Shipyard · New build

Northern Marine

Anacortes yard building composite long-range trawler yachts, built using commercial fishing-boat methods for owner-operator cruising. In the mid-2000s it built tri-deck yachts up to about 46 m. Since Seattle Yachts bought it in 2019, it has returned to smaller raised-pilothouse models, with the first 57 launched in 2022.

Yachts built by Northern Marine →

Key facts

Parent
Seattle Yachts (since 2019)
Country
United States
Founded
1995–1998 (BOAT and Moran 1995; Skagit Valley Herald 2019 says 24 years in Anacortes; Seattle Yachts says around 1998 with first yacht Spirit of Zopilote in 1998)
Status
Active
Size range (LOA, m)
17–46 m historically (Moran); current models 57 and 64 ft raised pilothouse (17.4–19.5 m)
Largest delivered
46.33 m yacht, 2005 (BOAT; name not given); largest named: Lia Fail, 44.5 m, 2005
Yachts delivered
41 (Seattle Yachts, as of Dec 2019) plus at least 6 Northern Marine 57 hulls since 2022 (Cruising Odyssey, Mar 2026); BOAT lists 15 in its directory (accessed Sep 2026)

Notable yachts

  • Lia Fail · 44.5 m, 2005
  • Magic · 39.62 m, 2004 per BOAT / 2005 per Moran
  • Spellbound · 25.76 m, 2007
  • Spirit of Zopilote · 62 ft, 1998

Services

  • new build (resin-infused composite)
  • custom interior and systems configuration

Haul-out

Travel liftnot published
Shipliftnot published
Dry / floating docknot published
Max LOA handled (m)not published
Max tonnage handlednot published
Sheds / berthsnot published

Sources

  • boatinternational.com — https://www.boatinternational.com/profiles/northern-marine--17631
  • moranyachts.com — https://www.moranyachts.com/builders/northern-marine/
  • seattleyachts.com — https://www.seattleyachts.com/news/northern-marine-is-back
  • cruisingodyssey.com — https://cruisingodyssey.com/2026/03/05/american-built-northern-marine-raised-pilothouse-57-has-a-5000-mile-range/

Compiled from published sources. Figures carry their own source and date where one exists.