Lydia Sportfisherman (1991) for sale in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

£356,912 GBP
Listed price $449,000 USDGet a foreign exchange quote

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Embrace the majesty of the open seas with the Lydia Sportfisherman, a gem of marine craftsmanship manufactured in 1991 by T+D Industries. This 17.07 meter long beauty, located in Ft. Lauderdale, United States, is famed for its association with Lydia Yachts of Stuart, Florida. With an impressive array of refitting upgrades, the MAHI DREAM saw the replacement of its original Detroit Diesel 12V71 TI’s with 1150 hp MTU 12V183’s in around 2003. In 2005, it benefited from class-leading interior joinery updates courtesy of Rybovich craftsmen. More recent refits include a new single fuel tank and cockpit sole in 2019. The boat comes with all the luxury amenities of a modern yacht including an air-conditioned fully enclosed flybridge and three cabins, lined with teak and burlwood and complete with ensuites and ample storage. The galley hosts a host of appliances and the comfortable salon features an ostrich leather-covered love seat and large L-shaped sofa. The large cockpit has a removable fighting chair and both port and starboard boarding options. The MAHI DREAM, ready for viewing in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, is perfect for those seeking comfort and functionality in their sailing experience.

General information
Make/model
Lydia Sportfisherman
Category
Used power boat for sale
Price
£356,912 GBP | Listed price $449,000 USDGet a foreign exchange quote
Name of boat
MAHI DREAM
Year
1991
Designer
Lydia Yachts
Length overall
17.07 metres
Location
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States

About this Lydia Sportfisherman

English

Built by T+D Industries with an unconfirmed association with Lydia Yachts of Stuart Florida, MAHI DREAM had her original Detroit Diesel 12V71 TI’s replaced with 1150 hp MTU 12V183’s in approximately 2003. 

A further refit ending in 2005 saw Rybovich craftsmen replacing all of her interior joinery to a much higher standard than her original build. Subsequent refits included a new single fuel tank and cockpit sole in approximately 2019. Easy to see in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Walkthrough

Boarding MAHI DREAM is over the port or starboard covering boards into the large cockpit.

The cockpit has a removable fighting chair with a table that can sit on the chair pedestal. Aft facing seating plus plenty of storage are highlights.

Two steps up to starboard is the salon with large side house windows, a starboard side love seat and port side L-shaped sofa with storage below and a burlwood and teak table in front. A 42” TV faces the sofa.

The galley is both port and starboard with plenty of storage.

A centerline companionway leads to the 3 cabins below. To starboard is the ensuite master, forward is the VIP and to port is a shared head and an over/under cabin. 

The flybridge has ample seating, a wet bar, and A/C within the fully enclosed flybridge.


Salon

Entered via the starboard side a teak grate landing is just inside the door. Immediately outboard is the two door electrical panel with a granite shelf above.

Next forward is a two person love seat with storage below. The love seat and adjacent sofa are covered with an ostrich embossed leather. 

To port is a very large L-shaped sofa with full storage below. Also under the salon sofa cushions is a small top loading freezer which can be used as additional refrigeration by adjusting the thermostat. Lying in front of the sofa is a custom wood table that hides the Murray Brothers full size fighting chair. 

The sole is carpeted over a varnished teak and holly sole.

Also in the salon are digital A/C controls, 8 overhead LED lights, Duette shades on the large side and aft windows, Bose cube stereo speakers and a 42” flatscreen TV that can be concealed behind tambour doors.

A carpet runner can be installed as needed.

Galley

Forward but open to the salon is the galley which occupies the port and starboard sides. To port are two Sanyo refrigerators and a Kenmore ‘clear ice’ icemaker all behind matched grain teak doors. Above is a Jaguar granite countertop with four covered teak cabinet doors.

To starboard is a matching Jaguar countertop with a teak keeper.

Features include:

  • Magic Chef 4 burner glass top cooktop
  • Sharp Carousel microwave/convection oven behind a tambour sliding door
  • Deep undermount stainless steel sink
  • Removable spray faucet
  • (7) matched green teak cabinets
  • (7) matched green teak drawers
  • (7) overhead LED lights
  • Duette shades
  • Varnished teak and holly sole

Conpanionway

Centerline is the companionway to below with five varnished steps and a compass rose ceiling detail. Two triangular cabinets are at the steps.

The deck below is teak and holly. To port is an over/under cabin. To starboard is the ensuite master. Forward to port is the guest head. All the way forward is the VIP.

Master

Entered via the aft end the master berth is aft and outboard. There are two large drawers and rope lighting below the berth. Inboard is a nightstand with a drawer and cabinets. The entire aft bulkhead is mirrored. Above is a teak soffit with three light fixtures. Outboard is a shelf above the berth.

At the foot of the berth is a mirrored door cabinet with three shelves within and two drawers below. Forward is a cabinet with three doors as a hanging locker and shelf storage.

