99. This 53' DREAM Yacht is SURPRISING [Full Tour] Learning the Lines

We were pleasantly surprised with this boat. She is a 2008 custom Gorbon 53' deck salon, built in Turkey for over 1.5 million dollars. She still feels like a million dollar yacht today, but she costs MUCH less to purchase now.
The dual helms, deck salon, and secondary interior helm station, combined with the massive amount of functional exterior and interior space make this boat a real competitor with today's modern catamarans for comfortable cruising. and living aboard. I'd certainly say she has the accommodations of a 40 to 45' modern catamaran for a fraction of the price.
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[@GENECARP]

I appreciate your perspective while walking through, not some stuffy experts, just some regular people giving your opinions, well done..

[@LearningtheLines]

Thank you!

[@petealexson6203]

I don't sail but through your videos my fantasizing is kept alive. Thank you.

[@trentbush38]

I have appreciated these "for sale" videos. I find that I learn alot by looking and listening. Appreciate your viewpoints. Thanks for the tour!

[@cherrypickerguitars]

The Turks are great ship builders - looking forward to this tour!

[@miketierney7510]

Seems like a dream Got me hypnotized (Fleetwood Mac) Great boat. Thanks for the tour.

[@MegaDirtyberty]

02:21 I could see bubbles rising in the water. Another cool boat, you guys were close in knocking it out of the park with this one.

[@andrevanheerden4936]

What a stunning boat it is. The wood work just excellant and solid. Definitely not a cruiser for only two people. For the meager price it's a steal.

[@brianjoyce9742]

Y'all do a great job showing these many boats

[@goulash75]

Man the Turkish really know their wood work. LOVED the Gulets when I was over there. Just a shame they aren't blue water capable. This boat would be perfect for my small family of 4. If my wife didn't get sea sick, I'd talk her into selling our apartment and taking up the live aboard life. :)

[@ianadkins471]

Love your video boat tours....ignore the haters but some good suggestions coming it. Can’t wait for another couple to start doing “Trawler Tours” .😝

[@CheersWarren]

Ian Adkins , Yeh I'm ready for that too and I have some trawler suggestion in Florida I'm looking at and dreaming about! Cheers Warren

[@lancedaniels]

Thanks for posting and sharing this episode. Really nice boat.

[@xyzaero]

WOW, tust WOW !!! The perfect world cruiser for a couple or family. I especially love the Cockpit and deck saloon.

[@mqtty72]

The boat of my wildest dreams... Great tour as usual! Thank you guys.

[@egreens7038]

Good thing you were buckled up for the post tour wrap up. Turkish boats rule . Beautiful sailing too.

[@davidd3377]

Those deep draft boats would not be reasonable for what I want but you guys definitely show interesting boats. I love this boat for entertaining and with my two big dogs it’s perfect. The only problem is the access to the places I want to go and need 5’ draft or less.

[@robnee3313]

Very nice boat! Thanks.

[@ZoneTelevision]

A lot of fantastic yachts come out of Turkey.

[@edrosenberger6947]

You two are better at showing Yachts than most sales representatives....maybe you should become one and receive a commission for your work and time.

[@martinbuinicki1056]

Maybe that's why St. Pete's Yacht Sales keeps asking them back!

[@dennismacdonald2003]

Agree

[@papatino_]

Jordan and Randi shows us everything, while a lot of 'boat sale guy' only show us the best visual only

[@gregmirr]

There were so many really really nice things about this boat ..

[@SV-DEDICATED]

Unique. That cockpit is huge.

[@sailingavocet]

unique indeed

[@kevchard5214]

Nice boat!!!! Very practical made for sailing.

[@GENECARP]

Big fan of the Gorbon.

[@pageobenshain2884]

Good tour thank you. An additional feature is that the 6 winches in the cockpit are electric. Look at the switches in the video.

[@Kavack]

That is the nicest boat I think you have seen. Good layout and easy to configure or more importantly reconfigure.

[@sailingavocet]

Interesting vessel for sure, not our style but having a huge "front door" is pretty dang sweet!

[@Mrbushky]

Always great information and educational, I pickup new things to consider on my future boat. Grounded chainplates, thanks.......

[@LearningtheLines]

Yes grounded chainplates as well as the mast is a good idea for lightning protection.

[@timdake]

I picked up on that as well... That is one heck of a "sailor girl", to know about grounded chainplates!!!

