2012 Grand Banks 53 Aleutian RPSold

TOORA LOORA offers an open, airy layout with three generous staterooms.  The VIP cabin sits forward with the twin guest cabin to port and a shared head situated to starboard of the guest berth.  The master cabin is midship, providing for a comfortable ride and quiet accommodation with generous natural light and views through two large hull portlights.  This stateroom features an extra-large queen berth with en-suite head, exceptional drawer and hanging locker storage, and easy access to additional storage in the utility room.

• Teak and holly sole with custom-bound carpet
• Stainless sliding French doors, with hidden screens, to the aft deck
• Large built-in storage/ TV /entertainment center on forward bulkhead
• Large opening windows with screens and drop-down curtains
• Full teak interior
• Custom L-shaped settee with storage below to port
• Custom straight settee with storage below to starboard
• Bar cabinet with icemaker, bottle, and accessory storage

•    Granite countertop with backsplash guard and varnished teak fiddles

•    Miele electric 4-burner glass cooktop

•    2 x Sub-Zero refrigerator drawers

•    2 x Sub-Zero freezer drawers

•    Sharp convection Carousel microwave oven

•    Exhaust vent

•    Fisher & Paykel dishwasher

•    Large stainless single basin undermount sink with single lever pull-out faucet

•    Seagull IV water filter spigot

•    Generous storage throughout

•    U-shaped settee and dinette to port with custom chart drawer storage

•    Starboard-side door with hidden screen

•    Centerline Stidd helm chair

•    Curved stairway forward to starboard for owner and guest accommodations

•    Staircase aft to port for flybridge access

•    Expansive opening windows to port and starboard 

•    Teak-rimmed stainless destroyer wheel

•    3 x Exalto windshield wipers

•    Forward window defrosters

•    Compass

•    Electronics noted in the “Engine and Electronics” listing section

•    Full-beam stateroom located midships

•    Offset queen-size berth to port with drawer storage underneath

•    2 x Reading lamps

•    2 x Night tables

•    2 x Cedar-lined hanging lockers

•    4 x Opening portlights with screens and curtains

•    Teak and holly sole with custom-bound carpet

•    Direct access to utility room and engine room through aft bulkhead

•    Magnavox TV 

•    Ensuite access to private starboard-side head via sliding door

•    Separate stall shower with fiberglass and Corian shower pan

•    Tecma freshwater flush toilet

•    Granite countertop with undermount sink

•    Large vanity with generous storage mirror

•    Exhaust fan

•    Centerline island queen berth with storage underneath

•    Generous drawer and locker storage

•    2 x Cedar-lined hanging locker

•    2 x Reading lights

•    2 x Opening portlights with screens and blinds

•    Large overhead hatch with screen and blind

•    Ensuite access to guest head

•    Accessed from VIP directly and guest stateroom via companionway

•    Separate stall shower with fiberglass and Corian shower pan

•    Tecma freshwater-flush toilet

•    Granite countertop with undermount sink

•    Vanity with storage behind mirror

•    Portlight with screen and blind

•    Exhaust fan

•    Accessed via aft bulkhead in master stateroom

•    Engine room access via watertight door

•    Over 6’ headroom

•    Splendide separate clothes washer and dryer

•    Waeco refrigerator/freezer

•    Workbench

•    Very generous locker and shelf storage

•    Stairs to flybridge with teak treads

•    Perspex wing doors to side decks

•    Settee with generous under-seat storage

•    2 x Teak tables which convert to one large table capable of seating 8 people

•    Transom door

•    Molded fiberglass extended-length (optional) swim platform with teak steps

•    Swim ladder

•    Fiberglass hull (solid below waterline), deck, and epoxy-barrier-coated underbody

•    3 x Watertight bulkheads

•    4 x Rule 2000 GPH 24V bilge pumps with high-water alarm

•    2 x Manual bilge pumps, permanently installed

•    Full-length keel which extends below running gear

•    2 x 4-Bladed bronze propellers on 2 ½” stainless shafts

•    2 x Tides marine shaft seals

•    2 x Bronze spade rudders

•    10 x Adult type II life vests in aft cockpit locker

•    Throwable Type IV cushion in foredeck locker

•    Assorted docking lines and fenders

•    Polished stainless delta-type anchor

•    Lofrans Falkon windless powered from bow or helms

•    Freshwater washdown spigots on bow and stern

•    Saltwater washdown spigot on bow

•    2011 Novurania 360DL RIB with 40hp Yamaha outboard engine

•    1000lb Electric hydraulic davit with hydraulic rotation

•    50-Amp shore power inlets at bow and stern

•    Integrated swim platform with telescoping swim ladder

•    Bridge Clearance: 18' 7" - Hardtop/23' 6" - Masthead

•    Compass

•    2 x Garmin GPSMap 9219 displays (2025)

