A highly efficient single-engine trawler yacht designed for extended cruising and long stays aboard

Nordhavn’s single-engined yachts have the option for a wing engine. This comes with a completely separate fuel, cooling, exhaust and control system from the yacht’s main 266hp John Deere engine, creating a superb back-up as well as a useful powerplant for very slow trolling speeds. 

N52 Features

  • Large, extended deck aft of the flybridge
  • Extended cruising capability
  • Very well-equipped, domestic-sized galley
  • Large fuel tank capacity and long range
Nordhavn 52
54' 4"
  • Guests

    5 Max

  • Cabins

    2 Max

  • Crew

    1 Max

About

In typically practical fashion, Nordhavn grant two separate access points to the engine, from the aft lazarette locker as well as the owner’s cabin. 

Away from these go-anywhere credentials, the N52 gives her owners the ability to cruise for long periods in refined comfort that aims to be a home from home. 

The Owner’s cabin is not quite full beam, with the starboard side of the cabin dedicated to the large en suite heads with separate shower compartment, but it is big. 

Forward of the owner’s cabin is the guest cabin, this can be arranged in several ways with an island double berth forward, or an offset double with a third berth or a desk arrangement. Either option has an en suite heads compartment and shower. Storage space around the boat is what one would expect of a yacht designed for extended cruising.

From the below decks sleeping accommodation, it’s a few steps up to the raised pilothouse. Here you’ll find L-shaped seating forward of an off-watch pilot berth. The helm station surrounds the helm seat on three sides.

The steps aft lead down to the large U-shaped galley with domestic sized appliances including oven, fridge, freezer and trash compacter and the salon/dinette area. Opposite the galley you’ll also find a washer/dryer. Above the salon is the vast aft deck which can hold a tender as well as giving an exterior space to relax. Up on the flybridge you’ll find a second helm station and fixed exterior seating.

From The Manufacturer

The Nordhavn 52 differs itself from the 47 with three central design modifications – each of which combines to make a sleeker and slightly more efficient boat. The most significant of these changes is a cockpit extension, which opens up the rear of the boat as well as elongates the yacht’s lines. But the benefits of added waterline length aren’t limited simply to aesthetics. The design team was able to work an extra (approximate) 200 gallons of fuel into the capacity of the boat’s tanks and in turn, bump up the range.

To coincide with the elongated cockpit, the upper level boat deck was lengthened by two feet – a move that serves a dual purpose: not only does this offset the cockpit extension, it enables a bigger tender to be carried on top. Completing the enhanced look is the re-configuration of the flybridge. A purely cosmetic change (no features have been added or altered), the newly-styled flybridge is now more integral with the boat deck and pilothouse roof.

Deck Plans

Layout, Deck by Deck

Specs

  • Length
    54' 4"
  • Accommodation
    5 Guests
  • Materials
    GRP Hull
    & Superstructure

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Full Specification

Principal Characteristics

  • Length overall 54' 4"
  • Beam 16' 1"
  • Length waterline 48' 3"
  • Draft (full load) 5' 11"
  • Fuel capacity 1,740 Gallons
  • Fresh Water
    capacity
    400 Gallons
  • Grey water capacity 110 Gallons
  • Black water capacity 120 Gallons
  • Hull GRP
  • Superstructure GRP

Accommodation

  • Guests 4 (Optional 5)
  • Berth details 2 x Double
  • Total Cabins 2
  • Master cabin 1 x En Suite
  • Double cabin 1 x En Suite
  • Guest heads 2
  • Berth details 2 x Double
  • Crew max 1
  • Crew cabins max 1
  • Crew heads -

Yacht Designers

  • Exterior Designer
    Nordhavn
  • Interior Designer
    Nordhavn
  • Naval Architect
    Nordhavn

Engines & Performance

Standard Option

 

QTY

x 2

Performance

266 HP

(198 Kw)  each @ 2400 rpm

Maximum Speed

-

Engine Details

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Reviews

Nordhavn 52 Review (2016 Edition)

2016 Edition

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  • The Naval Architect for Nordhavn 52 is Nordhavn. The Interior Designer for Nordhavn 52 is Nordhavn. The Exterior Designer for Nordhavn 52 is Nordhavn.
  • The Length Overall of Nordhavn 52 is 54' 4" . Her Beam is 16' 1". Her Length at the waterline is 48' 3". Her Draft at full load is 5' 11"

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