Nordhavn N60 (2020-) Test Video - By BoatTEST.com

the following opinions are solely those of boat Escom and its test captain Heitkamp Steve for boat tests common in this video we're going to conduct a sea trial of a full displacement expedition cruiser designed for an owner/operator to cross oceans it's the Nordhausen 60 with a boat like this several considerations come into play most importantly safety strength of build and enough storage for spending weeks on board without seeing a grocery store or for that matter even seeing dry land let's start with strength it's a fiberglass hull but comparing it to a day boat hull would be a mistake the typical Nordhausen is all hand laid the coring is solid series of laminates in roughly six to eight weeks is spent on the handling process alone building it up to six inches in the bow and cue areas and not only is nothing spared in the materials to save weight even with the solid build process North Haven even adds ballast twenty-one thousand eight hundred pounds in the case of this sixty adding not only stability but greatly contributing to her solid feel when underway it's like an armored tank where the luxury feel let's start right off in the engine room and because this is a different type of yet we get a bit technical so bear with us crossing oceans takes a different tack on systems we can access the engine room through a hatch in the cockpit or from this companionway adjacent to the galley to the lower decks first up outside the engine room is the crew space it consists of a single berth with plenty of storage and a Headroom of six feet one inch a curtain can be installed for privacy a washer and dryer are right alongside and next to that is refrigeration below is a sink recessed into the granite countertop the engine room is just ahead through a diamond sea glazed watertight door let's take a look pedram at the entrance is five feet seven inches and the light gray FRP with non-skid deck ramps upward as we move aft dropping the head room to four feet eight inches first off the engine room is surgically clean it's cooled with date and blowers and intakes this is a single engine boat with the main being a 325 horsepower John Deere connected to a straight shaft remember this is about distance nuts I'm happy to see a stainless steel railing around the engine so we can safely make checks in to see way and there's a stainless storage shelf just over the engine there's a straight shaft turning a 42 by 31 point five five bladed bronze prop fitted with line cutters there's a PSS shaft seal with raw water cooling from a dedicated through Hall the engine is a dry exhaust running up through the top of the on deck stack so there's no salt water running through the engine it's cooled through a Q cooler heat exchange and there's a drain valve in the exhaust fan to drain off water if she's spending time sitting all supports are mounted to isolation mounts and the entire exhaust is wrapped in custom insulation blankets there are four main tanks with sight gauges two in this compartment all totaling 2250 gallons each has a dedicated fill point on deck there's one centerline aluminum de tank protected by stainless rails at 31 gallons which will gravity feed from the other four tanks the top part of this de tank holds approximately 2 gallons and it's fitted with a sight gauge with a one-gallon range and 10th gallon marks for fuel consumption checks that will be done with the supply lines turned off and fuel being consumed from this reservoir alone and not refilling the bottom part of the reservoir holds 29 gallons fitted with a drain at the bottom for water purging and it includes a water sensor illuminating a light in the wheelhouse if water is present it's fitted with draw lines for main and generator all mounted at the lower level of the reservoir but above the water sensing probe all return lines are plumbed back to this reservoir which keeps consumption readings accurate and for directing the flow there's a very elaborate and well labeled manifold system notice this hatch that contains the transfer pump and it runs on a timer just alongside the hatch Racor filters are fitted to each tank and they include isolation valves to make changes on the fly and vacuum gauges are between two the starboard side is the 110 horsepower john deere diesel wing engine with a separate shaft driven by a ZF 2.4 471 v drive transmission turning a gory collapsible propeller so it's all independent of the main shaft fuel electrical and controls completely redundant right alongside and within reach of the overhead hatch to the salon is a manually operated emergency bilge pump there are two generators main being 20 kilowatts in the back up in the lazarette is a 12 kilowatt both from Northern Lights to the port side is all hydraulics with the main tank located aft and separate systems all laid out just ahead for the two thrusters the stabilizing fins the anchor windlass and emergency bilge pump and hydraulic 180 gallon per minute pump for the anchor wash down there's also a sea fire system with relay box to shut down the engine generator and blowers another diamond sea glazed watertight door this time 31 by 22 inches and 2 inches thick leads to the lazarette the overhead clearance here varies from 3 feet 8 inches to 4 feet and it includes a hatch to the aft deck to the forward bulkhead are the battery connections and notice the wiring is not only orderly but accessible for servicing no pulling apart bulkheads to starboard are all the air chiller systems there are 10 D type house batteries connected to two