunt.
With the 90hp Mercury the test rig was quick to plane and to accelerate through to a top speed of 34.3 knots; that's ample pace for a 4.8-metre inshore/offshore tinnie.
The boat/engine combination was most economical when cruising at 3500rpm for a boat speed of 19.6 knots and a fuel burn of 13.3L/h. This translates into a maximum theoretical range on the 80-litre fuel tank of around 112nm.
Performance
REVS
SPEED
FUEL USE
RANGE
1000rpm
2.8kt (5.2km/h)
2.1L/h
101nm
1500rpm
4.4kt (8.1km/h)
4.4L/h
76.0nm
2000rpm
5.5kt (10.2km/h)
6.1L/h
68.5nm
2500rpm
7.3kt (13.5km/h)
8.2L/h
67.6nm
3000rpm
14.0kt (25.9km/h)
9.6L/h
111nm
3500rpm
19.6kt (36.3km/h)
13.3L/h
112nm
4000rpm
22.9kt (42.4km/h)
17.0L/h
102.4nm
4500rpm
27.0kt (50.0km/h)
21.7L/h
94.6nm
5000rpm
31.0kt (57.3km/h)
25.5L/h
92.4nm
5600rpm (WOT)
34.3kt (63.4km/h)
32.3L/h
80.7nm
Range on 95% of the 80L fuel supply at 3500rpm: 112.0nm
