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Northwest Trawlers 50 Sea Trials Underway

Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:52:05 +0000

Northwest Trawlers NW 50 During Seatrials

Peter Whiting, co-founder of Northwest Trawlers reports in his blog that sea trials of the first NW 50 are continuing at Anacortes, Washington. Peter has some nice new photos of the boat, a couple of which we’ve reproduced here and he reports that testing of various systems, including the dual autopilot system aboard this boat, is moving forward. You can read our coverage of the launching of hull #1 here.

Another View of the NW 50 Trawler At Sea

Fully loaded, this NW 50 carries 1000 gallons of fuel, 300 gallons of water, and over 200 gallons of black and gray water. This represents about 11,000 pounds of fluids. Performance is still nearing 14 knots at full load. These pictures were taken at a more reasonable cruise speed of about 8-9 knots. Check out Peter’s NW Trawlers blog here.

Northwest Trawlers Launches First 50′ Passagemaker

Editor — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:20:47 +0000

Northwest 50' at dock

Peter Whiting, co-founder of the Northwest Trawlers line reports that the Anacortes, Washington-based company has launched hull #1 of the NW50 series, a big sister to the original NW45. NW 5001 was launched in La Conner, Washington, and is now undergoing final commissioning work. As of this writing, the boat should be heading out for first sea trials. The boat’s hull was designed to accommodate both hull-speed cruising up to the mid-teens. We’l try to catch up with Peter in the next few days to get a report on the sea trials.

The NW50 is a big, strong boat with Kevlar in the forward hull sections and a tall, seaworthy bow with a Portuguese bridge to further protect the pilothouse. An articulated rudder and standard bow thruster make the NW50 more maneuverable in tight situations. The company says its designs are all about accommodating customers’ wishes in decor and outfitting. An example is the extra pilothouse port light just aft of the main pilothouse windows. The launch customer wanted the additional light and ventilation possibilities from this opening port light. By the way, Peter says the owners are still looking for a good name for the boat, so if you have any suggestions, forward them to Peter at NWTrawlers

Here’s a link to the spec sheet for the NW 50 (Spec Sheet).

And here’s a photo gallery of the launch evolution and the boat sitting nicely on her lines at the dock.

Nordic Tugs 49 Splashes – Sea Trials Begin

Editor — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:59:36 +0000

Nordic Tugs 49 Hull #1 during construction earlier this year

Nordic Tugs last week confirmed that hull number one of the NT-49 model line has splashed for the first time in the harbor at Anacortes, Washington. Sea trials on the first NT-49 have begun and the company said it was preparing the boat for its public debut at the Seattle boat show during the second week of September.

Nordic Tugs hopes the new 49 will fill the gap between the company’s 42 and 54 models. It was originally dubbed the 47, but in a model name rationalization move, the company redesignated the upcoming 47/ as the 49 and the current 52 as the 54, recognizing that most boats are now known by their Length Overall (LOA).

Nordic Tugs 49 Artist's Rendering of General Arrangement

Nordic Tugs recently signed its first Russian dealer and has had an office in the U.K. for a year now, evidence of the export success of many American boat-builders during a period of an extremely weak U.S. dollar. The company has said it expects to further expand its export sales and marketing efforts.