2003 Dettling 51' (15.54 m) Express Cruiser 51
New Bern, North Carolina, United States
Blue Zone
Rare offering of a semi-custom Dettling 51 express cruiser. "Blue Zone" features a spacious layout, fine craftsmanship, and extensive upgrades—ideal for luxurious coastal or offshore cruising.
Flag of Registry: United States
- Cruisers
- Power
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: CCD51012J203
| FEATURES: |
|---|
| Expansive aft deck with teak seating and dining. |
| Elegant salon with custom cabinetry and smart TVs. |
| Dual queen staterooms with ensuite heads. |
| Raised pilothouse with panoramic visibility. |
| Cummins 450HP engines and Onan generator. |
| Notable Upgrades: New engine mounts and shaft seals (2024) Garmin 17” chartplotter and engine monitors (2024) New Force 10 electric stove (2024) New upholstery, carpets, and teak refinishing (2022–2023) EPIRB and life raft certified through 3/25 |
Exceptional Value – Ready Cruiser
$ 495,000 USD
€ 426,279 Euros
$ 689,861 CAD
£ 374,895 GBP
Description
NEW PRICE POINT - OCTOBER 2025
This Dettling 51, Blue Zone (#12 of 17 built), is a rare offering of a fine express cruising yacht with sleek lines, sea-kindly motion, extremely well appointed and comfortable accommodations. One of its best features is the expansive aft deck which allows the crew to enjoy views of the anchorage from a safe, spacious platform which also serves as a convivial entertainment area.
The deck space is user friendly. It has easy-to-navigate side decks with solid stainless steel lifelines; a spacious foredeck with plenty of space for relaxation; and excellent use of the pilot house cabin top/bimini hard top, for dinghy stowage and lift, as well as antennae and other hardware.
The pilot house has superb, visibility and comfortable, raised seating for 3 people. The helm and operational instruments are to starboard, allowing the crew to come and go, without disrupting the person on the helm. An overhead hatch amidships provides access to an instrument panel that opens up on the cabin top, so one can stand on the pilot house dashboard and navigate from the outside position. Secondary throttle controls to port of the stairway allow flexibility when docking.
Salon and Cabins are state of the art. Salon cabinetry is teak, with easy to clean vinyl headliner with teak trim. Several hatches for light and ventilation plus large side windows allow in light. The cabins and heads have cream formica bulkheads & overheads, with teak trim (and teak cabinetry in the forward cabin) for contrast, which makes the spaces light, ‘clean’ and extremely appealing.
Access to the engine room is via a hatch in the aft deck floor or through a door in the aft cabin. A central walkway between the Cummins 450HP engines takes one to the 13.5KW Onan Generator at the back of the space and gives access areas where the aircon units, filters, etc. are housed.
The current (second) owners have used Blue Zone extensively and have made numerous improvements and upgraded. She is 'ready to go'.
Equipment and Improvements are:
- Cummins 6CTA 8.3M-3 450HP Engines
- New engine mounts (2024)
- New shaft seals (2024)
- New Engine monitors at helm (2024)
- Onan 13.5KW Generator (serviced 3/24)
- Garmin 17” Chartplotter at helm (2022)
- Force 10 Electric Stove (2024)
- 77 lb Stainless Steel Ultra Anchor (2022)
- Smart TV’s (2023)
- Salon upholstery (new 2023)
- Custom carpets throughout (2022)
- Teak aft deck chairs (2022)
- Custom stainless steel grab bars on port, forward cabin top (2024)\
- Starlink (2025)
Make an appointment to visit this comfortable, well appointed, well maintained, Downeast style cruising vessel. You will be glad you did!
Contact Jonathan with YaZu Yachting regarding co-brokerage opportunities.
Hargrave Custom Yachts is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by YaZu Yachting. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Specifications
HIN/IMO: CCD51012J203
LOA: 51' (15.54 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 2003
Beam: 14' 6''
Draft Max: 4'
Draft Min: 4'
Cabins: 2
Heads: 2
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Bridge Clearance: 23'
Fuel Tank: 430 Gallons (1627.73 Liters)
Fresh Water: 130 Gallons (492.1 Liters)
Holding Tank: 100 Gallons (378.54 Liters)
Displacement: 38000
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Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Cummings
- Engine Model: 6CTA8.3M-3
- Power HP: 450.00
- Power KW: 335.56
- Hours: 4032.00
Generators
Generator 1
- Generator Make: Onan
- Generator Model: MDKAZ
- Generator KW: 13.50
Full Details
INTERIOR
PILOTHOUSE
- Enter from cockpit through port side door
- Step up to helm & seating
- Helm, throttles, full engine gauges, plus electronics to starboard
- Upholstered Bench seat aft, (seats 3-4) w/ storage below
- Sliding windows, port, starboard, aft
- Large windows with windshield wipers forward
- Window covers (2022)
- Hatch overhead with access to instrument panel on cabin top, including auto pilot, throttle and bow thruster controls.
- Large platform/dashboard(port of helm) & flooring with parquet finish
- Fold down step behind dashboard for access to upper controls
- Alternate port side wing station with throttle, auto pilot and bow thruster controls.
- Shelving & hooks below port windows
- Curved staircase to salon – port
SALON
- Electrical panels, genset panel, speakers to port – on and below stairway
- 2 x Wicker swivel chairs (re-upholstered 2023)
- Upper cabinets behind chairs hinge open and can be used as desks
- Lower cabinets for storage.
- Teak table & storage drawers between chairs – table top pulls out to create desk/extension
- Raised Galley counter/island forward with custom TV mount on bulkhead
- L-shaped settee to starboard (re-upholstered 2023)
- Storage beneath
- Salon table – can fold out or be raised/lowered
- Counter w/ storage forward of settee
- Custom ‘wall to wall’ carpet for floor (2022)
- 2 x Salon lamps designed & made by Virginia artist (2023)
GALLEY
- Force 10 3-burner electric stove w/ oven & induction cooktop (2024)
- Sea Frost top-loading freezer & fridge; air or water-cooled
- Kenmore Microwave
- Double Stainless Steel Sink
- Formica counter tops
- Extensive storage above and below counter level
- Garbage disposal
AFT CABIN
- 2-steps down from Salon – midships
- Queen, Pullman-style berth - port alcove
- Door to Engine room - amidships aft
- Vanity w/ basin, counterspace, mirror, storage – starboard aft
- Guest head w/ washing machine, dryer, storage, separate shower stall
FORWARD CABIN
- Starboard side storage drawers & hanging lockers
- Corner seat & mirror
- Walk around Queen bunk, port side
- Bedside tables & drawers
- Storage below bunk
- Bookshelves behind
- Opening portlights
FORWARD HEAD
- Vanity w/ basin & storage - starboard
- Head - forward
- Access to forepeak/anchor locker - forward bulkhead
- Storage, mirror, counter – forward port
- Shower stall - port
AFT DECK
- Swim platform w/ Swim ladder that drops into water and gives access to aft deck
- Triple stainless steel railings around aft deck
- Stainless steel upper railing w/ lifelines below from aft gate to bow
- Teak floor
- Solid fiberglass cockpit roof w/ teak accent strips (refinished 2023)
- Sturdy stainless steel supports for cockpit roof
- Access to engine room through floor hatch
- Floor hatch to storage locker - aft of entry way
- Teak table - can fold out or be raised/lowered (refinished 2023)
- 4 Teak folding chairs (2022)
- Bench seat - aft
- Bench cushions (2023)
- Storage behind bench seat
- 2 x Aft deck side & aft shade awnings (2022)
SIDE DECKS & FOREDCK
- Side decks w/ fore and aft gates
- Expansive cabin top, 2 levels, w/ stainless steel hand holds
- 3 x Deck hatches provide ventilation
- Life raft storage for Switlick 6-man life raft
- 2 x Foredeck hatches – give access to bow storage
- 3 x Stainless steel fairlead on bow – port & starboard
- Maxwell Electric Windlass
- Unique Dettling-designed anchor wash down system
- Stainless steel deck plate below chain
- Stainless steel Anchor roller
- 77lb Ultra Stainless Steel Anchor (2022) w/ 185’ Chain
- 66lb Bruce Anchor w/ chain & rode (secondary)
HARD TOP
- Step between port & middle windshields
- Custom hand holds on cabin top (2024)
- Mast from lower deck supported midships
- Central hatch
- Raised console forward of hatch w/ hinged lid
- Console houses throttles, chartplotter, autopilot control head, multi-display, engine start-stop for full operation of the boat.
- Searchlights on each side of hatch
- Horn
- GPS antenna
- Radar antenna
- Domes on ‘arch’ over hatch (domes are empty/non-functional)
- Dinghy chocks & tie downs – aft
- Dinghy crane – starboard
ELECTRICAL
- 240V/12V system
- Bow & Stern 50A Shore power inlets w/ separate breakers
- 2 x Shorepower cables
- 2 x ProMariner ProSafe 60A Galvanic Isolators
- Onan 13.5KW Generator w/ +/-3800 hours
- 2 x Dometic Reverse Cycle Aircon (16 000 BTU each)
- 3 x Atlantic Marine Products stainless steel water heaters
- Batteries:
- 3 x 8D AGM House Batteries
- 2 x 8D Lifeline Engine Start Batteries (3/24)
- 1 x Gr 24 AGM Generator Start Battery
- 2 x Gr 31 Bowthruster Batteries
- Xantrex Freedom Marine 3012 3000W Inverter/Charger (2023)
- ProMariner ProTournament 240 12V/24A Battery Charger
- Mastervolt Chargemaster 12/25-3 12V/25A Battery Charger
- MarQuip 600lb Dinghy Crane on cabin top
- Anchor & Deck Lights
ELECTRONICS
- Simrad AP20 Autopilot w/ pilothouse & upper console repeaters
- Garmin GPSMap 8600 17” Chartplotter at helm (2022)
- Garmin Chartplotter at upper console
- Engine Monitors (2024)
- B & G/ Simrad multi displays (2 @helm; 3 on Dashboard; 1@ upper console)
- Furuno 48 Mile Radar
- Vesper Class B AIS Transponder
- ICOM IC-M602 VHF (2023)
- ICOM IC-30 VHF
- 2 x Kenwood KDC-519 Stereos w/ speakers
- Samsung 44” Smart TV in Salon - on custom mount (2023)
- Vizio 24” Smart TV in Forward cabin
- Starlink (2025)
ENGINE & MECHANICAL
- Cummins 6CTA 8.3M-3 450HP Engines w/ V drives
- Port – 4032 hours
- Starboard – 4890 hours
- Engine mounts replaced (3/24)
- PSS Dripless Seals (3/24)
- 2 x 23” Bronze, 3-blade propellers (calibrated 2023)
- 2 x Spare 4-blade propellers (calibrated 2023)
- Bennett Marine Trim Tabs
- Onan 13.5 KW Generator (serviced 4/24)
- Vetus Bowthruster
FUEL CONSUMPTION
- Slow cruise – 10 KPH– 9GPH – 1150 RPM
- Cruising speed – 21KPH – 20GPH – 1800 RPM
- WOT – 31 KPH- 24 KPH – 2600RPM
SAFETY
- Switlick 6-person Life Raft (Certified through 3/25)
- EPIRB (2024)
- PFD’s
- Lifesling & various throwable deviced
- Flares
- Fenders
- Docklines
NOT INCLUDED
- Tender & Torqeedo 3HP Electric motor
Disclaimer
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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1887 West State Road 84
Fort Lauderdale FL 33315 USA
Office: 1-954-463-0555
Toll Free: 1-800-551-9590
Email: info@hargrave.org
Our company was founded by Jack Hargrave in 1957 in Palm Beach, Florida. In addition to being a Hall of Fame yacht designer best known for his work with builders like Amels, Burger, and Hatteras yachts, Jack Hargrave was also a highly successful yacht broker, as was his father before him. If you are not familiar with our company, Hargrave Yachts is one of the oldest and most respected yacht brokerage firms in the State of Florida. In addition to being a full-service yacht brokerage organization we maintain an in-house service department that our customers rate as 5-Star. When most yacht manufacturers put in their own in-house design and engineering departments we made the decision to begin building yachts in the 65’-200’ size range under the Hargrave brand name in 1997. As we tell all our brokerage clients, "If we can't find the perfect boat for you we'll build it!"