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Bestevaer 49 M/YvsNordhavn 41

Bestevaer 49 M/Y is 7.7 ft longer than Nordhavn 41 (19%). Bestevaer 49 M/Y is 1.5 ft wider than Nordhavn 41 (11%). Nordhavn 41 is the heaviest at 42,615 lb, 14% more than Bestevaer 49 M/Y.

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Key differences

Worked out from the published figures below — arithmetic, not opinion.

At a glance

Dark icons are the standard layout; faded ones are what the larger layout adds.

Length : beam is length divided by beam — the higher it is, the slimmer the hull. Multihulls read low by nature.

A figure marked with a quote mark was read from the builder's page. Open it for the exact line, the page and the date.

Model
Bestevaer 49 M/Y
N41-running-2

Nordhavn

Nordhavn 41
Overview
BrandBestevaerNordhavn
ModelBestevaer 49 M/YNordhavn 41
GenerationUnknownUnknown
Hull typeMotor MonohullMotor Monohull
PropulsionInboard DieselInboard Diesel
Production statusIn productionIn production
Production start yearUnknownUnknown
Production end yearUnknownUnknown
DesignerUnknownUnknown
Dimensions
LOA49 ft41.3 ft
Hull lengthUnknownUnknown
Beam15.4 ft13.9 ft
Draft2.8 ft4.7 ft
Displacement37,479 lb42,615 lb
Accommodation
CabinsUnknown1–2
HeadsUnknownUnknown
BerthsUnknownUnknown
Performance & Rig
Main sailUnknownUnknown
JibUnknownUnknown
GenoaUnknownUnknown
Upwind sail areaUnknownUnknown
Downwind sail areaUnknownUnknown
Engine power80 hp115 hp
Engine count22
Materials
Hull materialAluminiumUnknown
Deck materialUnknownUnknown
Mast materialUnknownUnknown
Keel typeUnknownUnknown
Rudder typeUnknownUnknown
Sources

7 of 7 figures here carry the builder's own words

Figures read fromnordhavn.com/models/n41/· Specificationsread 9/18/2026

Size, to scale

Each boat's published length and beam seen from above, and its mast height and draft from the side, all drawn on one scale.

From above — length × beam
0 ft10 ft20 ft30 ft40 ftBestevaer 49 M/Y: 49 ft × 15.4 ftNordhavn 41: 41.3 ft × 13.9 ftBestevaer 49 M/Y49 ft × 15.4 ftNordhavn 4141.3 ft × 13.9 ft

Outlines are schematic; the dimensions are the builder's.

From the side — height above and depth below the water
WaterlinePerson, 5.9 ftBestevaer 49 M/Y: air draft not published / 2.8 ftair draft not published2.8 ftBestevaer 49 M/YNordhavn 41: air draft not published / 4.7 ftair draft not published4.7 ftNordhavn 41

Drawings side by side

Each boat's layouts, profiles and sail plans as its builder published them. Step through each column to line up the drawings you want to compare.

No drawings collected yet for Bestevaer 49 M/Y.

Speed, power & tanks

What the builders publish about how fast, how strong and how far — each figure on one scale for every boat.

Power to weight

Total engine power per tonne of published displacement — more means livelier acceleration for the hull. Drawn for motor yachts.

  • Bestevaer 49 M/Y9.4 hp/t

    2 × 80 hp · 17 t

  • Nordhavn 4111.9 hp/t

    2 × 115 hp · 19.3 t

Tanks

One scale per liquid across every boat: a tank twice the height holds twice as much.

  • Bestevaer 49 M/Y

    Fuel264 gal
    Water227 gal

  • Nordhavn 41

    Fuel900 gal
    Water300 gal

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