Trader Signature 535 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Trader
• Price: £289,950
• Location: Dartmouth
• Year: 2002
• LOA: 54'6" (16.61m)
• Beam: 15' 0'' (4.57m)
• Berths: 6
• Draft: 1.5
• Keel: Semi Displacement
• ID no.: 171613

• Cabins: 3
• Aircon: yes
• Heating: yes
• Heads: 2
• Showers: 2
• Watertank Size: 909 Litres
• Engine Make: Caterpillar 3196
• Horsepower: 660hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 2290 Litres
• Engine Hours Port: 1500
• Engine Hours Starboard: 1500

Broker Remarks

For sale Trader 535 Signature. MISTRAL STAR, a beautifully crafted boat built in 2002, combines style, power, and comfort, making it an outstanding choice for both extended cruising and entertaining. She has twin Caterpillar 3196 diesel engines, each delivering 660 horsepower, allowing for smooth  performance in a variety of sea conditions.
MISTRAL STAR has had just 4 owners, with the current owner investing extensively in its upkeep and modernization, documented with receipts totaling approximately £90,000. These upgrades have significantly enhanced the boat and are listed in the details.
The interior accommodation is spacious, designed to offer ample room for family or guests with six berths across three well-appointed cabins. Two of these cabins feature ensuite bathrooms, each equipped with electric heads. Additional features include heating and air conditioning system to maintain comfort in any climate, and an onboard generator for independence during extended stays on the water.
She is presented in exceptional condition, a testament to the attentive maintenance and quality upgrades she has received.

Accommodation

ACCOMMODATION:

Sleeps 6 in 3 cabins, Master Aft, Forward VIP & Twin

• Joinery is of high-quality handcrafted teak with raised mouldings. 
• All doors and frames are solid teak. 
• Joinery is finished in gloss varnish to create a light and airy interior with excellent ambience under both natural and artificial lighting. 
• Door handles and drawers are brass finished.
• Heads compartments are white laminate trimmed with teak to enable easy cleaning. 
• Shower doors are solid teak with textures glass panels. 
• The sink-surrounds and galley work surfaces are beige patterned corian. 
• All other surfaces are teak.
• Curtains throughout are finished in cream alcantara.
• All floors are finished with teak & holly.
• The headlinings throughout the yacht are white padded vinyl.
• Headroom is 6’ 4” in all cabins.
• Reverse cycle air conditioning and heating throughout the boat. 2024 Air conditioning has new chiller by Nauticool installed

GUEST CABIN:

The forward guest cabin at the bow is accessed via a door from the central corridor.  It comprises a large king size double centreline berth with comfortable seating on both sides.  The finish is fantastic with plenty of storage, air conditioning controls and ensuite facilities.

Features:

• Brass reading lights
• Overhead spotlights
• 240v mains points on either side of berth
• Storage drawers under berth
• Top opening storage lockers in main shelving area around berth
• Portlights on either side with cream alcantara curtains
• Escape hatch over berth provides light & ventilation
• Large hanging locker to starboard with auto light and two small storage drawers underneath
• Further hanging locker with auto light on port side
• Blue finished seating on either side of berth with storage underneath
• Teak & holly floor
• Air conditioning controls and outlet duct
• Full length mirror
• Access can also be gained to the anchor chain locker forward of the berth
• Access to bowthruster under berth

FORWARD ENSUITE:

The forward ensuite heads lies aft & to starboard of the guest cabin.  There is also access as a day heads or for those in the 5^th & 6^th berths from the central lower corridor.  The bathroom is well finished in white laminate & is spacious.

Features:

• Marble surface around porcelain sink
• Hot/cold mixer tap
• Stainless steel towel rail
• Teak & holly floor
• Portlight & cream curtain
• 2 x overhead spotlights
•  Mirrored cupboard with two shelves
• Towel hook
• Cupboard over sink
• Toilet roll holder
• Under sink storage with labelled bilge & discharge pumps
• Separate shower area
• Patterned shower door
• Teak floor grating & shower drain
• Portlight & curtain
• Marbel beige shower seat
• Home Life hot/cold shower controls

TWIN GUEST CABIN:

The twin guest cabin lies aft and to port of the forward cabin & consists of two large single berths lying athwartships either side of a smart dressing table with ample room for two people.

