Look at the ER on this '79 53C for sale in St Pete

[SKYCHENEY]

Called Panduit and the covers start popping off after a while in the heat

We had them in the engine room of a 49 Gulfstar MY, and never had a problem. I liked them so much that I used them when we converted an old Eagle Bus into a motorhome. No issues with that one either.

[Boatsb]

I've replaced a few covers over the years but they hold up well.

We use them in professional AV also.

Great access and a way to clean things up.

[rsmith]

Scott, think it's more like 2.5 gals per mile making 24 knots, that's what we burned when we had the 8v92TI 's.
With the CAT's its about the same fuel burn per mile making 25.5 -26 knots.

I burn 42gph @2100 19ktS mine are 525hp the 8/92’s they put in the last 2 years of the 53 should be 650hp. @about 50gph from what I remember @22kts so yeah a little over 2gpm but still close to 500nm range

[Eddieclemons]

Where is the engine room access on a 53C? Is that it on the far port side of the cockpit? I called the broker for just a couple of quick questions, and I lead with "are the rebuilds documented for review." Maybe it was just me, but he seemed agitated with me. I just got the old comment"it's a old boat, you should just come crawl around it and smell it? He did state that receipts were available and that the owner bought a Viking and was a mechanic, but not the rebuild mechanic. Maybe it's just too soon for me to shop, who knows. We will be in Tampa on the 4th for a week, so maybe we can take a look.

[Eddieclemons]

A quick search finds that the current owner has definitely improved the boat from it's last listing in 2015. It looks to have benefitted from her owner/operator of Right Choice Marine which I was told may now be closed, at least in it's past format/storefront.

https://youtu.be/luL6sXA1g3k