Suncamper 30

Ralf Marquard

 · 14.02.2012

Suncamper 30Photo: Morten Strauch
Test Suncamper 30
The Suncamper 30 is an exceptional cabin cruiser that offers many practical solutions. We drove the test boat on the Fleesensee.
Test Suncamper 30Photo: Morten StrauchTest Suncamper 30

If you take a look at the SunCamper 30, you have to rethink: this boat looks more like a caravan on the water. As a result, the living solutions are also "caravan-like". Advantage: practical and spacious layout. Disadvantage: The high superstructure makes the boat susceptible to wind. The Suncamper is therefore recommended for inland waterways. The Polish shipyard even classifies its boat as CE category C for coastal waters. We were unable to test how it behaves in such areas in swell because we took the Suncamper out on the Fleesensee, where it also fits in.

Test Sun Camper 30Photo: Morten StrauchTest Sun Camper 30
Test Suncamper 30
Photo: Morten Strauch

It is built in Augustow, Poland, by Balt Yacht. Our neatly finished test boat shows that quality is a priority there. Smooth gelcoat and complete protective coating on the inside are just as much a sign of this as the rounded edges, reinforced fastening points and uniform gap dimensions on the furniture. However, the aluminium rails on the windows and doors are too simple.

When it comes to motorisation, the shipyard relies on three different drive systems: the simple and inexpensive version with an outboard motor, the "endurance version" with diesel engines and the modern eco version with electric drive. We travelled with the standard diesel, a Craftsman Marine CM 4.33 (33 hp).

The entire boat test can be found in BOOTE 03/12.

Data sheet: SunCamper 30

Shipyard: Balt-Yacht

Type designation: SunCamper 30

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CE category: C - Coastal waters

Material of hull and deck: Plastic

Length: 9,50 m

Width: 2,98 m

Displacement: 3,80 t

Price: 0,00 €

Ralf Marquard

Ralf Marquard

Deputy Editor in Chief BOOTE

Ralf Marquard discovered his enthusiasm for boating on the tranquil Aller, first with inflatable boats and later with a 6-meter cabin cruiser. His electrical engineering studies at HAW Hamburg took him from the southern Heidekreis (Lower Saxony) to the Hanseatic city. Ralf Marquard has been working for the BOOTE editorial team since 1997, where he trained as a test editor. He tests both small inflatable boats and larger yachts. His personal boat is a 4.50 meter long, self-built wooden boat with a 50 hp outboard motor. In 2007, he was appointed deputy editor-in-chief at BOOTE.

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