138' Sterling Yacht "Maverick"

I was aboard Maverick prior to its last refit in 2013 and the boat was in pretty good shape generally but needed the normal cosmetic and systems maintenance for a 25 year old vessel. Nishii Zosen builds a very solid FRP hull and has well laid out systems for this vintage of vessel and the fact that Nishii was , and still is a commercial ship builder that ventured into yacht building in 1983 under the branding of Sterling yachts lends itself well to any of their builds.. They built 5 or 6 yachts from "83 till '88 and all are still in service so that says something about the build quality. I don't know the extent of the 2013 refit aboard Maverick so that's where I would start my inquiries' with the listing broker. From what I gather the mains didn't receive the needed W-6 service schedule of in frame rebuilds and are now a couple thousand hours over so that would be the negative on this vessel. The interior has been updated as always but at the expense of the machinery space (as always). There are a couple of Sterling's for sale locally in South Fl. to compare with systems wise and both have had repowers. Matrix Rose replaced thier Mitsubishi mains with the same newer tier III models last year and Triumphant lady removed their Mitsubishi motors and repowered with Cats a few years back. Sterling launched the 53 meter "Southern Cross" for the late Alan Bond in '87 and a sister ship soon after and this was a milestone for the company and came with great fanfare as it was quite the vessel with its timeless Jon Bannenberg design.

For some reason all of the Sterling's general arraignment's had the galley's on the tank deck level with dumb waiters servicing the upper decks. The lack of a soft patch is common in this vintage of vessel as cutting a machinery removal access in the hull is commonplace and wouldn't be deal breaker money wise and is actually the preferred route for removal / replacement of machinery to save interior damage. I would assume the gens that are fitted now are the second or third replacements from original so there had been a W.E.P. cut at some point in time. W-6 service on the 8v-396 MTU mains would run $350,000 ea. minimum so that would be problematic. If you've previously had the opportunity to view an original Susan Puleo interior with the sculpted carpets and beveled mirrors of the time period than you would recognize the interior upgrades. In the "80's medium sized yachts had spacious mid ship engine rooms with large crews quarters fwd. and some what smaller accommodations compared with todays vessels. Sorry that this wasn't the vessel that would fit your needs but I'm sure the perfect yacht is out there waiting for you somewhere.

W-6 schedule was due @ 6,000 hours.