1978 Nordlund 53
- Name: TANGO
- Make: Nordlund
- Model: 53
- Year: 1978
- Length: 53 feet
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Engine Brand: Cummins
- Located In: Richmond, CA
BOAT INFORMATION
Nordlund Boat Company (Est. 1963) is one of America’s oldest family-owned builders still creating, repairing and refitting boats today in Tacoma, WA ( https://www.nordlundboat.com/yachts.html).
TANGO is a custom Ed Monk designed, hand-laid fiberglass, airex-cored hull, one of only two Nordlund builds in 1978. Original Edwin Monk & Son architectural plans are on board, along with maintenance records and invoices.
A three-owner boat, TANGO, was reunited with the original owner’s family and received an extensive soft goods refit in 2009-2013 which still looks great today.
Some features that make TANGO a terrific liveaboard or cruiser:
- easy on-off the boat with one step
- light-filled saloon with galley, expandable dining table, and walkout aft cockpit
- expansive pilothouse with high-low table, queen sofa, hidden 40″ 4K HDTV on a lift
- Europa design with walk-around deck simplifies docking
- great tankage: 395 gal water, 70 gal holding, 930 gal fuel (aluminum)
The Cummins triple nickel engines have uncommonly low hours and have just been serviced.
TANGO offers an exceptional combination of custom pedigree, character, and uncommon layout/livability.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience to make an appointment to see this unique, beautiful boat, while she’s still available.
Key Specs
Specs
- Designer: Edwin Monk & Son
- Builder: Nordlund
- Hull Shape: Semi-Displacement
Dimensions
- LOA: 53 ft
- Beam: 14 ft 5 in
- Waterline Length: 51 ft
- Maximum Draft: 5 ft 5 in
Engines
- Engine Brand: Cummins
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
- Number of Engines: 2
- Engine Model: VT 555M
- Total Power: 540 hp
- Engine Hours: 1739
- Drive Type: Direct Drive
- Engine Power: 270 hp
Tanks
- Fresh Water Tanks: 395 gallon
- Fuel Tanks: 930 gallon
- Holding Tanks: 70 gallon
- Water Heater Capacity: 12 gallon
Accommodations
- Number of heads: 2
- Number of cabins: 3
You board TANGO from the aft deck. In the aft deck is a nice sized lazarette. From the aft deck you enter the main salon, which has a drop leaf dining table to starboard and a settee with spacious cabinetry for storage to port. The galley is forward of the dining room table, with a full sized refrigerator, microwave, plenty of counter space and cabinets for storage.
Forward and down through the port companionway are the control panels and systems monitors are to starboard. Keep moving aft and there is a work room just prior to entering the stand up engine room.
Forward of the electrical control room is the master stateroom with a queen sized walk around bed. The mater stateroom also has a private head with a walk in shower. Here you’ll also find a full sized walk-in closet with shelving.
Starboard is a midship stateroom with off set bunk beds, and access to the second head and shower on the portside. Furthest forward are the twin v-berths with a closet and storage space beneath the bunks.
Aft through the main companionway up the curved stairwell ahead of the master stateroom is the spacious pilot house which features a pull out sofa and high low adjustable table. The helm features a full suite electronics, with Morse that controls can be synchronized for ease of engine operation.
Wide covered walkways with hawse holes through the bulwarks makes docking relatively easy. The large foredeck has en electric anchor winch is controlled by a foot switch, and a wash-down fitting helps finish the job of stowing the anchor.
- Vitrifrigo DP2600- refrigerator / freezer
- Kenho Marine 3 burner propane stove w/oven (propane system needs to be fixed)
- Large Stainless Steel sink Pressurized hot/cold water
- Nutone – built in blender
- 120/240 V
- (1) 50 amp SmartPlug shorepower chord
- (2) Generators: 7.5 KW Onan, 6.5 KW Northernlights
- (1) Inverter
- (3) Battery Chargers
- (2) AGM Starter Batteries
- (4) AGM House Batteries
- Kodiak Datamarine 2650 – Depth Sounder
- Wood Freeman – Auto pilot w/remote
- Furuno GPS Furuno Radar
- Standard Horizon Omni – VHF Radio
- Cobra – CB
- DataMarine -knot/log Rudder Angle Indicator 5HGHz secure wifi network
- 4 station intercom
- 40″ Samsung 4K HDTV on lift in pilothouse LED lighting (4) Markel built-in space heaters (OEM) Wired for
- Reverse Cycle Heat/Air (non operational)
- IDEAL – windlass (aft)
- Windlass w/ chain and cable (forward)
- (2) Anchors
- (1) Engine Driven Bilge Pump
- (3) Bilge Pumps with cycle counters
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.