cruiser cruiser - Northern Marine

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Engine Room Safety • Shared Trawler Ownership
NORTHERN
EXPOSURE :
Northern Marine’s
NEWEST
LONG - RANGE
CRUISER
COASTAL
C R A F T:
A Turnkey Cruiser
CRUISE YOUR OWN BACKYARD
Martin Bydalek Photo©
Photo courtesy of Northern Marine
EXPO
Story By JOHN WOOLDRIDGE
NORTHERN MARINE’S NEWEST LONG-RANGE CRUISER
Walking down the dock at Cap Sante Marina in Anacortes, Washington, it was hard to miss
the Northern Marine 64 Long Range Cruiser tied at the T-head end. Her massive raised
pilothouse and purposefully high, flared forward sections towered over many of the yachts
moored nearby, and her lines resembled some of the large fishing boats at an adjacent dock,
commercial vessels meant to operate continuously and safely in the cold, rough waters of the
Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea.
Photos courtesy of Northern Marine
Northern Marine 64
Taking full advantage of the18-foot-6-inch beam, Northern Marine’s design team gave the 64 LRC a spacious, teak-planked swim
platform to optimize water sports and boarding. The aft deck is well protected by the boat deck overhang for all-weather enjoyment.
As I got closer it became obvious that, while the 64
Raised Pilot House LRC shared a commercial heritage
and some design features with the surrounding boats,
she was a luxury yacht with a finish that would please
the most discriminating owner. Her flawless paint
and gleaming stainless steel immediately leapt to my
attention, and the oiled-teak caprails that topped her
bulwarks were perfectly finished. The tall center mast
on her flybridge sported leading-edge marine radar and
antennas, while her extended boat deck was equipped
with a high-capacity crane.
Blair Estenson, Northern Marine’s sales and
warranty manager, met me on the dock and gave me
some quick background on the history of the company
and the 64 LRC. The boat we were about to cast
off for an overnight in the San Juan Islands and a
subsequent sea trial in Puget Sound was built on the
same hull design used to produce Bruce and Joan
Kessler’s Spirit of Zopilote, a design that evolved into
Northern Marine’s 57- and 80-foot long-range cruisers.
The hull form has proved capable of cruising in the
deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific, and it’s equally
up to the task of gunkholing the rugged Pacific
Northwest coast or skimming the shoal-infested waters
of the Florida Keys and the Bahamas. It is well set
up for comfort aboard and for ease of operation by
an experienced couple. But beyond the basic design
parameters and the reliable systems, the new 64 LRC
represents a greatly improved design over the original.
The yacht can be boarded on either side through
sturdy bulwark gates aft of amidship—a good feature for
those who go where fixed-height docks are the rule—or
by way of the molded, teak-decked swim platform and a
short flight of molded stairs that leads through a massive
transom door on the starboard side. Where tidal ranges
are large and floating docks are commonly used to
offer convenience to owners and guests, this is a muchappreciated feature. Before you walk up, you can’t help
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Northern Marine 64
ports for rapid overboard drainage of spray or rain.
Oversized custom hawse cleats located at the aft corners
and amidships make line handling and adjusting easy,
with a secure and safe feeling behind the bulwarks.
Molded stairways with excellent handrails lead up on
both sides to the boat deck level, then forward and down
to the foredeck. The stairs are a vast improvement over
stainless frame ladders with treads and offer excellent
security underfoot. Bulwarks forward are half the height
of those below, but high, 1-1/4-inch 316 stainless steel
rails that are meticulously welded in house by Northern
Marine craftsmen augment safety for those working lines
or the anchor. Two freeing ports and four more hawse
cleats are found along the sides as you move forward.
There are two voluminous storage lockers in the
forward extension of the deckhouse, with hatches that
open gull-wing style and stay open with the help of
gas struts, allowing easy access to docklines and four
large fenders on each side. On the forward side of the
deckhouse, you’ll find a small spotlight to illuminate
the foredeck, as well as a flush hatch that hides fresh
and saltwater fittings and another hatch that conceals
shorepower, CATV, and phone inlets. A Freeman
hatch with an adult-size opening fits flush on the port
side of the foredeck to provide chain locker access.
