It’s hard to convey a proper impression of a boat as complex and exhaustively engineered as the Nordhavn 75 (“No Comparison, June 2009) in just six pages. Here are a few detail shots I took of the boat during the test that will help give you some idea of the thought that went into this boat. Cockpit controls are nothing unusual, especially on a sportfishing boat, but the 75 also sports engine room controls (1), both for maintenance and repair purposes but also as a back up. Another commonality among sportfishing boats is the fact that there always seem to be more anglers than there are berths, which can be a real problem on a boat that will be at sea for extended periods. The 75’s solution is this nifty pull out berth in the port-side guest stateroom. It’s invisible most of the time (2) but when you need it, it pulls out of the wall like a window shade (3). And ever wonder what you’d do on your boat if the steering system malfunctioned. On this boat, you’d just go down to the lazarette and remove this giant tiller (4) from its resting place and attach it to one of the rudder posts. Admittedly not the most comfortable place to seer from but a whole lot better than drifting aimlessly. And finally, every good captain want to have clear sightlines to his cockpit when the action gets hot and heavy. On the 75, all he has to do is turn around from his flying-bridge helm seat and he’s got this view (5), right over the second-level observation platform.
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