Nordic runs 40 sport cat with twin 400s

[Nordic Boats]

 

[RiverDave]

It looks like it runs pretty good!! Can’t wait to go out on it!

 

[pwerwagn]

That was quick! That thing dwarfs those 400's. I like it!

 

[Hullbilly]

If there was one more axle on that trailer I’d buy one.

 

[Constant840]

Looks huge.
Is there some sort of cabin under there?

 

[Blackmagic94]

And top speed was

 

[sintax]

man that things a big boy. They should have just mounted 4 and been done with it.

 

[RiverDave]

And top speed was

If it’s the first time in the water I am sure they are going to be playing with props and motor heights for awhile.

 

[Bullhead bully]

It looks like it ran very well. Pretty impressive for first time in the water.
Cool boat !

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

Moved well. What do you think...70mph?

 

[LHC30]

WOW! It is huge (for a lake boat)...what does the inside look like?

 

[NicPaus]

Moved well. What do you think...70mph?

I don't think so. Other 1 for sale says it weighs 17,000 lbs. Unless this one is a lot lighter.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

That was quick! That thing dwarfs those 400's. I like it!

I thought the same thing. First time I ever said wow those 400's look small lol.

man that things a big boy. They should have just mounted 4 and been done with it.

I agree! \~/

 

[COCA COLA COWBOY]

I don't think so. Other 1 for sale says it weighs 17,000 lbs. Unless this one is a lot lighter.

It's pretty stripped down at the moment. No interior, no bells and whistles, no roof. I bet will slow down quite a bit when everything goes on.

After seeing it at Eliminator forever, it's just cool to see running.

 

[Bullhead bully]

Moved well. What do you think...70mph?

I’m not sure. But if it ran 70 1st time out that’s pretty awesome! Big boat. Took some pictures of it the other day.

 

[Liberated]

Let's just start with this boat is not being built for top speed. Don't care. Quad 400's never even crossed our mind. When it is finished it won't even have the 400's on it. It will be 350's. For those that do care about the speed it hit 60 MPH today. Props that are way too big because we didn't have small enough ones in stock. Still pretty dam impressive since as it sits right now it weighs over 10,000 lbs. It has all the berth's glassed in. Fuel tanks, floors and bulkheads. It's completely ready to be built. The whole point of getting it in the water as quick as we did was just to see how it would handle and perform with OB's and with what we learned today it was a home run for what we want out of the boat. The target top speed for this when it's done is between 50 and 60 MPH. No reason to go any faster than that with it. Fuel calcs today say at 30 MPH it's got 15 hours of fuel in it. That's what we want. Load it up for the weekend, pack the coolers, load your fishing gear and boat all weekend without having to worry about fuel. We want a boat that if you want to go to Lake powell in, you can turn on the AC and get out of the sun or take it to the ocean and when it gets nasty get out of the weather and have a cocktail and play some cards. It's not a boat we are building for speed but we are building for comfort so you can really enjoy boating. We know for some boating is all about how fast you can go. We have other models of boats for people that want to go fast. This boat from it's inception was never meant for top speed. (tooled by our GM). It was meant to be a fast offshore cat with comfort PERIOD! At this point we got exactly what we wanted out of it and couldn't be happier

 

[RCDave]

Do you think the next generation Merc Outboards would be better than the 350? i.e. the v8's? Perhaps more low end torque?

 

[Andy01]

I think it looks great, and 60 is impressive for sure. I agree, seems this boat would be set up as a cruiser. Be a great inland water ways boat for over night or Catalina. Nice job, you guys turned it around quick.

 

[Blackmagic94]

50-60mph is very respectable.


As someone who’s family boats in Alaska everyday for work. We were really happy with the Merc Enertia Eco props on the 40’ drop bow land craft with dual 350s. We saw about a 17% gain in fuel range and and 1-3 knot speed increases at almost all Rpms.

This boat also weighs in at 17,000 lbs.

 

[Blackmagic94]

The warranty of the 350 trumps the 400r if the customer doesn’t need absolute top speed.

 

[shueman]

Let's just start with this boat is not being built for top speed. Don't care. Quad 400's never even crossed our mind. When it is finished it won't even have the 400's on it. It will be 350's. For those that do care about the speed it hit 60 MPH today. Props that are way too big because we didn't have small enough ones in stock. Still pretty dam impressive since as it sits right now it weighs over 10,000 lbs. It has all the berth's glassed in. Fuel tanks, floors and bulkheads. It's completely ready to be built. The whole point of getting it in the water as quick as we did was just to see how it would handle and perform with OB's and with what we learned today it was a home run for what we want out of the boat. The target top speed for this when it's done is between 50 and 60 MPH. No reason to go any faster than that with it. Fuel calcs today say at 30 MPH it's got 15 hours of fuel in it. That's what we want. Load it up for the weekend, pack the coolers, load your fishing gear and boat all weekend without having to worry about fuel. We want a boat that if you want to go to Lake powell in, you can turn on the AC and get out of the sun or take it to the ocean and when it gets nasty get out of the weather and have a cocktail and play some cards. It's not a boat we are building for speed but we are building for comfort so you can really enjoy boating. We know for some boating is all about how fast you can go. We have other models of boats for people that want to go fast. This boat from it's inception was never meant for top speed. (tooled by our GM). It was meant to be a fast offshore cat with comfort PERIOD! At this point we got exactly what we wanted out of it and couldn't be happier

