Side-by-side compare
Wajer 55 vs Axopar 45 Cross Top.
Performance separates these two: the Axopar 45 Cross Top tops out at 50 knots against the Wajer 55's 38.
On size, the Wajer 55 is the longer boat at 16.80 m LOA to 13.72 m. Drivetrains differ: the Wajer 55 runs ips, the Axopar 45 Cross Top outboard.
Net of the spec sheet it is a trade: the Wajer 55 is the bigger platform, the Axopar 45 Cross 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 | 16.80m | 13.72m |
| Beam | 4.65m | 4.11m |
| Draft | 1.27m | 1.20m |
| Dry weight | 20,900 kg | — |
| Performance | ||
| Top speed | 38 kt | 50 kt |
| Cruising speed | 28 kt | — |
| Range | 390 nm | — |
| Propulsion | ||
| Engine | Volvo Penta D6-IPS600 | 3x Mercury Verado 300hp V8 |
| Engines | 3 | 3 |
| HP per engine | 440 | — |
| Propulsion | ips | outboard |
| Capacity | ||
| Passengers | 20 | — |
| Fuel capacity | 2,320 L | — |
| Water capacity | 580 L | — |
| Build & classification | ||
| Hull material | — | grp |
| Classification | CE-B | — |
| Editorial highlight | ||
| First highlight | Triple IPS driveline to 38 knots | Cross-top hardtop configuration |
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.
Wajer Yachts was founded in 1992 by Dorus Wajer, who built his first launches on the lakes near Amsterdam before relocating production to Heeg in the northern Dutch province of Friesland - the traditional heartland of Dutch boatbuilding. T…
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