Amel 53 Super Maramu

Accommodations

Galley is to port with nav station to starboard. Moving forward is the U shaped dinette to port with additional refrigeration/freezer units under the seats. To starboard is a straight settee above which is a pull-down pilot berth.  Forward of the main bulkhead is the head to port and an open forward cabin with berths port and starboard.  Aft of the companionway to starboard is the passageway to the aft stateroom. There is a single berth outboard in the passageway. The aft stateroom features a double berth to port with a dressing area/desk area to starboard. There is a hanging locker and head with shower.

Galley

Offshore galley to port featuring:

• Double plastic/fiberglass sinks
• Propane two-burner stove with oven and vent fan
• Front-opening refrigerator
• two top-loading refrigerated ice chests that can be used either as refrigerators or freezers
• Microwave oven
• 220V clothes washing machine
• Under floorboard storage
• Galleyware

Engine and Mechanical

Volvo TMD-22P 78 horsepower four-cylinder, fresh-water-cooled, turbocharged diesel with approximately 4,850 hours.  Engine fitted with both 12 volt and 24 volt alternators.

Electrical

• House bank:  8 flooded Group 31 lead acid batteries - total 520 Ah @24 volts (2024)
• Starting battery:  Group 31 lead acid (2022)
• 9 kw Kohler generator - new 2013 -   600 hours
• (5) 100w SunPower flexible solar panels designed to mount on a bimini (there is a frame for a bimini, but currently no bimini, though there is fabric with which to construct one), each with its own dedicated Genasun MPPT charge controller - mazimizes power generation and resilience to partial shading of the panels (See January, 2020 issue of Sail Magazine for an article written by one of the owners about this specific design).
• Air Conditioning/Heat - (3) Units with dedicated thermostats
• 12V & 24V systems
• Charles 50 amp battery charger - new 2013
• Xantrex 1800 watt inverter - new 2013
• Newmar 32-12-35 DC-DC Converter
• Electric primary winches
• Retractable bow thruster
• Electric mainsail furling
• Electric genoa furling
• Washer - 220V
• 24V refrigeration (standup in galley & two additional units under seats in salon)
• (6) 220V outlets
• (3) 110V outlets
• Tri-color/Strobe Masthead light
  
• Owner's note: a quick rundown of the electrical system:  Shore power accepts either American 240V/50A@60Hz or European 230V (32A or 16A with included adapters) @50Hz.  Most systems on board are fine with either, except the clothes washer, which requires European power — conveniently, this is the output of the generator, so if you want to run the washer, just start the generator (it will auto switch over from shore power). Most wall outlets on board are European type, but with provided USA adapters, one can plug in 240V-tolerant USA equipment, such as most phone and laptop chargers. There are 4 USA 120V outlets on board (one dedicated to the microwave) which are powered solely by the inverter (they do not directly connect to shore power). The house electrical system is 24VDC.  Power is provided by the battery charger (via shore power or generator), engine 24V alternator, or solar panels. The instruments run on 12VDC, so they have a DC-DC converter to power them (actually 2 for redundancy) from the 24V house bank. The generator and engine starters run on 12VDC, and have a dedicated starting battery, separate from the instrument 12V system.  This battery is charged by alternators on both engine and generator.

Electronics and Navigation

All electronics were replaced in 2013.

Automatic EPIRB (needs battery replacement)

At the helm station:

• Raymarine e95 chartplotter/GPS
• (3) Raymarine i70 multifunction instruments 
• Raymarine Autopilot control head
• Raymarine Ray52 VHF transceiver (2019)
• Bow thruster controls
• Electric furling controls
• Anchor windlass controls and chain counter
• Plastimo 5" ship’s compass

 

At the nav station:

• Instruments are powered by Mastervolt 81400350 24V-12V DC converters
• Raymarine  e125 12" Hybrid Chartplotter/Radar (radar antenna mounts on mizzen mast)
• AIS Class B transceiver integrated into NMEA2000 network
• Raymarine Autopilot control head
• Raymarine i70 multifunction display
• Icom IC-M502 VHF Radio with external speaker
• Icom IC-M802 Single Side Band Radio
• 12v & 24v outlets
• Clock & Barometer
• DC Volt meter

Autopilots (user can switch between autopilots)

• (2) New Raymarine Control Heads - 1 @ helm, 1 @ nav
• 2016 Rayamarine Linear Drive unit (rebuilt by Raymarine in 2022)
• Original Raymarine Chain Drive Unit
• Control heads have a swtich to control both autopilots

Hull and Deck

Fiberglass hull and decks. Center cockpit. Wing keel with skeg-hung rudder. Boarding steps in transom. Dual stainless steel anchor rollers. Two foredeck anchor lockers. Deep locker on port foredeck for liferaft storage. Lofrans electric anchor windlass with both foredeck and cockpit controls including a counter for measuring the amount of chain that has been let out. Stainless steel  bow and stern rails. Stainless steel hand rails and stanchions, bow to stern. Four Goiot aluminum-framed overhead opening plexiglass hatches. Goiot opening ports in galley, aft passageway, aft head, and aft cabin. Fixed, hard cockpit dodger.  Center window opens. Three cockpit lockers, stern lazarette (the "garage"). Handheld cockpit shower with hot and cold water with long hose to rinse cockpit or dodger when desired.

