52 Sea Ray 2006 Boat for Sale

• Optional Equipment installed on 52 Sedan Bridge
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• Dark Cherry Matte Finish
• T-Cummings QSM-II
• 660 (T-640 PHP)
• Bridge A/C-Heating
• Bow Thruster
• Dash Cover-Canvas
• DSS Satellite TV System
• LCD TV/DVD-Cockpit
• Cockpit Icemaker
• Macerator w/Seacock Interlock System
• Propellers, Spare
• W/holders (Pair)
• Rod Holders (2)
• Salon Sofa w/ Pull Out Bed
• Aft Bench Seat
• W/Fiberglass Storage Base
• Sun Pad Forward Deck
• Vacuum System
• Washer/Dryer Combo
• Windlass, All-Chain (In lieu of Std Rope/Chain)
• Yacht Flag and Flag Pole
• Water Delivery Davit
• Int. 2-Flip Color
• Ensemble Includes:
  • Cream/Sage/Tan w/Ceiling Cream
  • Contrast Piping (Sand) w/Ultraleather
  • Silk Salon Upholstery (Crème)
• White Hull Gelcoat
• Navy Canvas
• Navy Striping

It quietly states that you’ve arrived.By Brad Roberts

Indeed. They have arrived. And that’s exactly what the Sea Ray 520 Sedan Bridge yacht says – quietly without any need to state it on the transom – as you pull up to any dock, anywhere. It quietly says you’ve arrived – in style, with grace, to a place in your life where you settle for nothing but the very best.

Sea Ray designed the 520’s salon for entertaining. The galley and dinette are both up and included in the main conversation area.Ok, so now I have the hook, let me take you aboard on my test. When we arrived – Kevin Marinelli from Skyline Marina, my wife and I – our subject test boat, finished in the optional black gel coat on the hull with white topsides and canvas, was moored stern in.

The optional extended hydraulic swim platform (a must) is large enough to have an after-dinner dance on, barefoot and carefree, in a quiet anchorage while the music spills out from the Bose stereo in the salon. Guests not wishing to dance, could enjoy the space and L-shaped seating of the aft cockpit just through the port-side transom door. Both groups will appreciate the transom entertainment centre with icemaker and grill.

When your guests arrive, and step through the sliding glass doors into the salon, they’ll be treated to an interior finished in beautiful dark cherry Lignapal wood and Prestige charcoal upholstery with a light maple hardwood floor. Simply stunning. There’s an ultraleather couch with pull out sofabed to port, a facing couch with storage underneath for the bedding to starboard.

Forward, the raised L-shaped dinette over the guest stateroom, features a beautiful bird’s-eye maple table that swivels for easy in-and-out access, and there’s clever storage in the table base that’s accessible from the starboard galley. Seated, everyone has a commanding 360 degree view through the large forward and side windows and aft out through the sliding door.

The dinette offers a commanding 360 degree view from its raised position over the guest stateroom.

The galley says that the chef has arrived. A solid surface u-shaped counter in mystic black is centered around an under counter separate stainless fridge and freezer. There’s a two burner electric stove with an over-the-range vent hood; a convention/microwave; large stainless sink and coffee maker.

The galley is a chefs dream. Note the over-the-range vent hood.

Moving forward, the guest stateroom is to port with a double innerspring mattress, hanging storage, a flatscreen TV and access to the day head. I love the thoughtful touches like the skylight overhead that provides plenty of light through from the forward windows. To starboard, the kids’ stateroom features twin bunk beds as well as hanging storage and a skylight.

The day head with separate shower also features the same mystic black solid surface counter, a stainless sink and large mirrors on the overhead cabinet doors. As you’d expect in a yacht of this size, the day head isn’t a closet shoe-horned into stolen space, but rather a proper room with space and décor to match.

All forward rooms are accessed through a solid wood dark cherry door with chrome handset and hinges that just feel luxurious. The master stateroom features an island queen with large drawers underneath and his and hers hanging storage to either side. A private TV/DVD and stereo system, with overhead indirect lighting make this room a true private oasis. The overhead hatch features both blackout and screen roller blinds. Two portholes provide you with a view of the morning before you decide to rise or roll over and drift back off to sleep. The private head is to starboard and appointed identically to the day head, yet it features a curved plexi-glass wall that provides plenty of room to move (and yes ladies, to shave) in the shower.

The master stateroom is a private oasis with a queen island bed, private TV and stereo system.When either you or your guests arrive on the foredeck, you’ll be treated to an abundance of space thanks in part to the over fifteen foot beam. Up here there’s a large double sunpad with separate adjustable backrests, cupholders, two large anchor locker access hatches, a rope/chain windlass with foot pedals and a remote searchlight.

Up on the 520’s bridge, twin captain’s chairs are positioned behind a dream helm equipped with a Raymarine VHF, widescreen radar and GPS, the Raypilot autohelm, and controls for the Vetus bow thruster,. Overhead, the Mercury SmartCraft displays provide every possible number on the performance of the twin Cummins MerCruiser diesels you could possibly want. Forward of the helm, there’s a large u-shaped sofa centered around a table with the entertainment centre to port. There is room enough up here for all your guests to cruise “above-it-all” in style with a commanding view, and the fridge and wet bar means you don’t have to go back down below for snacks or beverages. The hardtop protects from the sun, while the Isinglass side curtains provide roll up access to that wind-in-your-hair feeling we all know and love, for those days that you don’t want the bridge air conditioning on.

The third stateroom is perfect for kids with twin bunkbeds and an overhead skylight.

There’s definitely no lack of power throughout the rpm range, however there is a sweet spot in both cruising feel and fuel efficiency at around 1700 rpm doing 17.5 knots using 50.2 liters of diesel per hour. With the almost 1900 liter fuel tanks, that works out to a cruising range of over 37 hours – enough to arrive at virtually any destination you choose. 

Sea Ray has hit the mark with the 520 Sedan Bridge, the smallest in the line of yachts ranging from 52 to 61 feet. Space, luxury, performance and design all combine in uncompromised quality to meet your need to state “we’ve arrived….and we’re not settling for anything short of the very best,” without saying a word.

Specifications

Overall Length: 52′ 3″ / 16 mBeam: 15′ 3″ / 4.65 m
Draft: 51″ / 1.30 m
Dry Weight: 42,000 lbs / 19,051kg
Fuel Capacity: 500 gal / 1,892 L
Water Capacity: 140 gal / 530 L
Holding Tank: 68 gal / 257 L
Dead Rise: 15 degrees
Power (as tested): Twin Cummins MerCruiser 640 hp QSM11 670 Diesel Inboards with DTS
MSRP: starting at $1,400,000 plus options.
 

Performance

KTS     RPM     LPH
6.1      600      16.3
9.4      1000    16.3
13.3    1500    50.2
17.5    1700    63.4
19.2    1800    69.8
23.9    2000    84.7
29.4    2340    122