Features:

• Central dressing table area with 3 central drawers and hanging locker with auto light behind a mid-length mirror
• Brass reading lights
• Drawers under forward of the two berths
• Air conditioning controls & outlet
• Drawers under aft berth
• Both berths have double opening storage cupboards above finished in teak
• 2 x portlights
• Overhead skylight (built into navigators table) with solid wood blind
• Overhead spotlights

LOWER HELM STATION:

• Lies forward of the main saloon area and is accessed from the central lower corridor via 4 steps
• To the starboard side of the companionway is the main helm station with full engine & throttle controls, engine gauges and navigation instruments. 
• The helm seat accommodates two people and is upholstered with cream 7 leather (same as the rest). 
• A footrest also adds to the comfort when at the helm. 
• A sliding side access door is located to starboard of the helm area and a teak & holly step with storage underneath, leads the way out and onto the side deck.

SALOON:

• The saloon is very much the focal point of the yacht and provides a generous amount of space to relax in comfort. 
• 3 seater sofa on the port side
• Two additional club style chairs one either side. 
• Flat screen Smart TV is located on the starboard side connected to a terrestrial aerial.
• Fusion sound system with Bowers and Wilkins speakers & Wi-Fi fitted 2024.
• teak coffee table with full size teak dining table can be stored when not in use. 
• interior upholstery in cream leather is in great condition with matching curtains.
• Behind the helm and navigation area on the starboard side lies a large teak storage cupboard.  Further aft is a fridge freezer with a drawer above. 
• A further top storage cupboard aft by the stairwell. 
• All the cupboards combine to create smart shelving area above and extends along much of the starboard saloon. 
• A smartly finished curved stairwell with solid teak banisters leads up and out of the saloon to the aft deck by four steps.

Features:

• Overhead spotlights
• 2 x full length grab rails fitted into smart cream headlining
• Teak & holly floor
• 2 x matching footstools

ENGINE ROOM:

• Located beneath the saloon
• accessed from forward lower corridor & galley via removable panels or saloon sole removable floor-panels. 
• benefits from extensive insulation to protect guests from heat & noise. 
• Between the engines is an aluminium chequer plate walkway with batteries mounted below.  Water heater & battery chargers are located at the forward end. 
• Automatic fire extinguisher installed. 

GALLEY:

Four steps down from the saloon aft lies the galley area.  A curved workshop/sink and hob area opposite a further utility area and worktop.  The galley is airy and open fitted with modern appliances which are entirely suited to the task, functional & practical and smart.

Features:

• 3 x double opening cupboards with mid-shelves for crockery, pots, pans & glasses
• Corian worktop
• Twin stainless steel sinks with mixer tap & spray hose
• Under sink double access storage cupboard
• Large dual opening storage cupboard with internal shelf
• Wema water fill indicator
• Light switches
• Mains points
• Long central head-high shelf
• Portlights with curtains
• Overhead spotlights
• Fire blanket
• Fire extinguisher

Domestic appliances:

• Smeg combi Microwave oven
• Smeg 4 burner halogen hob with extractor fan & spotlight above
• Full size Smeg Fan oven with cooking utilities drawer
• Hotpoint washer/dryer
• Integrated bin cupboard pulls out above steps
• Sliding storage drawer next to stairs
• Corian work surface
• 2 x mains points with table lamp
• 2 x spotlights over surface
• 2 x dual opening cupboards with shelves
• Large domestic 24v/12v fridge & separate freezer in cupboard

MASTER SUITE:

The aft cabin deserves its status as the premier cabin aboard Mistral Star.  A vast amount of space around either side of king size centreline double berth.  There is a huge amount of storage space & a desk/dressing table carved into the joinery on the starboard side of the room which lies adjacent to a private ensuite bathroom.  The dressing table is fitted with three storage drawers, a large hanging locker, a large storage cupboard with drawer & two mains points.  The top of the table can be flipped open to reveal a hidden mirror. Between the desk & berth lies a comfortable seat finished in a smart blue beside a bedside table.  Underneath is three storage drawers & above at head height is a double opening storage locker.

Above the berth are two reading lights, a bookshelf & large storage shelf.  Opposite, three storage drawers under a side table cupboard.  A further extra large hanging locker with auto light & two storage drawers beneath.  A large side shelf contains two storage drawers & 4 mains points.  Portlights are located on either side of the berth, 9 x overhead spotlights & two large opening window hatches in the transom provide excellent light & a view.

ENSUITE MASTER HEADS:

A private ensuite bathroom is accessed on the forward port side of the master cabin.  This is both spacious & well finished to compliment the high level of comfort offered in the master cabin with teak & holly flooring.

