1988 Roberts 53 for sale in Outer Harbour
Outer Harbour, Australia198816.2mMonohull
Asking PriceBroker
$315,000 AUD
+38 moreMakeRoberts
Model53
Year1988
Length16.2m4.7m beam
FuelDiesel
Cabins48 berths
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About this vessel
There are currently well over 700 of this design in use worldwide, several in the charter business. It has proven to be a fast, comfortable boat, and there are many, many more being built in either multi-chine and radius-chine steel or aluminium, round-bilge fibreglass, and wood epoxy. The boat can be built with either a Cutter or Ketch rig, with personal preference dictating the builder's choice, as she performs well under all rigs.
'Wind Torque' is a cutter-rigged fixed keel with four cabins, shaft drive, and a centre cockpit with a hard semi-enclosed dodger. Built professionally with long-distance cruising in mind, this beautiful Roberts 53 is a very capable and functional yacht. She features ample headroom throughout, lots of storage, a decent-sized galley, four cabins, and two heads. She has a large centre cockpit with lines leading here for short-handed and safe sailing, and features an electric winch and a leisure furl in-boom furling system for the mainsail.
Presenting in great condition for her age with modern electronics, a Perkins diesel main with a Kubota genset, she offers off-grid sailing and perfect potential liveaboard. A recent survey can be made available upon request.
The Perkins engine is new with only 3-5 hours use, as is the Kubota genset with only 24 hours use. She holds a staggering amount of water, estimated to be approximately 3,000 litres, and an estimated 1,200 litres of diesel in two separate tanks. Once the survey has been finalised, more info will become available.
Current condition report is available.
L.O.A. 16.20 m 53' 0"
L.W.L. 12.20 m 40' 0"
BEAM 4.72 m 15' 6"
DRAFT 1.98 m 6' 6"
DISPLACEMENT 19,391 kg 42,750 lb
Specifications
The details
Vessel
MakeRoberts
Model53
Year1988
Dimensions
Length overall16.2m
Beam4.7m
Draft2m
Accommodation
Cabins4
Berths8
Heads2
Engine & Fuel
Engine makePerkins
Engine model4236
Engine count1
Drive typeInboard Shaft Drive : Shaft, 3blade Fixed Bronze
Engine hours3
Fuel typeDiesel
Features
On board
U shaped galled aft of Nav Station, large chest fridge with 2 burner stove and oven
2x large fridges
Yes engine and electric, New
Forward double bunk V berth cabin, port side forward double bunk cabin, aft from salon double cabin, aft master double cabin
2x showers
2x electric toilets
Winch and helm cover with semi enclosed hardtop
Muir Thor windlass, 100m x13mm chain, 100m warp, 1x primary anchor + 3 spare
6 x 1.5 kg dry powder, in service date
Shore power 240V, genset inverter, 12v systems, 5 battery banks, isolator switches
Lewmar Chartplotter at helm and nav station, Radar, Autopilot, Simrad RS25 Radio with wirelss hand held
Main 2020, Genoas 1 & 2, 2020 spinnakers x 2, approx. 5 years
SS Dyform wire rigging with alloy mast and leisure furl boom, Adelaide Rigging 2015
Lew mar clutches, 2x Arca 55 primary winches, 1x electric halyard winch, 2x secondary winches and mainsheet winch
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