Nordic Tug Open House on Sunday? (OK, Heresy, I Know)

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Pat Anderson

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OK, at dinner last night Chris from Rana Verde mentioned that there is an open house at the Nordic Tug factory in Burlington (not sure of exact distance from Seattle, but a manageable drive north on I-5) on Sunday. It is their Silver Anniversary. Here is the link: http://www.nordictug.com/pages/anniversary.htm We are probably headed to Birch Bay anyway after the boat show, since Monday is a holiday, and so we plan on stopping in there. After C-Dory, when we cash in the house, we can picture ourselves aboard a Nordic Tug, no question about it (of course we will need a C-Dory 14 for our tender). Any other takers for the open house at their factory on Sunday?
 
those Nordic Tugs are sure nice and it would be interesting to see how their made but I thing going on that tour would be like an alcoholic going to a brewery, attending the boat show will be tough enough.
 
I resemble that remark! But there is one sure brake on my natural impulsiveness here - I still use money for other things, like food...The Nordic (or American Tug, from nearby LaConner) is a win-the-lotto or cash-the-house in type proposition...

B~C":1a644egk said:
those Nordic Tugs are sure nice and it would be interesting to see how their made but I thing going on that tour would be like an alcoholic going to a brewery, attending the boat show will be tough enough.
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We used to own a Nordic Tug. She was the 26' pictured in the brochure. The very boat. She had been the company demo. What a boat! I would recommend Nordic Tug to anyone. It is the biggest little boat in the world. We had to sell her when Tom took an early retirement from an oil company, but we sure enjoyed her. C-Dory has one great advantage in that you can trailer it anywhere and put it in the water.
Cheers,
Marge
 
Tom&Marge":dllcoa6f said:
C-Dory has one great advantage in that you can trailer it anywhere and put it in the water.
Cheers,
Marge
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Absolutely! One of the advantages of living near the Inland Waterway in the East and owning a Nordic Tug is the many and varied cruise destinations and a truly lengthy boating season. Unfortunately they have hurricane issues to contend with. Here in SoCal, we have the year round boating season and a few really choice destinations, but the cruise itself can be BORING! You guys in the Northwest have great cruising opportunities and choice destinations but the season is relatively short.

The trailerable cruiser is a great compromise wherever yer at.

OBTW, are we gonna create a poll to guess which "Brat" has created the "Popeye" pseudonym? :mrgreen:
 
Nice boat, that Nordic Tug. Maybe in ten or twenty... As for the "short" boating season up here - speak for yourself! Many of us are out every month in the Pacific NW!
 
Well, we did stop by the Nordic factory for their Silver Anniversary open house, Chris from Rana Verde was just leaving as we were arriving I think. They had a pretty nice spread there, got a Nordic Tug hat, examined them all from Hull No. 1, the 26' BeBe that was on display, to a 52' that had the engine and tanks in but did not have the top half on yet. Plus we crawled through the 32s, 37s and 42s that were finished or nearly finished.

Don't worry, Jeff - Patty did not come out saying "Well, let's just go see what the deal is" - these puppies cost a bit more than a C-Dory, both to own and operate, and we are not trading in our order on the new 25 for a Nordic! But at SOME point, I definitely could see us as live aboards on say, the 32' - or a 34' American...unfortunately, Patty does not share that vision of the future (yet). But how about living in the Crab Palace at Birch Bay all summer and fall, keeping the tug at Blaine Marina, and then heading down to Sandy Eggo on the tug for the winter and early spring? I could do this...

 
Awww-
The Nordic. I love them. Mine would be the 37'. As Pat said--- "It's a win the lotto or cash out the house proposition" We crawled all over them at Ballina Bay Yachts in Alameda last year.
 
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