Features:

• Oval sink with mixer tap & marble surface
• Large mirror behind sink
• 2 x towel rails
• Portlight with shelf beneath
• 2 x overhead spotlights
• Under sink storage cupboard
• Stainless steel toilet holder
• Large, raised storage cupboard with 3 shelves
• Separate shower compartment
• Patterned door with teak lattice
• 1 x spotlight
• 1 x porthole and separate blinds
• Home/life mixer tap & shower fitting
• Mini bath
• Marble shelf
• White laminate finish
• 1 x towel rail

FLYBRIDGE:

• Accessed by steps leading up from the aft cockpit & provides a superb position from which to helm the yacht. 
• Plentiful seating & storage facilities & aft of the flybridge provides an excellent position to store a tender. 
• The flybridge flooring is teak laid whilst the aft cockpit roof is finished in non-slip GRP. 
• The double helm seat with storage beneath is finished in white with blue piping. 
• To port is a C-shaped seating area for 6 persons and behind the helm is a further raised seat for two people. 
• Two large storage lockers are integrated into the C shaped seating & a further access locker to the main canopy storage area forward of the flybridge. 
• A cool box & sink drain are located on the port side behind the seating area. 
• Deck lighting is located on the flybridge at floor level as well as drains for rain or spray. 

AFT DECK:

The Aft deck is an excellent sized space for entertaining. 

• A full-size dining table with ample seating.
• Bimini
• A wet island bar with sink with hot & cold water, fridge & BBQ. 
• A new aft enclosure and flybridge cover by Tech Sew 2024
• All new flybridge and aft deck upholstery 2024

Mechanical and Rigging

CONSTRUCTION:

• White GRP hull and superstructure
• Blue hull band
• Teak laid side decks, aft deck, foredeck, bathing platform & flybridge
• 2024 Antifoul & polish exterior including prop speed to stern gear
• Two new engine seacocks recited & replaced 2024

 MACHINERY:

• 2 x Caterpillar 3196 660hp engines
• Shaft drive
• Engine hours approx 1500
• Freshwater cooling via raw water inlet and heat exchangers
• Stainless steel shafts driving 3-bladed bronze propellers via bronze A-brackets
• Rope cutters
• Electronic throttles with trawling mode and equalisers
• Twin stainless steel rudders
• Emergency steering gear
• Engines can be started from lower & upper helms
• Mechanical reduction gearboxes driving shafts via flexible couplings
• Hydraulic 20hp Bow Thruster
• New stop/start switches 2024
• Full engine service including generator and steering fluid top up by Vasi 2024
• New port side and generator water strainers 2024
• New engine room fans 2024
• New water pump and accumulator tank 2024

 ELECTRICS:

• 4 x 12 volt batteries new 2024
• Charged by 80 amp alternator or 240v shore power battery charger
• Full 240v shore power management system with ring main 13amp electrical sockets
• Generator – Onan 13.5 kVA with separate 12v 120AH starter battery
• Almar Reku LS40 Hydraulic Passerelle (400kg lifting)- Teak replaced 2015
• Two dehumidifiers
• New battery charger 2024

 TANKAGE & WATER:

• 909 litres in 1 GRP water tank located aft double berth
• Water pressurised by accumulator tank
• Water gauge in galley with sight gauge on tank
• Stainless steel filler on transom
• Holding tank & Pump out
• Fuel tank capacity 2290 litres (504 gallons)
• Fuel consumption at 10-12 knots 22 ltrs/hour
• Range 515 – 618 nautical miles

 AFT DECK:

• Excellent space for entertaining.
• Full size dining table with ample seating
• Wet island bar with sink, hot and cold water, fridge and BBQ
• Full camper role up covers for protection
• 2024 Decks refurbished, 500 new stainless screws & dowels plus sand off re-cork & coated with Boracol.
•  After deck- box 7 coats of epiphanes varnish 2024

Inventory

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT:

• Raymarine DSC VHF Radio
• Raymarine RL CRC Chart plotter
• Raymarine RL80 CRC Radar
• Raymarine RLCRC GPS
• Raymarine autopilot
• Raymarine depth sounder
• Navtex – Nav 6 Plus
• Sestrel compass
• ARC Aquafix EPIRB
• Liferaft (needs service)
• Radar, GPS & VHF replaced 2020
• Raymarine Axiom Chartplotter 2020 Hybrid touch
• New Raymarine Multifunction Speed/depth/heading by A1 Marine 2024

GROUND TACKLE:

• 60lb CQR anchor
• Fortress size 18 kedge anchor with 80m warp
• Electric 2.2kw windlass