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Looks like it -hull #52
As you say it looks completely mint, like previous owner has kept the inside surfaces wrapped in bubble wrap all its life!
 
Re: Conclusion

Deleted User said:
its in amazing condition for a 10yr old boat.
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+1, she really looks stunning.
I like the truck style steering wheels, btw. Among the boaters who think it's ugly (of which there's plenty), I never came across one who actually tried it - and those who did, normally love it.
Otoh, I'm not sure to fully appreciate the reason why they call that an extended platform, TBH.... :D
Regardless, a great sea machine for sure, congratulations!
 
Not the conclusion after all, more like a perpetual motion machine...

Deleted User said:
TwoHooter is this your boat reviewed by MBY?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhK-tLRCcaI
If it is, its in amazing condition for a 10yr old boat. Not surprised you bought it:D
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jfm said:
Looks like it -hull #52
As you say it looks completely mint, like previous owner has kept the inside surfaces wrapped in bubble wrap all its life!
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Yes, that's the boat. There are a couple of tiny errors in the article. The swim platform isn't the only way of boarding, there is a door on the starboard side of the cockpit. I want to add a second door on the port side eventually. The most recent 40 to be delivered had doors both sides. The other nit-pick is the statement that there's no way to shut off the portlights in the forward cabin (I absolutely refuse to refer to it as a stateroom, this is a 40 ft motorboat for heaven's sake) - in fact we have proper stainless deadlights.

MapisM said:
+1, she really looks stunning.
I like the truck style steering wheels, btw. Among the boaters who think it's ugly (of which there's plenty), I never came across one who actually tried it - and those who did, normally love it. Otoh, I'm not sure to fully appreciate the reason why they call that an extended platform, TBH.... :D
Regardless, a great sea machine for sure, congratulations!
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'Truck style steering wheels'? 'Ugly'? You being rude about ma boat Mistah? They are DESTROYER wheels, mate. It says so in the broshoor.:D

Funny little story about the wheels. We were on the boat, umming and ahhing, and trying to work out where the money was going to come from, and another potential buyer stepped aboard and wandered round. He obviously had more money than we did (pretty much anybody looking seriously at a Nordhavn has more money than we do). Eventually he remarked that he wouldn't touch it because of the wheels and sauntered off to look at the 46 which was on the hard nearby. Our overwhelming feeling was relief that he hadn't pipped us to the post. I think that's when we decided to buy it.

Extended swim platform - actually an accurate description. The standard hull has a little tiny "swim platform" in the middle of the transom. What we've got is an addition, an open teak deck mounted on very solid stainless brackets, with a kedge anchor and winch. The standard boat length is 12.12 metres so the extra length doesn't cost any extra berthing fees, we are still under 13m. The swim platform has come to us with the most awful MOB ladder you ever saw. The swim platform must have cost a small fortune, it's very well made. The MOB ladder was probably a reject loft ladder picked up at a car boot sale. We were at SIBS today, there again tomorrow, with LED bulbs and a new MOB ladder top of the wish list.

I'm bowled over by the interest there has been in all this and I just wondered if anyone fancies a go on the boat? At the moment we are very tied up, and we don't do catering because we ran a business that involved catering for 20 years and the most we will ever do in that line ever again is make a cup of tea or pour a glass of wine, but if there is any interest in the idea we could perhaps position the boat somweher on the south coast for a day or two and have an "Open Boat" session and perhaps a few sorties. Nothing like taking the wheel to see what you really think of a boat. We are very new to all this (as I keep saying); the most we had ever done before May 2014 when we bought our motor sailer was sail a dinghy a few times, and this is the first motorboat I've ever driven, so there is always the possibility that I might learn something... and it might be a bit of fun, you never know.

Oh, by the way, we have found a buyer for our first boat. Good health and fair winds to the new owners of Two Hoots (soon to be re-named). Perhaps I now need a new moniker for this forum.
 
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TwoHooter said:
'Truck style steering wheels'? 'Ugly'? You being rude about ma boat Mistah? They are DESTROYER wheels, mate. It says so in the broshoor.
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LOL, I sure didn't want to be rude or dismiss your boat - couldn't be more far from that, in fact. But I'm sure you already understood that... :)
That said, the brochure you have in mind is incorrect, I'm afraid.
Wheels commonly referred as "Destroyer" are also made in steel, but much larger (hence installed vertically), and with 5 or 6 spoke.
TBH, I'm not sure if there is a specific term for small(ish) diameter, 3 spoke wheels with knob like yours.
And I appreciate that calling them "truck style" might have been unpolite - apologies for that, but it's the only effective description that popped to my mind... :o

Oh, and fwiw, I think the idea of arranging the open boat session is great.
I for one would love to attend, if it weren't that it means for me a couple of hours flight.
And I don't have any trip to the UK scheduled in the foreseeable future...
...I hope we'll have an opportunity to catch up anyway, hopefully sooner rather than later, maybe somewhere in the Med?
For a boat like yours, such trip would be barely enough to stretch her legs a bit! :)
 
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TwoHooter said:
I'm bowled over by the interest there has been in all this and I just wondered if anyone fancies a go on the boat?
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I think quite a few forumites (including me) are baby boomers who have come to a point in their lives when they will have more time for extended cruising and then people in that position start thinking about buying a bluewater boat. If you start thinking about bluewater boats then of course, you very quickly think about a Nordhavn and hence the interest in your thread. Yup if there was a forum outing on your N40 and you really wanted to put up with a load of strange people tramping over your boat I'd be up for it:D
 
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yup, for me its a natural progression (or leap) from very fast boats where you need to hold onto your hat to something a little more relaxed where you can enjoy the journey.

looking around the 64 at the show i had to look several times to make sure it was indeed a 64 ft boat as there was SO much space inside. i actually lost SWMBO for some time whilst looking around it was that big!

congratulations on your boat, it looks great and wish you many happy hours!!
 
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The boat looks magnificent in that video.

In passing I should mention that I was left with the thought that many of us would not fit so comfortably through that hatch as young Mr Jefferies who did rather seem to be built along racing-snake lines.
 
Tranona said:
At a guess (well more than a guess) it is Poole Harbour.
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And Tranona gets the cigar! Can't remember where I found out about Pottery Pier but it may have been one of your posts. Anyway, whoever it was, thanks! I had to spend over half an hour scouting around for a big enough hole to swing on a modest scope but got there in the end and we had 3 lovely nights, a day walking on Brownsea, and another day in Poole.
The picture is shot from my DJI Phantom3A about which I have moaned in another thread.
The RIB is a 3m Suzemar with a 9.9hp Mercury and it fits nicely on the boat deck.
 
Great pic. Are you still planning on coming down further west this summer? And have you been over to Guernsey for some cheap diesel yet?
 
longjohnsilver said:
Great pic. Are you still planning on coming down further west this summer? And have you been over to Guernsey for some cheap diesel yet?
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Yes, we are heading west. Our garden and some business affairs mean that we need to divide our time 50/50 between the boat and home. We would like to reach the Scilly Isles this year. For the winter we have booked a berth at Penarth with a pre-season lift-out at Portishead next year, both of which are only just over an hour from our home, so we should get some use of the boat during the winter. One of the things that is really good news for this style of boating is that by using buoys and the anchor whenever possible and booking a winter berth at a place with reasonable prices we are finding it possible to keep the cost of mooring down. So far this year our average cost is less than £25 per night despite spending time at both Swanwick and Hamble Point. It's still the biggest single expense (unless something expensive breaks) but it's less than I expected.
We filled up with fuel from a road tanker at Camber Quay (see picture) and I am stabilising it with Stanadyne Performance Formula because it will be in our tanks for months. But next time it could well be Guernsey. I wonder whether we will still be in the EU then and whether we'll have to clean our tanks and go over to white diesel next year (that's not meant to be an invitation to Fred Dift!).
Are you still in the River Dart? We should be there quite soon. Boat position: vesselfinder.com MMSI 235116115
 
Yes still on the Dart although unsure of where we'll be going this year, and when. All rather weather dependent. Give me a few day notice and I will then be able to tell you if we are about.

We've spent much of the last 5 summers in Scilly, if you get there you'll love it. Our favourite spots are the Cove between St Agnes and Gugh, New and Old Grimsby Sound off Tresco, and if the weather cuts up rough, which it inevitably will, St Helens Pool provides near perfect shelter from all wind directions, although it can be disconcerting seeing large breaking waves only a few hundred yards away! I would avoid Hugh Town on St Mary's, it's almost always rolly poly with the added bonus of the near certainty of hitting boats on neighboring moorings.

Have fun.
 
Imperial One said:
Call me anytime for a chat about which Dutch boats are good at sea and which ones are less so.
We know our stuff as we have been selling Dutch boats for 20+ years now.
I can promise no sales pressure just honest advice, number on website if you want to call.
Mike.
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Sorry Mike, I am new to the Forum. How do I DM or otherwise contact you?
 
adgilcan said:
Sorry Mike, I am new to the Forum. How do I DM or otherwise contact you?
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adgilcan - Welcome to the forum, but as a new member you can't use the messaging service.
Imperial One's business is (or at least it was back in 2015) here: Imperial - Converting dreams to reality | Imperial International Yacht Brokers
If you want to investigate Dutch boats I also recommend Stevens Yachts | Steel Hulled Motor Cruisers - Karl Farrant Steel boats for sale for advice. Karl showed us some nice boats when we were in the market 6 years ago and if we hadn't chosen the Nordhavn we would certainly have trusted him to help us find a good Dutch motor yacht.
 
Hi

Thanks so much. I thought it might be something like that! I find I cant edit my posts either, which is a bit annoying as I make mistakes I only notice after posting ?

I much appreciate the info.

Cheers
 
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