DeFever

1988 DeFever 53 Performance Offshore Cruiser

198853 Performance Offshore Cruiser
Pre-OwnedPower
$499,500 USD
$707,916 CAD
La Pointe, Wisconsin, United States
53'Length
1988Year
16' 6"Beam
3Cabins
DieselFuel

Key Specifications

Length53' (56' 7" LOA)
Beam16' 6"
Draft4' 8"
Year1988
CategoryLong Range Cruiser, Motor Yachts
TypePower
Hull MaterialFiberglass
Fuel TypeDiesel
Cruise Speed17 Knots
Max Speed22 Knots

Weight & Displacement

Dry Weight55,000 lbs

Accommodation

Cabins3
Heads3

Tank Capacities

Fuel800 gal
Fresh Water400 gal
Holding125 gal

Highlights & Features

Single Family Ownership Since New – Always Freshwater & Indoor Heated Winter Storage

Repowered in 2023 with twin 500hp Caterpillar C7.1 turbo diesels
Exterior Completely repainted including the nonskid decks 2024-2025
Exterior Brightwork refinished 2024-2025
All New Raymarine Electronics 2023

About This Yacht

The Defever 53 POC is one of Arthur DeFever’s most desirable designs. Kinship, re-powered in 2023 is now faster, quieter and more efficient. The Kinship cruises effortlessly at 17 kts with a top speed of 22 kts. At 9 - 10 kts (the original hull speed) the boat has 25% more range.

The boat has better economy and range as well as the muscle to run fast when crossing the gulf-stream or outrunning a storm.


DH Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Barkers Island Marina. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

Propulsion

Engine 1Caterpillar C7.1 Turbo
Year2022TypeInboardFuelDieselPower500 HPPower373 KWHours218SerialJEZ00802
Engine 2Caterpillar C7.1 Turbo
Year2022TypeInboardFuelDieselPower500 HPPower373 KWHours219SerialJEZ00805

Generators

Generator 1Onan
Power15.0 KW
Generator 2Onan
Power7.5 KW

Registration

HIN/IMOPOF53054C888

Full Details

General Description

The DeFever 53 POC Motor Yacht (the POC stands for Performance Offshore Cruiser) was built in Taiwan by Sen Koh on a fully cored semi-displacement hull with a wide beam, hard aft chines, and a long keel. The galley-up floor plan is arranged with three staterooms on the lower level including a spacious V berth and large V I P guest cabin forward and an even larger primary stateroom with direct (private) access from the main salon aft. Each roomy stateroom has a private head with separate stall showers. The galley is open to and very much a part of the main salon. A staircase in the wheelhouse leads up to the fly-bridge helm position. Like most Asian-built yachts of her era, the interior is fully paneled with quality teak woodwork and joinery. Additional features include bridge overhangs for the side decks and aft deck, a walk-in engine room, molded fore-deck seating.

Refit Details


2022 and 2023 Repower and Drivetrain Upgrades

·        New Twin 500 hp, Caterpillar C7.1 turbo diesel motors

·        Transferrable warrantee good through May, 2028

·        New ZF 301-1 C Marine Reduction Gear transmissions

·        New larger 2.25-inch shafts

·        New larger 5 Veem bladed propellers

·        New exhaust system

·        New Caterpillar ECU controllers and gauges

·        Rebuilt and upgraded Naiad stabilizer system to a current-spec 252 unit

Painted and soundproofed engine room with new sound insulation resulting in much lower sound level at all RPM

 

Other upgrades done during 2022-2023 Refit:

·        Rebuilt both upper and lower dashboards for new instruments and gauges

·        Three new Raymarine Axiom 12 displays, two at the lower helm, one on the flybridge

·        New Raymarine radar unit

·        New autopilot: Raymarine Evolution ACU-400 with P70R control head     


 2024-2025:

Complete exterior paintjob including new non-skid decks

Exterior Brightwork 11 coats of Interlux Alwood

New exterior LED deck-lights


Other major mechanical work:

·        2009: Rewired the entire engine room

       

Other Features

Electric bow thruster

Trim Tabs

2024 Viking Coastal 9650-2 Rescue 6-person hard case life raft

5 heat pump/air conditioners

Bar with refrigerator and ice maker

Custom tip out wine wrack.

12-foot Zodiac dinghy with 9.9 hp Yamaha

Two Pelican kayaks

Varnished Teak Swim platform

Full size LG washing machine and dryer


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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