[@henryphelps3590]

Wonderful Channel thank you !!!!!!!!9 I love dogs and I could see having one on board they should have taken more precautions with this one because it did all the damage the vessel carries . even the leak , the soaking and the cleaning of its party place is right where that leak is . Hopefully it's part of the contract of whoever buys the vessel the owner has this fixed first .

[@AndyUK-Corrival]

Whoa great boat guys, really substantial and well built. Bit of a shame of lack of designated berths but couldn’t fault it really. Price is crazy but boats like this just sitting around cost a fortune to keep in sale ready mode. Great tour again. Thanks. Andy UK

[@Toolgdskli]

Very nice boat. I wish there are more cabins.

[@peterengel7885]

It is a real big day sailor. beautiful party boat.

[@sailingavocet]

big ol' party boat for sure!

[@headhunterracing]

That cockpit!!! We spend so much time in our cockpits and that space was amazing

[@shopstuff5]

You're in love, you should buy it!

[@m.fheagle3286]

This looks like it inspired the Sirius 40DS, both are great layouts. I think I could spend a lot of time on that yacht.

[@petertorrey236]

One of those " interesting" but a little confusing yachts. The bigger boat feel lends to the impression that she should have more interior accommodation ..however she is only 53 ft and interior space seems to be sacrificed to the HUGE aft cockpit. Interesting boat..nice review/tour..as usual.

[@sailingavocet]

interesting indeed, good analysis!

[@JarrettRoskey]

I looked at this and that blue Morgan a couple boats back a couple months ago. Both are wonderful boats!

[@wysiwyg2006]

what a stunning yacht. if i had the money (never will) id buy that. love it! did it belong to someone famous?

[@wysiwyg2006]

lol somone called me a noob for questioning if it belonged to someone famous, bet they dont even have a yacht

[@alanolney3564]

You guys have shown some great boats. Something to think about,, for sure. I like watching your videos. It’s always been something that I would like to try

[@markcrawford8876]

That, is a nice boat

[@chikken_soup]

What a coincidence! I just saw this boat on Yachtworld

[@maritimetees2315]

I loved this vessel. Out of my price range thou.

[@LearningtheLines]

Ours too unfortunately!

[@raytownmissouri7821]

Forget the boat, who is that woman! Goodness!

[@gman9945]

Box it up and ship it here. I really like that one. Great video.

[@squidly1117]

wow, that was beautiful

[@CheersWarren]

Your right , stunning value! Defiantly a short cruise/ daysailor set up with that gorgeous cotpit set up for lounging in the sun if you like that. There is a track on sidedeck for a large head sail too . Cheers Warren

[@MrRourk]

You guys need to get set up as boat brokers! It is a hell of a way to finance the sailing dream. Think you two could be a dynamic selling duo.

[@BruceInFlorida]

For an inshore day sailor, I believe she was equipped with a Class 1 ICOM Marine HF/SSB transceiver and Auto Tuner. Not positive, but I also believe it was equipped with a 5/8 wave style cellular antenna, for offshore usage. These items would normally be installed more for bluewater sailing.

[@petermcgrory5267]

Great boat and great video! Thank you very much

[@Chris-fo8wp]

Looks like a really nice boat!!

[@nickbenfell4327]

A seriously cool boat.

[@VonBluesman]

Thank you for the posting. I am learning a lot from your videos and really appreciate the effort you put into making them. I hope to be sailing within one year. I wonder how much you could sell this boat for after one year of use ? Thank you !!!

[@jdonalds2001]

That is a very nice boat.

[@titustiger27]

One thing I am seeing about these boat tours... you are thinking more like a liveaboard as opposed to a cruiser like the cockpit is nice, but all I see is cushions to take care if when out to sea plus all the luxuries lead to a lot of things that can go wrong

[@eduardgindin3763]

9:20 an amazing boat...Chainplates are not tied down to the hull or keel...

[@michaeledwardparker9497]

What a great yacht

[@CajunWolffe]

Beautiful boat and custom-built by a wealthy family man to be sailed by wire (one-man cockpit control) along with mother and the two kids, perhaps boys with the one stateroom with two bunks. There is no room for a crew, so privacy was a concern, I can understand that. I imagine they do a lot of entertaining at the marina. Hence the large cockpit area, or on day sails, but the boat is not set up for a long excursion with guest, it's more like a family home. A really nice family home, but I doubt seriously they are or were liveaboards. At $275K she's a steal, to be honest. For me it might as well be $275 million, Lol, I'm more in the $27.50 category. I'd liked to have seen more of the rigging and sail plan, she looks to be a performance racer/cruiser; the heavy-duty shrouds and big wenches speak of large, powerful sails. That and that beautiful long sleek hull, she looks fast. The woodwork alone was a work of art by fine and skilled craftsmen, one can only imagine what that alone cost. I agree, Jordan, the pilothouse helm would be my spot on the boat, on watch or not. All in all, the boat is awesome, it was laid out by a man with demanding taste who knows what he wants in a boat, and knows how to sail it. I enjoyed this one guys, keep them coming. I'm trying to set myself up to do the same here because from Kemah - Seabrook all the way down to Galveston, and from there all along the Gulf Coast of Texas to Corpus Christy is a sailboat rich environment. Just like Flordia. The problem is I'm a poor old man, retired, with limited resources for camera gear and such. This is besides the fact I would first need to learn to use it, but I learn easily. I wish you fair winds my friends, sail on them away towards the adventures that are calling!

[@CajunWolffe]

@Sri Yantra No, a family could sail this boat pretty easily with a little practice. It's set up with all controls, lines, and Halyards run back into the cockpit with push-button electric winches, furlers, and bow thruster. That being said, this is not a boat for amateur weekend sailers, this is a serious boat, and one needs to know what they are doing when sailing her. You get into 45 foot plus yachts it demands more considerable skills than smaller vessels. I've found the 32 to 38-foot range to be the best overall. Sure those big boats are nice, but they cost a lot to operate and maintain, and they're like parallel parking a school bus in a marina full of boats in narrow slips. I had Morgan Out Island 41, got her cheap because of hurricane damage. With a little work and tender loving care, we were soon sailing the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. I could handle her by myself; it was a pain, but very doable if one pays attention to what they are doing. But, compared to my 32, it was a beast. I miss that little Morgan 32. Got her cheap too, abandoned at a marina in sad shape, and again I gave her new life, but life can be cruel, I was forced to sell her too, and I mourn that boat to this day.

[@Bellwether]

Wow. I wish all KZbin comments were this articulate.

[@frankbos6211]

au.yachtworld.com/boats/2008/gorbon-deck-salon-3522861/ That link will get you to this boat on Yacht Sales dot com. Can be sailed by one person or easily short handed. Good details on the rig and the rest. 200 hrs on new motor. Its a good read. Enjoy.

[@johnsherman7289]

the view from the inside doesn't provide much of a look at the sails, can you free the sheets from inside? You're not going to like digging things out of those clever hiding places that pose as storage. Don't drop anchors into the chain locker with a transparent hatch cover as a floor. How much does she draw? I sailed a 36 footer with 7ft. of draft, which put half of Chesapeake Bay off limits, even the East Coast of Denmark required vigilance.

[@jameslane8364]

Nice boat thanks for the view been wellkept jim. KCMO

[@lyfandeth]

Foredeck stained from dinghy storage perhaps.

[@GAdiveguy]

Awesome boat and excellent tour!

[@lloyddahlen1141]

Yes a beautiful boat thanks for sharing your video 👍

[@cortneysimpson]

The sail will do that with the rubbing of a self tracking system... personally I would have gone smooth there knowing its going to be slick going forward.. The sail is probably well worn due to it as well...

[@patriot6426]

Thanks for the tour. And yes what an amazing boat and price! I'm looking for those magic numbers, like draft and bridge clearance along with great accommodations. All in a vessel that's blue water worthy!

[@LearningtheLines]

The numbers are in the beginning of the tour right after the intro.

[@patriot6426]

@@LearningtheLines yes I saw them, what I meant to convey was although this is a stunning ship, she doesn't fit the intercoastal and Caribbean sourjourns I intend to start from. Please continue these boat tours,as I'm learning the lines! Thank you sincerely.

[@LearningtheLines]

Oh gotcha, sorry for misunderstanding!

[@Chris-fo8wp]

@@patriot6426 If you want to cruise The Intercoastal, get a Trawler... :)

[@philo5096]

Great show, thanx.

[@rickharris5485]

Nice boat. Loved the wood.

[@Gio-dj6ds]

Awesome tour guys. Keep up the good work.

[@imabeliever244]

Did anyone else catch the fact that the helm inside the salon didn't have a wheel? How do you steer from that seat...even if you're motoring you still need to control the rudder?

[@justininvestor]

it has a joystick

[@imabeliever244]

@@justininvestor I see. So that chair is just for motor sailing?