Also in the master cabin are stereo speakers, four overhead LED lights, Phillips 12” TV, digital A/C controls, a varnished sole and a PC AM/FM/CD/DVD player.

Master Head

Just forward and within the master is the head with a two cabinet vanity below a Corian top with molded sink. Above are two sliding doors for storage and two mirrored medicine cabinet doors. 

The toilet is a headhunter model set upon a varnished teak and holly sole. The stall shower has a glass and teak door, a teak grate sole, a light and a wall mounted fixture. Also in the head are four overhead LED lights, an exhaust fan and an A/C vent.

Starboard Guest Cabin

Immediately to starboard down the stairs is an upper and lower bunk cabin with two single berths on the outboard bulkhead.

Below the lower berth are two storage drawers. Each berth has a reading light. At the forward end of the berths is a full height cedar lined hanging locker.

Inboard are magazine/book shelves, a three drawer chest that fills the space of a combo washer/dryer (removed but plumbing exists).

Also in the cabin is a teak and holly sole, three overhead LED lights, rope lighting below the lower berth, stereo speaker and a Sharp 15” TV.

Guest Head

Just forward of the port side bunk cabin and aft of the VIP on the starboard side is the guest head.

A two door vanity with a Corian countertop and molded sink sit upon a highly varnished teak and holy sole. Above the vanity are four sliding door storage areas and four mirrored medicine cabinet doors for abundant storage. The toilet is a Headhunter model.

The stall shower has a hinged teak and gloss door, a teak grate sole, a seat, an overhead hatch and a fixed mount shower fixture.

Also in the head is an exhaust fan, five overhead lights and an A/C outlet. There is a door into the forward VIP as well as into the centerline companionway.

VIP

All the way forward is the VIP cabin with a double berth forward off the starboard side bulkhead.

Below the berth are four drawers and a small step with indirect rope lighting at the base. Above the berth outboard are shelves, two varnished tambour storage lockers and a Sharp 19” TV. The head of the berth has two swing arm reading lights flanking a door into the anchor locker.

To port is a mirrored door with cedar lined shelving within. A tambour door storage locker, a vanity with a slide out tray, two cabinet doors and a full height cedar lined hanging locker are aft.

The sole is varnished teak and holly. Overhead are four LED lights, two stereo speakers and a deck hatch for ventilation and escape.

Also in the cabin are digital A/C controls and a door into the guest head.

Foredeck

  • Non-skid painted fiberglass deck
  • Fiberglass bow pulpit with teak insert
  • Galley Maid AACW vertical windlass with capstan and chain gypsy with up and down foot switches
  • 80 kg plow anchor with 50' chain and 200' rode
  • Marquipt 1500 lb. davit rebuilt 2020
  • Forward facing deck light on hardtop
  • Tender chocks
  • Welded aluminum bow rails with bow pennant staff
  • Dual spring line cleats
  • 3 deck hatches (replaced 2018)
  • House side handrails powder coated white
  • Flush mount house side windows

Tender

  • 13’5” Novurania RIB 2011
  • 50hp Yamaha four stroke outboard
  • Side console steering
  • Uniden VHF
  • Bench seating
  • (2) Yamaha gauges
  • Forward console seat
  • Step pads
  • Nav light
  • Forward seat
  • Battery shut-off switch


Cockpit

  • Non-skid painted fiberglass sole
  • Centered two piece hinged engine room access
  • Port side aft facing seating with removable cushions and storage below
  • Oval cockpit table on Crown Ltd. stainless steel base
  • (4) teak chairs
  • Starboard side salon entrance with one step up and storage below
  • Large folding “San Juan” style sunshade (New canvas 2022)
  • Fusion AM/FM stereo
  • 6 rod holders on tower legs
  • (5) gunwale mounted rod holders
  • Port and starboard gaff/tackle lockers with 2 hinged doors
  • Starboard side Glendinning cord reel
  • Teak look vinyl wrapped transom
  • Transom hawse pipes
  • (2) underwater lights aft, 2 underwater lights facing down (New 4/23)
  • (2) dual piston flush mounted trim tabs
  • Rupp triple spreader outriggers
  • Multi-color LED cockpit lighting
  • Cockpit stereo speakers
  • Eight step “off the deck” flybridge ladder with teak treads
  • Custom back-lit etched glass salon door window
  • Hinged transom door
  • Outlets for electric reels
  • Fresh and salt water washdown spigots
  • Shore water inlet
  • Low level cockpit lights
  • (4) transom lockers
  • A portable teak step box encloses a small bait freezer which can double as a drink cooler by adjusting the thermostat

