1992 Nautors Swan 53, EUR 395.000,-

This elegant Swan 53 was specially built for a very experienced Swan-owner and has been maintained at a very high level.
Never raced or chartered, only used for private purposes.
SWAN 53 In great condition with new teak decks & rod rigging.

Teak decks renewed
Original gellcoat in great condition
Custom interior
Centreboard keel 2.10-3.35 m

This Swan 53 is one of the last 53’s (nr. 45 of 50) produced by Nautor Swan in Finland. The advanced
design by German Frers created a fast and comfortable cruising yacht. The deck layout is very clean and sail handling is easy. The boat can be sailed with a very small crew. The sheet winches are electrically powered as well as the central mainsheet winch and thanks to the balanced rudder the steering is very light. The recently installed Raytheon autopilot is very accurate and steers the boat to perfection.

“Sisu” was commissioned by a very experienced Swan-owner, who wanted to be able to sail in areas with restricted depth, which resulted in the design of a centreboard version of the Swan 53 with a draft of 2.10-meter board up and 3.35-meter board down. The idea was the yacht to be conceived as a pure cruising boat.
The mainsail is full-batten with Harken track and Harken bat cars and lazy jacks. The forestay is equipped with a new electric Bamar headsail furler.

She is equipped with a keel stepped three-spreader tall-rig mast (I=21.66, J=6.40, P=19.39, E=6.05) for excellent performance in light airs. Navtec discontinuous rod rigging recently renewed.

The interior was heavily customized resulting in a very roomy and elegant saloon and aft cabin.
After sailing for several years in the Netherlands, SISU went to the Mediterranean, where she stayed until April 2026. Now she is back in the Netherlands for a complete service.

She was never raced or chartered, only used for family cruising.

FLAG: HOLLAND
LOCATED: Amsterdam (NL)
VAT: PAID

DIMENSIONS
LOA: 16.20 m
LWL: 12.94 m
Beam: 4.73 m
Draft: 2.10 - 3.35 m
Ballast: 8300 kg
Displacement: 20000 kg

ENGINE
Engine: olvo Penta TMD31B
Propeller: 3 blade Maxprop, new shaft bearings
Cruising Speed: 8 kn
Engines notes:

MAIN ENGINE
Main engine Volvo Penta TMD 31B Turbo charged marine diesel 62 kw - 4-cylinder
New shaft-seal and shaft bearings
Fuel capacity 520 liters in three separate tanks
Alarm for excess water in fuel separator
MaxProp three bladed feathering propeller
Original engine.
Running perfectly, no usage of engine oil.
Engine Hours: Not known, original engine
Generator: Kohler 8 KW
Generator Hours: Not known, original generator

COCKPIT CONTROLS
Morse main engine throttle control
Controls for lights, center board
Control for anchor windlass
Control for headsail furler
Navtec hydraulic control panel

TANKS
Fuel: 520 l
Water: 750 l
Tanks notes

FRESH WATER SYSTEM
Fresh water capacity 750 liters in three separate tanks
Deck shower in cockpit coaming

DRAINAGE SYSTEM
Gusher Whale bilge pump at chat table and in aft cockpit
Electric bilge pump at chartable
Electric sump pump bathroom aft cabin
Gusher Whale handpump forward bathroom
Gusher Whale handpump anchor chain locker

ACCOMMODATIONS
Cabins number: 3
Accommodations notes

The interior of “Sisu” is an excellent example of the quality of joinery work and beautiful hand rubbed teak finish, which is a trademark of Nautor Swan in boats of that period.

The input of the first owner was considerable, resulting in a very roomy and comfortable interior. Well thought out lighting, beautiful luxury leather upholstery, teak & holly floorboards and an excellent layout make “Sisu” outstanding and difficult to repeat today.

Deck-layout : standard
Interior : Custom saloon and aft cabin
New Jabsco electric toilets with holding tank, forward and aft
Saloon heavily customized
Aft cabin with large bed and two seats
Aft cabin en-suite bathroom

HEADS
Jabsco electric toilets with recently installed holding tank, both forward and aft

GENERAL
Leather on sofas and seats (original with interesting `patina`)

CABINS
There are two guest cabins, starboard and port forward of the main saloon. Both cabins with single berth and Pullman berth above. Both guest cabins have ample storage lockers, a hanging locker and drawers. Forward of the guest cabins is a bathroom with toilet, shower and sink.

