Nordhavn 75 boat test performance results, features, photos, layout, prices, and design.

One final point of comparison: driving impressions. From the helm, the 75 is pure trawler. Unlike the instantaneous response you get at the wheel of a big battlewagon, everything here happens slowly and leisurely, and that includes hull movement. Even though test day saw only long, slow rollers, I could easily imagine how comfortable this boat would be in all but the worst conditions. She’s quiet, too, even at WOT. In fact, about the only thing remarkable I have to report is her steering. With big spade rudders that deflect 35 degrees in either direction, this boat can turn on a dime and give you back change. Combine that with her height and the tendency to lean outboard in hard turns that’s characteristic of deep-keel boats, and the 75 gets your attention, although minimally compared to piloting your average battlewagon.

But as you’ve no doubt concluded, the comparison of the 75 with a true sportfisherman is a false one; the two have about as much in common as a pick-up truck and a station wagon. In point of fact, the 75 is sui generis. (Thank you, Latin IV.)

There’s no other boat like her. Still, it’s interesting to note that one of the first two 75 owners came out of a Nordhavn 57 and the other out of a very well-known brand of 53-foot convertible.

Noteworthy: The Strong Silent Type

Any boater would be impressed by the 75’s construction. But when he’s not enduring Force 8 conditions, he’ll probably be more appreciative of how quiet this boat is. Little wonder as sound control is built in. Two layers of Isodamp acoustical tiles are laminated into the hull in the way of the props. The engine room overhead, forward bulkhead, inboard fuel tank sides, and ventilation ducts all get a combination of two inches of Soundown lead-foam and two inches of 3M Thinsulate. For the two-inch saloon-galley sole, NidaCore is combined with a Soundown “decoupler” layer that snubs vibration. Every hatch (right) and door gets a full rubber gasket, and Thinsulate is employed in all interior bulkheads and overheads. Soundown Quiet Pro lines the engine room’s intake and exhaust ducting. Even the engine mounts are by Soundown.

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