2001 Nordhavn 50

Worknot is a 2001 Nordhavn 50 that was purchased by her second owner in California and has spent the majority of the last few years along the U.S. west coast from Mexico to Alaska. After six years of wonderful ownership, she has been put on the market so that her sellers can enjoy a larger Nordhavn they just purchased. She has been prepared for long-distance cruising and has been exceptionally cared for. This is the popular two-stateroom layout and she is a very well equipped boat set up to cross oceans and venture on long-range cruises. With only twenty-nine Nordhavn 50s built, Worknot represents an excellent opportunity to buy a gorgeous, extremely well-outfitted Nordhavn at an impressively low price.

The Nordhavn 50 was designed to look like a contemporary motor yacht — low and sleek — with a few obvious trawler features, like her Portuguese bridge and bulbous bow, which both announce the fact that she is a ruggedly constructed long-range full-displacement cruiser.

Worknot was originally ordered by an experienced yachtsman who had previously owned many different vessels. She is a 2001 model year boat with light use and great care, current on filter and oil changes and routinely looked after. Her current owners lavish attention on her regularly and enjoy keeping her polished and in show-room condition; the service logs on board document the exemplary service and consistent upgrades.

Low profile, two-stateroom layout, double walk-around saloon, with access to the master from the saloon. Dry stack exhaust, varnished teak interior throughout complemented with white laminate and Surrell countertops. Offshore necessities include a Yanmar wing engine, ABT Trac active fin stabilizers, survival raft, EPIRB and an efficient nav/com electronics package in the wheelhouse. She is air-conditioned with a separate diesel heating system, and is a 12V boat with a Xantrex Trace SW 2512 inverter/charger, powered by 50-amp shore power or the 12 kW Northern Lights generator.

You board Worknot from either the transom swim platform door or the molded-in side deck hull doors port and starboard. A large molded fiberglass sliding door permits entry into the saloon. The saloon and galley merge into a convivial and functional area where you can relax, dine and converse. The teak joinery is beautiful and well complemented by the Surrell countertops in the galley. There are two opening windows outboard, and all windows have blinds concealed in the valances. To starboard is a long built-in bench seat; to port is a large L-shaped settee with storage beneath and a beautiful high-low custom varnished teak dining table that seats six. The teak and spruce sole is covered by wall-to-wall carpet, and a 31" Vizio flat screen television with Bose sound bar is installed on the saloon side of the galley counter.

The galley is forward to port with plenty of counter space. There is a Sub-Zero refrigerator with a combo refrigerator and freezer (with icemaker) on the forward galley wall, supplemented by a top-load freezer in the wheelhouse. The Force 10 propane three-burner stove and oven is forward, protected by a propane solenoid controller that also controls the remote barbeque supply on the aft deck. The double basin stainless steel sink includes a garbage disposal in the smaller basin, a pull-out Grohe faucet, and a separate filtered fresh water tap. The Surrell countertops provide expansive meal-preparation space with a comfortable teak grab rail. There is a relatively new Advantium microwave/convection oven and a Broan trash compactor below the counter, plus plenty of overhead and under-counter lockers and drawers. Worknot was built with the stairway-down-to-the-master option instead of a pantry locker.

The command center of the Nordhavn 50 is the elevated pilothouse, a pilothouse-forward design that affords a spectacular view of your surroundings. The windows are all commercial strength and quality with beautiful teak frames. The forward dash cabinetry is teak with charcoal-colored laminate instrument panels, and the overhead and dash consoles contain an impressive collection of instruments. Two sliding doors (port and starboard) lead outside to the Portuguese bridge. Behind the helm chair is a settee bench fronted by a fixed table with stowage underneath and a chart drawer; behind the bench is a watch berth that covers the top-loading freezer. A Stidd helm chair with arm rests is secured in the center, and the impressive stainless steel destroyer wheel takes command. The pilothouse is air conditioned with reverse cycle heating and a hydronic outlet with dedicated thermostat. An electronics island extends aft from the starboard side of the dash housing the AC breakers, with a DC panel to port; all panels are clearly labeled with easy-to-read analog gauges and are hinged for access to wiring. The overhead panels were refinished in black vinyl in 2014 to minimize glare on night runs.

