Onward is for sale.

Very sad, but true. We have plied British Columbia and Southeast Alaska waters for six years, delighted in five summers in Onward, and it is time to move on. Our reasons include competing interests for our summer activities and new professional projects for both of us.


Our broker is Don Kohlmann, who has just established a Nordhavn brokerage office in Seattle, in the Pacific Northwest.. If you have any interest in exploring if Onward is right for you, contact him. Tel: 206-223-3624; cell: 949-266-7710; email: don.kohlmann@nordhavn.com. Ray Danet, our Nordhavn salesman when we bought Onward in '01, knows the boat inside and out, and is available for consultation by email (ray@nordhavn.com) or phone in Stuart, FL (772-223-6331).
 

Basic specifications: Onward, a 40' Nordhavn trawler, hull #25, purchased new on July 14, 2001, at Dana Point, CA. U.S. Coast Guard documented vessel..


LOA, 40'; beam, 15'; draft, 5'; full weight with fuel and water, ~50,000#; fuel capacity, 920 gallons of diesel with sight gauges; 220 gallons of water with sight gauges.


Full specifications are available from the broker and a multi-page list provided by the builder is on the boat. The boat will come with (1) a very detailed manual, prepared by the builder, and specific for this boat, (2) extensive additional notes developed by Tom regarding boat operations and maintenance, and (3) manufacturer service manuals for all boat systems and equipment.
  PILOTHOUSE: Steering and autopilot: Hynautic m/n H21 hydraulic steering system for either manual or autopilot control; Simrad Robertson AP2 console unit with a Robertson AP-21 handheld unit on a long cord for remote use; steering guidance can come from either GPS directly or the laptop (via the GPS); autopilot has the optional RFC35R Rate Compass for use in higher latitudes — GPS Northstar 941X primary GPS, and Sitex Nepltune NT backup GPS with separate antenna — Radar: Furuno M/n 1942 Mark-2, 64-mile range down to 0.125-mile; 48" open array on pilothouse room and a 10" monochrome display that is linked with the GPS — Radios: Icom M502 VHF; Icom IC-M710RTv2 single-sideband radio configured to receive weather faxes on the laptop — Depth sounder/fish finder: Furuno FCV-600L, linked with GPS to provide speed, distance data — Other: B&G anemometer and wind direction indicator; “E” meter that provides precise info on battery status (voltage, drain, amps available, hours available at current rate of discharge); full instruments for three diesel engines; breakers for all DC and AC circuits; oil pressure in transmission; inclinometer; dual air horn button, switch to raise and lower anchor (in addition to foot controls near windlass), windshield wipers switch, boat hook outside starboard PH door; overhead clear hatch with bug screen; volume control for separate speakers in pilothouse; tool and equipment storage under steps to PH; Portuguese bridge surrounds pilothouse — Pilot berth: available behind the seats and table for charts. No fixed spotlight since we prefer a handheld.
             
     
 
     
  MAIN CABIN with GALLEY: starboard settee and table with large amount of storage underneath, two cabinets on port side with space for books above; AM/FM/CD player with speakers in the main cabin and pilothouse (with separate volume control); boat is wired for TV/cable; 9 overhead Cantalupi (halogen) lights with dimmer and three independently controlled reading lights. All floors except in the head and pilothouse have a high quality multi-shaded green carpet. Galley: Force 10 three-burner propane stove and oven (with two 20-gallon tanks stored aft and with a safety on/off solenoid and propane sniffer alarm); GE turntable microwave oven; deep two-basin SS sink and deep green Corian counters; Grohe faucet with dual spray/single streams and a hose; Broan trash compactor; toaster and coffee maker; lots of above and below storage capacity with customized drawer for silverware; Cantalupi lights, dual ports for ventilation, stove fan; built-in knife holder.
         
                                 
            SLEEPING CABINS: Forward cabin: double berth with two hanging lockers, five large lockers, and multiple drawers and smaller lockers; two portholes; Cantalupi ceiling lights and two reading lights; bunk lifts up to provide access to bow thruster, through-hulls valves, one 8D battery and more storage space — Mid-ship cabin: upper (narrow) and lower (wide) full length bunks; hanging locker and three drawers; a single unit Splendide vented washer-dryer installed in this cabin but has never been used since we are in port every 10 days or so); ceiling Cantalupi lights plus two adjustable reading lights. Primary access to engine room is from this cabin. Two doors under the lower bunk give access to the port Naiad and to engine filter spares.
   
