Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport and Evinrude G2: double trouble

When trouble is intended as fun, of course. Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport is perfectly matched to Evinrude G2 150 HO, which is quintessentially sporty.

Some months ago we tested Ranieri International Cayman 23 in the Touring version, the one with a large consolle and a cabin underneath. This Sport trim enhances open spaces instead. A confrontation is useful not for the layout itself, as it’s a matter of personal choices, but for the different engines mounted. The former used a four-stroke, 200 HP Suzuki, while this one is powered by a two strokes Evinrude G2 HO with 150 horses. Go ahead and compare performance yourselves.

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Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport by Evinrude has a lot of grit

Personally I prefer Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport. The smaller console leaves space to the cockpit and in particular to the fore solarium which hides a large locker with a perfectly even finishing. The dashboard houses a digital instrument by Evinrude and the physical buttons, both on a black panel. The windshield protects enough and is completed by a steel frame which comes useful as a hand-rail.
The pilot station works only in standing position, but abaft the dinette takes place by raising a hinged table. There’s enough space to mount also a grill, a sink and the refrigerator.
The bench in the back can tilt and become a second sun bed.

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Ranieri Cayman 23 Sport: the test

The day on Lago Maggiore is not the best, so the photos you see have been shot in the following days. In our case the weather was foggy and cold, but this didn’t discourage our will to test the boat and the engine. The 150 horse-power of the Evinrude G2 HO push Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport to plane in 2.7 seconds, and to a top speed of 41.4 knots in another 23”. Five passengers and over 40 knots still require under 50 liters per hour of fuel: excellent. Slow down to a cruise of around 20 and this figure drops to a half, and down again to 13.4 lph at the minimum planing pace (9.5 knots at 2500 rpm).
The usual downside of 2-stroke engines is the noise, and this Evinrude makes no exception – although it got much better than in the past.
And what about the rib? Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport matches perfectly with the engine, also because as we mentioned it can bear up to 200 HP. During our test we didn’t meet tall waves, but there’s been actually no conditions at all when we felt unsafe or in trouble. But if by trouble you mean fun, then yes, we had plenty.

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The numbers of Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport

  • Length overall                                  7.10 m (23ft 4in)
  • Beam                                                   2.80 m (9ft 2in)
  • Tubular diameter                             0.60 m (24 in)
  • Chambers                                          5
  • Displacement, no engine              700 Kg
  • Max output                                        200 HP
  • Fuel reserve                                       205 l (54 US gal)
  • Fresh water reserve                         45 l (11 US gal)
  • Passengers                                        16
  • CE design category                          B

Performance

rpm       knots    mph      lph         nm/l     range*  dB

500       2,0         2,3         0,7         2,86      469        37

1000     3,7         4,3         2,3         1,61        264       68

1500     5,2         6,0         4,2         1,24       203        69

2000    6,4         7,4         8,4         0,76      125         71

2500     10,0      11,5        15           0,67      109        78

3000    15,0       17,3       18           0,83      137        79

3500     22,0      25,3       21           1,05       172        80

4000    27,0      31,1        27           1,00      164         81

4500     32,0      36,8      34          0,94      154          81

5000    36,0      41,4       40          0,90      148         83

5650     41,0       47,2       47           0,87      143        87

5650     38,0      43,7       98          0,39      64           82

*(20% reserve)

Test conditions

Calm lake, temperature 10°C, (50° F), fuel 40 l (10 US gal), no fresh water, passengers 5, clean hull

Indicative prices, VAT not included

Ranieri International Cayman 23 Sport, no engine        € 26,100
Evinrude G2 E150 HO                                                              € 13,200

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