53' Custom - Wade Alarie Roberts 53

This is an actively cruising, turn-key, custom built Roberts 53 radius chine steel cutter. This well apportioned yacht features all the creature comforts that you would expect for a custom-built world cruiser of this size - built for a cruising couple and a few guests. It sails well in light air (Code Zero 1100 square feet) and big seas (sailing with double reefed main in over 50 knots and 15 foot seas). Although documented in 1992, it was not launched until 1998 and completed in water, until 2002 (and not brought to salt water until 2009). It has LED lighting and many conveniences that will have you preferring life at anchor, although you can also enjoy marina life. It has: a Lazy Boy double loveseat recliner, Isotherm 120V/12V freezer (95 litres, 3.9 cu ft), Top-Loading refrigeration (evaporator plate) (6 insulation),26" multi-system TV with multi-system VCR and zone-free DVD, Bose Lifestyle 25 surround sound, with speakers in the cockpit and aft cabin, Pressurized hot (6 gallon tank plumbed inline with the engine coolant) and cold water, Volvo Ardic forced air diesel furnace. Heater Craft 501-H 3 speed heater (plumbed with the engine coolant), Maytag full size clothes washer, 220V oven (2000W), 220V electric JennAir Range, Marine Aluminum BBQ with fiberglass tanks, Heads - Lavac Zenith (2) with manual and electric pumps,all hatches have mosquito screens/night shading, transom lockers for scuba tanks ropes and inflatable fenders, 12V burglar alarm (heat sensing), North Carolina manufactured hard bimini, two folding bicycles, removable hard (steel) dodger / dog-house with safety/tinted glass windows (one opens forward), SCUBA diving equipment and 2 tanks to fit several divers, large, above water swim platform attached to the transom. This is a very well maintained yacht, seeing continual product improvement as its builder and first mate cruise the world.

Steel: Bottom of keel 1/2". Sides of keel 1/4". Hull 3/16". Deck 9/64".
Insulated with 2 part polyurethane spray foam (3) from underside of deck to waterline.
Rig cutter rigged, 10mm SS 316 stays and turnbuckles used throughout
Mast height above deck 62 6 (deck stepped) (above water 72' including instruments)
Boom length- 21 6
Sail Specifications(Challenge Sailcloth) Main (new 2019) 540 sq ft (2 "regular reefing points), 11.9 oz (Tides Marine UHMW track used with batslides and lazy jacks) Jib (new 2017) 520 sq ft, 9.3 oz Staysail 230 sq ft, 10.62 oz, 900 sq foot Code Zero (new for 2017)
Weight -64,000 lbs (measured at Bock Marine, Beaufort North Carolina, 3 November 2009)
Ballast 17,000 lbs
Auxiliary Volvo TMD 31D, 100 H.P. turbo. Wesmar 8 HP 12V electrical bow thruster. Engine room fed with 150 cu ft passive intake, and a separate 150 cu ft exhaust blower.
Electrical - 110V/220V boat, two Victron Isolation transformers (110V and 220V), 10 solar panels 1820W with Victron MPPT controllers, Spreco Silent Wind Generator, 200A high output alternator in addition to the Volvo factory installed 60A alternator.
Batteries - 12V engine starting, 12V genset starting, 12V 8D bow (for bowthruster and windlass), House Bank: Lithium Iron Phosphate (700 Ahr Winston Cells)
Water tanks(2) approximately 200 gallons capacity
Watermaker -EchoTech 12 Volt DC Watermaker 200-DML-1
Fuel tanks(3) calibrated to 210 gallons capacity (AFT 110 in 1/4 aluminum tank) (FWD 100 in 1/4 aluminum tank) (and a small 5 gallon day tank for the cabin heater)
Holding Tanks(3) 2 X 35 gals black water, 35 gals grey water
Winches Andersen stainless steel ST, two 68ST (jib), two 52ST (staysail), one 52ST (mainsheet), two 52ST (halyard winches mounted on the mast), one 40ST (to control the Dutchman boom brake), and one 18ST mounted under the boom (mainsail furling and boom outhaul).
Instruments- Raytheon (now RayMarine) ST60 series, including depth, wind, speed, autopilot (ST 7000 ) and Furuno radar.AIS. ICOMMC-802 SSB/HAM radio with DSC and Pactor III modem. ICOM IC-M504 VHF Radio with DSC. Spare VHF Standard Horizon Intrepid .
Yeoman plotter. Garmin GPSMAP 580 (world-wide charts) (this provides alternate NMEA 0183 GPS signal). Electronic charting (IslandTime 12V mini PC built-in) integrating GPS (several), AIS receive, OpenCPN PC chart plotter, vector and rastor based digital charts - many alternatives and redundancies through laptops as well.
Steering- Wheel over hydraulic (not electrically powered), Hynautic H-41 helm pump,
Octopus Heavy-Duty Hydraulic CRP.
Safety- fire extinguishers (3), Nighthawk CO Detector, Kidde wireless smoke detectors (2), Yachtsman 30C Marine Halon 1301 automatic fire extinguisher in engine room space, Plastimo Offshore (4) liferaft.
Ventilation- Plenty with 23 hatches/portlights (Goit). 6 - 4" dorade boxes. 5 - 4" NICRO day/night solar vents.
Ground Tackle - anchors (88 lb Rocna, two 60 lb plows, 75 lb danforth, 60 lb SS Bruce), two lengths 250' 3/8" galvanized G4 chain.
IdealV4C Vertical Windlass with wildcat and gypsy
Tender- Zodiac Cadet RIB(hypalon) with Suzuki 4- stroke outboard.