Power to weight
Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.
- Flyer 8 SPACEdeck
not published: engine count
- Cranchi E26 O/B
not published: engine count
Flyer 8 SPACEdeck draws the least water, 1.6 ft — 1.1 ft less than Cranchi E26 O/B.
Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.
Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.
Beneteau
Flyer 8 SPACEdeck
Motor Monohull
Length : beam 3.2 : 1
Cranchi
Cranchi E26 O/B
Motor Monohull
Length : beam 3.3 : 1
Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.
A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.
| Model | ![]() Beneteau Flyer 8 SPACEdeck | ![]() Cranchi Cranchi E26 O/B |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Brand | Beneteau | Cranchi |
| Model | Flyer 8 SPACEdeck | Cranchi E26 O/B |
| Generation | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hull type | Motor Monohull | Motor Monohull |
| Propulsion | Unclassified | Outboard |
| Production status | In production | In production |
| Production start year | Unknown | Unknown |
| Production end year | Unknown | Unknown |
| Designer | Andreani Design | Centro Studi Ricerche Cranchi |
| Dimensions | ||
| LOA | 26.8 ft | 26.6 ft |
| Hull length | Unknown | 25.6 ft |
| Beam | 8.3 ft | 8.2 ft |
| Draft | 1.6 ft–3 ft | 2.7 ft |
| Displacement | 4,687 lb | 4,784 lb |
| Accommodation | ||
| Cabins | 1 | Unknown |
| Heads | 1 | Unknown |
| Berths | Unknown | Unknown |
| Performance & Rig | ||
| Main sail | Unknown | Unknown |
| Jib | Unknown | Unknown |
| Genoa | Unknown | Unknown |
| Upwind sail area | Unknown | Unknown |
| Downwind sail area | Unknown | Unknown |
| Engine power | 350 hp | 300 hp–350 hp |
| Engine count | Unknown | Unknown |
| Materials | ||
| Hull material | Unknown | Unknown |
| Deck material | Unknown | Unknown |
| Mast material | Unknown | Unknown |
| Keel type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Rudder type | Unknown | Unknown |
| Sources |
6 of 8 figures here carry the builder's own words |
7 of 7 figures here carry the builder's own words |
Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.
Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.
Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.
Flyer 8 SPACEdeck

Flyer8space plan — Beneteau
No drawings collected yet for Cranchi E26 O/B.
What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.
Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.
not published: engine count
not published: engine count
One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.
Flyer 8 SPACEdeck
Cranchi E26 O/B
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