Sails and Rigging

Deck-stepped aluminum masts.  All sail controls except mainsheet traveler are accessible from the cockpit.

Sails

• North triradial mainsail, new in 2020
• North triradial mizzen, new in 2020
• Doyle triradial roller furling genoa, new in 2018
• Amel spinnaker-weight genoa (which Amel refers to as a "ballooner") that can be run up the headstay for win-on-wing sailing, original very light use
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Rigging

• Double spreader deck stepped aluminum roller furling mast
• Single spreader deck stepped aluminum roller furling mizzen
• All standing rigging other than headstay replaced 2013, Headstay replaced by Amel in Martinique in 2018
• Electric genoa roller-furler (gearbox rebuilt by Amel in Martinique in 2018
• Electric mainsail roller-furling
• Two Lewmar electric #58 self-tailing primary genoa sheet winches
• Three Lewmar #40 self-tailing winches in cockpit for mainsheet and additional
• One Lewmar #44 electric self-tailing mainsheet winch
• Two Lewmar #44 self-tailing halyard winches mounted on mainmast
• Four Lewmar #16 self-tailing winches for halyards, mizzen sheet, and outhaul
• Antal mainsheet traveler on cabin trunk, forward of windscreen.  The cross haul lines are connected to an Anderson line-drive winch
• Lewmar traveler installed on aft cabin top for mizzen sheet
• Boom preventers
• Split backstay
• Adjustable genoa cars
• (2) whisker poles

Additional Equipment

• Kohler diesel generator with 600 hours
• Air conditioning - (3) Units
• Dessalator 24 volt watermaker, produces 60L/hr with 125 hours use. Rebuilt in 2018
• Retractable bow thruster
• Lofrans electric anchor windlass
• Windlass control with chain counter @ helm
• Dual anchor rollers
• Anchor washdown with "Y" Valve
• Hard dodger with opening window
• Boarding ladder
• Outboard bracket
• Lifesling
• MOM - Man overboard module
• Viking six person liferaft (needs inspection) in valise with water maker
• DVD player
• Digital masthead TV antenna
• Wifi exender and cellular internet connector (needs a modem to work)
• Fireboy FM200 engine compartment fire extinguishing system (2022), not installed
• Ground tackle: 45lbs. CQR with 200' 3/8" BBB Chain, Additional 150' 3/8" BBB Chain, 30lbs. Danforth and 35lbs. French anchor
• Magma propane BBQ grill
• Two cockpit tables, one large, one small
• Radar reflectors on main and mizzen masts
• Two 240V space heaters to be included if new owners desire
• Lines, fenders
• Life jackets, flares, misc. safety gear
• Extensive spare parts inventory, two hair dryers

Upgrades and Major Maintenance

2017

• Most interior lighting was upgraded to LED (many with dual red/white modes).  HVAC control panels replaced.Domestic water system and secondary drinking ater filter added. Dodger windows replaced.

 

2018

• New genoa
• Forestay replaced
• Amel serviced the genoa roller-furling system and replaced the gearbox for the mizzen roller-furler system.
• Most running rigging was replaced
• Desalator (desalinator) water-maker rebuilt
• New shore power cord
• New VHF at  helm
• Engine room blowers and ducts were replaced
• Engine mounts and Vetus coupling were replaced

 

2019

• New LED nav lights
• 500 watt SunPower solar array (panels) installed on bimini with a separate charge cpntroller for each panel

 

2020

• New main and mizzen sails
• New Volvo turbocharger with stainless steel exhaust mixing elbow and muffler
• Forward lazarette floor replaced and hatch added to access chain locker
• New fenders and dock lines

 

2021

• Ultrasonic depth/speed/temperature sensor (NMEA2000) added

 

2022

• Fuel hoses replaced
• Starting battery replaced
• Linear autopilot serviced by Raymarine

 

2024

• 24 volt house battery bank and wiring replaced
• VHF masthead antenna replaced
• New halyards
• Old antifouling paint stripped and hull recoated

 

2019-2024

Most thru-hulls replaced

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.