About this yacht
Hallberg Rassy 53 for sale 2002 | 3 Cabin Version | Tax Not Paid
Great Opportunity | 15% reduction
Hallberg Rassy 53 for sale 2002 – a well-maintained, seaworthy blue-water cruising yacht in good condition. Designed by German Frers and built to Hallberg‑Rassy standards, she offers a comfortable and practical layout for extended cruising with solid systems and a long list of equipment and spares.
Very Well Equipped (Radar, Watermaker, Generator, Inverter, Dinghy...)
Specifications:
- Yacht: Hallberg Rassy 53
- Year: 2002
- Designer: German Frers
- Length: 16.44 m / 53’-11”
- Beam: 4.64 m / 15’-3”
- Draught: 2.29 m / 7’-6”
- Gross Tonnage: 34 GRT
- Net Tonnage: 31 GRT
- Displacement: 23,000 kg / 50,706 lbs
- Engine: Volvo Penta TAMD 41H-B, 107 kW / 145 HP
- Transmission: Volvo Penta HS45A-A, Gear Ratio 2.43
- Generator: Panda 1000i PMS 230/50Hz – Z602
- Dinghy: Caribe L-11 Arctic Grey inflatable
- Outboard: Yamaha 15FMHS (with petrol container)
- Mast height (off water, no antenna): 22.4 m / 73’-6”
- Fuel capacity: 780 litres / 206 gals
- Water capacity: 1,020 litres / 269.5 gals
Accommodation & Layout:
- 3 cabins and 2 heads
- Interior in mahogany with louvered doors
- Bookshelf aft of chart table
- Galley walkthrough on port side with Corian worktops, large refrigerator and freezer, 3‑burner propane stove with oven, 2‑compartment stainless sink, microwave
- Cookware, silverware, dishes and glasses included
- Foul weather locker beside chart table
- Fitted bed pads, sheets, blanket and down duvet; lee cloths at all bunks and salon couches
- Mosquito nets for all hatches
Deck, Rigging & Sails:
- Selden hydraulic furling mast and genoa; Selden manual furling cutterstay
- Foil on mast at cutterstay; hardtop with teak laid on roof
- Elvstrom sails: new mainsail with vertical battens (2022), genoa (2022), cutter staysail, cruising spinnaker (178 sqm) and spinnaker snuffer sock
- Spinnaker pole on mast, integrated preventer on boom
- Teak deck refurbished and re‑caulked (28/03/2020)
Electrics & Power:
- 4 × 24V Solbian Flex SP118Q solar panels on hardtop (new panels 26/08/2021)
- Gel batteries: 24V – 420 Ah & 12V – 120 Ah; new Bosch 140 Ah 24V batteries (13/09/2024)
- 24V 100 A alternator; Mastervolt charging and inverter systems (Mastervolt MASS battery chargers, Mastervolt IVO Smart charger, Mastervolt Mass Sine inverter 24/2500)
- DCC 4000 battery control units for 24V & 12V at chart table
- Wired for 230V, 120V, 24V & 12V throughout; USA plug for 230V; extra 230V outlet
- Raytheon speed/wind/depth instruments, Raynav GPS at chart table, Raymarine RL 82C radar
- Furuno NX‑300/E Navtex; ICOM SSB IC‑M710 RT; ICOM VHF (pedestal & handheld)
- NMEA interface box; DSC‑Pacific antenna; LaCrosse weather station
Comfort & Onboard Systems:
- AC – Climma Veco Compact (salon) and Climma Veco Split (aft)
- Caframo fans throughout; Pioneer stereo and TV/DVD in salon; cockpit speakers
- Shower at bathing platform and shower in cockpit; deck wash pump; cockpit cushions
- Two blackwater holding tanks (70 litres each); two electric toilets
- Bow thruster 10 HP; Gori three‑bladed propeller (spare fixed blade)
- Hydraulic backstay & vang with Navtec panel; hydraulic systems and Navtec fittings
- Davits for dinghy, passerelle with fittings, folding bathing ladder and bow ladder
- Life raft – Autoflug 8 person
Inventory & Extras:
- Extensive spare parts and tools; pilot books (Norway to Turkey, Atlantic crossing, Caribbean)
- Extensive medical kit; fishing poles, snorkelling gear and toys
- Magma Catalina BBQ; full boat cover; fitted sun shades and bimini with stainless frames; varnished cockpit washboards and chart table
- Anchor equipment: 100 m stainless 12 mm chain, anchor snubber, Banner Bay anchor sail
- Many practical extras including oil change pump, insulated backstay, ST‑80 compass at pedestal, pedestal wheel cover, and more
Recent/upgrades:
- Teak deck refurbished and caulking replaced (28/03/2020)
- New Solbian solar panels (26/08/2021)
- New settee upholstery in salon (10/02/2022)
- New Spectra Newport 1000C watermaker installed (10/05/2022)
- New Elvstrom mainsail and genoa (12/05/2022)
- New carpets throughout (20/08/2023)
- New cockpit cushions (01/09/2023)
- New Bosch 140 Ah 24V batteries (13/09/2024)
This Hallberg Rassy 53 for sale 2002 has been kept in good condition with regular upgrades and a comprehensive inventory that supports long‑distance cruising. If you would like more photos, a condition report, or to arrange a viewing, we can help coordinate next steps, contact us.
Specification
- Builder
- Hallberg-Rassy
- Model
- 53
- Year
- 2002
- Length overall
- 53.94′
- Cabins
- 3
- Heads
- 2
- Engines
- 1 × diesel
- Total power
- 145 hp
- Engine hours
- 3800
- Fuel capacity
- 206 gal
- Water capacity
- 269 gal
- Drive
- Inboard
Particulars and photography supplied by the listing broker and believed correct, but not guaranteed. Jeff will verify anything that matters to your decision.


