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A couple of other options on our radar that are significantly less expensive than the NP590 are the Linssen Variotop 550 and Elling E6 out of the Netherlands. The latter is CE A rating and capable of crossing an ocean, though that’s not its target use case. You can take delivery in Holland and...

Yes, in Bermuda. Every structure is made of stone or concrete with, I kid you not, a solid limestone roof. I arrived there on a cruise the day after Ernesto hit them dead on. Like nothing happened.

They appear to top out at the 435 these days, which I think is less boat than the OP is looking for. The now discontinued 485 is a lovely boat if you are OK with two sleeping cabins and can find one. There looks to be one for sale in La Conner right now...

Strictly speaking, the OP asked about modifications, not upgrades. Hands down, the best *modification* I ever did was to soften the forward chines on the 2001 Nordic Tug that we used to own to reduce the notorious bow slap that plagued those boats. Our life as cruising couple would have been cut...

Not sure where you are located on the Peninsula but the docks down at Pleasant Harbor have a nice variety of boats and are not locked. The transient docks at Point Hudson Marina in Port Townsend are also ungated and booked solid with a different assortment of cruising boats with garrulous owners...

Anybody here know what is up with Marquise Webber and Renewal Marine Care in Seattle? I had them detail and ceramic coat my boat in August based on the recommendation of another Queen City Yacht Club member. I signed up to have them do monthly washes with the ceramic renewal solution, but they...

Anacortes Yacht Charters. They have everything from a 27’ Ranger Tug on up. They also have a three day crash course that will get you to the point where they will let you take that class of boat out from them on your own. https://anacortesyachtcharters.com/charter-fleet/power-yachts/

Highly recommend Captain Phyllis “Woolly” Woolwine’s Shearwater University in Anacortes for instruction. I did my International Certificate of Competency challenge certification with her and learned so much despite having grown up boating in Alaska. https://shearwateruniversity.com/

I left the pressure tank in place when I swapped the Jabsco out for the Marco with no problems. A slight surge to catch up with the bladder when I open a faucet then smooth flow thereafter. I failed to sufficiently tighten one of the fittings when I made the swap, and the sound of the pump was...

We have a set of Yeti mugs with sippy lids and the boat name printed on them for precisely that purpose.

Don’t the oceangoing raised pilot house Nordhavn’s (like the 63) have the cup of coffee problem as well?

Interesting that they are now allowing in motion use on all of the fixed dishes (FHP, standard, and mini), and say that in motion use on the older actuated dishes is “at your own risk” but won’t invalidate your plan. I shelled out the big $$ for the FHP specifically to get in motion use but it...

We are total converts to the enclosed flybridge/skylounge with no down helm concept after moving from our previous Nordic Tug to our current Maritimo. Open up the windows on a nice day for all the breeze you need. Use the yacht controller or remote stations for docking. Get a big airy salon in...

The BoatTest video for the NP590 is worth watching:

My wife had the same reaction to the Nordhavns we toured—like being in a wood paneled daylight basement she said, or something to that effect. Since she has also declared that we are never crossing an ocean we moved on to seaworthy long range coastal cruisers with brighter interior spaces. She...

We’ve toured the recently launched North Pacific 590 Skylounge a couple of times now and it is definitely at the head of our list of efficient part time liveaboard boats for when we retire some day. The skylounge helm frees up a huge, sunny dine-in kitchen where the down pilot station would be...

+++ for the Marco. Worth every penny. Quiet, variable speed maintains even flow, no burps and surges like the Jabscos. The closest you can get to city water afloat. Nothing else comes close.

Not the case any more. If you need priority bandwidth for your business in congested conditions, flip the priority switch and pay $2/GB. Still much cheaper at the end of the day than buying the Peplink stuff and having a redundant service plan. My wife and I have run two demanding legal careers...

I had the full Seabits Peplink setup along with the Starlink flat high performance dish on my last boat but found that I never needed it for remote work. The best effort Starlink service with the FHP is has sufficient bandwidth and reliability to have multiple zoom calls going anywhere outside...

My former ~20,000 pound Nordic Tug 37 with a single 330 hp Cummins 6BTA sipped 2 gph at 7.5 knots, 3 at 8.5, 6 at 10, and topped out around 16 gph at 17 knots. My current Maritimo 52 at ~60,000 pounds with twin 715 hp QSM 11s drinks 4 gph at 7.5 knots, 7 at 8.5, 12 at 10, 30 at 17, and will hit...

Thoughts on the Elling E6 for this use case? Class A, self righting, cheaper than a Nordhavn of comparable size. https://www.ellingyachting.com/the-elling-motor-yacht-range/157727/elling-e6/

One thing I haven’t seen mentioned is a set of step drill bits, for cleanly enlarging previously drilled holes, and a set of countersink bits, for shaving back the gelcoat around holes drilled in fiberglass to prevent spider cracks. I have this set on board: https://a.co/d/2cthpxs Second, for...

I was about to ask why all these people are dragging their dinghies up and down the beach when you can just use an anchor buddy to leave it in deeper water. We use ours all the time for our 14 foot, 50 HP, 800+ pound Nouverania and it’s the easiest thing in the world. Nose up to the beach, let...

This “Douglass” knot with two half hitches with the boat side coming *over* the rail is what I see the dock hands at the fancy resort marinas do up north. Have yet to impart it to my wife however when we tie up ourselves.

Cale Mathers is great. Steer clear of Ed Gonsorowski.