Offered By: Yachtfinders Windseakers
Engine
Yanmar 4LH-DTE
Total Power
125hp
Engine Hours
5096
Class
Cruisers
Length
53ft
Year
1970
Model
GALLANT 53
Capacity
-
Boat Details
Description
53' Southern Ocean Gallant 53 '70 "Auntie"
FOR THE CRUISING SAILOR, THIS VESSEL IS PAPERED TO STAYIN FRENCH POLYNESIA INDEFINITELY AS LONG AS SHE RETURNS TO THE ISLANDS PRIOR TO APRIL, 2026
The Gallant 53 was designed by the celebrated architect and yacht designer, E.G. Van de Stadt; the culmination of his pioneering work and vast experience in the development of offshore glass fiber yachts for which he became internationally renowned. To many eyes, this Van de Stadt design is still one of the most attractive ever conceived with beautiful lines and superb proportions. In 1967, the Gallant was awarded the Lloyd’s Register of Shipping 1968 Yacht Trophy for outstanding design, performance and craftsmanship – then universally recognized as the highest distinction any designer and yard may hope to achieve. The boats soon gained a reputation for their good looks, bulletproof construction, superb motion in a seaway and, as has been proven, the ease with which they can be handled with a minimum crew. Twenty-two were built as ketches or cutter-rigged sloops by Southern Ocean Shipyard Ltd and by Tylers in England from 1967 to 1973.
Current owner is the second owner and has owned the boat for 24 years. She began a solo circumnavigation from Ventura, California in December 2014 and crossed path in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia in April 2020. Most recently, she single-handed the difficult upwind nonstop passage from the Marquesas to San Diego.
Measurements
Speed & Distance
Cruising Speed:8kn
Max Speed:10.2kn
Range:150nm
Dimensions
Nominal Length:53ft
Length Overall:53ft
Length on Deck:53ft
Max Draft:8.5ft
Beam:13ft
Cabin Headroom:6.33ft
Length at Waterline:38.75ft
Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks:3 × 100gal
Fresh Water Tank Material:grp
Fuel Tanks:3 × 63gal
Fuel Tank Material:grp
Holding Tanks:45gal
Holding Tank Material:grp
Accommodations
Heads:1
Propulsion
Engine Make:Yanmar
Engine Model:4LH-DTE
Engine Year:1993
Total Power:125hp
Engine Hours:5096
Engine Type:inboard
Drive Type:direct
Fuel Type:diesel
Propeller Type:4-blade
More Details
Accommodations
This Gallant 53 has a very functional and safe interior for offshore sailing and ocean passages.
Entering from the spacious cockpit to both port and starboard are very comfortable changing seats followed by a U-shaped galley to port and a forward-facing navigation station to starboard. One step down to the salon which features a U-shaped settee to port that converts to a double berth. A sea berth is outboard and above with ample storage under. A settee/berth with outboard sea berth and ample storage is to starboard.
Passageway forward with an enclosed head to port and a comfortable V-berth master cabin forward.
Galley
Isotherm keel-cooled 24V refrigerator/freezer (2014)
3-burner Force 10 propane stove with oven
Seagull water filtering system
Pressure fresh water system
Dual stainless steel sinks
(5) 2.5-gal aluminum propane tanks with dedicated vented locker with remote shutoff
Electronics and Navigation
Airmar Ultrasonic wind speed and direction indicator
Raymarine E-97 depth sounder and fishfinder
Raymarine HD Digital 48-mi radar (11/23)
Digital Yacht AIS (2024)
Airmar weather station (GPS, barometer ultrasonic wind)
Iridium GO satellite communications device
Icom M-802 SSB radio with modem
Chelsa clock
Raymarine EVO autopilot and rudder angle indicator
Pioneer radio/CD amp with (4) speakers and subwoofer
LG and Dell flatscreen monitors
(2) Raymarine E-97 multifunction displays
Navionics electronic charts for the world
(2) Raymarine EVO autopilot control heads
Capilano hydraulic balanced steering autohelm ram and autopilot
Hy-ProDrive HS50 linear autopilot ram installed as backup (never used)
Raymarine P70 data displays in all cabins (6)
Electrical
12V DC, 24V DC
110V AC and 220V AC
(8) 6V lead acid batteries (2022) 440 amp hrs
(2) engine start batteries with selector switch
(1) genset start battery with selector switch
24V DC to 12V DC 60amp converter equalizer
Link battery monitor
Victron (110V) and Sterling (110V and 230V) battery chargers (2023)
Remote control panels for both Victron and Sterling
Northern Lights 5kW generator (3010 hrs)
110V shore power cord
Victron MultiPlus 3K charger/inverter (2023)
Ability to charge from 110V or 220V AC
Interior voltage is 110V AC
Powerhero step-up voltage converter – 110V to 220V AC (ability to use two 220V AC outlets
Deck
55-lb Bruce anchor with 330’ chain and sea water flush
Lofrans Tigress electric windlass with deck switches
Iverson dodger (2019), hatch covers (2022), outboard cover (2024)
AB 8’ 3-person dinghy (2017) with 33hp Mercury outboard
Anchor and steaming lights
Deck light
Running lights
Tricolor light
Bow pulpit and rails with life raft easy launch enclosure
Lifelines and custom stanchions
Boarding gates
Dock lines and fenders
Swim ladder
Outboard mount
Kayak rack
Force 10 Propane BBQ
Hull
Modified full keel with spade rudder
Actual LOA: 53’
Last bottom paint – September 2023
Sails and Rigging
Manual boom vang
Wire standing rigging
Aluminum keel-stepped mast
Mainsheet traveler
Lewmar carbon whisker pole
Harken MK 2.5 roller furling on headsail
Tides Marine low-friction sail track
(2) Lewmar 54ST electric winches
(2) Lewmar 58ST self-tailing manual winches
Full-battened mainsail (New 2/2020)
110% roller furling jib (New 2/2020)
Asymmetrical spinnaker with sock (2013)
Rigging and hardware to raise/reef mainsail from cockpit via electric winches
Engine and Mechanical
4-blade feathering Max-Prop
Additional T100 Nauta diesel fuel bladders – (1) 20-gal and (1) 10-gal
Inboard centrifugal diesel fuel filter
Raw water sea strainer
Racor fuel filter with shut-off valves
Cockpit engine controls
Acoustic engine area insulation
Halon engine fire extinguishing
(2) electric bilge pumps
Thomas centrifugal spin dryer
Dometic VacuFlush head
45-gal fiberglass holding tank with deck and overboard pumpout
Cruise RO 30gph watermaker (membranes replaced 10/2023)
Tides Marine shaft seal
Transmission vibration protector
24V DC high output alternator with wake speed external regulator (2024)
Dual 12V starting batteries with selector
Single 12V generator battery with selector switch
Safety
(2) fire extinguishers
Viking 6-person life raft (New 2012, repacked 2/2019)
Emergency tiller
McMurdo EPIRB
Harnesses
Horn and whistle
Additional Information
Import tax paid in French Polynesia. Vessel can stay unlimited time if she returns prior to April 28, 2026
Exclusions
All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.
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.
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