Nautor Swan 53 (1987) for sale in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

£289,854 GBP
Listed price €350,000 EUR
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The Nautor Swan 53, designed by German Frers and located in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, offers an impressive mix of classic design and modern upgrades. Built in 1987, this 16.06-meter yacht, with a beam of 4.78 meters, is privately owned and Spanish-flagged since 2002. With an extensive refit history between 2016 and 2024 valued over Euro 200,000, notable upgrades include a new teak deck, state-of-the-art navigation suite, and a powerful Volvo D3-150 engine installed in 2020. This boat, hull no. 4 of only 50 produced, features a low-draft Scheel keel, a luxurious aft owner's stateroom, and a range of modern amenities such as air conditioning, a watermaker, and advanced electrical systems. The yacht is thoughtfully equipped with performance-enhancing features like a hydraulic in-mast furling rig, primary Andersen Electric winches, and a Northern Lights generator. Available for delivery from May 2025, with optional continuation of the Palma de Mallorca berth, KRISTAL II combines timeless elegance with contemporary efficiency.

General information
Make/model
Nautor Swan 53
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
£289,854 GBP | Listed price €350,000 EURGet a foreign exchange quote
Price comment
Beautifully presented and much-upgraded
Tax / VAT status
Paid / Included
Name of boat
Kristal II
Year
1987
Designer
German Frers
Length overall
16.06 metres
Length waterline
13.12 metres
Beam
4.78 metres
Draft
2.40 metres
Displacement
24,000 kg
Hull
GRP
Keel
Fin Keel
Location
Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

About this Nautor Swan 53

English

Beautifully presented and much-upgraded Nautor Swan 53 of German Frers design with low-draft keel and push-button hydraulic rig.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Privately owned and Spanish-flagged since 2002, KRISTAL II (ex. KRISTEL V) is a beautifully presented and extensively upgraded/refitted example or the German Frers designed Nautor Swan 53. Built between 1986 and 1994, KRISTAL is hull No.4 of 50 delivered and is fitted out with the owner’s stateroom aft, push-button Reckman hydraulic rig and a factory-supplied Scheel keel (2.40m).

Continually refitted and upgraded throughout her recent life, KRISTAL has benefitted from a comprehensive 2016-2024 refit costing in excess of Euro 200,000.

Available for delivery starting from May 2025 with possibility to take over the berth in Palma de Mallorca

Her specifications highlights include: -

• Scheel 2.40m lead keel

• Teak decks replaced 2016 and further serviced 2022

• Topsides and superstructure repainted 2016

• Stainless steel and teak bathing platform added

• Primary sails replaced 2017 (vertical battened mainsail)

• Gennaker and Cruising Chute

• B&G navigation suite including twin plotters, radar, AIS and twin autopilots – 2020

• SSB radio

• Volvo D3-150 diesel engine with 3-bladed MaxProp fitted 2020

• Reckman rig with hydraulic inmast furling and genoa furler

• New Andersen Electric primary winches 2022

• Master double cabin aft with mirrored twin guest cabins forward

• HR watermaker

• Northern Lights 7.5kva generator

• Trojan service batteries

• Mastervolt inverter

• Airrrr air-conditioning system with 20,000 BTU output

• Electric heads

• Fridges and freezer

• Tender and outboard

REFIT HISTORY

2024

• Engine service November 2024

• New standing Rod rigging

• Mast painted

• Boom painted

2022

• Teak (first) sanding

• New caulkings

• New electric wiches

2020

• New engine

• New gearbox

• New alternators

• New shaft seal

• New electronics

• New tender

• New outboard

• New batteries

2018

• New Stainless steel and teak bathing platform

• New Electric anchor windlass

2017

• New mainsail

• New genoa

2016

• New teak deck

• New hull and deck paint

SPECIFICATIONS

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:

• Our understanding is that the vessel is exempt from European Union Recreational Craft Directive as she first placed into use with the EU prior to 1998.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Hand laminated solid GRP hull with GRP/ Foam longitude stingers

• Hull skin single construction

• GRP sandwich superstructure

• Teak laid deck, cockpit seating and cockpit sole – 12mm deck replaced 2016

• Topsides, exposed deck areas and superstructure repainted Awlgrip ‘Off White’ 2016

Keel & Rudder:

• 2.50m reduced draft ‘Scheel’ bulbed keel

• Lead ballast casting with antimony

• Spade rudder with roller bearings

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

• Volvo D3-150 5-cylinder 2.4 litre turbo-charged diesel engine producing 150 hp @ 3,000 rpm - 2020

