2007 Nordhavn 55

Terrapin is an extraordinary Nordhavn 55 that has provided a safe and comfortable platform for the current owners to enjoy long-range cruising. The current owners are experienced boaters who circumnavigated on a Mason sailboat in the 1980s and 90s; when shopping for a proper trawler they settled on the Nordhavn 55 as the ideal vessel and were convinced once they got aboard and saw the unique white laminate bulkheads with teak trim that highlight the living areas. Terrapin was painted in Port Townsend, WA shortly after purchase and has actively travelled thousands of miles offshore — starting in Washington, heading up to Canada and then down the US west coast before transiting the Panama Canal and crossing the Caribbean. She features the popular three-cabin layout (master, guest and captain) with three heads, a spacious saloon/galley area and outstanding pilothouse with flybridge above. For offshore cruising she has the durable John Deere main with dry stack exhaust, and for close-quarter maneuvering she has bow and stern thrusters.

The Nordhavn 55 design is a very large yacht. Measuring nearly 62' overall she is a robust yacht with a lot of headroom and a large freeboard balanced by appropriate ballast to keep her on an even keel underway. Her systems engineering benefits from the hundreds of ocean-crossing Nordhavns that preceded her. There is something to say about the advantages of buying a proven trawler that has already been out exploring — it provides confidence and peace of mind. With over 50 Nordhavn 55s launched, PAE retired this model to concentrate on the 60 and 63 (made from the same hull molds), so Terrapin represents an outstanding opportunity to buy an extremely well outfitted trawler.

You can board the Nordhavn 55 from the extended swim platform, which leads to a centered cockpit door, or from her covered starboard side deck. When you enter the saloon you will be impressed by the amount of space and luxurious appointments. The teak joinery is rich to behold and the soles are teak and spruce. The built-in 40" flat screen television is installed to port in the saloon. This large saloon is great for relaxing and dining seated on comfortable cushions wrapped with ultra-leather, and there are two custom comfortable chairs to starboard. The saloon features a large teak dinette table with starburst pattern and high-gloss varnish surface to port with L-shaped settee. The saloon transitions into an elegant galley a barely noticeable two steps down, featuring all of the essential galley appliances, excellent ventilation from an opening port light, and plenty of overhead and under-counter lockers and drawers. At the forward end of the saloon you ascend a flight of steps to arrive in the wheelhouse, or open a cabin door that leads to the master stateroom; off the galley is a stairway down to the engine room via the utility room.

Entering the master by continuing forward from the galley makes for a single-level layout that is one of the most appealing features of the 55 design. For privacy the galley-to-master door can be closed. The island berth runs athwartship providing plenty of walking space, with bed stand counters on both sides and two hanging lockers. There is an upholstered soft headboard, opening port lights outboard to port, and the stateroom is comfortably air-conditioned; a special opening hatch forward ducts to the Portuguese bridge walkway. The master has an ensuite head to starboard with a tub/shower outboard and forward, mirrors, drawers, a medicine locker and plenty of room for his and hers toiletries.

The Nordhavn 55 wheelhouse is huge and the view is spectacular. There is an expansive navigation console with overhead panels and below-window dash panels logically outfitted with all the necessary control panels. The Stidd helm chair is the best perch for running this vessel underway, and a large L-shaped bench seat fronted by a teak table makes this a perfect place for a bite to eat with a panoramic view. The helm dash features a large vertical 30" teak destroyer steering wheel. The main engine, wing engine and generator control panels are positioned for straightforward monitoring, and a practical electric island extends aft from the starboard side of the dash housing all the DC and AC breakers. Terrapin is maneuvered with two outside docking stations — one on the Portuguese bridge starboard side and the other in the cockpit — which include main engine shift and rpm plus joysticks for the bow and stern thrusters.

All the way aft along the port side of the wheelhouse is an isolated captain's cabin, ideally situated as a third stateroom, that includes a wide double bed and storage. This cabin is situated conveniently near the action while at the same time secluded in privacy. There are also blinds on the windows.

Aft to starboard is one of the best features of the 55: a pilothouse head with toilet and sink for use by the captain and/or on-watch crew. It also serves as a convenient day head due to its close proximity to the saloon.

The wheelhouse has a nicely curved staircase forward that leads to the master and guest staterooms. This stairwell is beautifully varnished cherry with a stainless steel handrail and includes lockers outboard to starboard.

All the way forward in the boat is a cleverly designed cabin with a centerline bulkhead that separates a double bed to port from an office desk and swivel chair to starboard. There are two doors forward to the head and shower. The centerline divider includes a double sliding door for sleeping privacy to port and a swinging portion forward that, when pivoted forward to starboard, converts the entire area into one large suite. The bed to port will sleep two. The forward head has an overhead hatch and two cabin doors, a granite counter with sink, a large medicine cabinet, a good-sized shower with bifold door and a Tecma freshwater toilet, separated by a nice tile floor.