     
               
        HEAD: Two portholes; single head with manual K&H toilet and saltwater intake cutoff; 68-gallon holding tank with tank level meter and pumpout to shore or sea, Grohe faucets; green Corian counter top; large medicine and below sink cabinets and four small drawers for personal items; Grohe shower with a side bench for sitting; locker for storing boots; hangar bar across the top of shower for hanging wet gear; door access to starboard Naiad.stabilizer assembly.  
                   
        ENGINE ROOM: Engines: 6-cylinder 105 hp Lugger (1.7 gph @ 1500 rpm), with TwinDisc 3:1 transmission; wing engine, 3-cylinder Yanmar diesel (24 hp) with a 2.6:1 transmission and a Z-drive shaft and separate folding prop; by September the Lugger will have about 1600 hours and wing engine 30 hours (we run it under power for ~30 minutes every 10 days or so to keep it in good condition); four-blade 28" x 23" prop with Spurs line-cutter — Fuel system: two 460-gallon built-in fuel tanks with sight gauges; 1+-gallon day tank with sight gauge for precise measurement of fuel consumption; two large primary Racor filters for Lugger and secondary filter on Lugger; Racors and engine-specific filters on other two engines; 10-gallon day tank for Yanmar engine with sight gauge and fuel transfer pump — Cooling system: keel cooler for Lugger and raw water heat exchangers to fresh water systems for genset and Yanmar — Stabilizers: Naiad gyro-controlled 6' square stabilizers with separate raw water heat exchanger for cooling (new in 2005); kelp cutters on the Naiad fins; with Naiads "on" roll is normally kept to less than 5 degrees each way. — Oil changes: Reverso oil change pump plumbed to Lugger and genset engines to remove and replace oil (Yanmar changes are easy through the dipstick tube) — Electric system: three 256 amp 12 volt AGM 8D house batteries and two AGM 4D engine starting batteries, with the ability to inter-connect house and engine batteries; 8 kW @ 120 V & 66.6 amps Northern Lights genset (with ~250 hours by 9/05); two alternators on Lugger (35 amps to charge engine batteries and 130 amps to charge house batteries) — Fire suppression: automatic Fireboy engine room fire extinguisher with alarm, automatic engine cutoffs and override switch; Space & water heating system: Hurricane Heating System Deluxe model CO45 with a capacity of 45,000 BTU/hour diesel heater (~35 hours of use by 9/05; seldom needed since boat is well insulated and keeps its heat); heater has thermostats and outlets in all five areas of the boat (PH, main cabin, head, and two sleeping cabins; the two cabin heaters have never worked and have not been fixed since they were never needed); system includes a Seaward m/n S1100 heat exchanger with the Lugger so that it can provide hot water and space heating when the Lugger is running); 11-gallon SS hot water tank in aft lazarette (new in 2005 to replace cracked galvanized tank).
             
 
             
     
   
 
     
   
                         
                  FOREDECK, REARDECK AND PILOTHOUSE ROOF: Foredeck: two lockers with two fenders, docking lines, anchor chain snubber, spare lines, windlass brake handle --- Dinghy: 10'4" Caribe RIB inflatable dinghy with transparent viewing floor and cover (always covered except when afloat; comes with oars, paddle, anchor and rode) with a 15 hp Honda four-cycle electric start outboard (both dinghy and outboard have had very light use) and fuel tank — Cranes: Two Rule Industries m/n V33R reversible direction electric winches rated at 3300# and cable cranes, 3/16" SS wire, two rope guys for control of the boom.--- Kayaks: two 11' Explorer sit-on gray kayaks with purpose-made SS mounts on the pilothouse roof (kayaks have waterproof compartments, come with seats/seat backs, life jackets and knee straps; two persons can launch or retrieve them in 10 minutes total using the crane; we can also lift them onto the aft deck in several minutes for easy retrieval and deployment when cruising short distances in calm waters) --- Mast: Masthead is 28' high, has a Firdell Flipper radar reflector, and two deck lights under the spreader. Two large lockers on either side of the mast hold two 50' water hoses, two 50' shoreline 30 amp electric cords, a fender, and all kayak, dinghy, and boat cleaning equipment.
   
