1985 Hatteras 53 Motor Yacht

$289,900

Used

Boat in Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 US

builtBuilt in 1985
Year the boat was built
model

53 Motor Yacht

Boat model
engine

2 Engines (GM, GM)

Engine type and count
length

53 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material
Length Overall
53ft
Beam
15.83ft
Max Bridge Clearance
18.58ft
Max Draft
4ft
Dry Weight
55000lb
Cabins
3
Heads
3
Fresh Water Tanks
287gal
Fuel Tanks
702gal
Holding Tanks
162gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Hull Shape
modified-vee
Engine 1
Engine Make
GM
Engine Model
8V71TI
Total Power
435hp
Engine Hours
3300
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Drive Type
direct
Engine 2
Engine Make
GM
Engine Model
8V71TI
Total Power
435hp
Engine Hours
4200
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Drive Type
direct
Ac
Summary
WILL ACCEPT CLEAN TRADES
Upgrades After Purchase in 2024

March 24:

  • 3 New Smart TVs
  • Installed EPIRB
  • Removed old 20hp Johnson outboard from tender
  • Installed ICOM black box VHF radio

April 24:

  • Installed 9" and 12” Garmin MFD's (GPS, sounder) / shoot thru the hull transducer
  • Installed aft facing Garmin camera

May 24:

  • New 77lb. Rocna Vulcan anchor (kept Fortress as spare)
  • Repowered tender with new 9.9 hp 4 stroke Mercury Tiller outboard
  • Adjusted settings on water pressure switch

September 24:

  • Sand / repaint bottom with Seahawk Biocop (7 gal)
  • Painted running gear

October 24:

  • Replaced batteries with 8 new Full River DC200-8 AGM batteries (adjusted Sentry charger)
  • Replaced buss 1 relays in system monitoring panel to correct ones to solve alarm issues

November 24:

  • Installed Starlink System
  • Installed 110V LED strips inside of upper helm compartment

January 25:

  • Replaced AC raw water strainer
  • Emptied Port engine Airbox drain can
  • Passed Coast Guard Safety Inspection

February 25:

  • Descaled AC cooling system

March 25:

  • Re-installed reconditioned searchlight

May 25:

  • Replaced accumulator tank for fresh water system

June 25:

  • Rebuilt leaking water pump on genset

July 25:

  • Replaced solenoid valve to guest head, installed isolation ball valves to all 3 heads.
  • Installed new Sterling Power battery charger (32v, 20a)
  • Replaced battery lug clamp for positive on port side bank
  • Replaced pencil zincs on both Starboard and Port engines
  • Replaced 50a fuse on starboard shore power connection
  • Replaced packing in starboard shaft log (Williams Marine)

Sept 25:

  • Replaced pump and float switch on forward shower sump

Oct 25:

  • Replaced bridge UPS for Starlink

Nov 25:

  • Replaced A/C raw water supply pump and faulty pump cut off relay.
Upgrades 2000 - 2024 Before Purchase
  • Installed new teak valances salon and aft stateroom 12
  • New fuel and oil lines both engines 12
  • Installed teak lower helm seat/TV doors 12
  • New aft enclosure furniture 12
  • New galley cherry table 12
  • Installed new stove top and microwave 12
  • New Carpet aft enclosure & salon 12
  • Purchased MarQuipt sea stairs 12
  • Installed teak parquet deck in all heads and forward stateroom 13
  • Installed rear view camera 13
  • Fresh water toilets aft and middle heads 13
  • Reupholstered dinette seats 13
  • New nautical ships running light lamps 14
  • Installed Walker Air Seps 14
  • Installed SMX Cruisair keypads 14
  • Deck boxes painted 14
  • Installed new fly ridge Depth finder 14
  • Installed 3M 70% window film 16
  • New deck furniture covers 17
  • Installed new mini wood blinds in salon 17
  • New dinghy cover 17
  • New carpet throughout lower level 17
  • Rebuilt aft head pump, new rotor and stator 18
  • Installed a Galvanic isolator 18
  • New covers for bridge seats 18
  • New glass center windshield 18
  • Installed fresh water solenoid for forward head 18
  • New Fisher Paykel refrigerator 18
  • New teak parquet floor between engine rms 18
  • New aft enclosure carpet 18
  • New Bimini cover 19
  • New shore power cord cover 19
  • New aft enclosure Stamoid/regal glass panels 19
  • New paint around doors frames and aft enclosure windows 19
  • Painted dinghy hoist 19
  • Painted stern port lite frames 19
  • Painted stern 19
  • Painted bridge weatherboard 19
  • Stripped and Awlbrite varnish (14 coats) teak hand rails and bow pulpit 19
  • New dinghy battery 19
  • New fiberglass port & Stbd engine exhausts manifolds 19
  • Rebuilt forward toilet motor 19 5
  • New bridge non-skid paint 20
  • Varnished interior doors & frames 20
  • Varnished aft enclosure doors 20
  • Varnished bridge teak panel doors 20/22
  • Varnished bridge bench seat 20
  • Varnished name boards 20
  • Varnished steps to bridge 20
  • Varnished swim platform steps 20
  • New step covers for aft swim platform ladder 20
  • Installed new Sentry battery charger 20
  • Replaced with new Smart in 2025
  • New lower helm seat cushion and upholstery 20
  • New regal glass aft enclosure panels 20
  • New stern, aft stateroom clear port lights 20
  • New Rolls Surrett batteries 20, subsequently replaced with new AGM batteries
  • New stereo system and speakers aft enclosure, salon and galley 20
  • New Wilson Art counter tops throughout (10) 21
  • New wallpaper 3 bathrooms 21
  • New clear plexiglass bilge access panels 21
  • Repacked port stuffing box 21
  • Powder coated salon door aluminum strips 21
  • Painted port engine room 21
  • New starboard shower access panels 22
  • New Sunbrella Bimini 22
  • New Sunbrella dinghy cover 22
  • New Sunbrella Anchor windless cover 22
  • New Sunbrella name board, horn and spot light covers 22
  • New bow seat cover 22
  • New bow seat cushion 22
  • New bridge access panels 22
  • Repacked starboard stuffing box 22
  • Refinished galley deck semi gloss varnish 22
  • Rebuilt port transmission pump 22
  • Rebuilt port raw water pump 22
  • Cleaned heat exchanger and inter cooler 22
  • Installed new generator fuel pump 22
  • New AwlCraft 2000 paint on cabin area forward of bridge 22
  • New port and starboard engine blue silicon hoses 22
  • Rebuilt port & starboard fresh water circulating pumps 22/23
  • New teak valences and wood blinds in galley 23
  • New varnish on bow pulpit 3 coats of Awlwood 23
  • Awlwood varnished name boards 23
  • Painted/varnished salon doors 24
  • Painted/varnished aft enclosure doors 24 6
  • Rebuilt mid-stateroom toilet pump 24
  • Awlwood varnished steps to bridge 24
  • Installed new forward windshield shade cover 24
  • New Uline Ice maker 24