•    2 x Garmin GPSMap 8616 displays (2025)

•    Garmin GPSMap 1222 display (2025)

•    Garmin GPSMap 1022 display (2025)

•    Garmin 4’ array radar (2025)

•    5 x Garmin multi displays (2025)

•    Garmin GHS11 VHF (2025)

•    Dockmate remote docking system (2025)

•    Starlink high-performance antenna and remote (2025)

•    2 x Icom 604 VHF with Command Mic

•    Simrad AP28 autopilot

•    2 x Simrad GS25 GPS antennas 

•    6 x Cameras for engine room and deck views

•    Naiad Multisea II stabilizer control

•    Fusion MS-NRX200 stereo control

•    Fusion MSUD755 universal dock

•    2 x Fusion AV7001 dock

•    ACR spotlight remote control

•    Side-Power bow and stern thruster controls

•    Lumishore color underwater light control

•    Sidepower bow and stern thruster controls at both helms

•    Multiple 12V outlets

•    2 x RTI entertainment remote controls

•    Samsung Blu-ray player

•    Samsung 40” TV in Salon

•    Bose V35 entertainment system in salon

•    Sirius tuner in salon

•    WAVE Wi-Fi booster

•    Cell phone booster

The aft engine room can be accessed through a watertight transom door or via the utility room aft of the owner’s stateroom.  It provides full-standing headroom and complete access to both engines and the generator.

•    2 x Cummins QSM11 10.8-liter 6-cylinder diesel main engines (port:1055hrs / starboard:674hrs as of 3/2026)

•    NOTE: Cummins replaced starboard engine under warranty during prior ownership

•    2 x ZF 325 V-drive marine transmissions

•    Custom exhaust system with underwater outlet and idle bypass

•    Sleipner Side-Power 24V bow thruster

•    Sleipner Side-Power 24V stern thruster

•    Onan 21.5 kW generator in sound shield with new electrical end (2023) 

•    Dual Racor fuel filters for main engines

•    Single Racor fuel filter for generator

•    Custom freshwater flush system for both main engine sea strainers

•    Custom hatch under port settee in salon for easy access to all fuel lines

•    Mastervolt inverter with remote panel in the main distribution panel 

•    Naiad Dynamics Multisea II roll stabilizers (2021)

•    Seaward 20-gal water heater powered by 240V from the port engine heat exchanger

•    Sea Recovery Model 700GPD watermaker

•    Marine Air 12K BTU reverse-cycle AC unit – engine room

•    Marine Air 16K BTU reverse-cycle AC unit - engine room

•    2 x Marine Air 24K BTU reverse-cycle AC units - engine room

•    Marine Air 12K BTU reverse cycle AC self-contained unit – below forward berth

•    Ariston Model AW 129 clothes washer

•    Ariston Model ASL 65 VXS clothes dryer

•    24V DC electrical system

•    2 x 12V 8D AGM batteries for main engines

•    2 x 12V 8D AGM batteries for house electrical

•    2 x 12V 8D AGM batteries for house electrical and inverter

•    1 x 12V Group 27 lead-acid battery for generator

•    Mastervolt Chargemaster 24/100-3 battery charger

•    Mastervolt 1230-2 battery charger for generator

•    Mastervolt 24V/2500W inverter

•    2 x Engine-driven alternators

•    Glendinning Cablemaster 50-amp shore power reel with 75’ cord

•    Charles ISO-Boost 50 Isolation transformer

•    Automatic Haylon fire suppression system in engine space

•    Bennett hydraulic trim tabs

These desirable GB53 Aleutians do not come up often or last long on the market, making TOORA LOORA a rare offering.  She is nicely updated and current on all mechanical services, making her ready to cruise this summer.  She is offered for sale by an owner who has had multiple Grand Banks yachts and has finally decided to sell her due to a desire to spend more time ashore and downsize.  She is in beautiful condition and will not disappoint upon inspection.

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.