The wheelhouse has a smoothly curved nine-step staircase forward that leads to the staterooms. This stairwell is beautifully varnished teak with a stainless-steel handrail and grooved steps for sure footing. The stairwell includes lockers and binder storage outboard to starboard — the large louvered door lockers house the Asko clothes dryer and recently replaced Asko clothes washer. Worknot is configured with the roomier two-stateroom layout featuring the master cabin aft with guest stateroom forward, each with a private head and shower.

The master stateroom is below the wheelhouse and features a large queen-sized island berth running athwartships for maximum comfort while underway. You can enter the master from the saloon descending five steps or by coming forward through the pilothouse from the forward stairwell landing. This stateroom was purposely finished with white laminate bulkheads and teak trim providing an elegant, light and spacious feel, with teak ceilings along the hull side at the head of the bed and a collection of large teak drawers built in below the bed. There are plenty of cedar-lined lockers and drawers; the master berth has a custom-fitted innerspring mattress, and headroom is 6'5". Full-length camphor-lined and lighted hanging lockers are to port and starboard. A large dressing mirror is on the forward bulkhead, and the aft bulkhead frames a double-gasketed custom-made door providing access to the engine room. The stateroom is air-conditioned, with a special blower providing fresh air via an intake from the Portuguese bridge, and benefits from the diesel heater. An Insignia flat screen television can be viewed from the bed, and a Raytheon nav/com repeater is on the aft side of the bed. The master connects to a large head outboard to starboard with a Vacuflush electric fresh water toilet, Surrell counter with flush sink, and a separate molded-fiberglass shower stall with Grohe fixtures, built-in seat and sump pump drain.

The guest stateroom is forward and very comfortable, with plenty of drawer and cedar-lined locker space including a bed stand. There are opening port lights outboard and an opening hatch overhead to improve air circulation, and the stateroom is finished with beautiful teak joinery plus carpeted teak and spruce soles. Outboard to starboard is a desk area with fixed chair — an offshore office with drawers and book cases. Air-conditioning and the diesel heating system keep this cabin cozy, and two additional opening port lights are in the circular area aft that incorporates the back of the Portuguese bridge. Forward is a raised section with a generous head and a large shower with curtain, plenty of storage lockers, and a lift-up hatch in the head floor providing access to the forward bilge area and bow thruster. A large opening hatch with screen is above the shower, and the forward shower cabinet opens for access to the chain locker.

The engine room is located below the main saloon and is primarily accessed through the door in the aft end of the master stateroom. You can also enter via the aft door connecting the lazarette with the engine room, or through the removable section of the saloon floor. You will be impressed with the 5'-plus headroom around the engine, created by Nordhavn's signature "maintenance strakes." The dry stack exhaust is cleanly routed up and away with thermal blanket insulation, and the powerful Lugger main engine is installed on centerline. The entire engine room is insulated with lead sound dampening and shrouded with perforated aluminum sheeting. All fuel line valves are prominently mounted on the starboard transverse fuel tank bulkhead, designed to be neatly mirrored between supply and return manifolds. The ABT Trac stabilizer fin actuators and rams are accessible outboard and forward, with the ABT hydraulic oil reservoir forward to port. Aft to port is the Spectra 15-gallon-per-hour 12-volt water maker installed behind the Yanmar wing engine with V-drive, and the 12 kW Northern Lights generator is aft on the starboard side. Worknot has a plumbed-in gear-type oil change system for the main and generator, a Fireboy built-in extinguisher, and all-fiberglass floorboards.

This lazarette is a working space that is easy to get around in for routine maintenance and inspection. Located beneath the aft deck cockpit, it is accessed via a massive fiberglass deck hatch with internal sea dogs (or from the door at the aft end of the engine room). The hydraulic steering is located aft, and an emergency tiller is available. There are several through hulls, all visible. The Xantrex 2500-watt inverter/battery charger is located forward, a Porter Cable air compressor is mounted aft, the ESPAR diesel furnace is located here, and a dedicated Fireboy system with remote pull is fitted. The lazarette has plenty of space for storing oil, spare parts and other gear, with special locking brackets for security and water tightness.