[@thepeladeauprojectband8943]

beautiful yacht!

[@bahceninrengi]

Very nice boat .. İ love they

[@blenkimcclapper7073]

that really is a nice boat.

[@carolinabeacher1558]

that is a nice boat, i really liked it, but it seemed like a lot of wasted space on the rear deck that could have been used for bunks. and once you went down to the galley, there was no salon near the food. didnt like that and all the walls, seemed real tight down under.

[@pornstarlivesmatter3319]

agree!

[@shopstuff5]

Is that a "joy stick" control on the interior helm station? Cool beans.

[@LearningtheLines]

I believe it is! One is for the bow thruster and the other is for the rudder.

[@jgatkinson744]

Red and white check material yuck

[@josephhertzberg2734]

@@jgatkinson744 I loved it

[@andermac1]

Hi guys, love these reviews. Watching your video, I observed the clarity of the water in the bow thruster. I put on my Sherlock hat and deduced that was either rain water or wash water. That hatch and others probably need to be resealed or replaced. With the evidence of chain plate leaking means they probably need rebedding. I don't remember the teak being gray on my uncle's old ChrisCraft cabin cruiser. Look likes there's probably some wiggle room in that price. Have y'all ever considered crewing a large boat for a monthly salary each? Be pretty independent in running cruise and seeing to necessary repairs? Love the videos 👍

[@solowinterwolf]

Some time you should explain about hull speed and how it is that longer boats can theoretically go faster. What's the top speed of a 53-foot displacement hull?

[@robertbates2987]

why did you remove the asking price, it would be nice to know

[@nedsellars]

You didn't show the freezer and what is under the pilothouse (DECK SALOON)?

[@timdake]

That's a stunning price. Anyone planning to hit the deep blue within 5 years would be foolish to pass this one up.

[@Morrisfactor]

This certainly appears to be a beautiful, high quality boat with a trend setting design. I'm not sure it will sell at anywhere the asking price though. For less than $250K, there are half a dozen highly regarded Amel 53s and Oyster 55s for sale - and not only are those designs well proven, but they offer a third stateroom with head - a sought after addition for cruisers wanting to enjoy the company of two other couples or a couple with kids. Or one could get a Tayana 55 for less than $200K - another well regarded design with three staterooms/heads. Given the Gorbon is built in Turkey and has little recognition here in the States, and has but two staterooms (and those uncomfortable close together), I think the price will have to drop much closer to $200K before a buyer takes a chance on it.

[@gregoryyount6907]

Respectfully disagree. An Oyster or Amel in this price range would likely be 10-15 years older and would certainly need more financial input/refit. And with either boat, you would lose the wonderful panoramic deck saloon/interior steering. And this boat I would guess could outsail an Amel, and perhaps the Oyster as well. And how many people want to sail with two other couples? Those who do, charter.

[@ndunnan68]

I may have to UP my budget!!!!!!!! :)

[@martinbuinicki1056]

Take a look at the $90k Hunters this brokerage has listed.

[@bradbusch9585]

Great video nice boat

[@michaelroberts8653]

Great series! Love this boat!

[@bobbates6642]

Looks like a fantastic boat . You never mention the type of keel the boats have .

[@robertfrederick9061]

sorta makes a fella wonder why the price is discounted as it is. There was no detail on engine/generator etc run hours along with recent repairs/ maintenance items. With normal use the standing rigging will be coming due for replacement in near years. There seems to be sailing boats that sell when they reach the "decade" mark due to upcoming big maintenance especially if these things have been deferred. All the woodwork on this vessel is very nice but it don't stay that way by itself. Teak decks are nice by very few people know how to properly maintain them so they develop their natural "patina".

[@d-rot]

It's on YachtWorld. Engine is from 2015, 200 hours. www.yachtworld.com/boats/2008/gorbon-deck-salon-3522861/

[@johnf8877]

Water tank capacity? Fuel tanks? Generator? Looks like a McGregor 65 met an IKEA Store.

[@sailingavocet]

our thoughts exactly lol

[@timdake]

Also... Draft? Engine hours? Water generator (did I miss that?)? Keel type???

[@sailingavocet]

@@timdake so many questions!!!

[@Doofus66]

@@timdake Fin keel, Spade rudder. Listed that in the beginning. 0:46

[@johnpiercejones1712]

Doofus66 ?=. Mn ‘

[@orobiller1]

I like this one! Would defiantly put up a Bimini of some kind! Is this a boat that could be a world traveler as is for the most part? Blue Water?

