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Hardtop Pilothouse Series
285 HT
A 28-foot hardtop pilothouse with a 23° deep-V hull, private head cabin that sleeps four, 240 gallons of fuel and twin outboards up to 600 HP — built like a tank for the canyons and yacht-finished for the long way home.
A 28-foot hardtop pilothouse with a 23° deep-V hull, private head cabin that sleeps four, 240 gallons of fuel and twin outboards up to 600 HP — built like a tank for the canyons and yacht-finished for the long way home.
The NorthCoast 285HT is rugged, versatile, and her fishing performance is exceptional. Classic down east lines, a wide-open pilothouse with 6’2″ headroom and 360° visibility, and a yacht-grade interior with a private head, V-berth and aft double berth that sleeps four. A 23° deadrise hull with aggressive lifting strakes runs dry and confident across Atlantic chop — built to keep fishing when others are scrambling back to the dock. Twin 300HP Yamahas push her to a 57 MPH wide-open throttle, while a 240-gallon fuel cell delivers a conservative 333 statute mile range at a 24 MPH cruise.
Built Like a Tank.
Finished Like a Yacht.
28′
LOA
9′ 10″
Beam
23°
Transom Deadrise
Twin 300
Max Power
240 gal
Fuel Capacity
This Model Is Equipped With
The Offshore Hardtop Pilothouse
A 23° deep-V hull with aggressive lifting strakes, a high-freeboard flared bow, a yacht-grade pilothouse with 6’2″ headroom and a private head cabin that sleeps four — a rugged, versatile platform engineered for the canyons and dressed for the long way home.
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23° Deep-V · Lifting Strakes
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Hardtop Pilothouse · 360° Visibility
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Sleeps Four · Private Head
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Twin Yamaha 250 or 300 XSB
Key Benefits
05 Advantages
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Built Like a Tank
All-composite, no-wood construction with a foam-filled composite grid stringer system, high density foam cored transom and a 12-year structural hull warranty — built for the toughest testing grounds of the Atlantic.
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Yacht-Grade Pilothouse
A wide-open pilothouse with 6’2″ headroom, 360° visibility, L-shaped settee with removable mahogany table, helm seats with flip-up bolsters and a removable aft canvas enclosure with roll-up door.
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23° Deep-V Offshore Hull
A 23° deadrise and aggressive lifting strakes combine to deliver a quick, dry and comfortable run to the fishing grounds — high freeboard and a flared bow keep the deck dry when the weather turns.
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Twin Yamaha Power · 57 MPH
Twin Yamaha 300XSB white engines deliver a 57 MPH wide-open throttle. At 3,500 RPM she cruises at 24 MPH burning 14 GPH — a conservative 290 NM / 333 statute mile range on 240 gallons.
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Serious Fishing Cockpit
A 40-gallon blue-lighted live well with clear lid, six tackle boxes and four tackle drawers, a rigging station, four custom stainless rod holders, step-thru transom door and full-perimeter cockpit gutter system with oversized scuppers.
Performance
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23° Deep-V Hull · Lifting Strakes
A 23° deadrise and aggressive lifting strakes deliver a quick, dry, comfortable run. At 10,372 lbs ready to fish she still planes early on twin 250s — handles like a sports car, runs like a tank.
Twin Yamaha 250 or 300 XSB
Available with twin Yamaha 250XSB or 300XSB outboards — a 57 MPH wide-open throttle with twin 300s and proven Yamaha reliability for long days running offshore.
240 Gallon Fuel · 333 Mile Range
240 gallons of fuel and a 24 MPH cruise at 3,500 RPM burns 14 GPH — a conservative 290 NM / 333 statute mile range to fish the canyons or cruise the coast.
Fish When Others Run Home
High freeboard, a flared bow and an all-composite no-wood build mean the 285HT keeps fishing when weather conditions deteriorate — her real value is best experienced from the canyons looking back at an empty horizon.
Pilothouse & Helm
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6' 2" Headroom · 360° Visibility
A wide-open pilothouse with stand-up headroom and excellent 360° visibility, plus an L-shaped settee to port with storage below and a removable mahogany table for the long way home.
Helm Real Estate for Every Display
A purpose-built dash with enough real estate for all of your favorite electronics, a wood steering wheel, Ritchie compass, trim tab LED position indicators and a DC panel with USB and DC plugs at the helm.
Opening Windshields · Pantograph Wipers
Coated windshields and sliding side windows with screens, pantograph wipers port and starboard with a multifunction switch, and vent hatches on the hardtop for fresh air on any day.
Helm Seats with Flip-Up Bolsters
Helm seats with flip-up bolsters port and starboard, additional seating aft of the helm seat with storage below, and outboard phone, wallet and key bins to keep everything where you need it.
Cabin & Head
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Sleeps Four · V-Berth + Aft Berth
A double V-berth to starboard with storage below, a removable insert and step to port, and a double aft berth below the helm area — comfortable accommodations for the whole fishing team or a family expedition.
Private Head Compartment
A private marine head with freshwater manual flush, 11-gallon holding tank, macerator, shower and vanity sink — a real comfort upgrade for couples and long offshore days.
Wood Veneer Interior Details
Standard below-deck wooden drawer faces and a head door with wood veneer on the exterior of the head compartment — yacht-grade finishing in a serious offshore fishing platform.
Opening Ports · Forward Hatch
Four opening ports with screens, a forward hatch with screen, LED cabin dome lights with day/night mode and two LED reading lights at each berth.
Cockpit & Fishing
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40 Gallon Blue Live Well
A 40-gallon blue live well with light and clear lid, plus tool, filet knife and lure holders in the top — sized and placed for serious tuna, stripers and groundfish.
Six Tackle Boxes · Four Tackle Drawers
Six tackle boxes and four tackle drawers built into the rigging station, plus dedicated storage compartments and four custom stainless rod holders — everything where you need it, nothing where you don’t.
Step-Thru Transom Door
A step-thru transom with door to port makes it easy to bring big fish aboard and lets the crew step on and off cleanly at the dock or off the swim ladder.
Self-Draining Deck · Oversized Scuppers
A full cockpit perimeter gutter system with oversized scuppers, removable cockpit sole, center-access cockpit hatches with gas-assisted struts, freshwater shower at the transom and a saltwater wash down.
Notable Options
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Twin Yamaha 300XSB White Engines
Step up to twin Yamaha 300XSB outboards in white for the strongest hole shot, a 57 MPH top end and the most reserve power for running loaded to the canyons.
Seakeeper 2 Gyro Stabilizer
Now available — a Seakeeper 2 gyro stabilizer to eliminate boat roll at rest or underway, turning every day on the rail into a comfortable one.
Yamaha Helm Master EX
Optional Yamaha Helm Master EX joystick control and integrated digital steering — total control at the dock and underway.
Cruising Comfort Package
Dometic air conditioning, gas generator, microwave, hot water with city water hook-up and a pilothouse interior wood package covering the helm, companionway and trim — tuned for couples who want to cruise as hard as they fish.
Outriggers & Rocket Launchers
Rupp Top Gun outriggers, rocket launchers on the hardtop and on the transom, and additional rod holders by the pair — outfit the 285HT for trolling the canyons.
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