Flybridge

  • Fiberglass painted non-skid decking
  • Center helm “Palm Beach style” with varnished teak
  • Glendinning single lever “Palm Beach style” controls with emergency back-up system
  • Full VDO engine gauges under glass
  • Two spoke aluminum helm wheel with power assist
  • Overhead electronics box with teak cover
  • (6) teak drawers port side of helm behind sliding teak door
  • (4) teak drawers and tray starboard side of helm behind sliding teak door
  • Bar unit with U-Line refrigerator and undermount stainless steel bar sink forward to port with storage
  • Folding teak grate table centerline forward
  • L-shaped seating with storage below to starboard and aft
  • Varnished teak coaming at bridge top
  • New three side clear vinyl enclosure with two U-zip panels
  • Flybridge air conditioning
  • (2) Murray Brothers helm chairs on raised pedestals
  • Eight place rocket launcher on aft rail
  • Fiberglass hard top
  • Flybridge stereo speakers
  • Covers for all bridge varnished cabinets and helm (New 2022)
  • Low level lighting
  • Multi-color LED lighting

Flybridge Electronics

  • Furuno radar on Furuno Nav Net 10” screen
  • Garmin 7212 12” touchscreen plotter
  • Simrad AP22 auto pilot
  • Ritchie 2” magnetic compass on bulkhead
  • Northstar 6001 GPS/plotter
  • ICOM M602 VHF
  • ICOM M402 VHF - hidden under helm
  • Glendinning engine controls
  • Trim tab controls
  • Fusion stereo
  • Alarm panel for port and starboard engines and high water level
  • Generators “on” light
  • ACR point pad search light control
  • Vetus bow thruster joystick
  • Engine key switches
  • Emergency engine stop switches
  • 24 place DC circuit breaker panel
  • (4) New fiberglass antennas
  • Horn switch

Tower

  • 12 step tower with foredeck legs
  • FRP control box with wheel steering
  • 2 person bench seat
  • Buggy top
  • (4) antennas
  • SAT TV dome
  • Glendinning single lever engine controls
  • (2) VDO tachometer
  • Simrad AP22 autopilot
  • ICOM VHF
  • Horn
  • Wheel steering
  • (2) quartz aft facing floodlights
  • ACR search light
  • (2) flag halyards
  • Covers
  • Multi-color LED lighting

Engine Room

  • (6) steps lead below
  • New MTU main engine water pumps - both engines (7K)
  • Injectors replaced (16K)
  • ZF Marine BW155/ZF550 gear boxes – 1.5 to 1 reduction
  • Trolling valves
  • Dual Racor 1000 fuel filters
  • SHURflo oil change system with oil tanks
  • SW - Fuel priming system
  • 3” Shafts
  • 4 Blade props
  • S&K SC200 400 GPD watermaker
  • Headhunter Mach5 freshwater pump
  • MightyPure MP36C ultraviolet water purifier
  • 11 gallon Seaward water heater
  • Marine Air air conditioning system – 5 compressors outboard starboard engine, 2 cabin A/C units (New 2022)
  • Generator 500 Racor filter
  • Air compressor
  • SeaFire 1250 Halon/FE241 fire system
  • Coleman Powermate household air compressor
  • (2) Fitch fuel catalyst filters
  • (2) valves for engines to be used as emergency bilge pumps
  • (3) auto/manual bilge pumps
  • Hydraulic steering
  • Cutlass bearings (New 9/20)
  • Manual engine room gauges
  • Epoxy hard wrapped exhaust system
  • Transmission oil filters
  • Overhead 120V LED lighting
  • Overhead 12V incandescent lighting
  • Overhead rod storage

Electrical System

  • 12V/24V DC electrical system
  • 120/240V AC electrical system
  • Glendinning 50amp 220V cord reel
  • Phasor 21kW generator in sound enclosure with 3355 hours
  • (4) D batteries
  • (4) battery shut-off switches
  • Charles 60amp 12V battery charger
  • 12 volt panel with 23 breaker protected circuits
  • 12 volt DC volt meter, DC amp meter
  • 240 volt panel with 26 breaker protected circuits
  • 240 volt panel AC volt meter and AC amp meter
  • 120 volt panel with 16 breaker protected circuits
  • Bonding system



NOTE:

Actual LOA 58’ 4”

Comments

Built by T+D Industries with an unconfirmed association with Lydia Yachts of Stuart Florida, MAHI DREAM had her original Detroit Diesel 12V71 TI’s replaced with 1150 hp MTU 12V183’s in approximately 2003. 

A further refit ending in 2005 saw Rybovich craftsmen replacing all of her interior joinery to a much higher standard than her original build. Subsequent refits included a new single fuel tank and cockpit sole in approximately 2019.

MAHI DREAM was purchased in August 2020 and has benefitted from countless small upgrades to be the fine custom yacht she is today. April 2023 yard visit including bottom service, etc. Upon closing the Buyer will receive a huge file of her history, refits, etc. totaling well over 1 million dollars.

Easy to see in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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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Propulsion
Fuel
Diesel
Maximum speed
56 kph
Cruising speed
46 kph
Accommodation
Number of cabins
3
Number of berths
6

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Mr Jeff Stanley
1510 SE 17th Street, Suite 300
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
33316
United States
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