The power comes from a 7.4-litre 400kW V8 MerCruiser marine engine that sits amidships. It's capable of shifting the boat across the water at more than 100kph. Wanganui Engine Reconditioners were involved in getting the engine ready.
"We gave it its first run on the Whanganui River on the weekend and the power was just phenomenal. I had no idea just how quick it can be," he said.
Mr Nordberg settled in Whanganui about three years ago, putting his skills as a joiner to good use creating classic boats.
Apart from a handful of bolts and the metals used in the engine, drive shaft, propeller and rudder, the rest of the boat is multiple layers of African mahogany. There are three layers of 3mm thick, glued in a cross hatched pattern, followed by a single layer of 4mm thick mahogany veneer.
Once the outside shell was glued and sanded down, he applied 12 layers of varnish and a final layer of fibreglass to protect the underside of the craft.
Whanganui MP Chester Borrows said the boat was another example of the skillset often hidden away in Whanganui.
"We have our glass artists and fine artists and then we have people like Harry Nordberg who possess outstanding skills that will soon be showcased around the country," he said.
Mr Nordberg's next project is restoration of locally-owned Mason Clipper, a popular Kiwi-designed motorboat built in the 1960s.