Our test boat was equipped with a single Muir
hydraulic Atlantic 3500 windlass to handle 300 feet of
3/8-inch BBB high-strength galvanized chain and a
Above: On each side of the boat, well-protected side decks
lead forward to molded stairs that provide access to the
foredeck, pilothouse doors, boat deck, and flybridge. Right:
Massive oiled-teak caprails add a touch of rugged beauty to
high bulwarks. The portside locker can be an outdoor galley.
but notice the waterproof Freeman door on the
centerline with a flush, circular-handled locking and
dogging mechanism, particularly if it’s open and
cantilevered to port on its heavy-duty pantograph hinge
mechanism, giving excellent access to the lazarette.
AN EXTERIOR WALKABOUT
The aft deck is clad in natural teak, and there’s a
built-in aft bench lounge, a large service locker on the
port side forward that’s plumbed for a sink and equipped
with excellent storage, and a small locker to starboard
forward that serves as the console for the aft steering
station. The boat deck overhang makes this an ideal area
for relaxing or entertaining, even when the skies open up.
Wide side decks with high, sturdy bulwarks lead forward
along both sides and are equipped with large freeing
150-lb. Manson anchor. The ground tackle deploys
over a custom stainless steel roller system that is
nothing short of massive and extends forward over the
angled stem, well forward of the bulbous bow beneath
the waterline. A stainless steel breastplate is provided
to protect the bow from potential anchor damage.
Northern Marine 64
Above: Outstanding visibility and a thoughtfully designed instrument console make this helm a desirable operations center. Three
large screens dominate the centerline for at-a-glance updates; controls also are located on the centerline, within easy reach of the
Stidd seat. Opposite page: Aft of the helm to starboard is a raised settee for guests who wish to enjoy the wonderful views from
the pilothouse, as well as a comfortable pilot berth for the off watch—or perhaps the occasional sleepy grandchild.
The boat deck is completely surrounded by hip-high
316 stainless steel rails, with a secondary rail to help
prevent people or equipment from slipping overboard.
The most prominent feature is a Steelhead 2500
hydraulic crane mounted on the centerline, with space
to port for a small dinghy (or a crowd of kayaks) and
room to starboard for a large dinghy that can be
offloaded to either side with equal ease. Forward on
the starboard side of the antenna mast base is a locker
that can be configured as an outdoor kitchen. To port
of the mast, a set of molded stairs leads up to the
flybridge, which features a spacious helm console, a
large L-shaped bench lounge with table, and room
for one or more helm seats that command stunning
views all around.
COMFORT AND CONTROL
Two sliding, watertight Freeman doors with locks and
dogs permit access to the pilothouse from either side
deck. I hesitated stepping over the raised threshold, not
wanting to track water dumped by a passing rain shower
onto the cabin’s beautiful sole, but Estenson assured
me that it was well sealed against water damage.
Throughout the boat, the sole is jatobá, a Brazilian
cherry hardwood that’s glued and screwed to the sole
substrate, then pegged, sanded, and finished with
durable epoxy.
In this 64 LRC, a single Stidd helm chair sat on
the centerline, but there is enough space for an owner
to choose a bench-style helm seat for two, or three
individual helm seats. Whichever seating option you
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to pinpoint in the radar mode and can easily be overlaid
on the center-display chart. Simrad IS-15 gauges to
starboard provided backup readings for depth, speed
over ground, course over ground, heading, wind speed
and direction, or any of a dozen other desirable readouts
from the network. The NMEA 2000 bus allowed the
viewing of data from multiple transducers, engine
sensors, and GPS receivers on a small Maretron display,
cycling through owner-selected windows configured as
full, half, or quarter panels.
On the flat panel just below the Hatlands are two
genset start-stop controls, ahead of a built-in Furuno
radar control panel. Nearby are switches for the 12square-foot TRAC fin stabilizers and control levers for
the ABT bow and stern thruster, either of which can be
operated from genset or main gear hydraulic pumps,
selectable with buttons just to starboard of the thruster
controls. Two main engine touch pads and shift/throttle,
both from Volvo Penta, are found in the pilothouse, on
the flybridge, and at the aft control station. A Simrad jog
lever is positioned sensibly on the centerline above the
vertically mounted, 30-inch stainless steel destroyer
wheel. Two helm pumps, one on the flybridge and one
in the pilothouse, are standard to provide backup
steering. An Icom IC-M604 VHF, with a second station
on the flybridge, is close to the wheel for ease of use.
