BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Sunseeker Manhattan 53

By Alan Harper

TEST BOAT SPECIFICATIONS

Test Engine: 2/800-hp MAN R6

Transmission/Ratio: ZF 325-1A reduction gears, 2.037:1

Props: 8.8x28 5-blade nibral props

Price as Tested: $1,286,180

The Numbers

Sunseeker Manhattan 53 - Final Boat Test Numbers:
rpm	mph	knots	gph	mpg	nmpg	range	nm range	db	angle
600	7.0	6.1	4.2	1.67	1.45	872	757	62	—
1000	10.2	8.9	11.1	0.92	0.80	480	418	62	—
1250	11.4	9.9	20.6	0.55	0.48	287	251	65	—
1500	14.8	12.9	32.2	0.46	0.40	240	209	69	—
1750	23.1	20.1	42.3	0.55	0.47	287	245	69	—
2000	30.1	26.2	51.2	0.59	0.51	308	266	79	—
2250	35.2	30.6	71.6	0.49	0.43	256	224	83	—
2350	36.8	32.0	79.8	0.46	0.40	240	209	81	—
	Speeds are two-way averages measured with onboard GPS. GPH taken via MTU display. Range 90% of advertised fuel capacity. Decibels measured on A scale. 65 dB-A is the level of normal conversation.

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ON TEST BOAT

crew cabin
hydraulic bow and stern thrusters
black American walnut joinery
electronics upgrade
40" saloon TV upgrade
bow windlass upgrade
2/stern windlasses
electro-hydraulic gangway
ZF JMS joystick control system
bimini top

This article originally appeared in the January 2012 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.