OVERVIEW

Aurora is actively for sale as her owners anticipate the arrival of their new – fourth – Nordhavn.

She has the very attractive qualities of easy maneuverability and interior living accommodations such that she can be handled by an owner-operator or accommodate a crew.  Her specifications include diesel heat and other features for higher latitudes as well as the tropics, and an Atlas power conversion system for worldwide cruising.  The outboard profile shows both brute and majestic traits.  

Twin 600hp Detroit Series 60 diesel engines provide plenty of power.  The shafts are supported by twin skegs, and the propellers are in aperture formed by the skegs and skeg mounted rudders, which produce a quick, positive steering response.  With all of the specification detail that Nordhavn incorporates into the construction, Aurora is a delight to run.

The interior is warmly appointed, but remains flexible to suit the desires of future owners.  There are comfortable sleeping accommodations for six, plus a double bed in the captain’s cabin on the pilothouse deck, and crew accommodations for up to four aft on the lower deck.  

The nav/com electronics complement is outstanding and includes KVH V7 satcom and Currents night vision system.

The exterior has been beautifully maintained, and she has been kept inside a boathouse since delivery.  The main decks, pilothouse decks, and flybridge deck are all teak planked.  The foredeck is all fiberglass with a molded-in gray non-skid pattern.

**Canadian duty paid**

ARRANGEMENT

There are three deck levels plus a flybridge level

 

Main Deck

The general layout includes port and starboard weather decks and an aft cockpit that surround the superstructure and interior.  The main deck interior includes – from aft forward – the salon, dining area, bar, galley, and master cabin.

Salon/Dining/Bar Areas

The salon area is large and open with built-in sofa settee on the starboard side and storage and video screen on the port side.  There is a long settee on the starboard side of the salon, which faces the video screen on a lift to port.  There is locker storage all around the salon.  Two Ekornes Stressless chairs with ottomans that can be positioned anywhere in the salon.  

Next forward is the dining area with seating for ten at a custom table with compass rose inlay.  Forward in the dining area is a granite topped serving counter.  There is generous storage forward and outboard to port.  The lighting in the dining area can be adjusted between three different circuits, two of them with dimmers.  There are two accesses from the galley to the dining area – one from an inboard door, and one from an outboard door, through the passageway that also connects the port side deck, rendering it as a perfect crew access point. 

Immediately to starboard is the bar area with granite topped counter and chair seating.  The bar is fitted with a sink, wine refrigerator, refrigerator, and one of two Miele espresso machines and cup warmers onboard.

The teak and spruce sole is covered with neutral toned bound-edge carpet cut to reveal the wood sole at its edges.  

Day Head

There is a day head forward of the bar area.

Galley

Forward of the dining area is the full service galley.  The galley is visually separate from the dining and salon areas.  There is a door for access inboard and there is also crew access outboard to port from the side deck or from the dining area.  Both accesses to port share a hall from the side deck.

The counter tops are grey granite and the floor is matching polished granite tile.  There is plenty of work space for staff or the most enthusiastic cook. 

Appliances include:

• Two Sub-Zero refrigerators with two freezer drawers each

• Stainless steel double sink with Grohe faucet 

• GE “Advantium” microwave oven with exhaust blower 

• GE “Profile” electric range fitted with stainless steel pot fiddles

• GE “Profile” trash compactor 

• Bosch dishwasher
  

There is also a large pantry in addition to the copious storage throughout the galley.

The counter tops are gray granite.  

Master Stateroom

The master stateroom located forward of the salon, dining and galley areas, and has all the features of a quiet retreat.  It extends full beam with a king size bed with custom linens and upholstered headboard.  To port is a desk.  There is an abundance of organized storage space in shelves, drawers, and lockers.

Six opening ports and three large deck hatches with screens and shades provide natural light and ventilation when desired.

The teak and spruce sole is covered with a bound edge carpet.