Beneath the guest stateroom is a huge equipment and storage cellar, a "hidden" area accessed by a hinged floor hatch. You descend a sturdy ladder to find the bow thruster forward and all of the ship's fresh water components — water heater, two fresh water pumps (24V and 110V), watermaker and an extensive fresh water manifold system. This great storage area is divided into four chambers: the forward bow chamber houses the bow thruster; chamber two has custom shelves for small containers and spares; the third/entrance chamber has the windlass breakers, storage shelves, a proper work bench installed in the port outboard area, and the Village Marine watermaker (1,200 gallons per day).

Descending the curved stairway from the galley you arrive in the utility room, a forward antechamber for the engine room that includes a top-load freezer and separate front-loading Bosch Axxis clothes washer and dryer outboard on each side.

The engine room is fronted by a thick gasketed Diamond Sea Glaze door with inspection window. The large John Deere main engine is on centerline. Immediately to starboard upon entry is the gravity-fed supply tank, which receives fuel from the four main fuel tanks and distributes to the main engine and generator (the wing engine has its own supply tank). On the starboard fuel tank bulkhead the plumbing manifolds for fuel return and transfer are neatly arranged, and there is an oil change system installed. The engine room also includes a Sea Fire fire suppression system and a proprietary dual-inlet sea chest on centerline beneath the main engine shaft. Aft on the starboard side is the Lugger wing engine and day tank, and aft to port is the Northern Lights 20 kW generator. All the way aft is a door to the lazarette.

Located beneath the aft deck cockpit, the lazarette is accessed via a massive fiberglass deck hatch (or through the door from the engine room). The dual hydraulic steering is located aft with an emergency tiller mounted. There are several through hulls, all easy to get to. The Xantrex SW series inverter/battery charger, Mastervolt charger, Lifeline batteries, stern thruster, air conditioning and davit control motor are all neatly installed. This important space is protected by a built-in Sea Fire system.

Terrapin was ordered with the optional swim platform extension, which makes for a great deck space behind the cockpit that doubles as a nice dock for arriving by dinghy. This is a great place to jump in for a swim and a convenient way to board the boat via dock from either side. The swim step platform also features a hot/cold freshwater shower.

The cockpit allows an area for relaxing and incorporates a nice curved stairway up to the boat deck. Forward there is a fiberglass console with a sink and locker. Access to the lazarette is provided by a huge hatch, and you can walk forward on the covered starboard side deck all the way to the foredeck. There is a boarding door aft and one amidships on the starboard side for easy dock traffic mobility.

The foredeck is entered from the centerline of the Portuguese bridge via a hinged door. You have shore power connections up forward and an assortment of deck hatches which provide natural airflow into the forward stateroom and head, plus a fresh water hose bib in the foredeck entryway door steps. The ground tackle arrangement allows for two anchors and includes an electric windlass and a cavernous chain locker secured by a commercial-grade Freeman hatch.

The boat deck, where the tender is stored, is accessed by ascending the stairway from the cockpit or by coming aft along the port side from the pilothouse. This large deck is directly over the saloon and provides a huge landing pad for the ship's tender. There is an Aritex crane installed to port for launching and retrieving the 13' Walker Bay inflatable with 50 HP Yamaha outboard.

Clearly a highlight of the 55 is the view from the flybridge — a wonderful place to operate the yacht and a great place to relax and enjoy your anchorage. There are two tastefully re-upholstered helm chairs forward of a fiberglass lunch table with built-in bench. All necessary navigation gear is installed, including the Simrad autopilot, GPS, Icom VHF, stereo, search light pad, Argonaut monitor display for radar and chart plotter, stabilizers and windlass control. There is a stainless steel canvas-wrapped folding Bimini top, and the storage area underneath the forward coaming is huge.

• John Deere 6081 main engine (keel cooled with dry stack exhaust) with a ZF 4:1 reduction gear transmission spinning a five-blade propeller
• Spurs line cutter on main and wing engine shaft
• Lugger L-984D 70 HP wing engine with folding Gori propeller and 10-gallon day tank
• ABT Trac #250 digital active fin stabilization
• Sidepower 24V electric bow thruster; Sidepower 24V electric stern thruster
• Cruisair air conditioning with four zones (saloon, pilothouse, master and guest stateroom) including reverse cycle heating
• SeaFire fire suppression system for engine room and lazarette
• Oberdorfer oil changer for main, wing and generator
• Dual-inlet sea chest for raw water cooling including custom chest vent
• Dual Racors for main engine and Racor fuel filter with fuel transfer manifold

• Xantrex pure sine wave inverter with battery charger
• Mastervolt 100-amp battery charger
• Marinco TV/Phone inlet
• Northern Lights 20 kW generator
• AC electrical system includes galvanic isolator
• Shore power connections in cockpit and on foredeck; (2) 50' 50-amp shore power cords; Glendinning shore power cord system at stern
• Lifeline AGM batteries
• Lightning ground system; SSB ground with dyna plate
• Overhead lights with dimmers in saloon, pilothouse and master stateroom
• Inverter bypass breaker setup in lazarette

