The Norstar 360 Pilothouse is a handsome, powerful yacht, designed by Gary Nordtvedt and built in Bellingham, Washington by Norstar Yachts to the highest standards and exacting detail.  She is a highly-engineered Northwest and Alaska pilothouse cruiser and a great fishing platform, with many unique features.  A boater's boat she cruises comfortably at speeds from 8 to 25 knots, with a top speed approaching 30.  Her hull and machinery provide a confident, dry and safe ride in all conditions and especially when the wind and seas kick up.  This yacht is easily capable of cruising to Alaska and beyond.

MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:  Twin Cummins QSB5.9 diesels, rated at 380 mhp are standard with other propulsion packages available, including a single diesel engine option.  Hydraulic-assisted steering with electronic controls featuring auto-syncronization and slow-speed trolling are standard.  The standard boat comes with a 5kW diesel generator, a large capacity inverter/battery maintenance system and heating systems for year around cruising comfort.  HVAC systems are offered as an option for boats destined for warmer climates.

ACCOMMODATION: The interior arrangement is flexible with each boat custom-built to accommodate the owners preferences, desires and requirements.  The Norstar 360 Pilothouse can be built with the galley-up or with the galley in the forward cabin; and as a single stateroom or two stateroom layout. The main bulkhead dividing the pilothouse and forward cabin can be located to provide maximum space forward or for added emphasis by enlarging the pilothouse. No two Norstar 360s have been built exactly the alike.  

Rarely found in yachts of this size, even the surfaces of bulkheads, cabinets and countertops is flexible; whether the owner's preferences tend toward a warm traditional interior with lots of highly polished wood or a lighter, modern and dramatic look using selected laminates in conjunction with wood trim. Norstar will build your 360 Pilothouse yacht to your custom specifications.

HULL AND RUNNING GEAR:  The Norstar 360 has a modified-vee hull in keeping with the Nordtvedt-family tradition as a leader of quality yacht design.  Following the footsteps established by Arthur Nordtvedt, who has many successful hulls designs to his credit during a brilliant and long boatbuilding career, son Gary Nordtvedt employes the same basic formulas in designing the efficient, soft riding, stable and dry running hulls for the Norstar power boat line.  Gary's hulls tend to have a slightly modified aspect ratio at the waterline in order to carry the heavier loads expected of today's yachts.

The Norstar's running gear features cast bronze v-struts specifically designed to support and protect her propellers and shafts, and rarely found except on much larger custom-built boats.  Her shafts and 4-blade custom engineered and individually documented propellers are machined using the highest grade materials to provide a smooth vibration-free ride.

The Norstar custom-designed underwater exhaust system; baffled air inlet ducting; resilient equipment mounts and the abundant use of effective engine room sound absorbing insulation; coupled with carefully built leak-free hatches help create an ambiance while cruising equal to a luxury automobile at highway speed.

Features such sight-gauges on fuel tanks; Norstar's unique waste handling system; access to wiring and plumbing in hard to reach places; the use of every conceivable space for storage; and the pre-engineered system for access to and removal, overhaul, or replacement of major machinery are almost never considered by production boat builders, but which are included as standard with every Norstar 360.

Master Stateroom

Forward cabin flexible interior arrangement

Private master stateroom forward

Queen-size island master berth 

Hanging lockers (2) & drawers (4) w/ maximized storage

Reading & area lights 

Deck hatch & portlights w/ screens

Alaska yellow cedar hull ceiling strips

Tennessee cedar locker liners

Insulated above waterline

Optional Guest Stateroom

Upper and lower twin berths

Privacy door

Maximized storage

Reading and area lights

Yellow cedar hull liner

Twin or single diesel engine propulsion

Reduction / reverse gears

Electronic engine controls & instrumentation

Hydraulic steering

Engine monitoring & alarm system

Engine synchronizer / trolling mode

Engine room fire suppression / automatic engine shutdown

Engine room sound insulation

Norstar underwater exhaust

Oil changing system

Engine block heaters

Aluminum fuel tanks (4) w/ sight gauges & remote fuel level gauges

Engine air filters / baffled air inlet ducts

Cast bronze vee-struts w/ cutless bearings

Stainless shafts w/ dripless shaft seals

4-blade dynamically balanced nibral cupped propellers

High speed balanced rudders

Fiberglass waterlift mufflers

Bilge pumps (3) w/ high level bilge alarm

Trim tabs 

Norstar unique waste collection & discharge system w/ 35 gallon tank

Engine room exhaust fans & ducting

Electric distribution panels w/ circuit breakers, 12 VDC & 120 VAC

AC & DC voltage & ammeters

Bonded electrical system / galvanic isolation

Auxiliary diesel generator w/ sound shield

Inverter / batter charger

GFI protected outlets

Electric cabin heaters (2)

Engine starting batteries (3)

Deep cycle house batteries (6)

Automatic battery charge relays

Air horn & navigation slights

Windshield wipers, intermittent & variable speed (3)

Remote controlled searchlight

Cockpit flood lights & cockpit courtesy lights

Engine room & lazarette lights

Tinned, color coded wire & labeled circuits

Tinted tempered pilothouse windows

Portlights (6) w/ screens

Aft pilothouse sliding door w/ keeper

Radar mast (arch optional)

Bow & side railings, welded stainless (1¼")

Flush hawse pipes (2) & cleats (9) - stainless

Seawater washdown, bow & cockpit

Fiberglass bow pulpit w/ anchor roller

Anchor windlass w/ plow anchor, chain & rode

Chain locker w/ thru-deck fitting & drain

Line & fender lockers (2), p/s at foredeck

Boarding platform & hinged transom door

Self-bailing cockpit hatches (3) w/ locks & pneumatic lifts

Rod storage locker / propane tank locker w/ overboard drain

Cockpit storage locker w/ insulated freezer 

Molded cockpit coaming w/ steps to side deck

Wide side deck walk-around w/ railing & molded non-skid

Non-skid cockpit deck (teak deck optional)

Fenders & mooring lines

Flexible interior arrangement / (galley-up - optional)

Helm station w/ controls & instrumentation

Helm seat w/ pedestal (infinitely adjustable)

Navigation electronics console

Lounge w/ table & storage

Storage cabinet

Ultra-leather upholstery

Teak & holly cabin sole

Window shades w/ valance

Fresh water windshield wash system

Windshield defog system - ducted

Windshield defog fans (2)

Opening windows (5) w/ screens

Helm foot rest / locker

Engine room hatch

Galley-up or galley forward arrangements are available.  

Maximum drawer & locker space 

Laminate countertops standard (optional Corian)

Electric stovetop (propane optional) / microwave convection oven 

Double bowl stainless sink w/ pressure hot & cold water

Refrigerator / freezer w/ remote compressor

Galley open to pilothouse w/ 9-foot headroom

Electric "Quiet Flush" toilet, fresh water flush

Hot & cold pressure washer

Stall shower w/ fiberglass pan

Shower head w/ push button shut-off

Shower sump w/ pump

Vanity w/ stainless sink & stowage cabinet

Deck hatch & portlight w/ screens

Ventilator

Mirror & towel bar

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