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1980 Mao Ta Skye 51

$69,000

Used

Boat in Santa Cruz, CA 95060 US

builtBuilt in 1980
Year the boat was built
model

Skye 51

Boat model
engine

1 Engine (Perkins)

Engine type and count
length

51 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material

51' Skye 51 '80 "Zykanthos"

A wonderful and capable vessel, this Skye 51 features good equipment and custom upgrades for comfortable cruising. Well-crafted teak interior offers two staterooms and two heads in an ideal layout for the cruising family or couple with occasional guests. ZYKANTHOS represents a truly outstanding performance cruiser and is a very special market opportunity. ZYKANTHOS is ready for some updating, including decks, standing rigging, and sails.

****1 Year Santa Cruz Slip Possible****

Nominal Length
51ft
Length Overall
51ft
Length at Waterline
42.92ft
Beam
14.25ft
Max Draft
8ft
Drive Up Draft
8ft
Cabin Headroom
6.33ft
Displacement
38708lb
Ballast
15500lb
Range
400nmi
Fresh Water Tanks
70gal
Fuel Tanks
140gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Engine 1
Engine Make
Perkins
Engine Model
4-236
Total Power
70hp
Engine Type
inboard
Fuel Type
diesel
Drive Type
v
Propeller Type
3-blade
Disclaimer

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.

Accommodations

ZYKANTHOS has a standard Skye 51 layout, with minor interior modifications: The forepeak contains pipe berths, a small sink and storage. It can be used as quarters for a professional captain, or for storage and children's sleeping quarters. The forepeak can be accessed either from a sliding foredeck hatch or via the forward stateroom.
 Aft of the forepeak is a full width forward head with shower, and a double-berth forward stateroom following. This area has been modified to make for a more open feel and an attractive owner's cabin, with ample hanging locker and drawer storage.
 The main salon offers a full dinette with seating for 6-8 people on starboard, with settee and small pilot berth opposite. All surfaces are faced with varnished teak, including teak and holly sole. The main salon provides substantial storage space. Note that the batteries have been placed in watertight boxes beneath the salon floorboards, for weight and storage considerations.
 Aft of the main salon, the galley is located to port and an aft-facing navigation station is to starboard of the main companionway. A bridge deck aft of the companionway provides ample headroom in the aft cabin, which offers a double berth, hanging locker, small vanity and aft head with shower. Aft cabin is light and well ventilated, with a deck hatch above.
 This layout provides good separation and privacy for two couples, or for children. Interior is in good condition throughout. Headroom is approximately 6'4".

Galley

Propane stove with broiler

Microwave oven

Pressure water system

Electronics and Navigation

Depth sounder

Autopilot

Compass

GPS

Radar

VHF radio

Hand-held VHF radio

SSB radio

Clock and barometer

Tank level indicator

Electrical

12V DC and 110V AC

Battery monitor

Battery charger

Deck

Anchor with chain and rode

Electric windlass

Anchor and steaming lights

Deck light

Running lights

Bow pulpit and rails

Lifelines and stanchions

Dock lines and fenders

Swim ladder

Hull

Actual LOA 50’6”

Last bottom paint 12/25

To increase upwind performance, the first owner of the boat added 900 lbs of lead to the keel and increased the draft from 7 feet to 8 feet.

Sails and Rigging

Manual boom vang

Wire standing rigging

Hydraulic backstay adjuster

Aluminum mast

Mainsheet traveler

Mast steps

Spinnaker pole

Roller furling on headsail

Winches: 

Mainmast (1) Barient 24 2-speed self-tailing

 (1) Barient 25 2-speed

 (2) Lewmar 42 2-speed

 (1) each Lewmar 42 2-speed self-tailing 

Mainsheet (1) Lewmar 42 2-speed self-tailing

Primary (2) Lewmar 66 2-speed self-tailing electric

Secondary (2) Lewmar 55 2-speed self-tailing

Mizzen (2) Barient 21 2-speed

 

Sails:

 Two complete sets, one 1980/90, one new 2000

 (1) 1/2oz. spinnaker (very thin)

 (1) 1 1/2oz. (good shape)

 (1) 150% Genoa (like new!)

Engine and Mechanical

3-blade folding prop

Engine alarm

Fuel filter

Stove fuel shut-off valve

Manual and electric bilge pumps

Manual head with overboard discharge

Watermaker 

Safety

Bell

Emergency tiller

EPIRB

Flares

Exclusions

All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.

Price History

DateEventPrice
3/10/26Initial price$69,000

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