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Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay


Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Sportfisherman

Technical Data

Production period1991-1999 - Biscay
1991-1992 - Sportfisherman
L.o.a. [m]11.43/12.03
Beam [m]3.77
Draft [m]1.00
Height above waterline [m]4.50
Freeboard front [m]1.28
Freeboard aft [m]1.08
Displacement [t]7.00 - 9.00
Fuel [l]2 x 500
Water [l]2 x 200
Voltage [V]12
HullGRP
Number of boats74 - Biscay
6 - Sportfisherman
DesignerJ. Björklund (Hull)
Winfried H. Wilke (Design)

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Remarks

The Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 was the successor of the SRC 340 Biscay. The project originally started under the name SRC 340+. While planning the project then grew to SRC 370 and finally to the SRC 380.

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The exterior design was slightly enhanced and established a new logo with creation of the "Gullwing"-mast. The layout was nearly unchanged. Significant change was the installation of a separate shower on the port side of the owner's cabin.

However, completely new was the hull construction. After Volvo Penta informed their long-time major customer Storebro and announced the development of new, more powerful engines, Storebro decided to develop new hulls. The new engines would have been too strong for the recent hulls and their cruising characteristics. The newly developed hull differed at first glance by the modified stern with integrated bathing platform. Underwater, however, he offered a completely new design with V-hull and propeller tunnels instead of the previous round bilge construction.

The new "380 Sportfisherman" was especially designed for the Asian and American market. It had a different flybridge-layout for a better surround-view which based on a shortened standard-flybridge. The cockpit was lowered about 15 cm because of the missing hand rails. Additionally, the cockpit was equipped with an ice-box and a basin for live baits. It was a boat for the ambitious fisherman.

Direct successor model was the SRC 395 Biscay.

Engines
For the 380, there were Volvo Penta engines with 230-370 hp (flywheel power). With the cheaper KAMD 42s, however, the ship was latently underpowered. The KAMD 42s had both a turbocharger and a compressor, which was intended to provide rapid acceleration and shut down again at higher revs.
This engine would probably have been more suited to the old hulls. The new hulls, designed for higher speeds, needed a little more speed to run well. The use of the trim tabs was essential with the smaller engine. In addition, the noise level of the KAMD 42 was unpleasant in certain speed regions, as the compressor kept switching on and off.
A total of 18 ships were equipped with KAMD42A and KAMD42P-A. The rest were delivered with TAMD6x.
The situation was different with the TAMD 6x, which made the boat run much better. The last stage of expansion was the TAMD 63P, which easily accelerated the boat, which often weighed up to 10t, to almost 30 knots and simply looked sovereign. Even when manoeuvring, due to the high thrust, it is often sufficient to engage or disengage the gearbox. Additional throttle thrusts are rarely necessary.
Only the last ship with serial number 3761 was delivered with Yanmar 6LYA-STE and 350 hp.

Gearbox
During the first two years of production of the SRC 380 the KAMD 42 were delivered with mechanical MS5B-gearboxes. These gearboxes were switching fast but also broke down quite fast. The power of the KAMD 42 with MS5B transmission was stated at 225 hp on the shaft. Later from S/N 3583 the yard delivered the KAMD 42 with the hydraulic HS1A-gearboxes, which had the handicap to have a second's silence after switching. Not every skipper liked that in every situation. The power at the shaft was reduced to 216 hp.
The TAMD 6x were always delivered with hydraulic gearboxes. The TAMD 6x were equipped with the ZF MPM 220A-gearbox.
The first boats with KAMD 42 were built with 2-lever-switching. Later the yard changed to 4-lever-switching which was already used on earlier boats. In 1996, a series of about 4 ships was equipped with the Morse two-lever switches.

Hull
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SRC 380 hull modification
In the course of production, it was found that the hull with a full load of the aft stowage compartment did not offer enough upwelling. In the spring of 1993, Storebro tested a boat with a modified hull. The existing hull at the stern underwater was enlarged. Various tests were also performed with changed shaft lengths. Finally, Storebro developed an attachment that extended the hull in the underwater area. This option was also retrofitted to older boats. Details under "development".

