Overview

Manufacturer:

53' Bruce Roberts Steel Cutter Ketch 

Fuel:

Diesel 

Length:

53 Feet 

Hull Material:

Steel 

Price:

$ 169,500.00 

Year:

2000 

New/Used:

Used 

Boat Location:

Portsmouth NH United States 

Planet Yacht #:

3038 

Description

Overview: hull, deck, pilothouse & accomodations The hull is constructed of hefty 6 mm mild steel. The deck is constructed of 4 mm mild steel. There is an integral steel bowsprit with a custom walkway. The hull, deck, pilothouse and steel fittings are very robust and the workmanship is excellent. The keel is a shallow draft, full keel with an attached skeg rudder. The ballast (10,000 lbs /4,500 kilos) is steel bedded in concrete. The hulls above the waterline as well as the decks are insulated with 2" or more of expanding urethane foam insulation for sound absorption and as a temperature/humidity barrier. The insulated hull and deck insure the interior will be moisture free and comfortable in the tropics as well as in high latitudes. Accommodations consist of the pilothouse, saloon, galley, navigation area, master cabin and full head aft, and two guest cabins and a full head forward. There is a large full standing height engine room/workshop amidships, just aft of the galley. The interior is finished in 1/2" white acrylic laminated marine grade Baltic Birch trimmed in oiled teak. Cabin soles are 1/2" oiled marine grade teak & holly veneered plywood. Overheads are vinyl covered 1/2" marine grade Baltic Birch. Headroom, lighting & ventilation are excellent throughout the boat. Headroom averages about 80" (6 ft 8 inches) or 2.2 meters. Berth lengths are also excellent averaging 78", (6 ft 6 inches) or 2.1 meters. A few noteworthy design features are: 1. the very robust steel construction including the built in steel bow sprit, stern davits, and stainless steel cleats, throughhulls & seacocks. 2 The dual steering stations, one in the pilothouse with 300 degree visibility and one being a conventional cockpit helm with six spoke wheel. 3. outstanding headroom, light and ventilation throughout the boat, with large Lexan windows in the pilothouse, (four facing forward, four to the sides and two facing aft). 4. the full height, walk-in engine room with 84" (7 ft 0 inches), (2.3 meters) of headroom. Spars, rigging, sails & deck hardware The boat is ketch/cutter rigged to allow maximum sail combinations and control of sail area. The masts and booms are aluminum. The main mast has two sets of spreaders and the mizzen mast as a single set. Both main mast and mizzen have stainless steel mast steps from deck level to the tops. Standing rigging is 5x19 wire. Sails are four Dacron sails, all traditional tanbark in color. Total sail area is 1511 sq ft or 140.4 sq meters. See below for spar lengths & individual sizes. The fore and aft sails were all inspected and reconditioned by North sail loft in November of 2008. The mainsail is a conventional main with battens and luff slides. The jib and staysail are conventional with "hank-on" luff hooks. Masts, booms and travelers ------------------------------------- Main mast, 57 ft 9", 17.60 m Main boom, 17 ft 10", 5.44 m Mizzen mast, 36 ft 6", 11.13 m Mizzen boom, 10 ft 8", 3.25 m Main mast has SS saftey rails Main and mizzen have lazy jacks Main traveler is behind cockpit Mizzen traveler is on stern rail Sails, winches and rope clutches ------------------------------------- Mainsail, 455 sq ft, 42.27 sqm Mizzen, 160 sq ft, 14.88 sqm Jib, 652 sq ft, 60.57 sqm Staysail, 244 sq ft, 22.64 sqm Symetrical spinnaker (blue & white) 2 Anderson 2S winches on the mast 2 Anderson 2S winches on coachhouse 2 Anderson 2S winches in cockpit 2 Harken 2SST winches in cockpit Rope clutches at mast & coachhouse Saloon, pilothouse & galley The boat is entered via a companionway forward of the cockpit. A sliding steel cover and hinged teak doors open and close the entry. Entry is into the pilothouse area which is surrounded by 10 Lexan windows. Three teak steps lead to a platform where the helmsman can stand or can sit at the inside steering station. Three more teak steps lead down to the galley/saloon level. The galley, saloon and steering station are all open permitting excellent headroom, light, ventilation and easy communication between all areas. The saloon is amidships to starboard and opposite the galley and forward head. The saloon provides a generous seating area with a large folding teak table. Just aft of the settee and table is a passageway leading aft to the