AFT CABIN
The full width owner’s stateroom aft has a large centreline berth. On both sides of this berth is a seat with a desk/vanity table. There are large hanging lockers and there is an ensuite private bathroom with toilet, shower and sink.

MAIN SALOON
On starboard side in the main saloon there are two seats with a chess/backgammon table in the middle. Aft of that is the chartable, facing aft for more space in the saloon.
On portside there is a large U-shaped sofa with a large saloon table.
Leather on all seats and sofa’s, original from new.

VENTILATION
Central heating system (to be checked)
Central ventilation system in all cabins (to be checked)

NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
The navigation table is facing aft with the following equipment installed:

Navigation:
Raymarine depth, speed and wind with repeaters in cockpit
Raymarine autopilot with control unit in cockpit and remote control at chart table
VDO navigation
JRC J-NAV 500 GPS for VDO
JRC J-NAV 500 GPS for Raytheon
Recently installed PC with flatscreen, navigation program and separate GPS
Radar Furuno 40 miles
Kohler generator control panel

Communication:
Inmarsat Sailor Iridium M transceiver
VHF transceiver Shipmate RS 8300 with second handset and speaker in cockpit
SSB Receiver Icom IC-PCR 1000
Jotron GMDSS Epirb Jotron 40S

AUTOPILOT
Raytmarine autopilot, control in cockpit
Remote control
Hydraulic ram on steering quadrant

ELECTRICAL
Generator: Kohler 8 KW Diesel generator Original generator, running perfectly.
Hours not known. Placed under deck aft of the steering position.
New service batteries (AGM) 24-volt 480 Ah (2022)
New engine start batteries
New start battery generator

DC SYSTEM:
Separate battery banks for service, engine and generator
Battery charger Mastervolt 60 amps 24 volt
Engine alternator 120 amps for service (new), 55 for starting
Paralleling system between engine and service batteries
All batteries new

AC SYSTEM
Shore power inlet 220 volt
Diesel generator Kohler 8 KW
Inverter Mastervolt 24/1200

SAILS, SPARS & RIGGING

SAILS
Mainsail full batten, correct but older, lazy jacks, good condition
Furling Genoa Spectra Elvstrom, new 2022
No. 3 roller furling jib. Vertical battens. Good condition
Staysail/Stormjib. Good condition
Gennaker in sleeve. Good condition

Mast: ALUMINIUM
Boom: ALUMINIUM

RIG

MAST
3 spreader Nautor aluminum mast
Harken track for mainsail
Harken bat cars
Lazy jacks

RIG DIMENSIONS:
I = 21.66 m
J = 6.40 m
P = 19.39 m
E = 6.05 m

STANDING RIGGING:
Navtec discontinues rod rigging, recently renewed
Bamar headsail furler, control in cockpit at steering pedestal

HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS
Navtec hydraulics for backstay, babystay, flattener and vang. Central panel mounted in steering pedestal
Navtec hydraulic system for backstay, boomvang, babystay and outhaul
Shroudrollers
New standing rigging
Bamar electric Genua furler
At electric Genua winches 2 x Lewmar STE 550

DECK EQUIPMENT
Winches: LEWMAR
Deck equipment notes:

TEAK WOODWORK
Newly laid teak on side decks, bridge deck, cockpit soles and seats
Flush mounted hatch for recessed anchor-windlass
Deck shower hot and cold water
Deck wash
New teak deck
Mainsheet winch electric on aftcockpit position.
Watch instruments: 18.6 knots on deck, speed 8.5. knots to windward
New Bamar electric roller furling headstay system.

WINCHES
Mainsheet winch: Lewmar 54ST electric
Sheet winches: Lewmar 55ST electric
Runner backstay winches: Lewmar 46ST
Halyard winches: Lewmar 43ST (x4)
Halyard winches: Lewmar 52ST (x4)

SAFETY
Fire-extinguishers: 1
Liferaft: 6
Certificate 7-2026
Man Overboard Pole in transom-tube
Liferaft Plastimo Cruiser 6
Jotron GMDSS Epirb Jotron 40S

