North Pacific has launched its new 450 Pilothouse, a two-stateroom, two-head serious cruiser. With the standard single 335-hp Cummins, the new 450 Pilothouse cruises at about 9 knots and tops out at 14 knots. A single 480-hp Cummins is an upgrade, and it you want twins, then North Pacific will be happy to oblige you.
North Pacific says the new 450, with a more modern interior and exterior, builds on the success of its 43, the company’s first, and most popular, model. The interior displays satin-finished teak, and the drawers are all dove-tailed. The hull is laid up with solid hand-laid fiberglass, and the superstructure and decks are cored with closed-cell foam.
With North Pacific, what you see is what you get. The new 450 looks like a no-nonsense cruiser’s boat, with its slightly raked windshield in the pilothouse for weather protection and stainless railings all around, including the flybridge. The aft deck is protected by the overhang from flybridge.
The salon has two chairs or a sofa on the starboard side, and a dinette with facing bench seats and a high-low table to port, just aft of a galley that’s large enough for a long cruise. There’s a large sofa just aft of the helm in the pilothouse, a prime seating (or napping) area during a long cruise. Doors open to the decks on both sides.
The standard 450 holds 400 gallons of fuel, but tanks holding 700 gallons are an upgrade, if you want to extend your range.
The accommodations deck has the master stateroom, with a queen-sized, island berth, in the bow, with its own head and separate shower. The guest berth is on the port side, and uses the day head.
North Pacific delivers its boats ready for cruising. The new 450 Pilothouse has a Northern Lights generator, bow thruster, electric davit, and a full set of Garmin electronics. Just bring your toothbrush.
I tested an earlier North Pacific many years ago in Vancouver with Trevor Brice, the company’s president, and came away impressed by its ride, craftsmanship and quality; it was a solid, well-finished cruising boat.
Specs.: LOA: 45’8”; Beam: 13’8”; Draft: 4’6”; Disp.: 44,000 lbs.; Fuel: 400 gals.; Water: 240 gals.; Power: 1×335-hp Cummins diesel. Read more:
