1987 Chris-Craft 500 Constellation Boat in New Orleans, LA 70124 US

Accommodations

The vessel incorporates a classic three-stateroom, three-head sundeck layout finished in hand-rubbed, satin-varnished American teak joinery. Designed to maximize interior livability, the arrangement divides living zones across an elevated flybridge command deck, a fully enclosed aft deck salon, a central main salon with lower pilothouse helm, and an expansive lower-deck accommodation plan.

The enclosed aft deck salon serves as a primary entertaining space beneath a molded fiberglass hardtop. This area features full sliding glass side windows with privacy tint, solid teak wall paneling, port and starboard weather doors accessing wide walk-around side decks, and custom Phantom retractable sliding screens installed on the entryway doors in January 2000. A molded refreshment center contains a wet bar sink and a Raritan Icerette automatic icemaker upgraded circa 1999.

Descending into the main salon, large panoramic salon windows provide natural illumination across satin-varnished cabinetry, an entertainment center console, and a lower pilothouse helm station. The accommodation spaces below deck comprise a full-beam owner’s suite aft, a forward VIP stateroom, and a starboard guest cabin.

• Three-stateroom, three-head layout with dual salon living areas
• Hand-rubbed satin-varnished teak joinery and cabinetry throughout
• Solid teak parquet sole in galley, heads, and service companionways
• Multi-zone Marine Air Systems reverse-cycle climate control (one 12,000 BTU and three 16,000 BTU primary units, plus auxiliary compressor) ducted throughout all living spaces
• Supplemental 120V electric wall heaters with custom powder-coated grills installed in cabins (Upgraded 05/1999)
• Phantom retractable screen door assembly fitted to aft deck sliding glass companionway (Installed 01/2000)
• Master stateroom located aft with walk-around centerline queen berth, nightstands, dressing vanity with theatre lighting, and walk-in cedar-lined hanging locker
• Custom foldable innerspring mattress and designer fabrics in master stateroom (Refitted circa 1999)
• Master en-suite head with stainless steel sink, electric toilet, and molded fiberglass bathtub with shower enclosure
• Forward VIP stateroom with offset double / upper-and-lower berths, storage cabinetry, and direct day head access
• Forward head with electric toilet, molded vanity, and handheld shower assembly
• Midship guest cabin to starboard; loose furniture removed and compartment utilized as a ship's utility room and storage space (Documented 05/2021)
• Midship head with stainless steel sink, electric toilet, and separate bathtub/shower combination
• Raritan electric flush marine toilets installed across all heads (Upgraded 1990)
• Laundry locker with stacked apartment-style Frigidaire 120V automatic washer and dryer (Forward companionway)

Galley

The galley is situated midships to starboard in an efficient galley-down layout, positioned open to the main salon overhead to enhance natural ventilation and light. The sole is laid in solid teak parquet, and the workspace features deep countertops, double stainless steel basins, and dedicated storage cabinetry.

• Full-size General Electric (GE) 110V upright two-door refrigerator and freezer with integrated automatic ice maker
• Princess / Galley Maid Empress 120V/240V three-burner electric range with full-size oven
• Built-in GE Spacemaker / Litton Air II microwave oven with exhaust fan and work surface lighting
• Kenmore marine under-counter automatic dishwasher
• Compactall built-in under-counter mechanical trash compactor
• In-Sink-Erator commercial-style 120V electric garbage disposal mounted to sink basin
• Deep double-well stainless steel sinks with hot and cold pressurized marine faucet assembly
• Jabsco 12V DC heavy-duty pressurized water delivery pump with accumulator tank
• Rheem 20-gallon fast-recovery household-style 120V electric water heater (Installed 1999)
• Teak storage lockers, dish racks, and pantry drawers

Electronics & Navigation

All Electronics are either inoperable or in need of attention. The vessel features dual helm stations at the flybridge and lower pilothouse, providing all-weather operational redundancy.

