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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.