Northwest 50-01.....Coming Along Nicely

This truly will be a beautiful boat with so many wonderful appointments. There is still quite a bit of finish work to be complete so pictures of the interior at this point would not do it justice. It will be 2 or 3 weeks before I want to take many interior photos. I will post some shots of note on some of the details that we have included.

The stove below is a Bertazzoni 24"Professional Series Stainless Stove. This is a rendering as the actual stove is covered up and cannot be photographed yet.
We are excited that the owner selected this high quality stove as we have wanted to do a gourmet galley for some time.

Below is the refrigerator, a Liebherr 1650 which has a 13.3 cu foot refrigerator with a 4.2 cu foot freezer underneath. This too is not the actual installation as the refrigerator is also covered for protection until the boat is finished.

The refrigerator section alone is 4 cu feet larger than the standard Dometic. The stainless face is very sharp looking as well.
Plenty of room for lots of provisions. I like the large freezer. When we went down the coast last fall, we found that pre-prepared frozen foods were easy and very tasty. We took several items we found at Costco in the freezer section.

Another detail that I really like is the owner's choice of caprail color. You can't get the full impact with this picture because again, it is covered for protection, but I think it will be stunning when the boat is in the water and you get the full impact.
The color, a burgundy, will compliment the green hull as well as the interior woods.

The cockpit control panel seen below includes state of the art electronics. A fishfinder, chart plotter, radar, and a complete camera system are all accessed on the large screens.
Below is a closer look at the controls. There is a Maretron repeater, autopilot control, jog stick, shifter, bow thruster control, and in the cutout will be the controls for the hydraulic Wesmar APU (auxiliary power unit). The Wesmar APU will be used for trolling as it gives very good control at slow speeds. The unit gets its power from the generator.
Other nice additions to the cockpit are the BBQ grill seen below with the twin composite fiberglass propane tank storage beneath. The fiberglass tanks are very lightweight and obviously will not rust.
Another change is the large sink. This will be very useful when cooking on the BBQ or when cleaning fish.
And the last detail is the new rudder support. This does several things. It provides additional support so that if you have a grounding, it will lessen the chance of rudder bearing damage. It also offers protection to the back of the rudder if backing down. Just one more improvement.
Well, there are many more things I would like to share with you but a lot of things are still in progress. If you like what you see, give me a call or drop me an email to make an appointment to come and view the boat personally. We are scheduled to launch in late January or early February with delivery in late February.

Come to the Seattle Boats Afloat Show where we will have an unbeatable deal on Nor'wester. (or call me and I will give you the details)

December Update

We at Northwest Trawlers would like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!!!!

I haven't written much in the past few months as I haven't felt I had anything noteworthy to talk about. The boating industry, as you might imagine, is in a slump. It seems that the recreational boating industry is a good barometer as to the health of the economy. We began to see a slow down about a year ago. I read today that some leading economists now say that we are officially in a recession and that it began last December. Well duh.....they could have asked me that earlier this year and I could have told them that. You probably could have too. Everyone I talk to in the boating business is suffering, many more than we are.

To brighter news......

We are so fortunate to have a great project that is keeping us busy. A Northwest 50 shown below. As you can see, the owner selected the same hull color as Nor'wester but with a Matterhorn white superstructure instead of the standard Oyster color.


This Northwest 50 has the same interior layout as the single stateroom NW45. The difference is all in the cockpit and boat deck. The owner is an avid fisherman so the large cockpit has been designed with that in mind. Complete controls and a very comprehensive electronics package is being installed in cockpit. While not yet in place, the below picture shows where the 4 monitors will be placed on the aft saloon bulkhead. On the console below will be a shifter, jog stick and autopilot control
Also in the cockpit will be a custom barbecue and sink counter. There is either an ice maker or a refrigerator going in one of the cabinets.

Below is a view of the boat deck from above. With the longer deck, there is plenty of room for dinghy, kayaks, bikes, or whatever else you might wish to have up there. This is the original pilothouse/flybridge arrangement as chosen by the buyer.
Below are some more pictures.

This boat should splash some time in mid-December with a completion date in January. We have another hull under construction that has not been sold as yet. If you have any interest in having a Northwest 45, 50, or 55 built, please contact us for a delivery schedule.

"The Path" is the Platform

"The Path", which is Northwest 45, hull #2, served as camera boat for the T2PTV (www.t2p.tv) production of the Governor's Cup Regatta, a 70 mile overnight race from Annapolis to the St. Marys River in Maryland. There were over 150 sailboats entered in the 35th annual running of this event.

An interesting shot of Robert Noyce at the helm with boat owner Patty Arcoleo navigating. T2P TV's Bruce Nairn can be seen in the reflection in the window. I see that Robert had the chips and dip close at hand.

The race had just about everything to offer. Thunderstorms, light air, and even one unfortunate grounding by the entry from the US Naval Academy. (you'd think those guys could navigate better) Here are the "lucky" midshipment out on the boom trying to get enough heel to get off the low spot they got hung up on. Even though they were hung up for 40 minutes, they still managed to finish with "line honors" (first to finish).

Robert is "racing" Donneybrook, here clocked at 10.2 knots going to windward. Donneybrook held the lead for much of the race, but in the end, the USNA midshipmen prevailed.

Here is Donneybrook crossing the line in second place.

Anema & Core finished 3rd in light air and early morning light.

To see complete video highlights of the race, go to http://www.t2p.tv/