Designed by Germán Frers, the Hallberg-Rassy 53 combines modern styling and a performance hull but still retains that timeless elegance that is the hallmark of the range, while down below it provides the space and comfort of a luxury floating home.  The Hallberg-Rassy 53 is a comfortable and well built long distance cruiser capable of crossing oceans.

Interior joinery in teak.  The floor is in teak with holly inlays, varnished and with carpet.  Ivory ceiling accentuated with fore and aft mahogany inlays.  Mosquito screens to all hatches.  Lee boards in aft cabin.

GALLEY:
To port in walkthrough with Corian worktops fitted with fiddles.  Deep, double sinks.  Two insulated cold boxes, one fridge, one freezer compartment.  Both compressors are water cooled.  Pressurised water, hot and cold.  Drawers, separate locker for china and glass, plus stowage for pots and pans etc. Window opens.  Gimballed Taylors 041 gas cooker with 2 burners, griddle, grill and oven.  Panasonic microwave.  

MAIN SALOON:
Headroom 2.04m.  L-shaped sofa on the starboard side and two armchairs on port side.  Console between armchairs.  Fixed table.  2 folding chairs for occasional use.  Stereo radio/CD player with speakers in saloon and in cockpit.

CHART TABLE:
Forward facing chart table with drawers.  Comfortable seat with stowage under and to the side.  Electric switch panel for DC and AC electrics.

FORWARD HEADS COMPARTMENT:
Heads compartment in white formica.  Separate shower stall.  Pump action marine toilet.  Stainless steel holding tank emptied by gravity or deck pump-out.  China wash basin with hot and cold water.  Worktop and cupboard.  Shower waste pump.  Window opens in the shower area.  Mirror.   Kenny compact washing machine.

FORWARD CABINS:
Two comfortable double cabins, one with V-berth, the other with bunk berths.  Both cabins have access to the forward toilet compartment and shower.  Two skylights, opening windows and hanging lockers.

AFT CABIN:
Single berth to port and double berth to starboard.  Both berths with lee boards.  Seat in between the berths.  Lockers and shelves under the side decks.  Mirror.  Headroom 1.97m.  Four windows three of which are opening.  One skylight.  Door to saloon, headroom in the walk-through 1.98m.

AFT HEADS COMPARTMENT:
Heads compartment in white formica.  Separate shower stall.  Pump action marine toilet.  China wash basin with hot and cold water.  Worktop and cupboard.  Shower waste pump.  Window opens in the shower area.  Mirror.

Volvo Penta TAMD41 146HP, 6 cylinder turbocharged marine diesel engine
Hydraulic transmission
Single lever engine control
Engine start panel on steering pedestal
3 bladed Maxprop propeller
Spurs rope cutter

BOWTHRUSTER:
Sleipner Side Power bowthruster with joystick control at steering position

TANKS:
Fuel: 850 litres in stainless steel tank
Additional fuel tank 250 litres
Water: 1,020 litres in stainless steel tank
80 litre hot water calorifier
Spectra watermaker 60 litres/hr (2008)

ELECTRICS:
24v battery bank charged by 100A alternator
12v battery bank charged by 50A alternator
Batteries new in 2009
Gauges for fuel and water
DCC4000 battery monitor
230v Shore power system with Mastervolt 50A battery charger
Voltmeter and Ammeter for 230v system
12v, 24v and 230v sockets throughout the boat
Four Winds wind generator on aft pole
Ampair towed turbine water generator and wind conversion kit
Merlin 250W inverter
Merlin 1250W inverter

HEATING:
Two Webasto Airtop 32 diesel warm air heaters.

Westerbeke 6kva generator in sound guard mounted i n engine room.

Double spreader sloop rig by Seldén Mast AB, Sweden
Mast and boom made from silver anodised aluminium alloy
Hydraulic headsail and in-mast mainsail furling by Seldén
Navtec hydraulic vang and backstay tensioner
Removable cutterstay and running backstays
Stainless rigging screws with aluminium protection tubes
Standing rigging replaced in 2008
Deck light x 3
Spinnaker pole x 2
Andersen 46ST 2-speed self-tailing halyard winch x 3
Andersen 10 single speed pole lift winch x 2

SAILS:
Furling mainsail by Elvstrom (2001)
Furling 135% genoa by Elvstrom (2001)

Stemhead fitted with two anchor rollers
Pulpit and pushpit in stainless steel
Granny bars at mast
International navigation lights, strobe light on mast
Combined LED tricolour/anchor light at masthead
Double guardwires on 7 pairs of stainless steel stanchions
Entry gates port and starboard
Electric anchor windlass with foot switches on foredeck
Windlass remote control at the steering pedestal
60lb CQR anchor
Mooring cleats forward, aft and amidships
Deck wash pump 50 litres/min
Hardtop with toughened glass, opening centre section
Boarding ladder and bathing platform
Outboard bracket in teak
Davit for outboard
Simpson davits for RIB
Over boom awning
Cockpit cushions
Andersen 68ST 2-speed electric self-tailing genoa sheet winch x 2
Andersen 46ST 2-speed electric self-tailing mainsheet winch
Andersen 46ST 2-speed self-tailing mainsheet winch

COCKPIT:
Seating and floor in solid teak
Instruments over the companionway sliding hatch
Wheel steering with hide covered wheel
Single lever engine control, compass, engine start panel on pedestal
High gloss varnished folding teak table
Stereo speakers

Suunto steering compass on binnacle
Robertson Dataline speed/depth/log monitor on steering pedestal
Robertson AP300X autopilot control unit on steering pedestal
Second Mamba autopilot with separate control
Furuno Navnet radar/chart plotter under hardtop
Radar scanner on pole on aft deck
Robertson Dataline speed, wind, helm and depth sailing monitors over sliding hatch

At chart table:
Robertson AP300X autopilot control unit
Robertson Dataline Central display
Simrad Shipmate CP30 chart plotter
Garmin 128 GPS
Icom IC-M700 SSB
Icom IC-M505 DSC VHF
Silva S10 DSC VHF
ICS Nav 4 Navtex
Iridium phone
Robertson AP50 autopilot control unit

6-man liferaft in cannister mounted in cradle on deck (new 2009)
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Firdell Blipper radar reflector
Foghorn

Avon Rover 3.1m RIB
Yamaha 15HP outboard engine

Transworld Yachts 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.

Transworld Yachts are the Hallberg-Rassy dealer for the UK and Ireland specialising in new and used boat sales.  We also manage refit and repair projects and carry a range of spare parts and yacht accessories.
You can visit us at Hamble Point Marina which is situated at the mouth of the Hamble River, you can phone us on +44 (0) 2380 454000 or visit our website at: http://www.transworldyachts.co.uk/boats-for-sale/