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- Cruising Speed: 9 kn
- Maximum Speed: 11.5 kn
- Beam: 16' 8''
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Max Draft: 5' 3''
- Displacement: 95,000 lb
- Fuel Tank: 2 x 550|gallon
- Fresh Water: 1 x 400|gallon
- Holding: 1 x 70|gallon
- Cabins: 3
- Heads: 2
Step aboard this solid 2003 Selene 53 Ocean Trawler—a nice example of one of the most respected passagemakers in her class. Designed for comfort, efficiency, and reliability, this yacht delivers the ideal blend of classic craftsmanship and serious bluewater capability.
Recently benefiting from a complete Cummins main engine rebuild (April 2025), a new 12.5 kW Westerbeke generator (Nov 2025), fresh bottom paint (Nov 2025), and overhauled stabilizers (Nov 2025), she’s ready to cruise with a few updates to her electronics. Her warm teak interior, three-stateroom layout, stabilizers, and bow and stern thrusters make her equally suited for extended voyaging or elegant coastal cruising.
Built by Jet Tern Marine with Selene’s renowned attention to detail, it includes proof of proper importation into the U.S., offering peace of mind for her next owner. This is a rare opportunity to own a proven ocean trawler that combines timeless style, seaworthy design, and the comfort of home—wherever your next horizon lies.
Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by S&J Yachts - Charleston.
Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.
The Selene 53 offers luxurious accommodations for extended cruising and liveaboard use. It features a spacious owner's cabin with an en-suite head amidships and two guest cabins forward with an additional head. One of the guest cabins doubles as an office. The interior is finished with high-quality materials, including teak joinery, teak and holly flooring, granite counters, stainless steel ports, and plush upholstery.
Entering from the large aft deck, one walks through the main salon, past the galley to port, and the stairway to the owner’s cabin to starboard before stepping up to the pilothouse. There is a stairway to the cabins located forward and to the starboard in the pilothouse, as well as stairs to the flybridge aft and to the starboard in the pilothouse.
The well-appointed salon is accessible from the aft deck. It is finished with quality teak joinery and teak and holly flooring. To the starboard, there are two seats and storage. To port, there is a folding dining table with an L-shaped settee. The upholstery was recently replaced. Thanks to large windows, the space has plenty of natural light and provides excellent exterior views. There are seven opening windows in the salon and galley.
The galley is forward to port in the salon. There are overhead cabinets, under-counter cabinets/drawers, abundant storage, and Corian countertops.
The pilothouse is forward of the galley/salon and aft of the foredeck. It provides excellent visibility from the helm and has exterior doors to port and starboard. There is an L-shaped settee with a teak table, a single pilot berth, and a helm seat.
Accommodations include an owner’s cabin amidships with an en-suite head and two guest cabins with a shared head. A stairway leads to the guest cabins from the pilothouse, and a separate stairway leads to the owner's cabin in the salon.
The heads have Techma electric flush toilets and separate showers.
The large owner’s cabin is amidships with easy access to the pilothouse, salon, and mechanical room via companionways, fore and aft. It features a queen bed, storage space, and an en-suite head with a separate shower.
The primary guest cabin is forward with a queen bed and storage. The primary guest cabin and guest cabin share the guest head.
The guest cabin and office are to port. It has twin offset beds, a storage locker, and a desk with a chair.
Aft there is a stern platform with stainless steel safety rails and a transom door leading to the aft deck. The covered aft deck provides ample space for deck chairs and features a hatch that allows access to a large aft lazarette, as well as a molded stairwell leading to the flybridge. Side bulwark doors allow access to the side decks, which are well-protected by high bulwarks. The aft cockpit and covered sections of the side decks are finished with glued-down teak flooring, while the exposed areas have molded non-skid. Bulwark cap rails are varnished teak with snap-on protective covers.
Aft Deck Equipment:
The flybridge offers excellent visibility from the helm station. A bimini covers it, and a fiberglass arch supports the radar and antennas. Built-in seating, a table, a helm station, two helm seats, a wet bar with a grill, and a sink make this space great for entertaining!
The aft sun deck accommodates the RIB with an outboard and a 1,200 lbs. davit. There is additional room for electric bikes and chairs if needed.
The foredeck is accessible via a bulwark door on the starboard side that opens and leads to the walkaround deck. For safety, stainless steel rails surround the foredeck. There is a molded forward-facing settee with a cushion, a large anchor platform, an electric windlass, and a chain locker.
Primary Engine: Cummins 6C TA 8.3 430 HP (Rebuilt April 2025 )ESN/Model: 46257365. 2/8/2025 - Performance Power Systems completed a full engine rebuild in April 2025.
Secondary Engine: Yanmar 4JH3E 52 HP "get home" engine with a separate shaft and feathering propeller
New Generator: 2025 Westerbeke 12.5BTDB 12.5 kW with control in the pilothouse
Gelcoat for hull (painted with Awlcraft in 2016), deck, superstructure & non-skid Vinylester resin for the first five lamination layers. Cymax bi-axis uni-direction stitched roving/mat. Glass mat and Divinycell core sandwich structure for hull side shell and superstructure. Longitudinal stringers & transverse frames system. Four watertight bulkheads (chain locker, fwd. E/R, after E/R, lazarette). Hull and deck joint sealed by glue bolted and laminated with mat and woven roving. Integral swim platform with extended hull. Recessed bow thruster tunnel. Integral FRP stern thruster.
The following air draft measurements are approximate and have not been confirmed.
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