• JRC (Raytheon) JMA-2254 64-mile raster scan marine radar with open array antenna (Installed 09/1999)
• Si-Tex NAV-ADD 6000 NT / Micrologic GPS system with dual interfaced Chartlink helm displays (Installed 09/1999)
• Robertson AP 100 DL / AP 1000 dual-station marine autopilot system
• Standard Horizon Explorer marine VHF radio transceiver at upper flybridge helm
• Uniden flush-mounted VHF marine radio at lower pilothouse helm
• Dual President MC-724 radiotelephones with flybridge and pilothouse interconnections
• Datamarine International Offshore digital depth indicator
• Datamarine Navigator speed, log, and distance trip instrument
• Dual 4" Saturn / 6" Ritchie magnetic compasses mounted at upper and lower helms
• VDO analog engine instrumentation suites at both stations (tachometers, oil pressure, coolant temperature, system voltage)
• Rayline 5" dual-station remote-controlled electric searchlight
• 12V dual-trumpet electric trumpet air horn
• Salon Pioneer audio stereo system with remote multi-disc CD changer and cabin speakers
• Magnavox 19" salon color television with entertainment feed; Quasar 9" televisions in guest accommodations

(Note: Lower helm navigation displays, including the Si-Tex GPS, JRC radar, and Datamarine depth/log units, were recorded as de-energized/non-operational during the May 2021 survey inspection and require modern updating for navigational recommissioning.)

Electrical Systems

Configured to handle continuous liveaboard and cruising electrical demands, the vessel incorporates isolated 12V DC ship's service alongside 120V/240V AC dockside and generator power distribution systems.

• Onan 20.0 kW marine diesel generator housed in a factory sound shield (Model MDL4 / L423D)
• Generator raw water circulation pump installed (Late 1999)
• Dual 50-Amp 120V/240V dockside shore power connections located midships on both port and starboard sides
• Heavy-duty 50-Amp shore power umbilical cord (Installed 09/1999)
• Main AC electrical switchboard located adjacent to lower helm, equipped with magnetic circuit breakers, line voltmeters, ammeters, and reverse-polarity indicators
• DC electrical service powered by four (4) 8D commercial marine heavy-duty batteries across three banks (Installed 2017)
• One (1) Group 31 dedicated 12V battery for generator starting
• Professional Mariner 80-Amp multi-stage automatic battery charger
• Sentry 12V marine inverter/charger unit
• Dual AC Delco 85-Amp engine-mounted charging alternators
• Vapor-proof heavy-duty rotary battery isolation switches with emergency parallel capability at the helm
• GFCI protected 120V duplex receptacles installed in heads, galley, and machinery spaces
• Engine starting battery bank disconnected and removed (Audit 09/2026)

Deck & Hull

The hull structure was built utilizing hand-laid molded fiberglass reinforced polyester (FRP) with longitudinal stringers and structural bulkheads. The running bottom features David Martin’s modified-V hull form with hard chines, a flared bow section, and a shallow 4-degree transom deadrise, producing exceptional transverse stability and internal volume.

• Solid molded fiberglass hull bottom and topsides finished in white gelcoat with black sheer trim
• Complete bottom sandblast to bare laminate, thorough hull dehydration, and application of a multi-coat epoxy barrier coat system to prevent osmotic blistering (Completed 1998)
• Fresh antifouling bottom paint applied and running gear serviced (10/1999)
• Haul-out and bottom antifouling application completed (07/2021)
• External sacrificial zinc anodes (shafts, rudders, transom, trim tabs) replaced (03/2000)
• Molded structural fiberglass hardtop over aft sundeck with sliding glass enclosure and wing doors
• Command flybridge featuring centerline pedestal helm seating, passenger bench seating, and storage compartments
• Complete replacement of flybridge lounge seating, upholstery, and helm chairs (Completed circa 1999)
• Flybridge wet bar module with integrated Raritan ice maker and storage locker (Installed circa 1999)
• Black Sunbrella marine canvas flybridge bimini top mounted on stainless steel tubing frame (Refitted 2021; replacing blue canvas from 1999)
• Marquipt aluminum boarding sea stairs and mounting brackets (Installed 09/1999)
• Ideal Model MCW 12V electric anchor windlass with dual helm switches and foredeck foot controls
• Heavy-duty bow pulpit with stainless steel roller carrying a 35 lb Danforth (35H) anchor with chain and 150'–200' nylon rode
• Welded 1" stainless steel bow railings, stanchions, life lines, and solid teak perimeter cap rails
• Molded foredeck bench seating with custom vinyl cushions and fitted canvas cover (Refitted 1999)
• Bolted molded fiberglass swim platform with teak step-pads and folding stainless steel boarding ladder
• Starboard aft bridge deck tender davit crane with 12V electric recovery winch