• Fresh water deck wash down at bow, stern, engine room and boat deck
• Scandvik cockpit shower
• Tecma fresh water electric toilets in heads
• Stainless steel sink; Grohe faucet
• Raritan 20-gallon hot water heater
• Headhunter Mach 5 fresh water pump (110V); Par Max backup fresh water pump (24V)
• Village Marine PW1200, 1,200-gallon-per-day watermaker
• GE Profile convection microwave outboard above the stove
• GE 18" dishwasher
• SubZero 700TC refrigerator; SubZero freezer drawers with icemaker
• 30" GE Profile gas cooktop with four propane burners; GE 240V electric oven
• Broan trash compactor with teak face
• Granite countertops in galley and heads
• Bosch clothes washer and dryer (both front loading)
• Pantry lockers and drawers; deep freezer in utility room

• John Deere main engine panel with Murphy gauge, MMC controls; Lugger wing engine panel with Morse controls
• Computer with Windows 7; Linksys wireless network router (not connected); Interlink wireless RF keyboard and mouse
• 19" Argonaut sunlight-viewable pilothouse screens; 15" Argonaut sunlight-viewable waterproof screens on flybridge with splitters
• Furuno 6 kW 4.5' open array radar; Furuno 3D 24" radar dome (backup radar)
• Nobeltec Trident software with target acquisition; Nobeltec Passport electronic charts; Nobeltec chart software
• Nobeltec sounder with Airmar triducer for depth, speed and temp; Furuno sounder with depth transducer
• Furuno FD50 AIS
• Comnav GPS heading sensor connected to computers
• XM weather receiver (disconnected)
• NMEA 2000 backbone with color displays in pilothouse and OSR showing weather, speed, depth and water temperature
• Maretron USO ultrasonic wind and weather station on the NMEA network; Maretron system
• USB long-range wireless Wi-Fi access for marinas
• Simrad AP25 autopilot with two stations and Accusteer HPU-I50 soft-shift pump; Furuno NavPilot 700 with Accusteer HPU-212-200 pump
• Icom M-504 VHF radio with loud hailer; Icom M-506 VHF on flybridge; Icom M-802 SSB radio
• Wireless cellular phone amplifier; Marinco TV/Phone exterior inlets; Glomex TV antenna
• FLIR night vision; KVH 7 satellite communications
• 30" stainless steel vertical destroyer wheel
• Electric horn; windshield wiper controls; Maxwell windlass control
• TZT 14 repeater on flybridge
• Sidepower joysticks for bow and stern thruster (with remote)
• Ritchie compass; Stidd helm chair
• Village Marine watermaker control panel
• Weems and Plath clock and barometer
• ABT TRAC active fin stabilizer panel
• MMC electronic engine controls for the main engine (pilothouse, flybridge, cockpit and starboard wing)

• Maxwell 3500 electric windlass
• 400 feet of 1/2" high-test chain; 110 KG Rocna anchor with swivel and chain stopper
• Foredeck wash down
• Fortress FX85 spare anchor with chain and rope
• Walker Bay 13' RIB with center console and cover; Yamaha four-stroke 50 HP outboard; dinghy hull chocks and tie downs
• White mesh screens for windows
• Bimini top — stainless steel folding frame with Sunbrella cover
• (2) helm chairs on flybridge
• Argonaut navigation color monitor; TZT navigation color monitor
• Simrad autopilot and Furuno autopilot on flybridge; ICOM VHF radio
• Flybridge controls for bow thruster, ABT stabilizers and windlass
• Flag halyards; large varnished teak ensign staff
• Starboard side docking station on Portuguese bridge and cockpit docking station with engine and thruster controls, horn and windlass toggle
• Extended swim platform with hot and cold fresh water shower
• Varnished stern teak caprail
• Fishing rod holders
• Stainless handrails in numerous additional places on deck

• Custom window covers for windows and hatches
• Designer accent pieces throughout
• Webasto diesel heating system with vents in saloon, master and guest stateroom
• Cruisair air conditioning system with remote compressors
• Oceanair screen/shades on master hatches
• 40" Sony flat screen TV on remote-control lift in main saloon
• SeaTel Coastal 24" dome satellite tracking television with (2) RF receivers
• Bose 123 AV system in saloon with DVD/CD player, tuner and two speakers with subwoofer
• Pioneer stereo in pilothouse with XM input
• Custom bed mattresses in master stateroom and guest stateroom

• Rescue 6-man offshore life raft (note: recertified June 2017)
• EPIRB
• High water bilge pump
• Lifesling
• All USCG safety equipment

Recent (2017) upgrades: added boat deck stack fans for engine room cooling; added TZ Touch to the flybridge; deep cleaning and detail of the interior and exterior in May 2017.

Terrapin is a USCG documented and registered vessel with US duty paid. The hull and topsides have been cleaned and waxed on a regular basis. All of the systems are proven and her equipment is sound. An extensive photo inventory of Terrapin is available by request.