BOOM !! Congrats to all the Nordic Team

 

[Nordic Boats]

Just a little proof, that Thane our GM tooled this bad boy from scratch.

 

[Liberated]

I think it looks great, and 60 is impressive for sure. I agree, seems this boat would be set up as a cruiser. Be a great inland water ways boat for over night or Catalina. Nice job, you guys turned it around quick.

50-60mph is very respectable.


As someone who’s family boats in Alaska everyday for work. We were really happy with the Merc Enertia Eco props on the 40’ drop bow land craft with dual 350s. We saw about a 17% gain in fuel range and and 1-3 knot speed increases at almost all Rpms.

This boat also weighs in at 17,000 lbs.

Great input and thank you! That's what we're going for with it!

 

[River Lynchmob]

Wow that was quick! Congrats on the success of another one!

 

[Blackmagic94]

Great input and thank you! That's what we're going for with it!

I found out about them from the Merc Racing tech at DS17 at their booth and he crunched numbers and told us what to get. There is a Race series of these props as well. He basically said they run about 1-1.5” higher then the published number.

 

[Tank]

That was fast! Nice work and thing looked like it was running just fine out there! Congrats

 

[lake p.a.l.]

Congrats on this 1st run. How wide is it? This would be the perfect boat for our runs to SF Bay & Monterey. Very nice ride.

 

[RiverDave]

I am surprised it hit 60. If you haven’t seen it in person it is freakin massive!

Looking forward to watching it come together and seeing the final product!

 

[Gelcoater]

Just a little proof, that Thane our GM tooled this bad boy from scratch.


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No need for that. Some of us were there and saw him do it

 

[guest hs]

Looks like a good candidate for a couple big Seven Marine outboards

 

[adam909]

very impressive. I think you nailed it for what you want the boat to be used for..

 

[TCHB]

I saw this boat today at the ramp. The engines looked small small compared to the size of the boat.

 

[rush1]

That thing is cool as hell

 

[OfftheGrid]

Looks way better with the top off...Maybe a full soft top for the Sea that can fold down, like a bimini???

 

[Bullhead bully]

Let's just start with this boat is not being built for top speed. Don't care. Quad 400's never even crossed our mind. When it is finished it won't even have the 400's on it. It will be 350's. For those that do care about the speed it hit 60 MPH today. Props that are way too big because we didn't have small enough ones in stock. Still pretty dam impressive since as it sits right now it weighs over 10,000 lbs. It has all the berth's glassed in. Fuel tanks, floors and bulkheads. It's completely ready to be built. The whole point of getting it in the water as quick as we did was just to see how it would handle and perform with OB's and with what we learned today it was a home run for what we want out of the boat. The target top speed for this when it's done is between 50 and 60 MPH. No reason to go any faster than that with it. Fuel calcs today say at 30 MPH it's got 15 hours of fuel in it. That's what we want. Load it up for the weekend, pack the coolers, load your fishing gear and boat all weekend without having to worry about fuel. We want a boat that if you want to go to Lake powell in, you can turn on the AC and get out of the sun or take it to the ocean and when it gets nasty get out of the weather and have a cocktail and play some cards. It's not a boat we are building for speed but we are building for comfort so you can really enjoy boating. We know for some boating is all about how fast you can go. We have other models of boats for people that want to go fast. This boat from it's inception was never meant for top speed. (tooled by our GM). It was meant to be a fast offshore cat with comfort PERIOD! At this point we got exactly what we wanted out of it and couldn't be happier

60 mph with two motors is incredible. I’m sure when you keep the rpm at 4000 it’s going to be very fuel-efficient for a long range offshore cruiser. Most of all extremely impressive you guys were able to get it in the water so quickly! Wow!

I get it. You guys had to know what it can do.

I really think the new 300 Pro XS 4.6 L V8 will be perfect for this boat. Normally aspirated no supercharger running at sea level. Tons of torque and good mileage. Along with an eight year warranty. Winning combination

AWESOME !!!

 

[SOCALCRICKETT]

What is the weight on that beast?


Seems like fantastic numbers for a boat that has to weigh in close to the 8-10k mark

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[DrunkenSailor]

I like the idea of 7s on here. Nice ride guys.