Side-by-side compare
Axopar 29 Sun Top vs Reliant Yachts Express.
Performance separates these two: the Axopar 29 Sun Top tops out at 50 knots against the Reliant Yachts Express's 40.
On size, the Reliant Yachts Express is the longer boat at 11.50 m LOA to 9.40 m. Drivetrains differ: the Axopar 29 Sun Top runs outboard, the Reliant Yachts Express sterndrive.
Net of the spec sheet it is a trade: the Reliant Yachts Express is the bigger platform, the Axopar 29 Sun Top the quicker one. Garage envelope and the missions the boat has to cover should settle it.
The full spec table is below; the gold dot marks the leading value in each row.
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 9.40m | 11.50m |
| Beam | 2.97m | 3.65m |
| Draft | 0.89m | — |
| Dry weight | 2,800 kg | 9,298 kg |
| Performance | ||
| Top speed | 50 kt | 40 kt |
| Cruising speed | — | 30 kt |
| Propulsion | ||
| Engine | Mercury Verado 300-400hp | 2 x Cummins 480hp |
| Engines | — | 2 |
| HP per engine | — | 480 |
| Propulsion | outboard | sterndrive |
| Capacity | ||
| Fuel capacity | — | 605 L |
| Build & classification | ||
| Hull material | grp | grp |
| Year | — | 2018 |
| Editorial highlight | ||
| First highlight | Fixed sun-top hardtop | MacFarlane and Ewing design |
Specifications, prices, availability, and performance figures are supplied for guidance only and remain subject to confirmation by the yard, seller, broker, survey, contract, and final specification.
The builders
Who builds each boat, and where, the yard behind the spec.
Axopar is a Finnish boat brand founded in 2014 by Jan-Erik Viitala and Sakari Mattila, whose combined pedigree spans Aquador, XO Boats, and Paragon - the source of the Axopar name. Headquarters sit in Helsinki, with a creative and innovati…
View Axopar →Reliant Yachts is a Newport, Rhode Island design-and-build house founded in 2012 by partners Dave MacFarlane and Jim Ewing, with construction carried out at partner yards - the X40 programme was fabricated in Tuzla, Turkey. The firm target…
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