For a user-friendly boat that’s easy on the outside and elegant on the inside, take a look at the North Pacific 49 Pilothouse. There’s no wood on the outside, you just hose it down, while the inside has rich teak throughout, a large pilothouse for easy navigation, and an unusual full-beam salon for comfortable living. With a semi-displacement hull, the North Pacific 49 is a rugged, solid trawler meant for safe coastal cruising or living aboard.
The pilothouse on the 49 is a true pilothouse, with twin adjustable helm chairs, a settee that converts to a berth, good visibility and doors opening to the foredeck (or to stairs up to the flybridge and then down to the cockpit). Owners can choose from several options in the oversized salon, with the galley forward to port. Four steps down from the salon, a centerline companionway (with a linen closet) leads to the master in the bow, with an island queen berth and en suite head with shower, or to the guest stateroom to port, with a pair of single berths and a drop-down third berth. The two singles can be pushed together to make a queen bed. Across to starboard is the guest/day head, also with a separate shower.
With a 355-hp Cummins diesel, the North Pacific 49 tops out at about 11 knots. A 6 kW genset, bow thruster and folding radar arch are standard. Specs.: LOA: 52’0”; Beam: 15’5”; Draft: 4’10”; Disp.: 48,000 lbs.; Fuel: 500 gals.; Water: 350 gals.; Power: 1×355 hp Cummins diesel. http://northpacificyachts.com
