Wouldn't we all want one.markpierce wrote:
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nomadwilly wrote: *But my all time favorite boat remains the Nordhavn 46.
Ummm.... no.* With the exception of their older 50' I think all Nordhavn models are very awkward looking from an aesthetic standpoint.* No question they are excellent "passagemakers."* But with the exception of the fifty-footer, they're all ugly as hell in my book.
Another thing*we have not liked about the couple of Nordhavns*we've been on are the relatively small interior compartments.* The boats' interiors*seemed very "cut up" to us.
BUT.... I understand the reasoning for this.* If you are out at sea and the sea gets nasty the last thing you want is to be thrown around (or have things thrown around in) a big, spacious compartment.* So in the context of ocean voyages the Nordhavn's*relatively small compartments and companionways make all sorts of sense.
But since we have no intention of doing any open ocean work (been there, done that, got the T-shirt), there are boats with far better interior layouts for our Inside Passage*requirements.
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-- Edited by Marin on Friday 7th of January 2011 07:51:30 PM