inverters so we can run virtually all electrical without the generators and I mean everything air conditioning washer/dryer refrigerators all of it and when the batteries get down below half charge the smaller generator automatically kicks in to recharge them we have port side access to the steering gear and there's an emergency steering tiller stowed here below the hull is a 2 and 3/4 inch thick rudder with 3/8 inch stainless backbone plate with tightening holes sheathed in FRP and foam cleats are integrated into the households and the bulwarks all around shore power connectivity is at the transom hatch just outside the VIP stateroom leads us to a mechanical room where the water maker hot water heater water pump just ahead is the expansion tank for the pressurized water the freshwater manifolds below is the gray water pump opposite is the anchor wash down pump with the breaker panel just above forward is the bow thruster mechanics with another expansion tank just above the water maker Inlet and outlet valves are just to the left we access the main helm from a set of curving stairs and a plotting table with black Formica is right at the top it includes book storage to the inboard side with drawers right more drawer storages to the front Headroom here is 6 feet 10 inches decking is cherry and ebony the pilothouse helm is far more than professionally laid out and redundant systems are everywhere the main panel is black Formica and starts with the wing engine controls main power switches for the panel a forward-looking depth finder a satellite based phone an internship phone the stabilizer control panel and USB connectivity three main display screens are next below are the windlass controls the main engine controls the auto pilot control the main display controls the two thruster sticks the forward-looking infrared camera control panel a mouse and keyboard from manually inputting data into the screens overhead are the gray water and black water tank monitors and controls the battery status screen the water level gauge controls for the anchor washdown and emergency bilge pumps the control for the 12 kW generator the wing engine control panel the AIS panel relative and apparent wind speed a multi data display the primary VHF the secondary VHF back to the right the main engine control panel the 20 kW generator controls and light switches there's a vertically mounted 30 inch destroyer wheel driving a high notic hydraulic steering system with branded copper tubing connected to a dual Ram installation with a stainless steel tiller arm to the port are the main electrical sourcing controls over the 120 volt breaker panel to starboard is the 24 volt DC panel the dual stud helm chairs are the slimline admiral series and are fully adjustable the 12 millimeter thick tempered-glass windshields are FRP framed and forward rake to knock down glare inside and the Sun is further blocked from the 9-inch brow overhead there's an ultra leather upholstered said he just behind and notice the starburst pattern on the pilothouse table storage is in the pedestal charge storage is under the 10 inch raised platform not wanting to be far away during an expedition passage the captain's cabin is just of aft it includes a fifty four by seventy six inch berth there are plenty of windows but no shades teak paneling continues a head is right alongside that includes a walk-in shower to port and starboard there are two are 250 diamond sea glazed Dutch 4 hinged doors with upper and lower dogs in addition to dead bolts and lock sets measuring 21 inches by 72 inches both leading out to the Portuguese bridge additionally the n60 has an asymmetrical layout with a single 20 inch wide side deck to starboard antique ducking continues bulwarks come up 38 inches and is protected by the overhead six feet 11 inches above a midship gate opens outward notice when boarding from this gate there's an overhead grab handle being ocean capable there are not only deck trains all along this space but scuppers that let water out but not in continuing ahead the side protection continues as we move up four or five inch steps another grab rail is fitted for going down the steps and another rail keeps us stable in a Seaway at the top the overhead protection is in the form of and added canvas supported by stainless framework another door can be used for boarding from a higher dock and then we come again to the protected Portuguese bridge there's a wind control station with the main engine engine start/stop thrusters horn and winless all being operated from here storage is alongside and then there's a centreline door leading to the fore deck and ground tackle where all the decking is contrast coloured non-skid 14 inch high bulwarks support 1 and 1/2 inch diameter rails that come up 36 inches the ground tackle is on an elevated platform that still shows rail height of 27 inches to 14 inch cleats are just behind the windlass 400 feet of half-inch high tensile chain runs through the maxwell 3500 winless mounted on a molded FRP base and through a chain stopper a brake is also fitted to the windlass fully forward as a pulpit supporting a stainless steel bow roller accommodating 110 kilogram polished ultra anchor on a stainless steel swivel foot control switches are to starboard a watertight man hatch is to port leading to the road Locker deck trains are to both corners of the platform we access the flying bridge from the port side of the Portuguese bridge and up a set of stairs at the aft end of the deck Sunbrella upholstery settee wrapping around an FRP table on dual pedestals around