Lower Deck 

The port and starboard guest staterooms, each with ensuite bath, are located aft of the landing for the stairs from the main deck.  Forward of the landing is the utility room.  Also at the landing is a large pantry or linen closet.  

Port Guest Stateroom

The beds may be used as singles or joined together to make a centerline double.  Other features:

• Bulkhead mounted video screen

• Overhead speakers for the entertainment system

• Opening portlights with deadlights (2ea.)

• Drawer and hanging locker storage

• Teak and spruce cabin sole

• Generously sized bath ensuite
  

Starboard Guest Stateroom

The beds may be used as singles or joined together to make a centerline double.  Other features:

• Bulkhead mounted TV screen

• Overhead speakers for the entertainment system

• Opening portlights with deadlights (2ea.) 

• Drawer and hanging locker storage

• Teak and spruce cabin sole 

• Generously sized bath ensuite

  
  

Utility/Laundry Room

The utility/laundry room is located forward of the landing at the base of the stairs down from the salon/dining area.  Features:

• Chest freezers – 2ea.

• Maytag washer – 2 ea.

• Maytag dryer – 2ea. 

• Teak and spruce cabin sole

• Plenty of storage and work surfaces

• Water tight/sound attenuating door 
  

Engine Room

The engine room is bright and well organized.  It is accessed via the steps down to the lower deck from the port side of the cockpit.  In addition to the engines, the primary generator, tempered water units, Kabola heating system boiler, hydraulic system reservoirs, work bench, tool chest and electrical panels are all accommodated with easy maintenance access to each.

There is an air handler for the tempered water system overhead.  

Crew Quarters

Located on the lower deck just aft of the engine room and forward of the lazarette, the crew quarters can accommodate up to four, with three fixed and one pipe berth.   Primary access to the crew quarters is through a door just to port of the aft salon door, though it may also be accessed from the lazarette.  

There is a head with separate stall shower ensuite to the crew quarters.  Locker and drawer space is ample.  There are two opening ports.

Lazarette

The lazarette is voluminous and easily accommodates the watermaker, Atlas power conversion unit, and other mechanical and electrical components, while still providing significant storage volume.

Pilothouse Deck

Pilothouse

The pilothouse is often he central gathering place while underway, and Aurora’s accommodations are exceptionally comfortable.

• Stidd fully adjustable helm chairs (2ea.)

• Dinette settee aft of helm chairs

• Video screen raises above the dinette settee sea back – displaying the aft video camera image creates a virtual aft window.

• Captain’s cabin door in port side of pilothouse

• Access to pilothouse deck and port and starboard wing stations through port and starboard  Dutch doors

• Beautifully proportioned electronics console for maximum instrument legibility
  

Captain’s Cabin

The captain’s cabin entry is from the pilothouse through a door on the port side.  It has a double bed with custom mattress, good storage capacity and a head ensuite.  There are large windows with dark curtains that raise into the valences.  A TV screen is mounted on the bulkhead forward. 

The adjoining head is appointed as all of the other head/baths onboard, with stone countertops, tile floors, and Grohe fixtures.  

With the appliances in the foyer, ensuite head, and proximity to the pilothouse dinette, the captain’s cabin is set up to be a very convenient, self-sufficient environment.

Foyer

The foyer runs aft from the starboard side of the pilothouse to the sky lounge and includes a wet bar, storage, and steps up to the flybridge.  Features of the foyer include the following:

• Wine cooler – U-line

• Refrigerator – U-line

• Miele coffee maker and cup warmer

• Granite counter top

• Stainless steel sink

• Bound edge carpet on the sole
  

Sky Lounge

At the aft end of the foyer the sky lounge stretches the full beam of the pilothouse deck interior.  An L-shaped sofa extends along its forward bulkhead outboard and aft on the port side.  The is a video screen on the aft bulkhead.

A set of two doors opens wide onto the aft pilothouse lounge deck. 

