2006 post 53

I own a 2003 56. Great boat. The 53 hull is just a shortened 56. Can't say enough good things about the boat.

I own an 07 53 and I am very happy with it. I have Cats.

Be sure an have the Mans checked out very closely. They are good engines when maintained but can be very temperamental if not. Those engines will be due for a major 1000 hr service including aftercoolers and heat exchangers.

Get a good Man mechanic to survey them.

Done

I know of a 50' Post with Cat's. The current owner bought it from the original owner who ordered from Post with Cat's as an option.

The MAN 820's are a very good fit in the 50' Post, they cruise it 26-27 knots at 55 gph and they're quiet at cruise.

Good motors but very expensive to maintain. There is a nice 50' for sale in Virginia but it's close to the 1000 hour service. I hear you will need 30K or so just for this service!

No, I just had a set of 1100 common rails done by a very good, but non dealer company and it came out to $16k to do everything. 820s are probably a bit more than common rails because I think injector pump and injectors get rebuilt on those at the 1000 hour service, but would guess $20k.

This Post has D2848 LE403 engines.

I just purchased a 1999 50 P0st with MTU. Solid boat, small issues aboud...I can talk pricing if you'd like

The non common rails have a Bosch injector pump (that cuts out 1 bank of cylinders under around 1100 rpms) that if you don't rebuild every 1000 hours, they run VERY smokey. MAN calls for pulling the injectors on these and having them checked/rebuilt at the 1000 hour service as well as checking the injector pump, among other things.

Well it's just as nuts that MAN calls for all of the heat exchangers and coolers to be cleaned I think it's every 2 years on the common rails regardless of hours.

I believe when my customer had the 1000 hour service done on his Man 50' post it was either $24 or $26k.

To be honest, that boat is a bit overpriced based on the listing if it's the one in ft myers. Did your broker present resent sales comps to the seller? Unfortunately if you are a buyer, it's a bit of a sellers market now. I know several brokers and they all say that well priced boats in good condition are moving quickly, and the ones that are not either have something wrong or are over priced. Maybe the guy will come around, as I doubt buyers are lined up for it. It can be a frustrating process for sure.