The two-tone deck, with contrasting colors between the smooth and diamond-pattern non-skid, is very easy on the eyes. The foredeck and boat deck feature stainless steel stanchions and lifelines. The protection offered by the Portuguese bridge forward of the wheelhouse is an incredibly secure area for scanning the horizon while underway. The cockpit is high-walled to keep the seas out, with built-in freeing ports with doors at the waterline deck level. The Lewmar hatches can be locked shut, opened part way or locked in a cracked-open position to allow air flow.

This cockpit is a great place to barbeque or relax at anchor. The boat deck overhang has been extended with a stainless frame with canvas stretched to provide additional shade, with a zippered opening by the ladder to the boat deck. There is a large centerline hatch for entering the lazarette below. Aft on centerline is a teak table with a roller spool drum, hand crank and 300' of polypropylene line for stern tying in the Pacific Northwest. The port transom locker contains two large 20 lb. braced aluminum tanks with barbeque connection, vented overboard. There is a boarding door on both side decks and one aft to connect with the swim platform, plus seawater and freshwater wash down taps in the aft starboard locker and a cased Lifesling behind the ladder. The transom has deck fills for the fuel tanks and three shore power connections. The built-in swim platform has non-skid surfaces, extra hand rails, U-rail staples and a folding stainless steel swim ladder with teak treads.

You reach the foredeck by going forward via the Portuguese bridge through a hinged molded fiberglass door on the starboard side. The teak cap trim provides a rich accent. Inside the bridge well is a double door locker for storage, and immediately forward of the Portuguese bridge is a large molded-in deck box along centerline. The stout stainless steel double anchor roller is backed by a rugged Maxwell 3500 electric windlass operated by deck foot buttons and/or a toggle in the pilothouse. The anchor is a 55 kg Rocna attached to 400' of 3/8" high-test chain (re-galvanized). The Nordhavn 50's unique self-draining anchor well directs muddy runoff overboard. Two wash down spigots for fresh and sea water are in the starboard bridge locker, and a Lewmar opening hatch provides light and air to the forward cabin. Shore power connections forward to port include a 50-amp house and 50-amp air conditioning connection along with combo cable TV and phone connection.

You climb up the cockpit ladder to reach the boat deck. This area is expansive aft and transitions forward into mast and boom on centerline, which support the dry stack exhaust with the boom doing service for dinghy launch and retrieval. The boat deck is equipped with the ship's tender, a 13' Achilles RIB with a 30 HP Honda outboard, mounted on custom stainless steel chocks with quick-release tie downs. The Switlik 6-man life raft canister is mounted forward to starboard alongside the EPIRB. There is also a large fiberglass dock box for storage, and a custom rack for the SUP paddleboard along the starboard side. On the pilothouse roof are the Perko search light, painted air horn trumpets, Furuno open array radar on a painted tripod, and various nav/com antennas.

The dry stack exhaust exits from a stainless-steel exhaust pipe secured by the mast. The painted aluminum mast has a gooseneck with boom, and the boom has electric winches for launching the dinghy. The mast has antenna brackets and instruments, plus a lightning ground dissipater, wind instruments, flag halyards, a Firdell Blipper, LED flood lights and various antennas. The mast is hinged to allow transit or interior storage if desired.

• Lugger 6108A inline six-cylinder main engine, keel cooled with dry stack exhaust
• ZF marine gear transmission with 3:1 reduction gear
• Aquamet 17 2.25" propeller shaft; bronze 34 x 22 four-blade propeller
• Racor 75-900 duplex filters for main engine
• Four fiberglass fuel tanks with supply and transfer manifolds
• ABT TRAC 220 digital active fin stabilizers
• Yanmar 27 HP 3JH3ME four-cylinder wing engine with folding Martec two-blade propeller
• American Bow Thruster 10 HP 24V bow thruster — dual prop
• Cruisair split air conditioning, three-zone (16k BTU saloon, 16k BTU pilothouse, 12k BTU shared master and guest stateroom), SMX controls with reverse cycle heating
• Espar D16 WN hydronic 16,000-watt, 54,592 BTU diesel hydronic heating system for saloon, cabins and heads
• Fireboy fire suppression systems for engine room and lazarette
• Spurs line cutter on main engine propeller shaft
• Reverso gear-type oil changing pump for main and generator
• Fuel transfer system with manifold, Racor filter and Walbro pump