Mechanical

Propulsion is delivered by twin turbocharged, aftercooled Detroit Diesel 6V-92 TI engines rated at 550 horsepower each, connected to heavy-duty Twin Disc marine transmissions.

• Twin Detroit Diesel 6V-92 TI / TA inboard diesel engines producing 550 HP each
• Engine lubrication systems serviced with fresh oil and filters (03/2000)
• Complete engine lubrication service and filter change completed (07/2022)
• Twin Disc MG-509 / MG507A1 marine reverse reduction gears (1.98:1 / 2.00:1 ratio)
• Heavy-duty 2 ½" diameter stainless steel propeller shafts
• Bronze hex-nut stuffing boxes with heavy-duty double-clamped marine hoses
• Primary four-blade Nibral / Bronze alloy propellers (29" diameter × 33" pitch; reconditioned 10/1999)
• Matched spare set of four-blade bronze propellers secured in aft storage (Chris-Craft Part Nos. 2933L and 2932R)
• Heavy-duty cast bronze V-struts and balanced spade rudders with stainless steel stocks
• Bennett electro-hydraulic dual-cylinder stainless steel trim tabs
• Hynautic dual-station pressurized hydraulic steering system
• Glendinning mechanical automatic engine synchronizer
• Groco electric oil-change manifold system with storage reservoir
• Racor dual turbine fuel-water separators with vacuum monitoring gauges for main engines and auxiliary generator
• Marine-grade USCG Type A1 fuel lines with four-tank aluminum fuel transfer manifold
• Fresh-water closed engine cooling with raw-water heat exchangers and Groco bronze sea strainers
• Raw water cooling intake hoses renewed across mains, generator, and A/C circulation loops (Installed late 1999)
• Five (5) Rule 1500 GPH automatic 12V electric bilge pumps across forward, engine, and aft compartments
• Rule 750 GPH automated shower/graywater sump pump system
• Halon 1301 thermal discharge fire extinguishing systems in engine room and generator compartments
• LectroSan / Electrasan Type I Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) treating head effluent directly (Holding tank removed)

Chronological Upgrade and Service Ledger

• 1986 - Factory Build: Vessel built by Chris-Craft at Swansboro/Algonac production facilities (HIN: CCNYE157E687).
• 1987 - Commissioning: Delivered and registered as a 1987 Chris-Craft 500 Constellation Motor Yacht (USCG Doc. # 909586).
• 1990 - Sanitation System: Factory heads upgraded to Raritan electric macerating heads; blackwater replumbed to Type I MSD.
• May 1998 - Hull Survey: Formal hull inspection confirmed structurally sound laminate, initiating bottom renewal preparation.
• Late 1998 - Hull Bottom: Hull sandblasted to bare gelcoat, dried to low moisture, and treated with multi-coat epoxy barrier coat.
• May 1999 - Cabin Heating: Auxiliary energy-efficient 120V electric wall heaters with custom grilles installed in living spaces.
• Sept 1999 - Electronics / Deck: JRC 64-mile radar, Si-Tex/Chartlink GPS, Marquipt boarding ladder, and 50A shore cord installed.
• Late 1999 - Interior & Machinery: Rheem 20-gal water heater installed; flybridge seating refitted; custom master mattress added; raw water hoses and generator water pump renewed.
• Oct 1999 - Yard Period: Bottom painted; 4-blade running propellers reconditioned and balanced; exterior teak brightwork refinished.
• Jan 2000 - Aft Enclosure: Phantom retractable sliding screen door installed on aft salon glass entryway.
• March 2000 - Marine Survey: Marine survey in Algonac, MI (Tempus Fugit); engines serviced with fresh oil/filters; all zincs renewed.
• 2017 - Electrical DC: Primary DC battery bank renewed with four (4) commercial 8D marine batteries.
• May/June 2021 - Marine Survey: Pre-purchase survey at Maximo Marina, St. Petersburg, FL (Java); recorded 1,448 port / 1,300 stbd hours.
• July 2021 - Haul-Out & Paint: Haul-out, running gear inspection, and complete bottom antifouling paint application.
• July 2022 - Machinery Service: Full oil and filter service completed on twin Detroit Diesel 6V-92 TI main engines.
• 2021 – 2026 - Vessel Usage: Utilized as a stationary liveaboard residence ("condo"); engines operated at dockside with few sea hours.
• July 14, 2026 - Documentation: USCG Certificate of Documentation issued for recreational status under Mon Coeur, valid to 07/31/2028.

