NorthCoast Boats in Bristol, Rhode Island, just launched its new flagship, the 315HT, a pocket cruiser that sleeps four, hits 55 mph with twin 300-hp Yamahas, and cuts through an offshore chop with a 23-degree deadrise at the transom.
NorthCoast builds no-nonsense boats, with an emphasis on coastal and offshore functionality. Jose DaPonte, the owner of NorthCoast, a division of C&C Marine, says the new 315HT “defines the next generation of NorthCoast Boats, with more fishing and cruising performance, minus the over-the-top amenities boaters pay for but never seem to use.”
The new 315 has a flared bow, high freeboard and a classic sheerline. The hardtop provides three-season protection in the helm deck. Below, it has a double berth plus a 6’ 8” berth set athwartships aft under the helm. There’s a private head with a shower.
Up top, there are an opening windshield and side windows in the pilothouse, and a pull-out AC/DC Kenyon grill. A sink is in the cockpit. A tuna door is on the port side, plus a walk-through door in the transom. The cockpit has two aft-facing fold-down seats; a five-foot-long folding seat across the transom is optional. A teak deck also is optional.
NorthCoast has a “no wood” construction policy. It provides a 12-year warranty for the hull and stringers.
Base power for the 315HT is twin 250-hp Yamahas, giving the boat a range of more than 500 miles. Base price: $293,942.
Specs.: LOA: 35’0”; Beam: 10’2”; Draft (hull): 1’9”; Disp.: 12,212 lbs.; Fuel: 316 gals. Water: NA: Power: 2×250-hp Yamaha outboards. Optional: 2×300-hp Yamahas. Read more:
