The 2007 Selene 53 "Big Smile" features the "Widebody" layout. The Widebody design provides even more living space in your Galley & Salon areas. "Big Smile" is equipped with many lovely features including the Wesmar Stabilizers, Keypower Get-Home Drive, CruisAir Reverse Cycle AC/Heat & a Steelhead Davit, capable of launching the tender off the stern of the boat. "Big Smile" was designed to maximize the space and storage for the Master Stateroom. Additional storage was built on the forward wall which is not something you will find on other Selene 53's.
The Selene 53 is one of the most successful yachts of the Selene Ocean Trawler line. It’s a displacement yacht meant for long-range cruising, roomy for her length and beamy. Her shape below the waterline and single engine is fuel efficient. The big slow-turning prop responds instantly to increases in throttle. Soft chines forward sharpen to hard chines near amidships, and from there to the transom, the run stays flat, much like that of a ship. It sweeps up to let solid water flow to the prop and rudder. A keel of barely discernible drag becoming deeper aft than forward provides directional stability, helps damp roll and protects the prop and rudder during grounding. The Selene 53 has its master stateroom amidships, the area of least pitching, a general design principle for a cruising yacht.