The last four ships (>S/N 3757) were delivered in 1998/1999 with the extended bathing platform of the SRC 395 Biscay.

Trim tabs
The boats with the first hull-version were equipped with the ELTRIM-System. This system showed to be quite error-prone. Either the Cylinders were leaky or the control panel was broken when using the automatic-trim-system. Both could have the effect of driving tilted to port or starboard side.
The 96-model then got the hydraulic system of QL (Volvo Penta). The automatic-trim-system was dropped.

Interior
Storebro offered their ships in the classic satin varnished mahogany wood. As an option, some ships were built with a bright ash- or darker walnut-interior in 1991/1992. These options were, however, not very popular. The light wooden interior has been taken up again only with the J32/S32, this time in birch wood.

Miscellaneous
Nobody is perfect: Again, and again, small errors appear in the brochures. In some brochures the graphic had filed the original layout of the toilet compartment on the owner's bed and then draw the new reduced layout. This has been corrected later.

2021-05-24 2023-06-21

Photos and images

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Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Sportfisherman
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Layouts
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Pictures of the interior
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Images of the production in Storebro
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In some cases, further images of registered ships are available for registered users.
Unless otherwise stated, the images used on this page are subject to copyright. Commercial use without written consent is not permitted. The only exceptions to this copyright are the images provided by the owners of their ships. In this case, the copyright belongs to the respective owners.

Engines

EnginesVolvo Penta
TAMD61A
Volvo Penta
KAMD42A
Volvo Penta
TAMD62A
Volvo Penta
KAMD42P-A
Volvo Penta
TAMD63P-A
Volvo Penta
KAMD44P
Yanmar
6LYA-STE
Production1986-19951991-1993 *1992-19941994-1997 *1994-20051996-2004 *1997-2001
FuelDieselDieselDieselDieselDieselDieselDiesel
Stroke4444444
No. of cylinders6666666
Bore[mm]98.4392.0098.4392.0098.4092.00100.00
Stroke[mm]120901209012090110
Compression ratio15.0:117.8:115.0:117.8:115.0:116.5:1
Displacement[l]5.483.595.483.595.503.605.18
Torque[Nm]904
Engine output[kw/(HP)]218/(296) ***157/(213)235/(320)157/(213)265 - 272/
(360 - 370)
179/(243) ***257/(350)
Rotations[1/min]28003800-390028003800-390028003700-39003300
Weight[kg]829500829833515590 ****
EnginesEngine output
[kw/(HP)]
Volvo Penta TAMD61A218/(296) ***
Volvo Penta KAMD42A 157/(213)
Volvo Penta TAMD62A235/(320)
Volvo Penta KAMD42P-A157/(213)
Volvo Penta TAMD63P-A265 - 272/
(360 - 370)
Volvo Penta KAMD44P179/(243) ***
Yanmar 6LYA-STE257/(350)
* All variants of this engine
*** Power at the propeller shaft
**** Weight without gearbox
Attention:
The values given in the motor diagrams below are measured values of individually equipped ships. The measured values can vary depending on the equipment as well as the wind and temperature conditions. These values do not indicate a binding property, but can only serve as indications.
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As a registered user, depending on the type of boat, you have access to further diagrams regarding consumption, range and noise level.

Statistics

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As a registered user, you have access to further diagrams on hull colours, layout variants, type of wood used and production figures per year, depending on the type of boat.

Technical development

As a registered user, you have access to the list of changes in production, depending on the type of boat.

