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1979 Roberts 54

San Diego, California

$225,000

54' Roberts 54 '79 "Spirit"

This is a perfect opportunity to purchase a Coast Guard certified vessel with C.O.I (Certificate of Inspection) certifying her for use with (27) passengers while under sail or (42) passengers while under power only.

SPIRIT is a rugged bluewater vessel designed with comfort and safety in mind and has been nicely upgraded through the years.

Disclaimer

Listed by Yachtfinders Windseakers

THIS BOAT IS SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE LISTING AGREEMENT WITH YACHTFINDERS WINDSEAKERS (619) 224-2349 AND IS NOT OFFERED FOR SALE BY PORTANOVA YACHTS. Portanova Yachts is merely providing this information in an effort to represent you as a buyer in the purchase of this vessel.

Basic Boat Info

Boat Name: Spirit
Make: Roberts
Model: 54
Year: 1979
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: JP Fiberglass Manufacturing
Designer: Bruce Roberts
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: JPM7740017277
Has Hull ID: Yes
Keel Type: Fin Keel

Dimensions

Length: 54 ft / 16.46 m
Length Overall: 55 ft / 16.76 m
Length Of Deck: 54 ft / 16.46 m
Waterline Length: 43 ft / 13.11 m
Beam: 15'4 ft / 4.67 m
Max Draft: 8'6 ft / 2.59 m
Min Draft: 8.5 ft
Displacement: 45,000 lb
Cabin Headroom: 6'4 ft / 1.93 m
Ballast: 13,500 lb

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Ford Lehman
  • Model: 4D-254
  • Drive Type: Direct
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 80hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Propeller Type: 2 Blade, Bronze
  • Year: 1979
  • Engine Hours: 1450
Maximum Speed: 8 kn

Tanks

Fuel Tanks: 1
Fuel Tank Capacity: 90 gal
Fuel Tank Material: Aluminum
Water Tanks: 1
Water Tank Capacity: 100 gal
Water Tank Material: GRP
Holding Tank Count: 2
Holding Tank Capacity: 25 gal

Other

Heads Count: 2
Drive Type: Direct
Boat Class: Center Cockpit, Cruisers, Daysailers

Accommodations

Forward peak space is used as cabin locker. Next aft is marine head which is shared by the two guest cabins that follow. The port cabin has two over-and-under bunk beds while the starboard cabin has a large double berth. Next aft is the huge main salon with a settee/berth to port, a U-shaped dinette to starboard and a center-line coal-burning stove/heater completing the warm ambiance of the interior of this vessel. The U-shaped galley is to starboard of the center-line engine compartment, while to port is a walk-through workshop which accesses the aft stateroom. The aft stateroom is laid out with drawers, hanging lockers, a double berth to starboard, a forward-facing navigation station and an enclosed head with shower to port.

Galley

(2) well-insulated ice boxes

Domestic upright refrigerator/freezer

3-burner Magic Chef propane stove with oven

LPG solenoid shut-off valve

Sharp Carousel microwave oven

Pressure water system

(2) water heaters (new 2020)

Deep double stainless steel sinks

Ample storage throughout

Electronics and Navigation

Garmin wind speed and direction

Garmin speed and distance logs

Garmin depth sounder

Garmin autopilot with hydraulic drive

3” Ritchie compass on binnacle

2” Airguide compass at nav station

Garmin GPS

Garmin radar

President 711 VHF radio

Horizon Intrepid VHF

Icom IC-M70 SSB radio

Seth Thomas clock and barometer

Onkyo surround sound system with audio receiver control

Interior and exterior speakers in cockpit and on spreaders

Electrical

12V DC and 110V AC

(10) 12V gel cell house batteries

(2) 12V wet cell engine batteries

Battery parallel switch

Battery monitor

Magnum Sine 2000W inverter/charger

Shore power cord

Spark-proof main battery selector switches

Custom automatic circuit safety system

Deck

50# CQR anchor with 50’ 5/16” chain and 300’ rode

(2) spare anchors:

 25# Danforth

 75# Northill

Maxwell 2200 electric windlass

Hard top dodger with snap-on vinyl wind/spray protection (New)

Anchor and steaming lights

Deck light

Running lights

Spreader light

Bow pulpit

Lifelines and stanchions

Bow pulpit and stanchions all meet Coast Guard 36” minimum height requirements

Dock lines and fenders

Dinghy davits

Swim ladder

Hull

Actual LOA: 55’

Last bottom paint 3/2023

White Linear Polyurethane paint on fiberglass hull

Cut-away forefoot keel with skeg-hung rudder

Encapsulated lead ballast

Sails and Rigging

Wire standing rigging

Aluminum deck-stepped mizzen mast

Aluminum keel-stepped main mast

Mainsheet traveler

Harken roller furling on headsail (New 2018)

Winches:

 (2) Barlow 32 two-speed self-tailing primary winches

 (2) Barient 21 two-speed halyard winches in cockpit

 Barlow 28 two-speed mainsheet winch

 Arco 6 mizzen halyard winch

 Barlow 28 and Arco 40 utility winches at base of main mast

Sails:

 Main sail with Stack Pack

 Mizzen sail with Stack Pack

 Roller-furling jib

Mast, mizzen and booms unstepped, painted and all re-rigged with new Harken roller furling jib and Stack Packs in 2018

Engine and Mechanical

22”x17”solid bronze prop

Yacht Thruster bow thruster

Emergency engine stop

Engine alarm

Fuel filter

Raw water sea strainer

Cockpit engine controls

Thermal and acoustic engine area insulation

Halon automatic engine fire extinguishing

(1) manual and (2) electric bilge pumps

Hydraulic wheel steering with new upgraded pump

(2) VacuFlush heads

(2) 25-gal holding tanks (New 2020)

Safety

(44) life jackets

(4) fire extinguishers

Survitec SAS 30-person inflatable life raft

Bell, horn and whistle

Emergency tiller

EPIRB

Flares

LifeSling

Coast Guard-approved safety package

Exclusions

All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.

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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