CLASSIFICATION
Lloyds HCC
ABS

CONSTRUCTION
Colours: dark blue with white stripes and white transom
Original gelcoat. As if straight out of the mould!
Extended retrousse transom
Centreboard keel draft 2.10 meters with board up, 3.35 meters board down.
3 blade Maxprop, new shaft bearings
New stainless anchor with 100 meters stainless chain (with new chain-counter) , two anchor rollers
Danforth spare anchor in cockpit locker
Lofrans anchor windlass electric, overhauled
New Bamar electric roller furling headstay system
Centreboard keel draft 2.10 meters with board up, 3.35 meters board down

HULL

CONSTRUCTION

The hull construction is of proven solid single skin glass fibre reinforced hand layup laminate. With closed-cell foam stringers and all structural bulkheads laminated to the hull. The deck is of a sandwich construction with closed-cell foam and reinforcements where deck equipment is installed. The teak deck has recently been replaced with very high-quality teak and to a very high standard. Thickness of the teak deck still 50% above the standard Nautor deck.

The condition of the hull is amazing. Even after 35 years, most of the time in the Mediterranean, the hull - still original gelcoat - is remarkably shiny above the waterline and does not show any sign of osmosis below the waterline.

This is mainly due to Nautor’s high quality craftsmanship and attention to detail and the use of the best quality materials to be found. The gelcoat was applied in two coats by hand, resulting in a very durable outer skin.
The boat has never suffered any hull damage and therefore no repairs have been carried out.

FINISH
Hull colour dark blue with white stripes, original gelcoat
Double stripes on coaming

TRANSOM
Retrousse transom painted white with storage for MOB pole

KEEL
Lead keel with antimony and centreboard, giving a draft of 2.10 meter with board up for sailing in shallower waters and a draft of 3.35 meter with board down for windward performance

RUDDER AND STEERING SYSTEM
Single steering wheel, recessed in cockpit floor, elkhide covered
Balanced foam filled spade rudder with heavy duty roller bearings
Steering by means of chain and stainless-steel cables to quadrant
Autopilot with hydraulic cylinder to steering quadrant

THROUGH HULL FITTINGS
Flush mounted through hull fittings

DECK
TEAK WOODWORK

Newly laid teak on side decks, bridge deck, cockpit soles and seats
Flush mounted hatch for recessed anchor-windlass

WINDLASS, CHAIN

New stainless-steel anchor with custom bow-fitting
Stainless-steel anchor chain, 103 meters
Double anchor chain rollers
Recessed electric Lofrans windlass, overhauled. Remote control at steering pedestal with chain counter
New chain box in forepeak to take 103 meters of stainless-steel chain
Spare Danforth anchor with 10 meter chain and rope

EXTRAS

ENTERTAINMENT

New Sony stereo equipment in saloon
Stereo in aft cabin
New cockpit speakers (4)

OTHERS
Sunawning
Sprayhood over main entrance
Sprayhood over forward end of cockpit (to be installed)
Elkhide steering wheel
Cockpit table
Avon dinghy with new Mercury 5 hp outboard engine
Electric bilge pump
Deck wash
Additional 220-volt refrigeration and deepfreeze unit
Side boarding ladder
Many interior changes including custom saloon and aft cabin
Leather upholstery in saloon
New stereo equipment, new loudspeakers in cockpit
Cabin heater Eberspaecher waterborne system (to be checked)
MOB-pole in torpedo tube in transom
Gangway
Bracket on compass crash-bar for two repeaters
Genua sheet winches electric
Gate in push pit
Gates in lifelines both sides
Radar pole stainless steel, port side
Extra hatches in aft cabin
Electric main sheet winch at centre cockpit position

FITTINGS

Stainless steel radar post portside aft
Gate in pushpit
Gates in lifelines, both sides
Bathing ladder
Gangway
Outboard motor bracket
Cockpit table aft cockpit, removable

GRP MOULDINGS
Lockers in cockpit for autopilot, VHF, engine control
Locker for gas bottles, drained
Locker for generator
Storage lockers both sides of cockpit, drained
Locker for deck shower
Speakers in cockpit

CANVAS WORK
Sprayhood over entrance hatch
Sprayhood for aft cockpit (to be installed)
Bimini for aft cockpit
Sun awning over main boom
Upholstery for aft cockpit
Cover for steering wheel
Covers for winches
Canvas cover for hull
Canvas covers for fenders
Cover for mainsail
Sleave for roller genoa