Lounge/Pilothouse Deck

The lounge deck is teak planked and has room for lounge chairs.  There is a stairway down to the cockpit below, and also joins the side decks that extend forward to the Portuguese bridge.  

The port and starboard wing control stations are under hinged covers.  Contained in each station are the engine controls, thruster controls, Kobelt steering lever, analog rudder angle indicator, engine start and stop and horn buttons.

There is also storage space within the Portuguese bridge bulwark.  A tank, pump and hose for tender fueling are installed in the starboard of the two lockers. 

A door through the bulwark on a pantograph hinge allows access to the foredeck. 

Flybridge

The flybridge is accessed from the foyer/sky lounge area.  It has many features, that include an especially nice, beautifully crafted enclosure mounted to the hard top that extends the season and conditions for comfortable use of the flybridge.  The deck is teak planked.  

Forward is the upper control station with two Furuno screens, autopilot control panel, B&G H1000 wind instruments and multi-display, VHF radio, windlass control/chain counters, thruster controls and Kobelt steering lever.  There are also two Stidd helmchairs.

To port is a dinette, and just aft on the centerline, the companionway access from the sky lounge is surrounded by a bar area with sink and refrigerator.  

Aft of the bar area is a platform with Jacuzzi spa.

Exterior Decks

Foredeck

• Can accommodate a tender of up to 18.5’

• Tenders mounted on foredeck can be fueled from the tank and pump system in the  starboard Portuguese storage locker

• Molded in fiberglass anti-skid pattern

• Ground tackle platform, raised with low bulwarks to retain and drain debris to the waterline.
  

Side Decks

• Teak planked 

• Starboard and port side decks have a boarding door with removable steps

• Starboard side deck leads to starboard salon entry door and forward to foredeck

• Port side deck leads forward to an enclosed passage to dining area and galley – especially useful for crew access to those areas
  

Cockpit/Transom

• Teak planked

• 32” Electric barbecue mounted forward and to starboard

• Fold out steering station

• Steps up to pilothouse deck

• Access for steps down to engine room and crew quarters well sheltered forward and outboard to port

• Transom doors port and starboard to get to the wide transom platform

• Transom platform is comfortably wide, with staple rails and folding cleats

• Folding ladder mounted under a hatch in the platform can be self-deployed from the water
  

STRUCTURE

• Hull is laminated as a solid fiberglass skin

• Bulbous bow

• Deck is cored with Klegecell in vertical structures and end grain balsa on all horizontal surfaces

• Finish is linear-polyurethane paint for greater color and gloss retention over gelcoat

• Water tight bulkheads are located between lazarette and crew cabin, crew cabin and engine room, engine room and lower guest cabins, and chain locker collision bulkhead.  Roxtec fittings are used for through-bulkhead installations.

• Teak planking on decks is bonded without mechanical fastenings piercing the fiberglass skin
  

Noise Control

• Hull skin area above props has constrained layer damping system

• Engine room has 2” of Soundown lead foam and 2” of 3M Thinsulate in overhead and forward bulkhead and overhead panels.  Treatment is the same for other surfaces, which are also covered with Soundown aluminum panels.

• Salon galley sole has a 45 mm Nida Core system with ¼” Soundown decoupler layer

• Bulkheads in living areas are insulated with 3M Thinsulate

• Forward sections of hull are insulated with 3M 1” Thinsulate
  

ENGINES/MACHINERY

• Twin Detroit Series 60 diesel engines rated at 600hp each with wet exhaust

• Twin Disc Gear boxes with 4.59:1 reduction gears

• Racor 75-900 Max duplex fuel filters – one for each engine

• Propeller shafts are 3.5” (88.3mm) Aquamet 22HS 

• PSS Dripless propeller shaft seals

• DDEC Engine control system and display modules

• Engine controls located at six stations:  pilothouse, port and starboard wing stations on Portuguese bridge, flybridge, aft cockpit, and engine room.