navigation desk, pilot berth and the aft cabin. A Dickinson marine diesel cabin heater on the port bulkhead can easily warm the saloon, navigation area, and galley. The galley is to port of the steering station and saloon, sharing the amidships portion of the boat. It is light and has lots of headroom and good ventilation. The galley as the rest of the boat is paneled in white marine grade Birch, trimmed in teak. The floor is teak and holly veneer marine plywood. The galley features a three burner, Plastimo LPG stove/oven, two deep stainless steel sinks, and a handy storage bin running the full length of the galley countertop. The refrigerator is an Isotherm cold plate type, top access refrigerator/freezer. The forward head and shower is located forward and port of the saloon & galley and adjacent to the two forward cabins. Like the rest of the boat it is paneled in white Birch and trimmed in oiled teak. It offers a vanity, four storage cabinets, a deep stainless sink, hot & cold pressure water, a handheld shower head and an electric Vaccuflush head. Three staterooms, navigation desk, pilot's cabin and two full heads with showers The boat has three private staterooms and a semi-private pilot's cabin. Forward of the saloon are two private sleeping cabins. Each offers a large berth, a desk or study area and plenty of light and storage. The cabins are paneled in white marine Birch and trimmed in oiled teak. There is built in shelving and bins, cabinets and drawers. The desk or study area in each cabin is a real plus. The cabins were designed to allow the owners two children to each have a secure, private area with a place to study, read and play. The two cabins each have an opening overhead hatch and three ports so are very well lighted and ventilated. Each berth can be expanded to a double with inserts. And additional storage is available under each berth. Aft of the saloon, on the starboard side is a passageway leading aft first to the a large wet locker, large navigation desk and the ships electrical panels, then continuing aft into a semi-private pilot's cabin with a pilots berth and then to the aft most cabin and aft head and shower. The navigation & electrical panel area offers a large navigation desk with an opening desk top, and storage for charts, logs and books underneath. Above and behind the desk are two tiers of storage bins and shelves, excellent for holding log books, etc. Under the desk are three cabinets offering more. A Navtex weather receiver is mounted here, as well as a wireless network router, a chart light, 110 vac outlet, fan, etc. Opposite the navigation desk, built into the steering station platform is a large storage area, holding numerous tool boxes, the ships' batteries, a large chart storage drawer, etc. The aft cabin has a large single berth to port, a settee to starboard and a good sized hanging locker. It may be possible to expand the berth to a good double berth as shown in the "Interior Cabin Plan" line drawing shown here. The aft head is located to starboard of the passageway, adjacent to the aft cabin. Like the rest of the boat it is paneled in white Birch and trimmed in oiled teak. It offers a vanity, storage cabinets, a deep stainless sink, hot & cold pressure water, a handheld shower head and a manual operated head. Inside & outside steering stations Inside steering steering station ------------------------------------- Perkins M90 control panel Micro Comander engine controls Sleipner hydraulic steering Varnished teak steering wheel Com Nav auto-pilot control ComNav rudder angle display Garmin GPSmap 162 GPS/display Noland Eng. NMEA data multiplex Raytheon SL70 radar control head Icom M04 25 watt VHF with DSC Icom M710 150 watt HF SSB Navtex digital weather receiver Large card compass (inoperative) Outside (cockpit) steering station ------------------------------------- Perkins M90 remote panel Micro Comander engine controls Sleipner hydraulic steering Stainless steel six spoke wheel 5" gimbled ships compass B&G wind, speed & depth displays Airmar boat speed transducer Simpson windlass remote control ComNav rudder angle display SSB antenna is next to mizzen mast Radar antenna is on mizzen mast Icom AT130 SSB tuner in overhead Electrical systems: 120 VAC and 12-14 VDC The ships AC & DC electrical panels are mounted conveniently on the bulkhead opposite the navigation desk at eye level. The main panel is hinged and opens easily for access and inspection. The ships wiring is extremely well organized and labeled. The panels include: the ships main AC panels, three DC panels, the Heart Link 2000R control & display panel, 2 bilge pump control/display panels, two fuel guages and propane fume detector contol/display panel. 