Lady Helen, a 1982 87 Broward, has a four-stateroom, six-head layout, accommodating eight guests, plus crew quarters. The yacht’s owners have performed more than $650,000 in upgrades in recent years, and this Broward is on the market at $880,000.
The motoryacht is powered by twin 600 horsepower Detroit Diesel 8V92 engines that are paired to Allison transmissions. Lady Helen was designed to cruise with a max speed of 13 knots. At the yacht’s 11-knot cruise speed, range is around 600 nautical miles.
Lady Helen is accessed via boarding gates to port and starboard. Guests are shaded in the cockpit by the flybridge overhang. There is a teak deck, an L-shaped settee and two chairs with a custom high gloss teak table with brass inlay for six guests aft. Forward is a wetbar with refrigerator and TV, and a custom cleaning locker. A swim platform offers easy water access and the foredeck is set up with forward-facing bench-style settee and two sun pads.
The flybridge can be accessed via a spiral staircase from the cockpit or a set of stairs located in the wheelhouse. Guests can relax in the shade under the flybridge hardtop on two C-shaped settees with tables to port while grilling lunch on the Lynx two-burner grill. Belly up to one of the barstools at the starboard side wetbar and get your beverage refilled or relax on the starboard side bench-style settee. Unload the tender off the aft flybridge deck with the Nautical Structures 1500 davit and shuttle guests over to a private beach for a swim and some fun in the sun.
Lady Helen has two helm stations, one in the raised pilothouse and one in the flybridge. A set of stairs lead from the pilothouse to the flybridge if you choose to change stations. A raised bench seat abaft the helm console provides a great perch and unobstructed visibility for the skipper.The flybridge has twp helm chairs and there is a 360-degree uninterrupted view. Lady Helen is set up with the following navigation and electronic systems:
- Two Garmin GPSMAP 8617 chartplotters
- Garmin Phantom GMR124 radar
- Garmin GPS UHD60 chartplotter
- Two Icom VHF radios
- Raymarine AIS 950
- Wesmar hydraulic bow thruster
- Garmin GHC 20 Reactor autopilot
- Naiad 962 Multi sea 2 Stabilization
- Furuno 48-mile radar
- Icom VHF radio
- Back up Phoenix battery charger/battery for electronics
Lady Helen‘s near-full-beam salon is illuminated by natural light via numerous side windows. Relax on the L-shaped sofa aft and to starboard and two barrel chairs, providing seating for several guests. Catch the big game on the flat-screen TV and turn up the Bose surround-sound system from the portside entertainment center. Enjoy a bottle of wine from the wine cooler while deciding if you would like to have a formal dinner at the dinette or an alfresco meal in the cockpit or on the flybridge.
Recent upgrades include:
- 06/23 New Wheelhouse Garmin 8617 Chartplotter
- 05/23 New carpeting throughout the Master and guest staterooms.
- 05/23 New LED flybridge lighting.
- 05/23 New LED aft deck lighting.
- 02/22 Complete new Awlgrip paint job, Luu Marine.
- 02/22 New Flybridge eisenglass
- 02/22 New Flybridge Garmin 8617 Chartplotter x 2
- 02/22 New Icom VHF radios x 2
- 02/22 New Technicold air handlers X 3
- 02/22 New VIP stateroom compact ac unit
- 06/22 Naiad stabilization system serviced with new bearings and seals
- 03/21 New House and starting batteries
- 03/21 New Technicold 5 ton chiller
- 03/21 New Garmin GHC20 autopilot
- 03/21 New Grand Boats 12’2″ tender with 30hp Tohatsu outboard
- 04/18 New KVH UHD 7 Tracvision
- 04/17 New galley granite countertops
The galley has a country kitchen forward with granite countertops, double stainless-steel sink and full-size appliances. Have breakfast at the dinette, which accommodates six guests. The galley has the following amenities:
- Electrolux 5-burner cooktop with oven
- GE Profile microwave
- Whirlpool side-by-side refrigerator/freezer
- GE dishwasher
- Garbage disposal
After a long day on the water, guests can retire to one of four en suite staterooms. The master stateroom is accessed from a stairway mid-salon and to starboard. It’s full-beam stateroom with a king-size berth. Stow your personal belongings in cedar-lined closets located on both sides of the berth, or in the portside chest of drawers, which includes a vanity. There is also a flat-screen TV. Two guest staterooms are located forward of the master stateroom, to port and starboard, each with two twin-sized berths. Guests can stow their personal belongings in drawers under one berth, a chest of drawers and a cedar-lined closet. The VIP stateroom has a double-size berth and is accessed via a private entrance below the aft deck. Crew quarters are available and could be used for additional guests, or a few teenagers who seek their own privacy. The crew quarters are located forward, accessed by a stairway from the galley. It includes two single berths at the bow, and a head with a walk-in shower. The captain’s full-size berth is further aft and to port. There is also a stacked washer and dryer along with additional refrigeration and freezer capacity.
Where is Lady Helen located? The yacht is currently lying in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Take the next step: call or text the listing agent Scott Kelley, (954) 816-5083, Atlantic Yacht and Ship Inc.
Quick Specifications
- Length Overall: 87′
- Maximum Beam: 20′
- Max Draft: 6′
- Cruising Speed: 11 knots
- Max Speed: 13 knots
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Engine Make: Detroit
- Engine Model: 8V92
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Combined Horsepower: 1,300 hp
- Range: 600 nm @ 11 knots
- Fuel capacity: 5,300 Gal.