• 48 x 40 Hungshen counter rotating propellers built to ISO Class 1 - each in aperture formed by the skegs and skeg mounted rudders

• Kobelt hydraulic steering system 

• Steering jog levers at all five steering stations

• Rudders (2ea.) with 3.5” (89mm) Aquamet 22HS rudder stock, supported at bottom by carrier shoe extending from each skeg

• Emergency tiller fits onto to top of rudder stock for manual steering 

• Compressed air outlets are located on foredeck, cockpit, and engine room

• Central vacuum system
  

Hydraulic System

• ABT Trac mdl.#370 digital stabilizer system with 20 sq. ft. fins with two control stations – fins have kelp cutters forward of them

• ABT hydraulic 50hp bow and stern thrusters in 16” tunnels with proportional controls at 5 stations – pilothouse, flybridge, port and starboard wing stations, and cockpit

• 180 gal/min (680 l./min) hydraulic emergency bilge pump

• 180 gal/min (680 l./min) hydraulic anchor wash/fire fighting pump

• Maxwell VWC6000 anchor windlasses (2ea.) 
  

HVAC

• Dometic tempered water air-conditioning/reverse cycle heating system  - (3) 48,000 btu 208-230vac 3-phase chillers, 16ea. air-handlers throughout, including the engine room 

• Air-conditioning air handlers have  auxiliary electric heat strips

• Kabola diesel hydronic heating system

• Engine room ventilation intake fans rated at 4638 cfm (2ea.)  – each fan pulls through a Delta T moisture eliminator

• Engine room ventilation exhaust fans rated at 4638 cfm (2ea.)

• Fire dampers are controlled by Seafire actuation

• Lazarette exhaust blower rated at 882 cfm, also controlled by Seafire autostop

• Exhaust blower for each head

• Fresh air supply blowers for master and lower staterooms, located to ensure minimum noise
  

ELECTRICAL

• 208vac – 3 phase electrical system 

• Onan 55kW primary generator – located in the engine room

• Onan 27.5kW secondary generator – located in the lazarette

• Atlas 35kVA power conditioning/conversion system

• Glendinning cord retrieval system for 100-amp shorepower cord

• Inverter for emergency back-up AC power 

• Charles “Smart Y” adapter from 100-amp to two 50-amp plugs
  

PLUMBING

• Water tanks (3ea.) totaling 900 gallons

• Wema gauge and sight gauge on each water tank

• Water heaters (2ea.) each with two electric elements

• Recirculation pump with hot water system

• Headhunter Mach 5 water pressure pumps (2ea.) – one main and one back-up

• Freshwater manifold for tank and pump selection and isolation

• Freshwater outlets on foredeck, aft deck, flybridge, Portuguese bridge deck, and engine room 

• Village Marine 2000 gal/day Watermaker with media filter and other pre-filters

• Toilets are Sealand Vacuflush Magnum Opus (8ea.) with fresh water flush

• Holding (black water) tank – 260 gallons (983 l.) with Sealand level monitoring system and electric overboard discharge pump in addition to deck discharge

• Gray water tank – 260 gallons (983 l.) with Sealand level monitoring system, and overboard discharge pump

• FRP sea chest for raw water supply to various systems – generators, watermaker, air-conditioning, and spares

• New and used oil tanks
  

Fuel System

Nordhavn fuel systems are designed for reliability and ease of use.  They have been tested over many millions of cumulative miles of long, and often, transoceanic passagemaking.  The system is made up of the following:

• Four fiberglass fuel tanks – two in the engine room and two forward – for a total of 7000 gallons.  Each tank has a man-sized access port and removable interior baffles for full maintenance access.

• One 50 gallon aluminum supply tank , which has supply valves for each engine and generator.  A sump below the supply valves on the tank acts to trap water and debris, and is fitted with a water alarm sensor that will sound an alarm and illuminate a warning light in the pilothouse.  