Electronics

UPPER HELM:

  • Raytheon NECO 8401 autopilot
  • ICOM IC-M120 VHF
  • Datamarine S 100 DL knot meter
  • Airmar D800B-200 RCA depth finder
  • Rear view camera - superseded with new Garmin camera
  • Floating compass
  • Sony STR-DH90 stereo with speaker throughout
  • Shakespeare antennas

LOWER HELM:

  • Raytheon NECO 8401 autopilot
  • Raytheon RAY-88 VHF superseded with new VHF including Hailer in 2024
  • Motorola Triton MP+/MPC VHF
  • Datamarine 3200 knot meter
  • Datamarine 3000 depth finder
  • Furuno FR-805D 48-mile radar
  • (2) Garmin 12" and 9" MFD's
Electrical
  • Onan 20 kW generator
  • 240VAC/32VDC ship’s power
  • (8) AGM 8D batteries (2024)
  • Sterling Power 32V, 20A smart battery charger (2025)
  • Galvanic isolator (2018)
  • 50A shore power with 50; shore power cord
  • (2) Shore power cords; 25’
Engine and Mechanical
  • Twin GM 8V71TI 435 hp diesel engines
  • Allison 20L transmission
  • Packing gland with Gortex
  • Cable gear/throttle controls
  • Hydraulic steering
  • Synchronizer
  • Trim tabs
  • Walker air separators
  • (2) Racor 30mc fuel filter with vacuum gauges
  • (2) 10mc fuel filters
  • Automatic oil change system
  • Fiberglass engine exhaust manifolds (2019)
  • Kidde automatic fire suppression
  • (4) Bilge pumps
  • (4) Cruisair reverse-cycle heat and air-conditioning
  • Electric flush heads with holding tank
  • Tank Tender tank monitor
  • (2) Spare props
  • (1) Spare shaft
Deck and Hull
  • Spare Fortress FX-37 with 200ft chain and roller
  • Galley Maid electric windlass with foot and helm controls
  • Teak pulpit
  • Fiberglass nonskid decks
  • Fiberglass molded toe rails
  • Stainless steel stanchions with teak rails
  • Port and Starboard boarding gates
  • Custom built 4-step fiberglass boarding ladder with stainless handrail for floating docks
  • MarQuipt Sea Stairs
  • MarQuipt Boarding Ladder
  • Swim platform with swim ladder
  • Hard covered aft deck
  • Covers for rails, windshield, pulpit, forward bench, and deck furniture
  • Sunbrella Bimini (2022)
  • Freshwater washdowns forward and aft
  • MarQuipt GOLO 1000lbs electric davit
  • Boston Whaler 11ft tender with cover
  • 9.9 hp Mercury tiller outboard motor
  • 3-Panel windshield
  • Windshield shade cover (2024)
  • (2) Stowage boxes forward
  • Aft enclosure (2012)
  • 3M 70% tint window film
  • Painted stern (2019)
  • Brightwork (2023/2024)
  • Lower helm seat and cover (2020)
Generators
Generator 1
Make
Onan
KW
20
RPM
0
Hours
0
Detail
Onan, 20 KW

Price History

DateEventPrice
1/21/26Initial price$289,900

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