120/220 VAC electrical system ------------------------------------- 120 VAC, 30 amp shore power system 2 30 amp, 50 ft shore power cords Main AC panel in navig passageway Heart Freedom 2500 inverter/charger Mastervolt 220 VAC battery charger Transformer (120 VAC to 220 VAC) 5 gal hotwater heater eng/120 vac 120 vac outlets in all the cabins 12-14 VDC electrical system ------------------------------------- 110 amp alternator on main engine 4 solar panels on the coach roof Cruising Equipment 12 vdc regulator Sleipner 7 amp solar regulator Heart Link 2000R stage regulator 6 Promaster 12v batteries (Jan 2008) 1 Promaster 12v engine start batt) Halogen overhead & reading lights Total of 7 12 vdc fans thru boat Engine room: Walk-in, full height engine room / mechanical systems One of the more valuable design elements of the Bruce Roberts 53 is it's walk-in, full height engine room, located just aft of the galley. The main engine is accessed here as well as other mechanical systems. Perkins M90, 81 HP diesel (1570 hrs) Dual Micro Commander eng controls (controls are both inside & outside) 2x 250 liter stainless fuel tanks Dual Raycor 500 fuel filters Hurth 2.03:1 gear/transmission Aqua-drive antivibration coupler 1.5" stainless propellor shaft Fixed, 3 blade propeller Sleipner hydraulic steering system Jabsco 12 vdc elec head forward Perko manual head aft Waste macerator pump 2 Jabsco 3000 auto bilge pumps 1 Whale Gusher manual bilge pump 2 Jabsco shower pumps 1 Jabsco engine romm blower Additional equipment, ground tackle, miscellaneous Bowsprit rollers for two anchors Primary anchor, CQR type, 60 lb Simpson Lawrence V2200 windlass (remote control at cockpit helm) 4 Type I PFDs & 6 Type II PFDs Shop vac 2 HP wet/dry vaccuum Brief history of boat construction and passages The present owners of "Mother of Perl" are Ben, wife Gretchen, and their two adult children, Kristen and Thomas. Ben and Gretchen designed the boat over a three year period from 1995 through 1998. The design evolved from many ideas and sources but was primarily derived from Bruce Robert's "Centennial 45". Construction commenced in May of 1998 in Europe where Ben and Gretchen were working at the time, (computer/IT industry). Her hull, interior, deck, tankage, and propulsion were fabricated and installed by Put Veini in Riga, Latvia. She was then motored to Tallinn, Estonia where her interior and systems were added and finished by Topp Jaht. She was then motored to Vastervik, Sweden where her masts and rigging and sails were installed. Her first sail was from Vastervik, Sweden back to Tallin, Estonia where the finishing touches were completed in early 2000. Through the summer of 2000, the family cruised the Baltic archipelagos, the Kiel canal, the "mast-up" route through the Netherlands, then across the English Channel, along the South coast of the UK, through the Straits of Gibraltar and southwest to the Canary Islands. Ben and Gretchen planned to sail the boat to the Caribbean and eventually to sail to their home in New Hampshire. In November of 2000, they joined the ARC trans-Atlantic rally fleet and sailed from Gran Canaria to St. Lucia in the eastern Caribbean. Once in the Caribbean they cruised the Caribbean seasonally. Each winter for 3-4 months from 2001 through 2008 they island hopped around the Leeward Islands. Finally in the late summer of 2008, they sailed her home to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where they live today. And "Mother of Perl" swings gently on her mooring in the harbor outside Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Name/Designer

Boat Name:

Mother of Pearl 

Designer:

Bruce Roberts 

Dimensions

LOA:

53'  

Displacement:

49000 

LWL:

40' 9 

Ballast

10000  

Beam:

15' 6 

Bridge Clearance:

 

Draft:

5' 6 

Engine Details

Engines:

Single 

Engine Make:

Perkins  

Engine Hours:

1570 

Engine HP:

81 

Cruising Speed:

6 

Engine Model:

M90 

Max Speed:

9 

Tankage

Fuel:

264 

Holding:

15 

Water:

264 

More Details

Broker Information

Broker:

Edwards Yacht Sales 

Phone:

727-507-8222 

Fax:

727-531-9379 

City:

Clearwater 

State:

FL 

Zip Code:

33764 

Country:

US 

Listing Broker:

Bob Cook 

Listing Broker Cell:

239-877-4094 

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