• Supply tank and the two engine room tanks are fitted with sight gauges

• Fuel transfer system uses an Orberdorfer pump and passes fuel through a Racor 1000 filter during any transfer operation

• Alfa-Laval centrifugal fuel polishing system 

  
  

ELECTRONICS

Navigation/communications

Pilothouse

• Furuno 2127 25kW black box radar system

• Furuno 8’ radar antenna

• Furuno Navnet 3 black box radar system

• Furuno High Definition radar sensor

• 4ea. Furuno 17” color monitor

• Furuno 6’ 195x Series radar antenna

• Furuno SC50 satellite compass

• Furuno Digital Fishfinder module

• Simrad AP50 autopilot (2ea.)

• Simrad handheld autopilot remote

• VEI ship’s computer

• Interlink wireless keyboard and mouse

• Panasonic PBX 3x8 system

• Panasonic 3 line 2.4Ghz wireless 3 line phone (2ea.) 

• Panasonic phone throughout (9ea.)

• Axis 212 pan, tilt, and zoom cameras (4ea.)

• Raymarine CAM 100 camera

• Icom M604 VHF radio (2ea.)

• Icom 162 Hand Mic (2ea.)

• Icom SP24 external speaker

• Icom M802 single sideband radio with AT-140 antenna tuner

• B&G H1000 Base Pack instruments

• B&G H1000 Wind Sensor Pack

• B&G H1000 Analog Wind Angle Display

• B&G H1000 Apparent Wind Display

• B&G H1000 additional display (2ea.)

• Furuno 150 AIS transponder with display

• Syrens WiFi amplifier/wireless router

• KVH V-7 sat-com system 

• KVH Fleet Broadband 250 compact dome

• Comrod antennas where required

• Currents night vision system
  

Flybridge

• Furuno NavNet3 black box system

• Furuno 15” color monitor (2ea.)

• VHF remote mic (2ea.)

• Simrad AP50 autopilot panel

• B&G wind instruments
  

Entertainment 

• KVH M9 satellite TV antenna with North American LNB

• Video Screens throughout interior:  master stateroom, port and starboard guest staterooms, captain’s cabin, pilothouse, sky lounge, crew cabin, and main salon 
  

DECK EQUIPMENT

• Maxwell VWC 6000 hydraulic anchor windlasses with band brakes, controlled from pilothouse, flybridge, and aft cockpit stations

• Claw-type chain stoppers

• Washdown faucets

• Twin Anchor Rollers

• Aritex 300lb. stainless steel plow anchors (2ea.)

• 400’ x 5/8” chain anchor rodes (2ea.)

• Aluminum deck hatches to chain locker (2ea.)

• Anchor wash pump and fixed nozzles – hydraulic 180 gals./min.  (680 l./min.)

• Tender chocks

• Davit – 3,500 lb. capacity

• Storage 

• Tender fuel tank in Portuguese bridge

• Maxwell VC3000 208vac cockpit warping winches (2ea.)

• Underwater lights
  

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Seafire system for engine room with discharge alarm

• Seafire system for lazarette with discharge alarm

• Seafire Fire Stop detection system

• 2 ea. Switlik Life rafts

• Hydraulic anchor wash pump is also valved as a fire fighting pump

• Hydraulic emergency bilge pump

• Electric emergency bilge pump as back-up to the hydraulic pump (in addition to the six standard electric and one manual bilge pumps) 

• High water bilge alarms for each bilge compartment sound in pilothouse

• Seafire fire suppression systems

• Engine room fire/smoke dampers controlled by Seafire system

• Emergency tiller for steering system

  
  

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EXCLUSIONS

• Tender

• Kalidescape Entertainment System

• Deck chairs

• Artwork 

• Some Tools 

• Personal Effects

• Mac Computers

• Name reserved for Canadian registration, can be used in US

• “Aurora” lettering and lighting will be removed, or may be purchased if name is retained
  

LOCATED:  B.C., Canada
PRICE:  $6,750,000
Salesman: Don Kohlmann

DISCLAIMER: The company offers the detail for this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel.  A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated.  This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.