Review of Nord West 390 Flybridge

Basic specs.

The Nord West 390 Flybridge aka Nord West 390 F is a motorboat designed by the Swedish maritime architect Benny Martinsson in the early 2000. The Nord West 390 Flybridge 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. Mahogany belongs to the hardwood species, known for being water-repellent and resistant to decay. It has an attractive wood grain and holds wood polish and varnish well.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 4-8 berths, a galley, 600.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 180.0 liter waste water capacity.

Engine

The Nord West 390 Flybridge has been equipped with different engine alternatives.

Alternative 1:

The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta KAD 44 EDC engines at 520 hp (387 kW).

Alternative 2:

Nord West 390 Flybridge may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta KAD 300 diesel engines at 570 hp (424 kW). Cruise speed is 20.0 knots. Max speed is 32.0 knots.

The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.

The fuel tank, which is made of stainless steel, has a capacity of 980.0 liters (258 US gallons, 215 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.

EU classification

Nord West 390 Flybridge holds a CE certification:

If less than 8 in on board the boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:

Designed for offshore voyages where conditions up to, and including, wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights up to, and including, 4 m may be experienced.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Nord West 390 Flybridge is about 292 kg/cm, alternatively 1638 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 292 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1638 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 390 Flybridge is 3.24.

Compared with other similar motor boats it is slimmer than 54% 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.