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54 Sea Ray 2001 Boat For Sale

Asking price: $394,900.

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Last updated Jan 18, 2024

54' Sea Ray 2001

2001 Sea Ray Five Forty Cockpit Motor Yacht

CAT DIESEL POWER

Mint condition and loaded with options.

Lake Ontario boat since new, up until 2019

If you are in the market for a large sedan style / Cockpit Motor Yacht, contact us today, you will not find one in better condition.

US BUYERS: Take advantage of the exchange rate - no extra taxes or duties - we send dozens of boats south every year and maintain a separate US dollar trust account and assist with all docs including USCG bill of sale - contact us to learn more.

PLEASE WATCH THE YOUTUBE WALK THROUGH VIDEO IN THE LINK BELOW:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJE8oI34c-E

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Atlantic Yacht Sales.

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.

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54' Sea Ray HIGHLIGHTS

• Yacht Details: 54' Sea Ray 2001
• Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
• Engines: Caterpillar
• Last Updated: Jan 18, 2024
• Asking Price: $394,900
• Max Draft: 4' 9''

54' Sea Ray additional information

• Beam: 15' 6''
• Hull Material: Fiberglass
• Fuel Tank: 1 x 800|gallon
• Fresh Water: 1 x 200|gallon
• Holding: 1 x 68|gallon
• New VHF radio
• New mattress for master cabin
• Replaced two 8D batteries
• Had new winter canvas made
• Replaced the clear plastic in the existing canvas
• Installed new convection / microwave oven
• Changed all navigation lights
• Replaced galley fridge
• Installed teak & holly floor
• Installed ceramic tile in the galley
• Installed new Garmin radar
• Installed AIS transponder
• Replaced the hot water heater
• Replaced the fresh water pump
• Replaced both trim tabs
• Replaced two more 8D batteries
• Replaced the central vac motor
• Replaced the hydraulics for the swim platform
• Installed new Rocna 50 kg anchor
• Replaced bridge ice maker and fridge
• Replaced bridge stereo and illuminated speakers
• Replaced cockpit illuminated speakers
• Installed underwater lights
• Installed new amplifier in bridge
• Generator sound shield has been professionally repainted to include new sound insulation

54' Sea Ray Vessel Walkthrough

With three big staterooms, an overall length of 55 feet, and a cruising range approaching 400 miles, the 540 CPMY is as well-suited for long-range cruises as she is for luxed-out day tripping. The amenities start way aft where a 4'6"- long swim platform can have chocks for a tender. The platform itself has an 800-pound carrying capacity along with its own hideaway stainless steel ladder. That, combined with the roomy cockpit and bench seating for 4 make the CPMY a great choice for divers and watersports fans seeking out-of-the-way destinations. The cockpit also provides easy access to the well-laid out engine room. The big 660-hp Cat 3196's are separated by a 27"-wide walkway so there's plenty of elbow room in which to work. Meanwhile, a sound-shielded 20-kW genset cranks out enough to power the whole yacht, including all of her air conditioning systems. The big attraction on the 540 (after the fully equipped L-shaped galley) is the sky lounge. This huge C-shaped lounge can seat 7-8 adults and it will be your dining table, card table, library and work table, and its raised perch gives you a good view of the marina or anchorage around you. From this main deck its 7 gently sloping teak-treaded steps up to the flying bridge via a translucent hatch that locks securely. Once up top, the skipper gets the best seat in a single pedestal helm chair surrounded by a curved lounge. A second dining/lounging area with wet bar is abaft that, and way aft our favorite part was the oversized fore/aft-facing bench seat that folds down with the push of a button to create a massive sun pad for three. Underway the 540 bested the elusive 30-mph mark and best cruise will get you nearly 400 miles down the road. So, with three full staterooms and enough floor space to have a full-blown party AND a band on the bridge, the 540 Cockpit Motor Yacht is welcome, versatile addition to the Sea Ray fleet that leaves nothing to be desired in the luxury Motor Yacht class.

Twin 660hp Caterpillar straight drive diesels professionally maintained.

The 20kw Westerbeke diesel generator with sound shield 1930 hours - Plenty of power; run the AC at anchor!

Performance

As per Boattest.com, top speed for the Sea Ray 540 Cockpit Motor Yacht is 30.7 mph, burning 68.4 gallons per hour

Best cruise for the Sea Ray 540 Cockpit Motor Yacht is 19.6 mph and the boat gets 0.51 miles per gallon, giving the boat a cruising range of 369 miles

Features and Upgrades

Factory hardtop with full enclosure Sedan enclosure

Dual helm version Robertson AP Autopilot

Forward looking sonar

Recently installed Garmin 12" MFD's with AIS

New Bridge Icom VHF 

KVH Trac Vision 4

Updated Glendinning Electronic Controls

Flybridge air conditioning Inside stairway to flybridge Upper and lower helm stations

Tilt wheel steering

Maple wood interior

Full beam master stateroom VIP and guest staterooms

Vacu-flush toilets

Central vacuum system

Custom Sunbrella carpet protectors

New Seateak in sedan and bridge

Water filtration system

Deck and Mechanical

Hydraulic swim platform

Bow thruster & Stern Thruster

Reverso Oil Change System (engines, transmissions, generator)

Port side pilothouse sliding door

Remote control anchor windlass

Remote control spotlight

Windshield cover

Cockpit seating with Hi-Lo table

Flybridge AC

Flybridge refrigerator

Abundant flybridge seating and table

Transom door

Swim platform boarding ladder

Large SS sliding cabin entry door

Spare propellers 

Spare prop shaft

Easy maintenance tile galley floor

Built in microwave oven

3 Burner cooktop stove with lid

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