Nordic Tugs 42 Flybridge
Written by Robert M. LaneWhat was Nordic Tugs up to, I wondered, when it plunked a flybridge atop its venerable 42-foot trawler? Trying to make a vintage sea queen look like a princess? Adding some pizzazz to its much-loved but quarter-century-old styling?
It didn't take long to discover that the Burlington, Washington, builder of raised pilothouse/style tug yachts created a flybridge option because its customers asked for it, and that means it may sell more boats. It took even less time to realize that the 42 is no dowdy dowager counting on a "new do" to find romance.
Endeavor TrawlerCat 40
Written by Bill ParlatoreAfter the Miami show, I got a chance to spend a couple of days on the new Endeavour TrawlerCat 40. Endeavour builder Bob Vincent invited me along on what has become a traditional cruise after the Miami show: heading south to the Florida Keys. New cats are brought to the show across Florida's Lake Okeechobee from the Endeavour yard in Clearwater, on Florida's west coast. Vincent decided a few years ago to make the return trip home after the show into a mini cruising adventure by way of the Keys. Each year, a small group of Endeavour cats joins him and his wife, Alice, on this relaxing post-show sojourn. Their son, Rob, returns to Clearwater after the show to give tours of the yard, arrange sea trials, and keep the business humming while the Vincents enjoy a little R&R.