• Volvo Penta hydraulic reduction gearbox - 2020

• Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intakes and heat exchangers

• Single lever throttle/gear controls at helm

• Twin Racor fuel/water separators with alarm system at chart table

Maintenance & Performance:

• Engine hours: 3,350 hours as of Autumn 2024

• Engine serviced annually – last service November 2024

• Cruising speed: approx. 7 knots

• Maximum speed: approx. 8 knots

Propulsion & Steering:

• Shaft drive with stainless steel shaft

• Tides Marine drip free shaft seal - 2020

• MaxProp 3-bladed feathering propeller

• Hide covered large diameter stainless steel helm wheel

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

• 24vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC start circuits 220v AC via shore power, generator or inverter

Battery Banks:

• 8x Trojan T-105 6vDC 185Ah deep cycle service batteries joined in parallel and series to supply 370Ah @ 24v - 2017

• 12vDC 75Ah Engine start battery - 2020

• 12vDC 75Ah Generator start battery - 2020

Chargers & Inverters:

• 24vDC battery Mastervolt charger for service batteries – 2020

• Mastervolt Mass Sine 220vAC 3,000w inverter with control at chart table - 2020

Alternators:

• 175 Amp 24vDC high-output engine-mounted alternator - 2020

• Volvo 12vDC engine-mounted alternator - 2020

Generator

• Northern Lights (Luger) 7.5kva 3-cylinder 220vAC diesel generator

• Generator hours: 2,700 as of Autumn 2024

• Generator serviced annually – last service November 2024

Shore power:

• 220vAC shore power system

• 220vAC sockets throughout yacht

Other Electrical:

• MTC Magnetronic ACA2000 digital Amp and Volt meters for 220vAC supply

• MTC Magnetronic DCA2000 digital Amp and Volt meters for 24vAC supply

• Solenoid battery switches

• Alfatronix 24-12vDC voltage droppers

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:

• Pressurised freshwater system with 24vDC pressure pump

• Multinox-N-80/48-M Boreak for water system 230V/50Hz Protection IP44

• Hot water supplied via engine cooling with calorifier or via 220vAC immersion heater element from shorepower in well-insulated hot water tank

• Hot & cold pressurised water to galley, heads and shower in cockpit

Watermaker:

• HP 220vAC reverse osmosis watermaker producing approx. 150 litres per hour

Bilge Pumps:

• 24vDC electric automatic bilge pumps

• Bilge pump override switch at AC/DC panel

• Manual bilge pumps

Black & Grey Water:

• Black water discharges to holding tanks or direct at sea

• Grey water discharges direct at sea

TANKAGE

Fuel:

• Fuel capacity: 530 litres in 3x stainless steel tanks (265 litres, 145 litres and 120 litres)

• Level gauges at chart table

Fresh Water:

• Freshwater capacity: 770 litres in 3x stainless steel tanks (265 litres, 275 litres and 770 litres) litres in

• Switchable level gauge

Holding Tanks:

• 120 litre blackwater holding tank

• Tankwatch electronic holding tank monitoring system

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

In Cockpit:

• B&G Zeus 9” colour GPS chart plotter at chart table – 2020

• B&G Halo 32Nm closed array radar scanner on transom pole – 2020

• B&G autopilot with NECO engine – 2020

• Secondary B&G autopilot with hydraulic arm connection to quadrant - 2020

• 2x B&G Triton2 autopilot control units - 2020

• B&G Triton 2 graphic display -2020

• B&G H5000 system with wind, speed and depth transducers - 2020

• B&G H5000 analogue AWS, AWA and Magnified wind displays – 2020

• Suunto steering compass

At Chart Table:

• B&G Zeus 12” colour GPS chart plotter – 2020

• B&G H5000 graphic display – 2020

• B&G Triton 2 graphic display -2020

• 2x B&G Triton2 autopilot control units - 2020

• B&G autopilot remote control handset - 2020

• Leica MK12 Professional Navigator GPS connected to second autopilot

• B&G Class B AIS transponder – 2020

• LCD monitor at chart table connected to outdoor camera on deck

Communications Equipment:

• B&G V60 VHF with DSC – 2020

• B&G H60 VHF remote control handset - 2020

• Furuno FS-1052 SSB transceiver

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley

• Alpes Inox stainless steel gimballed stove with 4x gas burners and oven

• Extractor fan

• Top opening freezer with 220vAC compressor

• Front opening refrigerator/freezer with 220vAC compressor

• Dometic CRX0050 compressor DC compressor fridge

• Twin stainless steel sink with pressurised hot & cold water supply

• Manual fresh and salt water supplies with foot pumps

Heads:

• 24V electric heads

• Hot & cold pressurised showers in heads

Heating & Ventilation:

• Airrrr 220vAC air-conditioning system with 12,000 BTU output in saloon and forward cabins and 8,000 BTU output for aft cabin area

Entertainment:

• Alpine stereo radio cassette player with speakers in saloon

• Fusion waterproof cockpit speakers

• CD autochanger

• Samsung 42” LCD TV

• Amplified TV/FM aerial at masthead

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

• Owner’s double cabin aft with ensuite heads. Two twin bunk cabins forwards, sharing ensuite heads. Crew v-cabin in forepeak.

Accommodation Finish:

• Interior finished in hand-crafted teak

• Stainless steel counter in galley

• Moulded GRP counters in heads

• Beige Leather upholstery

• Teak and holly soleboards

• White vinyl padded headlining’s with teak battening

• Lee-cloths for all berths

Accommodation Layout:

• Crew cabin in v-berth arrangement in forepeak

• Aft is heads for forward cabins.

• Mirrored guest twin bunk cabins.

• Large saloon with L-shaped settee to port with central settee bench and large dining table. Cabinetry opposite to starboard with TV locker.

• Chart table aft to starboard with forward-facing chart table and seat.

• Galley to port in walkthrough to owner’s cabin aft.

• Owner’s ensuite heads to starboard with additional access from saloon to create useful day heads.

• Owner’s cabin aft with centreline double berth and settees to port and starboard.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

• Reckman aluminium mast and boom

• Mast and boom painted white – 2024

• Keel-stepped mast with three sets of spreaders

• Reckman hydraulic in-mast furling system

• Reckman hydraulic genoa furler

• Fitment for removable inner forestay

• Navtec hydraulic adjustment for vang, backstay, babystay and forestay with control panel in cockpit

• Stainless steel rod standing rigging – replaced 2024

• Insulated backstay

• Lewmar mainsheet traveller with dedicated winches

• Genoa tracks

• Checkstays

• White painted aluminium alloy spinnaker pole – stowed on adjustable mast track

Winches:

• 2x Andersen R68 primary electric winches - 2022

• 2x Lewmar 55ST checkstay winches

• 2x Lewmar 43ST mainsheet winches

• 2x Lewmar mast-mounted halyard control/line winches

Sails:

• GP Sails Dacron vertically battened mainsail – 2017

• GP Sails Dacron 120% furling genoa – 2017

• Gennaker with snuffer

General Deck Equipment:

• Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit with twin guadwires and stanchions

• Stainless steel and teak bathing platform – 2018

• Radar antenna mast at transom

• Stainless steel outboard tender crane

• Folding passarelle

Anchoring & Mooring:

• Lofrans Falkon 24vDC 1,700w electric anchor windlass – 2018

• 40kg Bruce anchor with 75m stainless steel anchor chain

• Saltwater washing pump outlet in anchor locker

• Warps and fenders

Covers & Canvas:

• Sprayhood for forward cockpit with stainless steel frame

• Bimini for aft helm cockpit

• Helm pedestal cover

• Cockpit cushions

• Hatch covers

Tender & Outboard:

• Highfield rigid-bottomed tender

• Mercury 6hp outboard

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

• Fires and Flares

• 1x life raft

• 6x inflatable lifejackets

• McMurdo EPRIB

VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS

Lying: Palma de Mallorca

Available to view strictly by appointment

Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00

Saturday by prior appointment

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.

Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.

Lead Broker: Lucio Pellegrini

Tel: +34 675 236 174

Email: lucio@grabauinternational.com

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Propulsion
Engine
Volvo D3-150 150hp
Engine hours
3350
Fuel
Diesel
Fuel capacity
530 litres
Accommodation
Number of cabins
3
Number of berths
6
Drinking water capacity
770 litres

Grabau International offers the details of all vessels in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information or warranty the condition of any vessel and the details do not constitute a part of any contract. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. All vessels are offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Grabau International provides professional yacht conveyancing and legal transfer of title for all yachts as per the ABYA Code of Practice with all deposit payments and final balance payments processed through secure dedicated client accounts solely for that purpose. Our dedicated client accounts are written in trust at Natwest Bank and we are fully insured.

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