If you are a current or past owner of a Nordica sailboat, or just a bit curious about what this line of boats looks like, then this web site is for you.  It’s not going to have anything about Nautors, Nauticats, Nordics, Nordships, Nor’Seas, Norsemens or Nordfarer’s, so don’t be surprised. What you will find is some useful information and specifications about the models that were manufactured in Canada by a company called Exe Fibercraft in the mid 70’s to the early 80’s and sold under the name of Nordica along with some very interesting pictures of boats that the owners would really like for you to see

Almost all sailboat owners have “projects” that will add to or enhance the original manufacturers end results. It’s always helpful to see what types of issues others have had and how they might have resolved them. The Nordicas that are still sailing today have been doing so without “factory help” for a long time so if you were instrumental in finding ways to keep them afloat and in good condition, then we’d appreciate hearing from you.

  We hope you enjoy the site and welcome your feedback.

So how is the winter season treating your boat? Is there water to freeze, bilges to be emptied, frost to be melted at some later time, ice on the water to cut the gel coat, snow load buildup to freeze and contract and open up all of those places you thought were sealed?

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If you’ve got your boat in the backyard on the trailer, then you might escape some of the wintertime troubles, but only if you did your homework before the snow started. Visiting almost any marina or boatyard during the winter months shows those lucky few who get the “Saran wrap” treatment (waiting to be peeled open in the spring) or others that show trace evidence of having some heat source inside (like seeing snow on the decks but not on the cabin tops) or others who look like a lost soul with snow covering almost everything, no tracks on the piers, no flowers blooming where they were last fall.

This is the life of the hulls we call our boats... trying to escape the effects of the winter and remain safely intact for those early birds who want to cast off the lines in April. The long term effects are much like the “long term aging” effects on each of us. We sometimes get by with minimal maintenance and other times have to have some significant rebuilding to get us back to a tolerable condition.

What did you do last fall to plan for a streamlined entry into the spring season? If hulls could talk, the winter season would surely be the best time to listen.

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