Documents

Brochures, flyerLowHi
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Sportfischerman - Flyer 1991enDownload only for registered users
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Brochure 1991deStorebro Royal Cruiser 380 BiscayDownload only for registered users
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Brochure 1991enDownload only for registered users
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Brochure 1991spStorebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Brochure 1995enStorebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Brochure 1995deStorebro Royal Cruiser 380 BiscayDownload only for registered users
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Specification 1999enDownload only for registered users
PricelistsLowHi
Storebro Royal Cruiser - Pricelist 1993deNot for public download
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Pricelist 1994seNot for public download
Storebro Royal Cruiser - Pricelist 1994deNot for public download
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Pricelist 1996deNot for public download
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay - Pricelist 1997deNot for public download
Complete brochuresLowHi
Storebro Royal Cruiser - Complete brochure 1992en
Storebro Royal Cruiser - Complete brochure 1995dePDF - Download only for registered users
Storebro Royal Cruiser - Complete brochure 1997enPDF - Download only for registered users
Storebro Royal Cruiser - Complete brochure 1998enPDF - Download only for registered users
ManualsLowHi
SRC 380 Biscay - Owner´s Manual1992esDownload only for registered ownersDownload only for registered owners
Storebro - Technical documentsLowHi
SRC 380 Biscay - 12V Wiring Diagram3-6008-00101991enNot available for public download
SRC 380 Biscay - cable list1991seNot available for public download
SRC 380 Biscay - 220V Wiring Diagram4-6008-00141992enNot available for public download
SRC 380 Biscay - KAMD 42 Eng. Wiring Diagramp0i053001992enNot available for public download
SRC 380 Sportfisherman - 12V Wiring Diagramq0i008001992enNot available for public download
SRC 380 Biscay - 12V Wiring Diagram (>S/N 3639)3-6008-00261994enNot available for public download
SRC 380 Biscay - TAMD 63 Eng. Wiring Diagramp8j066001994enNot available for public download
SRC 380 Biscay - 12V Wiring Diagram (>S/N 3684)3-6008-00271996enNot available for public download
SRC 380 - Transportdocumentp0a502001998enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Fuel tank - tech. drawingp41327911998enDownload only for registered users
Storebro - Test ReportsLowHi
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Volvo Penta KAMD 421992enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Volvo Penta TAMD 611992enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Volvo Penta KAMD 42 (S/N 3581 - Ext. Hull)1995enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Volvo Penta TAMD 631995enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Volvo Penta TAMD 63 (S/N 3645)1995enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Volvo Penta TAMD 63 (S/N 3688)1996enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Volvo Penta TAMD 631998enDownload only for registered users
SRC 380 Biscay - Test Report Yanmar 6LYA-STE1999enDownload only for registered users
Technical brochures - ManualsLowHi
Volvo Penta KAMD42A - ManualenDownload only for registered owners
Volvo Penta KAMD42A - ManualseDownload only for registered owners
Volvo Penta KAMD42P-A/TAMD42A/WJ - ManualenDownload only for registered owners
Volvo Penta KAMD42P-A/TAMD42A/WJ - ManualseDownload only for registered owners
Volvo Penta KAMD44P EDC/HS1E - ManualenDownload only for registered owners
Volvo Penta TAMD61/62/63/71/72 - ManualdeDownload only for registered owners
Volvo Penta TAMD61/62/63/71/72 - ManualenDownload only for registered owners
Volvo Penta TAMD61/62/63/71/72 - Workshop ManualenNot available for public download
Volvo Penta TAMD63L/P - ManualenDownload only for registered owners
Yanmar 6LYA-STE - Operation ManualdeDownload only for registered owners
Yanmar 6LYA-STE - Operation ManualenDownload only for registered owners
Technical brochuresLowHi
Volvo Penta KAMD 42A - Productflyeren
Volvo Penta KAMD 44P - Productflyeren
Volvo Penta TAMD 61A - Productflyeren
Volvo Penta TAMD 62A - Productflyerde
Volvo Penta TAMD 63P - Productflyeren
ReviewsLowHi
MBM - SRC 380 Biscay - Review 1992PDF - Download only for registered usersPDF - Download only for registered users
Nautica 6/94 - SRC 380 Biscay - Review 1994PDF - Download only for registered users
Skipper 7/95 - SRC 380 Biscay/ SRC 420 Baltic - Review 1995PDF - Download only for registered users
Nautica 8/99 - SRC 380 Biscay - Review 1999PDF - Download only for registered users
Neptune 12/99 - SRC 380 Biscay - Review 1999PDF - Download only for registered users
Multimedia documentsLowHi
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 BiscayDownload only for registered users
Storebro Royal Cruiser 380 Biscay2021Download only for registered users
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