• Xantrex SW Trace SW 2512 with battery charger and secondary 30-amp input
• Mastervolt 100-amp charger
• (2) Leece Neville alternators on main engine
• Marinco TV/phone inlets
• Northern Lights M843N 12 kW generator
• Xantrex Pro link battery monitor
• (1) 50' 50-amp shore power cord; (1) 50' 30-amp shore power cord; (1) 25' 50-amp shore power cord; (1) 30-amp/50-amp splitter
• 50-amp house and 50-amp air conditioning service forward and aft

• Force 10 three-burner propane stove and oven
• Sub Zero refrigerator with shelves; Sub Zero refrigerator top with freezer bottom and ice maker
• GE Advantium microwave/convection oven
• Broan trash compactor
• Dual basin stainless steel sink; Grohe faucet fixtures; Insinkerator garbage disposal
• GE Smartwater fresh water filter system with dedicated tap; UV Max water sterilizer
• Asko W6424 clothes washer (new in 2016); Asko T700 clothes dryer
• Surrell counters in heads and galley
• (4) fiberglass fresh water tanks
• Fresh water deck wash down at bow, stern and engine room; cockpit and foredeck sea water wash down
• 20-gallon Raritan hot water heater with engine heat secondary
• Spectra Santa Cruz 400 GPD 12V water maker
• Jabsco Sensor Max 17 fresh water pressure pump
• Sealand Vacuflush electric fresh water toilets in master (updated 2" vacuum generators) and guest head
• Edson bronze manual bilge pump; Rule electric bilge pump; high water bilge alarm
• Sealand T12 electric holding tank pump with manual backup; Hart tank tender; Sealand vent filter for holding tank

• Furuno 72-mile radar with 6' open array antenna; Lowrance 3G 24-mile radar with 24" dome antenna
• Furuno GP 31 GPS/WAAS GPS
• Furuno FCV-582L LCD color fish finder and depth sounder
• Island Time 12V PC computer for navigation with 15" VEI daylight monitor; router for the Island Time Wi-Fi booster
• Dual Simrad Robertson AP20 autopilots with rate compass, interfaced with radar, GPS and chart plotting computer; autopilot remote and jog lever
• ACR B AIS receiver and transmitter
• Lowrance HDS 9 digital radar/chart plotter
• Glomex television antenna & booster
• Icom IC-M502 VHF, Icom IC-M127 VHF, Icom IC-604 VHF with loudhailer fore and aft, Icom IC-M710 MF/HF SSB transceiver with tuner
• Island Time Wi-Fi long range antenna
• Sirius Starmate satellite radio; Sony CDX-M10 AM/FM stereo and 4 speakers
• Xantrex inverter panel and display; Link10 battery monitor
• Trac stabilizer control panel
• Hart tank tender fresh water tank monitor in master head
• Maxwell anchor winch remote control
• Perko search light; chart light; Watch Commander
• Lugger main engine panel and controls; FloScan fuel totalizer display; Yanmar wing engine panel and controls; Northern Lights generator panel; ABT bow thruster joystick control
• Overhead opening hatch with screen
• La Crosse wireless weather station; Weems and Plath digital display
• Spectra watermaker remote panel
• Buell dual trumpet air horn and pancake-style compressor
• Danforth compass; VDO rudder indicator; Epson printer
• Raytheon ST60 tri-data instruments with repeater in master
• Bilge pump counter; bilge high water alarm; engine room Fireboy monitor
• Samsung 17" TV and backup computer monitor with 3 cameras