The Simrad AP25 autopilot to port, as well as the unit
on the flybridge, interfaces with the Nobeltec Admiral
navigation software for accurate course keeping.
The electrical panel in the pilothouse has AC and
select, the view forward through five 1/2-inch-thick
tempered-glass pilothouse windows is improved by a
three-wiper windshield system with freshwater rinsing
and a selection of speeds (intermittent, low, medium,
and high) controlled by individual switches. All of the
windshield mullions are finished in makore (African
cherry). There is no tint in the panes looking forward,
while the side windows in the back half of the pilothouse
have a slight tint. Because the window line extends so far
aft along both sides, the sight lines are amazingly good
from the helm.
Standard equipment on the 64 LRC includes a full
suite of electronics from Furuno, Simrad, and Hatland. All
components connect to an NMEA 2000 bus that can
share data easily from all over the network. Two cameras,
one on the mast looking aft and one on the starboard
side of the engine room, are controlled by an Elbex
switcher panel to port of the wheel and can rotate 360
degrees and tilt and zoom in and out to produce selected
views on the Hatland displays. To port, there’s a Furuno
FCV1100L low- and high-frequency sounder for detailed
information about depth and bottom configuration, with
a Furuno GP37 GPS control panel below.
The port and center 19-inch, flat-screen Hatland
displays had picture-in-picture (PIP) capabilities and
were dedicated to the custom-configured PC running
Nobeltec Admiral electronic charting software. The
starboard monitor displayed the Furuno 12kW Black
Box 72-mile radar, providing a clean, unencumbered
view of targets, land masses, and nav aids that are easy
Above: Carefully matched, clear-grain makore
adds warmth to the homelike comforts and custom
furnishings of the saloon and dining area, conceived
by Scott Cole of Ardeo Design. The unobtrusive sea
rail overhead is a welcome feature. Left: Twin custom
nightstands flank a comfortable queen-size bed in
the spacious master stateroom amidships.
DC systems properly separated, with live
120/240VAC system switches lighted green
and live 24VDC switches lighted yellow for
quick visual reference. In case of a catastrophic
electrical system failure, power for the
navigation electronics is backed up with a
separate battery and charger in the pilothouse.
LUXURIOUS DETAILS
Four people can relax comfortably on
the raised settee to starboard, fronted by a
beautifully made wood table with a sea rail. A
Northern Marine 64
NORTHERN MARINE 64
RAISED PILOT HOUSE LRC
LOA
64' 7"
LWL
63'
BEAM
18' 6"
DRAFT
6' 6" (full load)
DISPLACEMENT
170,000 lb. (full load)
BRIDGE CLEARANCE
42'
3,100 U.S. gal. (standard)
FUEL
WATER
500 U.S. gal. (standard)
HOLDING TANK
85 U.S. gal.
GRAY WATER
60 U.S. gal.
GENERATORS
Two 25kW Northern Lights
ENGINE
Single 355hp Volvo Penta
D9 MH (standard)
MAXIMUM SPEED
11.0 knots (at 1890 rpm)
CRUISE SPEED
8.6 knots
RANGE AT CRUISE SPEED
4,705nm
DESIGNER
Northern Marine
BUILDER
Northern Marine
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Ardeo Design (ardeodesign.com)
FULLY EQUIPPED
$3, 675, 000
(Which includes electronics,
entertainment, soft goods, and tender)
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pilot berth for the off watch, located behind the settee,
has a wall-mounted reading light and curtains. To port
aft is a chart table with a fold-down working surface,
shelf storage, and a chart light. A good deal of locker
and drawer storage flanks the helm, and there are flat
countertops with sea rails.
Two air handlers provide climate control in the
pilothouse. All of the living areas have individual
thermostats that, when set on auto, will heat individual
compartments with electric resistive heat strips in lieu
of reverse-cycle heat, as well as cool them with air
conditioning. Ducting is set up high behind beautifully
made grates in all cabins.
Six steps down from the pilothouse, expansive granite
countertops and makore cabinets grace a spacious, fullbeam, U-shaped galley open to starboard. Three large
windows add spectacular views and pleasant natural light
for the chef, who will appreciate the under-mount
stainless steel Franke sink, a deep, side-by-side model
that makes a lot of sense for cooking under way.
For more information:
Northern Marine Co. LLC
3116 V Place
Anacortes, WA 98221
360. 299. 8400
northernmarine.com
Northern Marine works with all major brands of high
quality appliances—including Sub-Zero, Viking, and
Miele, to name a few—to satisfy customers’ galley needs.
