Side-by-side compare
Novurania CHASE 27 vs Brig Eagle 8.
Capacity is the headline split: the Brig Eagle 8 carries 16 guests to the Novurania CHASE 27's 12.
On size, the Novurania CHASE 27 is the longer boat at 8.00 m LOA to 7.98 m. The Brig Eagle 8 is the quicker boat, 41 knots to 38. Drivetrains differ: the Novurania CHASE 27 runs shaft, the Brig Eagle 8 outboard. Installed power runs 350 hp on the Brig Eagle 8 to 320 hp on the Novurania CHASE 27.
Net of the spec sheet it is a trade: the Novurania CHASE 27 is the bigger platform, the Brig Eagle 8 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 | 8.00m | 7.98m |
| Beam | 2.70m | 2.90m |
| Dry weight | 2,720 kg | 1,140 kg |
| Performance | ||
| Top speed | 38 kt | 41 kt |
| Propulsion | ||
| Engine | Volvo D4 320 hp / Twin Yanmar 4LV 195 hp | Suzuki DF300 outboard |
| Engines | 1 | 1 |
| HP per engine | 320 | 350 |
| Propulsion | shaft | outboard |
| Capacity | ||
| Passengers | 12 | 16 |
| Fuel capacity | 246 L | 340 L |
| Water capacity | 38 L | 45 L |
| Build & classification | ||
| Hull material | grp | grp |
| Classification | CE-C | CE-B |
| Year | 2016 | — |
| Editorial highlight | ||
| First highlight | Vacuum-bagged cored GRP hull | Factory davit lifting points |
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.
Novurania traces its roots to mid-1950s Italy, where the business began as a rubber-coated fabric company supplying inflatable products to the Italian armed forces. In 1989, operating as Novurania of America, Inc., the company built its fi…
View Novurania →Brig is a Ukrainian RIB manufacturer founded in 1991 in Kharkiv, the former heart of the Soviet aviation industry. The company was established by Vyacheslav Rodionov, who assembled a core team of ex-military aeronautical engineers and appl…
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