Orbit | 53′ Royal Cape Catamarans 2011

Service & Upgrades Completed by Previous Owner in 2024 and Current Owner in 2025:

• Engines & Mechanical:

  • Twin Yanmar diesels fully serviced: oil changed, zincs replaced, new intake strainers and hoses installed

  • Both saildrive replaced

  • Northern Lights Generator fully serviced

  • New Throttle Cables

• Air Conditioning & Systems:

  • Full AC with reverse-cycle heat in all cabins

  • All AC units inspected, serviced, and recharged

  • All pumps and float switches replaced

  • 9 New Batteries (6 AGM and 3 Start batteries)

• Exterior & Interior:

  • New mattress cushions for all five cabins (to be installed in early spring)

  • Sails sent to sailmaker: serviced, washed, and new stack pack built

  • Upgraded Electronics: Raymarine Axiom Pro 12 Hybridtouch Chartplotter & Radar, Raymarine Autopilot, Icom VHF Radio and Ram Mic

  • New Cabnet Doors Installed

  • New Traveller Lines

• Galley & Comforts:

  • Two refrigerators, deep freezer, and washer/dryer combo

  • Ice Maker

  • Watermaker (currently pickled)

Rigging & Sails

• Isomat anodized aluminum mast and boom

• Double aluminum spreaders with boots

• Spreader deck lights

• Stainless steel standing rigging

• Dual stainless steel backstays

• Halyards and sheets – colored yacht braid

• Lewmar winches: three #54, one #46, self-tailing

• Rope clutches and cam cleats

• Running rigging lines led back to cockpit

• Hydraulic boom vang

• Traveler, genoa tracks, cars, blocks, and battens

• Stack pack with jack lines

• Fully battened mainsail (Dacron)

• Roller furling genoa with UV panel (Dacron)

Navigation & Electronics

• Plastimo Contest 130 compass

• ICOM VHF radios: IC-M422 at nav station, HM-157SW at helm

• Raymarine autopilot

• Raymarine depth sounder

• Raymarine ST60+ wind instrument

• Raymarine ST60+ tridata (depth, speed, temperature)

• Raymarine AXIOM Pro 12 RVX GPS

• Raymarine radar

• Engine alarm/shutdown systems

• Yanmar engine gauges: RPM, oil pressure, temperature

• High water alarms in bilges

• Bilge pump switches

• Rudder position indicator integrated with autopilot

Interior & Comfort

• Ultra-leather salon cushions

• U-shaped salon bench seating

• Fusion MS-AV600 stereo

• Fusion and Sony speakers with subwoofer

• Two Sony amplifiers

• 32” LG TV in salon

• Five heads with Tecma/Johnson electric flush toilets

• Showers with tiled stalls and glass doors

• Porcelain sinks with Corian countertops

• Cruisair reverse-cycle air conditioning units with digital controls

Galley

• Twin stainless steel sinks with pull-out faucet

• Pressurized hot and cold water system

• LG microwave

• Corian countertops with wood trim cabinetry

Electrical Systems

• DC system: 12/24 volt with distribution panel and breakers

• Battery selector switches

• Engine alternators and solar charging system

• AC system: 240 volt shore power with Smart Plug inlet and cords

• Branch breakers, GFCI outlets, reverse polarity indicator

• Northern Lights 10 kW generator (5,500 hours)

• Mastervolt inverter/charger

• Xantrex Pro XM1800 inverter

• Bonding system

Propulsion

• Twin Yanmar 4JH4-TE 75HP diesels

• Racor fuel filters

• Exhaust hoses, manifolds, mufflers

• Yanmar SD60-4 saildrives (new in 2024)

Steering

• HyDrive hydraulic steering with stainless wheel

• Stainless steel rudder stocks

• Dripless rudder packing glands

• Steering tie bar and mounts

Tankage & Systems

• Aluminum fuel tanks, 370 gallons total

• FRP fresh water tanks, 317 gallons total

• 12V water pump and digital tank monitoring

• Plastic blackwater holding tanks, 42 gallons total with digital monitoring system

• Quick Nautic Boiler water heaters, two units, 21 gallons each

• LPG system with solenoid shutoff

• Seawater Pro watermaker

Safety Equipment

• Navigation lights

• USCG-approved life jackets (15+)

• Throwable PFD cushions and rings

• Handheld air horn

• Smoke detectors

• Carbon monoxide detectors

• Fire extinguishers (8+)

• Fixed fire suppression in engine compartments

• Whale Gulper diaphragm bilge pumps with floats

• Rule 500 GPH electric bilge pumps in engine bilges

• High water alarms

Deck & Auxiliary

• Stainless steel anchor platform with dual rollers

• Primary plow anchor with chain and rode

• Two spare Danforth anchors

• Quick windlass with foot and helm controls

• UMT Marine electric dinghy davits

• Removable boarding ladders

• Cockpit canvas and isinglass enclosure

• Solar panels on hardtop

• Isotherm 230V icemaker

• Isotherm 12/24V fridge

• Vapour Action 7.5kg washer

• Assorted docking lines and fenders

• Exhaustive collection of spare parts and tools