to the starboard side a small bench is added to the rails ahead the helm features a center mounted 30 inch destroyer wheel on the vertical two 16-inch Faru no displays flank a Center panel with a fusion stereo the auto pilot control and a multi data display remote camera controls are to the left the track stabilizer fins control panel the single-engine control the balance stern thruster sticks speaker volume control above is the engine displays and the VHF notice that there's not a seat right behind the wheel because this yacht is not meant to be driven it's meant to be cruising forever to faraway places on autopilot so the seats are more about monitoring the cruise not driving those seats by the way dual stood low back admiral helm chairs with naugahyde upholstery and powder coated bases standard seats are todd a tinted winsome around the front of the console overhead is a 12 6 by 15 v hardtop 6 feet 9 inches off the deck and supported by two and a half inch stanchions over the salon windows support is a swing out flapper stopper to provide added stability while in anchor the boat deck is accessed from the portuguese bridge and it's large enough to hold this 14-foot no Verena ribbed with a 50 horsepower Yamaha alongside a twin v cap with a 60 horsepower Suzuki outboard both are launched from a steel head Esprit 1,500 pound dabit with a full extension to 12 feet and four function hydraulics allowing for launching from either side or the stern a kayak can stand up paddleboard rocks are to the sides and just ahead is the gas pumping station for fueling the two boats when it came time to get underway it was easy to maneuver this heavy yacht nothing happens fast and that's the way to maneuver any boat around the dock we first had to move the boat to an adjacent slip and that gave me my first indication of just how well-mannered this boat is just nudged the shift lever in and out of gear to get her moving and then use the momentum coupled with the thrusters to bring her in in out of the tightest confines the weight actually becomes your friend also the thruster hydraulics are powered by the wing engine so start that up and bring the RPMs up before using the thrusters the Nord hamat 60 has a length overall of 62 feet 6 inches a beam of 18 feet in a draught of 6 feet 8 inches with an empty weight of 138 thousand pounds full fuel water and three people on board we had an estimated test weight of 156 thousand nine hundred and five pounds now here's the thing when we went to test her the John Deere engine display had failed and wouldn't get out of diagnostic mode so we weren't able to get test results from the main Nord Haven has done extensive testing on this boat however and here's what they report with the single 325 horsepower John Deere run up to a max 2200 rpm the speed topped out at 9.8 knots now no one in their right mind would run her at that speed for an expedition passage the sixteen gallon per hour fuel burn has almost doubled out at 1800 rpm while gaining only 1.1 knots at 1,800 rpm and eight point seven knots she burns eight point seven gallons per hour and can keep running for twenty two hundred and fifty nautical miles slower at that point really adds the miles topping out at six thousand nautical miles at 1,000 rpm and five point six knots so clearly this boat is not about speed but distance distance to cross an ocean but how about that wing engine that had a separate screen that worked so let's check out how far we can go on our get home engine with the 100 horsepower John Deere turning a gory feathering prop we didn't start moving until 1250 rpm because the prop planes won't release from the feather position until then at full throttle that was pushing us along at an impressive 5.4 knots at that speed the 5.7 gallon per hour fuel burn translated into one nautical mile per gallon and a range of 1930 point eight nautical miles that range will climb linearly until we reach our minimum speed at 1250 rpm and 2.9 knots there we can keep going for a full fifteen hundred and fifty eight hours or nearly 45 hundred and thirty-eight nautical miles and still reached the destination with 10% of the boats total fuel capacity held in reserve not bad for emergency backup propulsion normally when weather moves in during a test we've run for shelter but here with the radar showing weather moving in all around us we just didn't care it's a Nord Haven she remains stable and comfortable through it all coming back in again showed how nicely maneuverable this yacht is for this approach I wanted to give the wind control functionality a try so I moved out to the Portuguese bridge maneuvering into the dock was as uneventful as the departure with the same process proving successful small movements of the engine control to gain a little momentum coupled with bursts from the thrusters nothing excels like a builder's reputation and Nord haven't certainly has a lot of history of success riding on its reputation they're capable of writing out inclement weather so clearly these are not dock Queens far from it in fact Nord havens have dozens of circumnavigations logged including one that did three consecutive trips around the globe with that much experience and proven reliability riding on its hulls it's no wonder why the brand is such a popular choice for expedition cruising and that's my full see trial of the Nordhausen 64 bow test comm i'm captain steve will see you on the water [Applause]

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Length: 16min 43sec (1003 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 17 2020