• Maxwell VWC 3500 reversing windlass with foredeck and pilothouse controls
• 55 kg Rocna anchor with 400' of 3/8" chain, chain stopper and custom stainless steel anchor braces
• Stainless steel bow anchor breast plate
• Fortress FX-23 anchor in lazarette; Fortress stern anchor with chain and rode
• Forespar at-anchor flopper stopper rigging on port and starboard sides
• Hull treated with epoxy barrier coat and SW Sea Voyage bottom paint
• Achilles 12'10" rigid inflatable with cover, depth finder, running lights, electric start, bilge pump, anchor and cushions
• Stainless steel dinghy chocks; 30 HP Honda four-stroke outboard; (2) Rule electric boom winches with spectra line
• Ensign with teak pole and chrome socket; flag halyards; US ensign and flag holder on transom
• Lightning ground and dissipater; wind instrument on mast head
• Textilene canvas sunscreen covers for forward and side windows; Textilene white mesh window covers
• Magma propane barbeque with mount and cover
• Additional stainless steel handrails on side decks; staple rails and L-shaped boarding handles on swim platform; swim ladder
• Roller spool drum with hand crank and 300' of polypropylene line
• Underwater lights (dual color)
• Hinged mast; pilothouse roof repainted with nonskid surface
• Stand-up paddleboard with custom stainless steel brackets
• Dock lines and fenders; extensive spare parts inventory; Nordhavn operator's manual and appliance manuals

• Custom inner spring mattress in master stateroom
• (3) Hella DC turbo fans
• LED overhead lights
• Carpeting in saloon and pilothouse
• All port lights have removable bug screens
• Chelsea brass clock and barometer (inoperable)
• Blinds in saloon
• Cam locks on sliding doors affording positive latching in any position
• Hidden safe

• Fireboy fire suppression for engine room and lazarette
• Switlik 6-person offshore life raft canister pack in cradle on boat deck
• ACR Satellite 406 EPIRB and self-launch bracket
• Firdell 210-7 Blipper radar reflector on stack
• Lifesling in plastic case mounted in cockpit
• Propane sniffers
• Carbon monoxide/smoke alarms
• Siren Pixie remote vessel monitoring system
• US Coast Guard safety equipment included

Worknot is a US Coast Guard documented vessel. Machinery and equipment has been carefully maintained; her current owners have gone through the boat after purchasing her in 2010, making the normal survey-item fixes and a thorough once-over to ensure she was ready for extended trips between Mexico and Alaska. Improvements done since 2011, in addition to normal maintenance, include:

• Awlcraft Mist Gray hull paint — 2015
• Royalty carpet throughout interior — 2014
• Saloon, galley, guest and master head overhead lights changed to LED
• Chest freezer temperature control and exhaust fan
• All sanitary hoses for heads and black water replaced — 2012
• All batteries replaced with Lifeline AGM — 2015
• Overhead panels in pilothouse replaced — 2014
• Main engine muffler replaced with Harco stainless steel silencer and blanket
• LED anchor, steaming and running lights — 2012
• Watermaker rebuilt, O-rings and seals in membranes replaced, full service — 2013
• Bottom paint renewed — 2016; hull waxed — 2016

We purchased Worknot after owning two Grand Banks as we neared retirement and had more free time to extend our coastal cruising. More than 2,500 hours and over 15,000 miles, the Nordhavn 50 has exceeded our expectations. 90% of our time underway has been as a cruising couple managing all aspects of the journey; when we have guests along the boat is truly comfortable for two couples. We have never delayed a trip or missed a weather window due to the boat's availability — she is substantially more hardy than the crew. The private purchase of another Nordhavn from a friend led us to make the 1,100-mile run from Puerto Vallarta, in winter, and place Worknot on the market. That trip took only 7 days, with a layover in Cabo, and I never touched a wrench. She is truly ready to return as soon as the new owner adds some fuel, food and clothes.

The listing broker traveled to Ensenada, Mexico to visit Worknot in February 2017 to take current photos and inspect her condition. Impressive! After spending most of two days aboard going over the details with the owners, it is impossible to summarize the care and attention to detail that has kept Worknot so beautifully maintained — the operative description would be quite simply "Pride of Ownership." There are binders aboard with ships logs documenting repairs and upgrades. The Nordhavn 50 is a proven long-range trawler design that has made numerous ocean crossings, and all recommended maintenance on machinery and equipment has been completed to manufacturer's requirements and documented in the ships log. Worknot represents an excellent opportunity and great value for anyone interested in purchasing an outstanding long-range passage maker at an exceptional price.