Our test boat had a selection of full-size Jenn-Air stainless
steel appliances, including a range with cooktop and
oven, a microwave above, and a refrigerator with freezer
drawer below. Built-in cabinetry above and below the
countertops (all with sea rails) and pullout drawers were
numerous, including designated storage for spices, plates,
and glasses. To port I found still more storage, including
pullout pantry drawers and lower cabinet drawers.
Scott Cole of Ardeo Design on Bainbridge Island,
Washington, conceived the interiors throughout the 64
Top left: The forward engine room bulkhead houses the Tank Sentry, genset and main engine performance instruments, and a
system switch panel on top. Sight gauges for the wing tanks, four individual bilge pump switches, and blue-handled fuel manifold
controls are below. Above right: There’s plenty of room on both sides of the Volvo D9, as shown in this view from the port side
looking aft. Above left: In the lazarette, the watermaker, filters, and hot-water heater installations typify the work found throughout.
LRC with an eye for balancing the warm tones of the
makore panels and cabinetry, the planked jatobá sole,
and custom fabrics. The aft section of the saloon to port
has a custom-made couch that contains storage below
and is bolted to the sole to keep it from moving. The
high-low table on a gas strut serves as a coffee table and
can move in for cocktails. Cole selected Cantalupi
lighting to add a touch of contemporary yet homelike
style, complementing the Bose Lifestyle 48 surroundsound DVD/AM/FM/CD entertainment system, which
includes five pod-style speakers in the saloon and a
subwoofer hidden in a cabinet. To starboard there is
a 37-inch flat-screen television on a lift.
The beautifully inlaid dining table to starboard is
bolted through the deck and secured outboard. All
windows have shades that can be pulled down easily for
privacy. If you were to overlook the overhead handrail
extending through the saloon and galley, you’d swear
you were in a cozy pied-à-terre with great water views.
Access to the accommodations deck is three steps
down from the galley, with a VIP stateroom to starboard
and a double-bunk guest stateroom to port. The
starboard cabin has a queen-size berth against the hull
side, storage outboard, large fixed portlights with Roman
shades, and a 23-inch LG flat-screen TV. Except for the
double-bunk berth arrangement, the portside stateroom
mirrors many of the features of the VIP cabin. All
hanging lockers are cedar lined, and Baldwin door
hardware and cabinet pulls are used throughout. Head
compartments have book- and grain-matched marble
floors, shower walls, and counters and are equipped with
under-mount sinks, Jado faucets, and Headhunter toilets.
Five stairs down from guest level forward is the midship
master stateroom, to starboard. When you’re ready to
Photos by Natalie Friton
Northern Marine 64
Twin Racor duplex fuel-water separators serving the 25kW Northern Lights generators are mounted above the ZF gearbox.
retire, you’ll find a queen-size bed with four large
storage drawers underneath, flanked by nightstands
with drawers, and a custom-built chest of drawers.
Trust me when I say that there is no shortage of
storage space anywhere on the 64 LRC.
SOPHISTICATED SYSTEMS
A doorway in the alcove at the base of the stairs to the
accommodations has a watertight Freeman door with a
reinforced porthole for quick visual checks of the engine
room. Outside, there’s a manual pull for the Fireboy fire
suppression system. Undogging the doors, I walked into
the full-standing-headroom compartment to find the
main engine, a 355hp (continuous duty at 1800 rpm)
Volvo D9 MH diesel, with excellent access all around.
Fuel is supplied from one of three tanks: a 1,700-gallon
belly tank forward and two 800-gallon saddle tanks
outboard. All fuel is polished by dual Centurion filters
that are easy to reach and change and then flows
through dual-element Racor filters, one for the main
engine and one each for the two 25kW Northern Lights
gensets in enclosures set to port. The primary hydraulic
pump is mounted on the ZF gearbox, which has a
reduction ratio of 3.9 to 1. The Aquamet 22 HS main
shaft, 3 inches in diameter, has a PSS dripless shaft seal
and is equipped with a Keypower hydraulic get-home
drive controlled through the ABT system and a manual
lever on the starboard side. The get-home drive will
produce speeds of up to 4.5 knots.
