The Prospect 900 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a lifting keel. It displaces 7,275 lb (3,300 kg) and carries 3,086 lb (1,400 kg) of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.92 ft (1.50 m) with the lifting keel extended.[1][2][4]
The boat is fitted with a Volvo MD5A diesel engine of 8 hp (6 kW). It has a 35 U.S. gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal) fresh water tank and 10 U.S. gallons (38 L; 8.3 imp gal) fuel tank.[1][4]