SPENCER 51/53
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 51 ft |
| LWL | 37.5 ft |
| Beam | 13.17 ft |
| Draft | 7.42 ft |
| Displacement | 30,000 lb |
| Ballast | 12,999 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 8.2 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 57.2 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 20.8 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 50 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 19 ft |
| FLforestay | 20.8 ft |
| Mainsail | 1,107.9 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 594.9 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 1,011.3 sq ft |
About the SPENCER 51/53
The SPENCER 51 & 53 are the same hull with different stern overhang. They were built with aft and center cockpits, sloop and ketch rigs.
Performance
Market Price
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 51ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the SPENCER 51/53yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a SPENCER 51/53? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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