   
                           
                                   
AFTER DECK: fresh water faucet; boat hook; cabinets (serving also as seats) that contain the two 20# propane tanks, 5-gallon outboard gas tank, 1-gallon clean diesel fuel tank, 50' man-overboard throw rope, swimming ladder, stern dock line and fender; SS handrails on both sides to aid getting on boat — Stern lazarette: engine 4D batteries and two 8D house batteries; 11-gallon SS hot water tank (with independent shutoffs); Heart Freedom 25 (2.5 KW) marine inverte (boat has many 110V outlets); hydraulic steering equipment and electric motor; emergency tiller handle; spare oil, oil changing equipment and 5-gallon used oil container; crab trap; zincs and lots of other miscellaneous equipment.
                                   
              SAFETY AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT: six high quality life jackets; West Marine Zodiac six-person coastal life raft mounted for quick deployment outside of the pilothouse; two high quality air horns, new in 2005; six fire extinguishers; automatic/manual electric bilge pump; high water level alarm; Whale high capacity manual bilge pump — Navigation lights, masthead dual purpose anchor light and strobe light — Ground tackle & maneuvering: emergency tiller; 8 hp SidePower electric bow thruster; Maxwell windlass rated for 2200# pull that can handle both chain and rope (windlass control both in pilothouse and foredeck); 60# CQR primary anchor and 22# Fortress light secondary anchor; 600' 3/8" BB chain; spare anchor rode; freshwater and saltwater faucets for washing foredeck and anchor; SS reel with 600' floating yellow line for stern ties.
                         
                                   
MAINTENANCE: Onward has been meticulously maintained with special care to engine systems. No engine has failed us. Boat is hauled each September, winterized, and launched in May. Dehumidifiers are used in the winter. Outboard is serviced and stored. Hull was professionally cleaned and waxed in spring of 2005. Dinghy is covered except when in actual use. The only significant repairs and upgrades in five seasons are as follows: — Spring 2002: replaced hydraulic steering motor and re-built damaged one to keep as spare (original motor got some water in it during the trip north due to some spray entering rear vents when we were bucking 12' seas, leading to corrosion of the brushes; this problem can now be easily avoided) — Spring 2004: replace genset water pump which showed signs of a minor leak — Spring, 2005: separate cooling system for Naiads to allow the engine to be run at full power without overheating (at cruising power up to 2000 rpm there never was a problem but we wanted to be sure that we could run the engine at full power if necessary without overheating; the factory has since used separate cooling systems on all N40s); replacement of port Naiad stabilizer shaft (it became slightly bent with a log hit sometime in the past; though still fully operative, a small seepage had developed around the shaft and was causing corrosion); replacement of air horns (corrosion); replacement of hot water tank (leak).
                                   
PERFORMANCE & SUM-UP: In calm waters and no wind: rpms at 1300, 5.7 knots; 1400, 6.2; 1500, 6.6; 1600, normal cruising rpm (and ~50 hp of the 105 hp motor), 6.8 knots; 1700 rpm, 7.0 knots (used rarely if confronting strong headwinds or tides). Average cruise leg speeds as reported in the log include time spent in maneuvering, enterting and leaving harbors, etc., and hence are a bit lower than 6.8 knot cruising speed. Engine noise level is so low that normal conversation is possible in every space except the engine room itself. Average fuel consumption over a season is ~2.15 gph, including Lugger, genset (one genset hour per 8 Lugger hours), and Yanmar wing engine (one Yanmar hour per 60+ Lugger hours). We have not (yet, touch wood) touched the bottom or had a close call, and with 1500 hours of cruising have had a known log encounter only several times. Except for the trip up from Dana Point we have not cruised at night due to the risks of log strikes in NW waters. Onward has never taken green water over the bow, even when heading into short, steep 12' seas off Cape Mendocino and with 45-knot winds on the nose. We have a virtually complete set of charts for BC and SE Alaska waters that can be purchased separately, if desired, at half cost of the originals.
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