1989 Ocean Yachts 48' (14.63 m)
Kemah, Texas, United States
Marilyn T
Just Finished the Great Loop & Ready to go Again, Very Well Cared For, New Yacht Controller with Remote, 3 Large Cabins & 3 Full Heads
- Motor Yachts
- Power
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: XYU0648MB989
$ 154,900 USD
€ 143,391 Euros
$ 221,767 CAD
£ 119,863 GBP
Description
Just Finished the Great Loop!
Very Well Maintained and Ready to go Again
New Yacht Controller with Remote
3 Large Cabins & 3 Full Heads
Easy to Maintain Detroit Diesels
The Ocean Yachts 48 has a great layout with three large cabins, a spacious salon, two steering stations, a huge upper deck with plenty of area for lounging and a large stand-up engine room.
Marilyn T is an excellent choice if you are planning to do the Great Loop or the Bahamas. She would also be a great liveaboard boat. Marilyn T has not been sitting in a slip for years—she has proven herself recently completing the Great Loop. Her mechanicals have been used and well-tested.
Contact the listing broker today to set up a time to see Marilyn T.
Data Sheet
HIN/IMO: XYU0648MB989
LOA: 48' 0'' (14.63 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1989
Beam: 16' 4''
Draft Max: 4' 0''
Cabins: 3
Heads: 3
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Fuel Tank: 500 Gallons (1892.71 Liters)
Fresh Water: 150 Gallons (567.81 Liters)
Holding Tank: 50 Gallons (189.27 Liters)
Displacement: 51000
Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Detroit
- Engine Model: JT 6-71 TIB
- Power HP: 485.00
- Power KW: 361.66
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 2200.00
- Hours Date: 02-11-2025
Engine 2
- Engine Make: Detroit
- Engine Model: JT 6-71 TIB
- Power HP: 485.00
- Power KW: 361.66
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 2200.00
- Hours Date: 02-11-2025
Generators
Generator 1
- Generator Make: Westerbeke
- Generator KW: 11.00
Full Details
Description
Electrical
- 11KW Westerbeke four cylinder, 1800 RPM generator
- New Victron 60 amp battery charger 2024
- Starting batteries replaced in 2023
- Glendenning for mechanically retracting power cord into the engine room for easy storage 2023—both power cord and Glendenning unit
Mechanical
- The engine room is excellent with full size entrance door and easy access around engines and generator
- Twin Detroit JT 6-71 TIB 485hp (970 total) estimated 2200 hours
- Sweet spot for economical cruising 8.5 knots @ 1200 rpms; If in a bit of a hurry 13 knots @ 1900-2000 rpms; 19.8-20 knots WOT 2650 rpms (with nearly full tanks)
- Engines synchronizer
- Engines and generator have been regularly serviced. Recently serviced when owners returned from doing the Great Loop
- Quarterly diver throughout current ownership
- New prop shafts (2) installed by True North 2021
- Spare shaft with a designated storage spot on vessel
- 3 Blade Nibral 26” x 24 ‘.56” props and two spare 3 blade props
- Trim tabs
- New PSS dripless shaft seals 2021
- Reverso electric oil change system
- Racor fuel filters/water separators
- New Lofrans Tigress horizontal windless with both deck switches,
- and wireless remote with chain counter 2022 installed by Mockingbird Marine
- Full size Kenmore washer (cold water only) & separate full size dryer
- 2 New self-contained 16,000 BTU AC units 2022. 4 Units total
- Kuuma 11 gallon water heater
- Installed fresh water flush kits for both electric commodes 2022
Electronics
- Yacht Controller—Dual Band YAMAS hydraulic for mechanical controls. Dual engine shaft. Makes docking EASY! 2023
- Garmin GPSMAP—1243 touchscreen chartplotter (lower helm) 2022
- Garmin 8610 MFD with touch screen display upper helm 2021
- Garmin GMR Fantom 18x50 watt Solid State Dome Radar 2022
- Garmin Navionics Vision+ 2022
- Garmin GHP Reactor 40 Mech Corepack with retrofit Autopilot w/o GHCC20 2022
- CG14 Marine rear camera
- New compasses at upper helm and lower helm
- Stereo with Bose speakers in salon and Sony speakers on flybridge
- TV in salon, TV in the forward cabin and TV in the aft cabin
- Note: The original ROBERTSON AP200DV autopilot on the bridge is non-functional. The ships autopilot has been upgraded and is controlled through the Garmin autopilot at the lower helm listed above and through the Garmin chartplotter on the flybridge.
Hull & Deck
- Air draft with arch down 16-2
- Air draft with arch up 19-10
- Hinged arch
- Modified V-hull
- All salon windows aft of the galley were resealed by Mockingbird Marine 2022
- Replaced wall below large aft salon window Mockingbird Marine 2022
- Forward deck section that was wet with some rot around windlass was repaired/reinforced by Mockingbird Marine prior to install of new windlass 2022
- Replaced/reinforced deck structure above master berth Mockingbird Marine 2022
- Large fiberglass swim platform. New supports for swim platform installed by True North 2021
- 6 Step Marquip stairs with hand rail for stern boarding. Easy to retract without any disassembly when time to leave the dock
- Addition step ladder for side-boarding
- Relocated the waste tank pumpout and fittings 2022
- New Raritan waste lines and black water vent line from pumps to tank. All old lines removed 2022
- Deck wash-downs
- Due for a bottom job
Flybridge
The flybridge is easily accessed by stairs leading from the wet bar area. There is good visibility from the centerline helm and plenty of seating for crew and guests. Aft of the bimini covered area is another large lounging area with cushioned rattan seating.
Lower Helm
The lower helm area has doors both port and starboard providing good ventilation and easy deck access.
Galley
- Full-size friedge with freezer (starting to sporadically make a noise, so may need replacing soon)
- Additional smaller Edgestar fridge/freezer (salon/wet bar)
- Icemaker (salon/wet bar)
- 3 Burner Galley Made electric stove with oven
- Dishwasher
- Garbage disposal
- New microwave 2024
Accommodations
The hanging lockers throughout the vessel feature auto-lighting when the doors are opened. The salon has a new 2024 sleeper sofa.
The master suite is aft and utilizes the full width of the boat. There is a ton of storage with lockers and drawers both port and starboard, two large cedar-lined hanging lockers and a generous desk/vanity.
The private head features an electric fresh water flush commode, a full-size vanity and a shower with a bathtub.
The forward cabin has a centerline queen with cabinets and shelving port and starboard and large cedar-lined hanging lockers port and starboard. There is a vanity/desk and a private door leading to the hallway head.
The hallway head has a full vanity, electric freshwater flush head and a separate shower. There are two doors to the head—one from the forward cabin and one from the hallway.
A few steps down is the third cabin with a queen berth with cabinetry overhead, a large cedar-lined hanging locker and another locker with separate washer and dryer. The private head has a full vanity, electric fresh water flush commode and a separate shower. A full-size door leads to the engine room.
Listing MLS by Yachtr.com
Contact Us
For more information about this yacht please contact Paul Stehfest.
We look forward to working with you!

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Pier 6/7
Kemah TX 77565 USA
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Email: paul@littleyachtsales.com
Paul Stehfest
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