[@TheRaferaf]

Was that a turbo on that engine? A sail boat which'd take out most motorboats.

[@martinbuinicki1056]

I like your boat tours because I can see the boat, read some comments, maybe get a feel for the price. Do that with a broker and you will be taking his phone calls for the next months.

[@davidbarten7429]

Nice boat, maybe talk about tankage for Fuel, Water, Waste, type of underbody, along with basic equipent that by now maybe you are familliar with such as the different types of radios - this boat had a SSB (did you not notices the Icom AT130 tuner full frontal video shot when you were in the Lazarette) not two VHF which is a big deal considering a VHF (good for 20-25 mi) is a couple hundred dollars and a SSB (speak to anyone around the world) is about four thousand . How many KW was the generator? Have a look at Yachtworld and see how professional brokers review their listings and gleen what you can from that. Weather a boat (or walk through) is noted for it's "Rasied Panel" or "Cope and Style" doors is not a big deal but calling a rudder quadrant a flywheel is a bit far outside our sailing world. Come on guys, up your game just a bit... After all these boats your tripping over have you not figured out some of this? ALSO - not all boats need Solar. by design solar is there for a reason as is the absence of solar. When you have a boat that uses lots of electricity and notice a generator its likely they set the boat up for generated re charges. How many amp hours of batteries did that boat have? You guys are real cute and nice and these are fun videos to watch, would be really cool if they had a bit more info on the boats or at least the correct terminolgy for the items you are showing...

[@martinbuinicki1056]

Looked to be a rear stay hf antenna. At least it looked like a coax feed to me.

[@russellclement2058]

T will add one thing to Ed's comment below,, When you two are on your own you have much more to say than when are accompanied by a Rep. or Salesman.

[@wyattfamily8997]

From Australia, ae you guys ever tempted to go into debt and take the plunge on a boat like this.?

[@Bellwether]

Cool !

[@edsondantas7179]

Parabéns gatinha pelo lindo barco maraviloso

[@edsondantas7179]

Uma modelo com você merece uma maravilha cm este lindo barco fica com deus minha modelo e amigo

[@reinier7865]

absolutely fucking beautiful

[@gregwelch389]

This is probably a dumb question. The secondary helm has no wheel. How do you steer from inside?

[@LearningtheLines]

Autopilot. That's really why it's "secondary" because if you lose electronics or your autopilot fails you'll need to hand steer from the main helm.

[@stevenfoster2581]

I see a boat brokerage firm in the working. Great content as always. Keep the good vibes coming.

[@LearningtheLines]

Lol, I most definitely don't want to be a broker. I just want to look at cool boats!

[@stevenfoster2581]

@@LearningtheLines I think you as a couple would be a force to be reckoned with. The boats are very beautiful and I've learned everything I know about sailing from your channel. My Dad was one of those if it has a sail it's not a boat, and growing up in Ohio you really don't get a chance to experience anything like a sailing yaht. Thank you guys for what you've opened my eyes to. I check Craigslist from time to time looking for my first project learning sail boat. I'm hooked.

[@CajunWolffe]

@@LearningtheLines I'm the same way, and wouldn't make a good broker because once I like a boat, I don't want to sell her. I could just see myself stuck with a 30 or 40 boat inventory I can't bear to part with.

[@iMatti00]

~⛵️🛥🔈🔉🔊 ~ 🔕🔇👂😢~ *WHAT? No horn?! There was a horn and you didn’t honk it? Ugh!* Well, thanks for the video in general, I like all the tours. Please honk all horns and I’d personally like for more of the helm controls being shown, especially when it’s unique like inside the pilot house saloon area. Thanks again for all your work. 🙏

[@Samtasticlife37]

I did not see the asking price in the Description

[@z_actual]

that would be master ensuite good review, well spotted about the chain-plate leak you might find that the second cabin berths slide together and can be remade with linen for a double cheers

[@michaelvanwinkle7919]

What are they asking for the Gorbon 53?

[@terrysullivan1992]

At the beginning I guessed at $ 3-500,000 as a good deal. The $ 275 K asking is a Steal ! for a boat of this quality.

[@jedisonic35]

This type of boat Turkish people called " Bodrum Guleti" İf you want to check that type of boat this is your key word for internet search. Mediterian stye, tons of open area, Because They like eating open air, They like sleeping open area, They are only sit open deck until rain comes.