Hand laid GRP single series of laminates with transverse and longitudinal stringers. Hull fitted with heavy full-length fiberglass and stainless steel rub strake.

Hand laid GRP with a vertical end grain balsa core in all horizontal surfaces and "divincel" foam core in all vertical surfaces. Standard boat to have diamond pattern non skid on deck surfaces.

A single Lugger 143 HP diesel with fresh water keel cooling and commercial type stainless steel dry exhaust system. Hydraulic transmission with a 3 to 1 reduction gear propeller shaft is 21/4" stainless steel and a four bladed bronze propeller is standard. Dual lever Morse controls for transmission and throttle are provided at both stations. Deluxe engine panel with complete instrumentation and alarms for low oil pressure and high water temperature. Two 12 volt engine room blowers are standard: one that always operates, as well as an extra high capacity blower.

An auxiliary propulsion engine, a 27 HP Yanmar diesel, drives a Martec folding sailboat propeller. The auxiliary engine will push the vessel at approx. 5 knots and provide 50 amps of 12 volt battery charging capability. Location is in the machinery space under main salon.

A 10 inch 24 VDC Trac dual prop American Bow Thruster provides ease of docking. Two jog lever style thruster control stations are provided, as well as a separate set of two 8D 12V batteries to supply the 400 A of current required to use the thruster. These batteries have their own 12V battery charger.

An 8 KW Northern Lights generator is provided. Standard electrical system has provision for ship's AC. Service with appropriate switches, meters and breakers.

Total capacity 1,300 gallons. Two fiberglass fuel tanks with external sight gauges. Large inspection plates and internal baffles. Fuel lines to be fuel certified reinforced rubber and "airquip" type fittings to absorb engine vibration. Two large Racor fuel filter/water separators deliver clean fuel to the engines.

Hydraulic steering system is standard. An emergency tiller is provided and stowed in the lazarette.

One regular electric bilge pump with auto and manual switches along with a single hand operated Edson diaphragm pump are standard. In addition there is a second high capactiy automatic electric bilge pump in case of emergencies. Electric pumps are wired into red warning lights at the helm station warning of bilge pump operation.

300 gallons in five stainless steel tanks with selection manifold located in galley. Par pressure pump with seaward 11 gallon dual source water heater. Manual foot pump located in galley. Shower sump pumps in both owner and guest heads, as are flash water heaters for both showers. One 170 gallon per day 12V watermaker provides unlimited fresh water.

Two 120 amp and three 200 amp 12 volt batteries are standard with one dedicated to engine starting. A 130 Amp engine alternator charges batteries underway and an 150 A inverter/charger handles them at dockside or when running the generator. A separate 40 Amp battery charger keeps the generator, main, and wing engine starting batteries topped off when dockside. The engine starting battery is isolated from the house batteries by a diode system which allows charging by one source. Ample AC outlets are provided throughout the boat including the cockpit and engine room. Plenty of 12V DC lights are positioned throughout. A halogen lamp illuminates the foredeck while a pair of spreader lights light the upper aft deck. Red theater lighting illuminates the interior of the boat at night, especially the stairs. Reading lights are available in the pilothouse, the salon, and over all berths.

Electronics:

• Dual Garmin GPS 230 Map navigation systems, one up, one down.
• Dual Robertson AP20 Autopilots, with a second control for the primary system on the flying bridge. Two Robertson RFC 35R fluxgate compasses.
• Dual Icom VHF Radios, an M-127 in the pilothouse, and an M-59 on the flying bridge. The M-127 has a DSC unit to transmit location and is connected to a Speco 40 W hailer horn as well.
• Icom M-710 SSB radio with Shakespeare Galaxy SSB antenna and Wonder Barr Mk III ground plate.
• Dual Furuno Radars, a 1942 Mark 2 10" CRT 64 nmi open array as primary, and a 841 Mark 2 8" LCD 36 nmi closed array as backup.
• Interphase Twinscope forward-looking sonar with a range of up to 1/4 nmi in front of the ship.
• Furuno FCV-582L 6.5" Color LCD Depth Sounder/Fish Finder, with full NMEA redisplay of navigation information; has its own water temperature and speed transducers as well.
• B&G Hydra 2000 system. Reads depth, barometric pressure, outside air temperature, sea water temperature, true wind speed, true wind direction, as well as displaying GPS information and acting as a NMEA repeater of all of this information to the autopilots. In addition there is an RS-232 serial output which echos this NMEA for use by laptops. Two large B&G 20/20 displays in pilothouse, and 4 B&G Full Function displays show all information in the pilothouse, flying bridge, salon, and master stateroom.
• NAT GPIRB mounted to ship, and ACR Mini B EPIRB mounted inside of life raft.
• C Phone intercom system with 6 handsets: flying bridge, pilothouse, forward bunk room, main stateroom, engine room, and galley. Motorola M29M cell phone can be accessed from any of these handsets.
• Sony KV-20VS40 TC/VCR, with integral 4-head VCR and one remote.
• JVC FS-7000 Ultra Compact CD Player, AM/FM tuner, and wood speakers.

• All floors throughout the Nordhavn are teak and spruce with a satin finished varnish.
• Entire interior is teak paneling and solid trim all varnished with satin finish. Overhead are individual panels with a vinyl overlay all secured with teak battens. Each panel is easily removable for access to the under-side of deck.
• Master stateroom has a queen-size bed, a pair of hanging lockers, as well as other storage.
• Foreward bunkroom has 4 separate berths: 1 double and 3 singles, along with two hanging lockers, two large storage drawers, and 4 small storage drawers.
• The pilothouse has a full-out double berth that can be used as a daybed.
• Standard heads are Groco with the owner's head being electric and the guest head manual. Each head has a 25 gallon holding tank with Y valve and manual pump. Sewage can be pumped overboard or removed through a deck fitting.
• Stainless steel sink with Groco faucet.
• Countertops in galley and heads are Corien type material.
• One 7.5 cubic foot refrigerator, one 7.5 cubic foot freezer, one 4 cubic foot refrigerator/freezer, one 3 burner electric stove/oven, and one microwave/convection oven, as well as a trash compactor, give the galley a full complement of appliances.

All exterior hardware are high grade, electropolished stainless steel. All opening ports are of stainless steel. All window frames are fabricated of stainless steel.

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Created:  29 Mar 1998
Modified:  5 Mar 2001