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- Cruising Speed: 9 kn
- Maximum Speed: 11.5 kn
- Beam: 16' 8''
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Max Draft: 5' 3''
- Displacement: 95,000 lb
- Fuel Tank: 2 x 550|gallon
- Fresh Water: 1 x 400|gallon
- Holding: 1 x 70|gallon
- Cabins: 3
- Heads: 2
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Prepare to embark on your dream adventure aboard this excellent example of a Selene 53 Ocean Trawler. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail by Jet Tern Marine, this capable ocean trawler is your ticket to unforgettable voyages and new horizons.
At 53 feet in length, the Selene 53 offers generous interior and exterior space, ensuring comfort and convenience. This capable ocean trawler delivers comfortable accommodations and timeless aesthetics. The interior is finished with quality materials and is bathed in natural light, thanks to several windows and ports. The versatile layout offers a salon and galley on one level, a pilothouse/interior helm with seating, a midships owner’s cabin with en-suite head, a forward guest cabin, and a bunk cabin with a desk to port. The guest cabins share the forward head.
The Selene 53's exceptional performance capabilities allow you to cruise the open waters confidently. Powered by a reliable Cummins 430 HP diesel engine, backed up by a 52 HP Yanmar, and assisted by stabilizers, this yacht delivers a smooth and stable ride, effortlessly gliding through waves while maintaining impressive fuel efficiency.
It’s easy to enjoy the outdoors aboard Ho Hum. Hop in the water from the swim platform, relax in a comfortable chair on the covered aft deck during a light rain, bask in the sun on the foredeck, and enjoy panoramic views from the bimini-covered flybridge. The aft deck can be accessed from the salon, the side decks from the pilot house, and the flybridge from both the aft and pilothouse.
The Selene 53 is not just any long-range ocean-going trawler. Its exquisite craftsmanship, superior fuel efficiency, and smooth, stable ride stand out. Its excellent cruising range and comfortable accommodations make it a top choice, and the fact that a couple can manage it adds to its appeal.
Take a leap, make Ho Hum yours, and enjoy an unforgettable adventure!
Contact the listing broker for additional photos and a summary of maintenance and improvements.
Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by S&J Yachts - Charleston.
Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.
Ho Hum offers luxurious accommodations for extended cruising and liveaboard use. It features a spacious owner's cabin with an en-suite head amidships and two guest cabins forward with an additional head. One of the guest cabins doubles as an office. The interior is finished with high-quality materials, including teak joinery, teak and holly flooring, granite counters, stainless steel ports, and plush upholstery.
Entering from the large aft deck, one walks through the main salon, past the galley to port, and the stairway to the owner’s cabin to starboard before stepping up to the pilothouse. There is a stairway to the cabins located forward and to the starboard in the pilothouse, as well as stairs to the flybridge aft and to the starboard in the pilothouse.
The well-appointed salon is accessible from the aft deck. It is finished with quality teak joinery and teak and holly flooring. To the starboard, there are two seats and storage. To port, there is a folding dining table with an L-shaped settee. The upholstery was recently replaced. Thanks to large windows, the space has plenty of natural light and provides excellent exterior views. There are seven opening windows in the salon and galley.
The galley is forward to port in the salon. There are overhead cabinets, under-counter cabinets/drawers, abundant storage, and Corian countertops.
The pilothouse is forward of the galley/salon and aft of the foredeck. It provides excellent visibility from the helm and has exterior doors to port and starboard. There is an L-shaped settee with a teak table, a single pilot berth, and a helm seat.
Ho Hum’s accommodations include an owner’s cabin amidships with an en-suite head and two guest cabins with a shared head. A stairway leads to the guest cabins from the pilothouse, and a separate stairway leads to the owner's cabin in the salon.
The heads have Techma electric flush toilets and separate showers.
The large owner’s cabin is amidships with easy access to the pilothouse, salon, and mechanical room via companionways, fore and aft. It features a queen bed, storage space, and an en-suite head with a separate shower.
The primary guest cabin is forward with a queen bed and storage. The primary guest cabin and guest cabin share the guest head.
The guest cabin and office are to port. It has twin offset beds, a storage locker, and a desk with a chair.
Beginning aft is a stern platform with stainless steel safety rails and a transom door leading to the aft deck. The aft deck is covered and offers plenty of room for deck chairs. It includes a deck hatch to access a large aft lazarette and a molded stairwell to the flybridge. There are side bulwark doors for access to the side decks, which are well-protected by high bulwarks. The aft cockpit and the covered portions of the side decks have glued-down teak decking. The exposed areas of the deck have molded non-skid. Bulwark cap rails are varnished teak with snap-on protective covers.
Aft Deck Equipment:
The flybridge offers excellent visibility from the helm station. A bimini covers it, and a fiberglass arch supports the radar and antennas. Built-in seating, a table, a helm station, two helm seats, a wet bar with a grill, and a sink make this space great for entertaining!
The aft sun deck accommodates the RIB with outboard and a 1,200 lbs. davit. There is additional room for electric bikes and chairs if needed.
The foredeck is accessible via a bulwark door on the starboard side that opens and leads to the walkaround deck. For safety, stainless steel rails surround the foredeck. There is a molded forward-facing settee with a cushion, a large anchor platform, an electric windlass, and a chain locker.
The Selene 53 Ocean Trawler is easy to maneuver thanks to bow and stern thrusters and its powerful 430 Cummins primary engine. There are two helms with redundant controls. One is in the enclosed pilothouse, and the other is on the flybridge.
Ho Hum has a Yanmar 52 HP "get home" engine with a separate shaft and feathering prop for redundancy.
Primary Engine: Cummins 6C TA 8.3 430 HP (7,521 hours) ESN/Model: 46257365
Secondary Engine: Yanmar 4JH3E 52 HP "get home" engine with a separate shaft and feathering propeller (781 hours)
Generator: Westerbeke 12.5BTDB 12.5 kW with control in the pilothouse (2,104 hours).
Gelcoat for hull (painted with Awlcraft in 2016), deck, superstructure & non-skid Vinylester resin for the first five lamination layers. Cymax bi-axis uni-direction stitched roving/mat. Glass mat and Divinycell core sandwich structure for hull side shell and superstructure. Longitudinal stringers & transverse frames system. Four watertight bulkheads (chain locker, fwd. E/R, after E/R, lazarette). Hull and deck joint sealed by glue bolted and laminated with mat and woven roving. Integral swim platform with extended hull. Recessed bow thruster tunnel. Integral FRP stern thruster.
The following air draft measurements are approximate and have not been confirmed.
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