Review of Nord West 370 Coupé

Basic specs.

The Nord West 370 Coupé is a motorboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Benny Martinsson. The Nord West 370 Coupé is built by the Swedish yard Nord West Yachts AB.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 5-7 berths, a galley, toilet facility and 150.0 liter waste water capacity.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta D4 EVC engines at 520.0 hp (387 kW).

The fuel tank which is made of stainless steel has a capacity of 800.0 liters (211 US gallons, 175 imperial gallons).

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Nord West 370 Coupé is about 276 kg/cm, alternatively 1549 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 276 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1549 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Nord West 370 Coupé is 3.37.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 66% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.

Curiosities

Powerboat?

In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:

Danish definition of a powerboat

According to this definition this boat is categorized as a Powerboat.

Maintenance

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.