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Re: Looking for a quality 53 for sale on the east coast
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Re: Looking for a quality 53 for sale on the east coast
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Re: Looking for a quality 53 for sale on the east coast
We were on a 54MY last week and I thought that was wide. I can only imagine how nice the 56 feels. However, I was worried about getting a boat with such a large beam. I thought it would be difficult docking, finding slips, maneuvering in fairways, etc. I also assumed that the fuel burn would be a lot greater.
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Re: Looking for a quality 53 for sale on the east coast
We all use our boats in different ways so as much as I can understand that a few owners rarely use or need a tender, personally I can't imagine not having one.
Launching from the top deck is extremely easy and can be done quickly by one person if rigged right. The key is to have a long line attached on the tender from the stern and bow cleats. I also keep a line attached on the boat top deck with a carabiner at the end which gets clipped to the tender line. That way I can control the tender from the top deck as I am running the davit. No need for a second person or a boat hook.
As to the size of the 53, yes it feels much bigger than most 40 footers but you quickly get over it. I do most docking from the lower helm and the sight lines both forward and aft are great. By being at the lower helm you are within a few steps of the side decks and spring lines.
Also the hull shape and the weight makes it much easier to handle because they won't get blown around by wind unlike smaller lighter flat bottomed aft cabins
I disagree about the rudders being too small. One test of rudder effectiveness is to start moving on one engine and see how much the boat turns before the rudders kick in. The 53 will barely start showing sign of turning before the rudders become effective enough to keep it going straight on one engine.Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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Re: Looking for a quality 53 for sale on the east coast
Your right Jack, beautiful boat, but I 100% agree on the engines. I would've rather had CAT's, Detroit 60 Series, Cummins, Volvos etc. Anything except the MANS, of the MAN boats I've run, they all run nice smooth, and fast, BUT BUT BUT they were finicky and expensive to keep, especially if you need a rebuild. A friend of mine with 47 Viking just had to rebuild one of his because it sucked coolant and it was a $100K Job. I had a similar issue with a 6V92 and after rebuild it was $15,000 +/-. That was with New Heads, Full Kits, Rods, and Bearings. I do like how MANS run when they're running well but their Service Routines are expensive, they have very finicky fuel systems, and god forbid you pop one. It cost him 5 Times the cost of our rebuild and we have essentially the same size boats. His is faster on a calm day, but for that amount of money I'm not sure his little extra speed is worth it.
Whoever restyled 52 Hatteras' windows must be a Viking enthusiast because they are angled and styled to look like a 2000 Viking 55C.
Again, nice boat though overall.
Tony
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Re: Looking for a quality 53 for sale on the east coast
No doubt the MANs are expensive to maintain. I don't have an issue with them as they are pretty reliable and give good service life if maintained. Its the particular ones in this boat that are an issue. They tend to fail early and often the failures are catastrophic requiring a new engine not even a rebuild. When I was shopping it was pretty common to see boats that were 8 years old or less and had already replaced or rebuilt one with less than 1000 hours. I looked at a 54 Vicem that was only 6 years old and had replaced one engine at 300 hours and the other at 700. My neighbor had them in his 48 Viking. MAN had someone on the boat a few times per season. He sold the boat as soon as the warranty expired. Said he wouldn't own them out of warranty. He bought a 54 Viking with a pair of 1550HP common rail MANs. 8 years and no issues with them. Only time MAN was on the boat was for routine service.
Jack Sardina
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Re: Looking for a quality 53 for sale on the east coast
The listing says it all. One engine has 700hrs the other one 10hrs which Means it failed at around 700hrs. Case closed
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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