Estenson showed me the fuel transfer manifold on
the forward bulkhead, with levers for suction below
and discharge above. Moving fuel from the bow tank
to one of the wing tanks required only the rotation of
both valve handles to the down position, turning on
the circuit breaker for the 1.5hp Baldwin electric fuel
pump (which delivers 17gpm), and switching on the
pump. Sight gauges near the door indicate the wing
tank levels; fuel levels can also be read on pilothouse
electronics by means of tank sensors that send data to
the NMEA 2000 bus.
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Engine room gauges are located above the fuel
manifold controls, for the main engine and both gensets.
Bilge switches are arrayed next to the forward door,
selectable for automatic or manual operation. The
emergency bilge system consists of a Y-valve on the
intake side of the engine water pump plumbed to a
strum box in the bilge sump. Engine room air is drawn
in from port or starboard through large demisting boxes
built into the house sides inboard of the walk-arounds.
Twin Delta “T” 12-inch axial fans controlled through
reversible, variable-frequency drives increase the amount
of air supplied or vented. A big Cruisair HVAC chiller
control system is mounted next to the fans.
A Reverso oil changing system mounted behind the
door on the front bulkhead is plumbed to remove oil
under way from either genset or from the main, pulling
30 gallons of used oil into a dirty lube storage tank and
pumping in a fresh supply from a clean lube tank. Fuel
tanks are 5/16-inch aluminum, made in house and
tested to 3psi before installation. The potable water
tank is a 500-gallon HDPE unit from Barr Plastics.
For optimal sound attenuation, the engine room
overhead and forward bulkhead are insulated with a
layer of 2-lb.-per-square-foot leaded vinyl sandwiched
between two layers of 2-lb.-per-square-foot fiberglass
insulation. The results are worth the effort. Sound
readings in the pilothouse ranged from 52 to 60dBA
across the full range of throttle settings.
Aft, another watertight Freeman door leads to the
lazarette. Dual Comar transformers are mounted
starboard on the forward bulkhead for the shorepower
system, which runs through Comar 50A120/240 Auto
Shore control boxes. There’s a Glendinning
Cablemaster aft and a DeWalt compressor built in for
air tools, which are kept in the built-in toolbox just
inside the engine room. The rudderpost is made from
the same 3-inch-diameter Aquamet 22 HS as the
propeller shaft, fastened to a flat, 61-by-33-inch, 5/8-
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inch steel rudder. The bottom of the rudder pivots on
a 1.5-by-12-inch steel shoe that runs to the engine room
forward station and then becomes a 1-by-12-inch strip
extending all the way forward to the bulb.
Before leaving the lazarette, you’ll see how easy it is
to service the Accu-Steer pump for the autopilot, the
Aqua Whisper 500-gallon-per-day watermaker with
filters, and the 30-gallon water heater to port. The
Xantrex 4,000-watt inverter sits outboard. Inside the
battery storage box you’ll find 12 8D batteries;
switches are outside the box, and a Newmar Phase
Three battery charger is next to the switches.
LONG-RANGE CAPABLE
Puget Sound did not offer much that would challenge
the 64 LRC on our way back to Anacortes. Carrying
850–900 gallons of fuel, we saw 11.4 knots on reciprocal
runs in Haro Strait, then cruised east along the southern
edge of San Juan Island. A modest 2- to 3-foot chop
greeted us in open water. Even with the big TRAC
stabilizers turned off, the motion was smooth and
comfortable. The big boat tracked effortlessly and
turned quickly when asked.
I computed a range of 2,763 nautical miles at 1600 rpm,
making 10.4 knots and burning 9.5gph on the main and
1.5gph on a single genset. As I normally do, I based my
figures on 90 percent of available fuel, so range is potentially
another 10 percent above my numbers. Slowing the D9 to
1400 rpm reduced consumption to 7.2gph (again including
1.5gph for the genset) and increased range to 2,952
nautical miles. At 1200 rpm and 8.6 knots, range jumped
to 4,705 nautical miles. That’s the kind of range that
many long-distance cruisers can only dream about.
For those who do dream of bluewater passages to
far-flung ports and anchorages, Northern Marine’s 64
Raised Pilot House Long Range Cruiser offers a very
real and proven mix of luxury, comfort, plentiful
storage, and sound engineering.
Reprinted from PassageMaker® Magazine courtesy of the publisher, Dominion Enterprises. Copyright 2008. All rights reserved.
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