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  1. M

    PNW mooring options

    Shelter Bay and La Conner may be some other options for you to consider. M.
  2. M

    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    You guys are funny! I'm enjoying reading all these posts about going slow or speeding. It is a mental problem..for me anyways...fast cars...fast boats...fast women...well, maybe not the last one. We will be getting a Tug....we do day trips only since we have to be home with the "kids=pets"...
  3. M

    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    Thanks everyone for the comments on this power plant and suggestions for another boat. This is the deal. We have been looking for a suitable floor plan in a Tug for a long time.. stumbled onto a 2000 NT in Anacortes just by accident. Has a dual staircase. It was only manufactured two years...
  4. M

    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    Yes.. I see that as well and am calling someone about that now...weird.. The engine specs also show 2300 as max rpm....
  5. M

    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    I called NT Ok.. So, I got the hull number and thought I might try calling NT to see if they had the original sea trials. To my utter amazement Dave pulled out the record and is sending me the original numbers.. Here are a few readings from 2000: 750 rpm...5 knots 2800 rpm.... 17 knots The...
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    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    QSM11 question Thanks everyone for the quick responses to potential cruising speed. I plan on having an engine survey completed on the Cummins QSM11 but would like to know from those that have this powerplant what are some possible issues at 1500 hours we may be facing? I am trying to get...
  7. M

    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    Ok..thanks everyone. I appreciate the quick responses. Boatpoker- by squatting you mean excessive bow rise? That is what I noticed as well. No trim tabs on this tug... Maybe I will just have to slow down a little..... That is what my wife keeps telling me..
  8. M

    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    Hi- For some reason this tug has the larger 635 HP Cummins. I thought NT was a semi displacment hull. Thanks, Mike
  9. M

    Realistic top cruising speed for Nordic 42 ?

    Hi- My wife and I are contemplating purchase of a 2000 Nordic Tug 42 with a 635 HP Cummins QSM11 with 1500 hours. I am looking to purchase a semi-displacment hull vessel that can cruise all day at 14 knots. Is this realistic? Or not with this setup.... This would be our first NT and...
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