MASON 53 KTH
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 53.5 ft |
| LWL | 39.75 ft |
| Beam | 14.83 ft |
| Draft | 6.67 ft |
| Displacement | 38,600 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 8.4 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 57 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 21.16 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 50.08 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 18.75 ft |
| PYmizzen luff | 29.33 ft |
| EYmizzen foot | 10.91 ft |
| FLforestay | 21.2 ft |
| Mainsail | 1,110.1 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 603.1 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 1,025.2 sq ft |
About the MASON 53 KTH
Sail dimensions for ketch rig.
Direct variant of the MASON 53 KTH
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the MASON 53 KTH yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 53.5ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
1 documented issues across 1 systems, documented on the near-identical sister model MASON 53. The MASON 53 KTH shares its hull, so these findings apply.
This variant has a different rig (Staysail Ketch vs Cutter); those items are flagged below. Everything else is hull/structural and applies directly.
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