Broker Remarks and Market Assessment

Mon Coeur (HIN: CCNYE157E687) represents Chris-Craft’s flush-deck motor yacht platform from the late 1980s, combining a modified-V hull form by naval architect David Martin with a wide 15' 3" beam. The vessel originated from the stretched Uniflite 50' tooling following Chris-Craft’s acquisition of the molds in 1985. By incorporating updated laminating resins and solid hand-laid structural fiberglass, this hull eliminated the osmotic degradation that affected earlier 1970s iterations. A complete professional sandblasting and epoxy barrier coat application in 1998 further preserved the bottom structure, maintaining low hull laminate moisture levels.

The 500 Constellation's primary market asset is its spacious interior layout. By carrying a consistent beam well aft, the design accommodates an en-suite full-beam master stateroom, an en-suite forward VIP cabin, and a flexible midships stateroom/utility compartment. The fully enclosed, climate-controlled aft deck upper salon serves as a second full living room under a structural hardtop, delivering interior volume comparable to modern motor yachts in the 55-to-60-foot range. The vessel has also been upgraded over time with practical liveaboard amenities, including auxiliary electric wall heaters, stacked Frigidaire laundry machines, a 20-gallon hot water heater, a modern flybridge wet bar, and Phantom aft screens.

Prospective buyers should assess the vessel's systems in light of its recent operational profile. Over the past five seasons, the yacht has served primarily as a dockside liveaboard residence, leaving the slip infrequently while running its engines and generator under periodic dockside maintenance. This history has preserved internal machinery hours well below the typical 2,500-hour major overhaul threshold for Detroit Diesel 92-series engines (Port: 1,448.8 hrs; Starboard: 1,300.3 hrs; Generator: 1,152.0 hrs). However, transitioning the vessel back into active coastal cruising will require a focused recommissioning program.

The mechanical and electrical recommissioning scope includes:

• All systems are in need of attention due to lack of continuous use:
• Installing a fresh bank of 8D engine starting batteries, which were removed to prevent parasitic drain during dockside service.
• Inspecting and replacing aged raw water cooling hoses across the main engines and Onan generator.
• Servicing main engine raw water pumps, where slight gasket weeping was noted during the 2021 survey inspection.
• Freeing and exercising stiff thru-hull seacocks, renewing heat exchanger end-cap fittings, and inspecting shaft log hose clamps.
• Aligning running gear, repacking the starboard rudder stuffing box, and refreshing sacrificial zincs.
• Updating legacy 1999 helm electronics (JRC radar and Si-Tex chartplotters) with contemporary multi-function displays (MFDs) for navigation.
• Servicing the LectroSan waste treatment unit or plumbing an MSD Type II/III holding tank if cruising in designated No Discharge Zones (NDZs).

With valid USCG documentation through July 2028, reliable Detroit Diesel 6V-92 TI power, and an intact structural foundation, Mon Coeur offers an attractive platform as a liveaboard residence or an extended coastal cruiser once baseline recommissioning is completed.

Inoperable / In Need of Attention

• All systems aboard the vessel should be considered “in need of attention”
• All systems aboard this vessel have not been continuously exercised.

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.