Bruce Roberts 54 Wheel House Round Bulge steel construction
Currency
Length
54' 3" - 16.54m
Vessel Location
Yorkeys Knob (Half Moon Bay Marina)
Launch Year
1995
Hull Material
Steel 6mm steel round bulge construction
Escape to north Queensland in this floating home. Enjoy the Great Barrier Reef, diverse Qld waters or from Cairns access the Pacific, North to Indonesia an/or beyond.
Enjoy this boats light, roomy interior. Three large cabins and two separate living /dinning areas plus a spacious aft deck with BBQ for entertaining. Hydraulic Stering to Internal and external Helms. The external helm, secure and comfortable and sheltered from the elements.
The wheehouse seating enjoys a vista of surrounding waters and converts to another double berth, convenient for night passages.
Two aft cabins share a bathroom while the mastercabin has its own ensuite.
She is as comfortable at sea as she is on a berth/ anchored.
Secure U shaped galley, stove, microwave and plenty of storage.
Water maker, separate fresh drinking tank.
separate laundry area.
A built in washing machine assures salt free and clean swimming gear
Venturer Kayak on board and equipped with a dive compresser a Bauer Junior 240v mounted in engine bay with air intake and filling air line run into cockpit area, this unit is run from the generator. Spare filters onboard. The engine also has an assortment of spares including altenators, starter motor, mixing elbow, filters and more.
With 900amp hrs of house battery, 1200w's solar panel, 2500w's inverter, 100amp battery charger and 140amp altenator on engine there is no shortage of power onboard. The engine and Genset both have there own start batteries. Seperate 24v battery system runs a 6kw TX Bower Thruster with 2x aposing direction 250mm propellors makes for easy maneuverability in any situation.
SV. Tewaipounamu is professionally built by Taunton Engineering CHCH, New Zealand. Fitted out by Cusiel Builders
She has had several trips from NZ to the Pacific Islands, around NZ, Australia and to Asia where we she has been our very comfortable home for 17 years as we cruising Indo, Malaysia, Borneo, Thailand, Anderman islands India. Total cruising miles of well over 65,000 nm
Fuel in Asia can be a bit dicey so we have always used a BaHa fuel filter to fill diesel tanks plus the use ol 2xDebug unit installed in fuel lines.
The system comprises of 3x diesel tanks: main tank, secondary tank filled via main tank and a day tank of 240lt also filled via main tank with diesel returns returning to day tank giving a fuel polishing system We have never encountered any fuel issues (dirt or water)
Survey available dated 03/23. See photo showing boat being relaunched after being checked and re antifouled 23/06/25.
If you are looking for a safe comfortable vessel in a well maintaied vessel SV. Tewaipounamu is voyage ready and awaits you.
Enjoy this boats light, roomy interior. Three large cabins and two separate living /dinning areas plus a spacious aft deck with BBQ for entertaining. Hydraulic Stering to Internal and external Helms. The external helm, secure and comfortable and sheltered from the elements.
The wheehouse seating enjoys a vista of surrounding waters and converts to another double berth, convenient for night passages.
Two aft cabins share a bathroom while the mastercabin has its own ensuite.
She is as comfortable at sea as she is on a berth/ anchored.
Secure U shaped galley, stove, microwave and plenty of storage.
Water maker, separate fresh drinking tank.
separate laundry area.
A built in washing machine assures salt free and clean swimming gear
Venturer Kayak on board and equipped with a dive compresser a Bauer Junior 240v mounted in engine bay with air intake and filling air line run into cockpit area, this unit is run from the generator. Spare filters onboard. The engine also has an assortment of spares including altenators, starter motor, mixing elbow, filters and more.
With 900amp hrs of house battery, 1200w's solar panel, 2500w's inverter, 100amp battery charger and 140amp altenator on engine there is no shortage of power onboard. The engine and Genset both have there own start batteries. Seperate 24v battery system runs a 6kw TX Bower Thruster with 2x aposing direction 250mm propellors makes for easy maneuverability in any situation.
SV. Tewaipounamu is professionally built by Taunton Engineering CHCH, New Zealand. Fitted out by Cusiel Builders
She has had several trips from NZ to the Pacific Islands, around NZ, Australia and to Asia where we she has been our very comfortable home for 17 years as we cruising Indo, Malaysia, Borneo, Thailand, Anderman islands India. Total cruising miles of well over 65,000 nm
Fuel in Asia can be a bit dicey so we have always used a BaHa fuel filter to fill diesel tanks plus the use ol 2xDebug unit installed in fuel lines.
The system comprises of 3x diesel tanks: main tank, secondary tank filled via main tank and a day tank of 240lt also filled via main tank with diesel returns returning to day tank giving a fuel polishing system We have never encountered any fuel issues (dirt or water)
Survey available dated 03/23. See photo showing boat being relaunched after being checked and re antifouled 23/06/25.
If you are looking for a safe comfortable vessel in a well maintaied vessel SV. Tewaipounamu is voyage ready and awaits you.
Price
AU $210,000 Or nearest offer
Vessel Name
Te Wai Pounamu
Launch Year
1995
Length
54' 3" - 16.54m
Beam
14ft 6in
Draft
2.3 m
Displacement
28t Gross
Keel / Ballast
Lead and steel punchings set in resin and concrete capped
Vessel Location
Yorkeys Knob (half Moon Bay Marina)
Region
Queensland
Use
Leisure, Cruising
Registration
876147 NZ
Designer
Bruce Roberts
Builder
Taunton Engineering CHCH NZ fitted out by Cusiel Builders
Hull Material
Steel 6mm steel round bulge construction
Decks Material
5mm Steel With TBS a french polyurethane matting over to give a non slip deck and protection to steel
Engine
Diesel 4 cylinder 4LH HTE 140-HP
Engine Make
Yanmar
Number Engines
1
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
4500 approx
Engine Hours (2nd Engine)
Nil
Fuel Consumption
6lt per hour
Max Speed
9kt
Cruise Speed
6-8kt
Propulsion
45mm shaft 24in 4 blade Max prop
Thrusters
TX Bower Thruster 250mm Tunnel Twin Props
Genset
FischerPanda 6KVA
Fuel
1000lt
Water
800lt plus 200lt filtered drinking water which is internally vented to prevent contaninatiom{ NZ CAT 1 REQUIREMENT}
Dinghy
3m Naiad
Outboard
1 year old 9.9 Yamaha and 15hp yamaha needs overhaul all parts onboard
Covers
Fore deck cover, Dodger, sun shades and side dodger protection
Accommodation
# cabins, 2double aft with own head and master forward with own bathroom, Wheel house table drops to make a double bed.
2 x single pilot berths
2 x single pilot berths
Cabins
3x Double cabins
Berths
10
Shower
2 (one main shower aft and 1 in master cabin not used}
Toilet
2 electric
Entertainment
Smart TV 26in, stereo
Air-Con
1 mounted on deck only for marina use
Galley
U shape galley
Refrigeration
2x 12v Danfoss units Main galley fridge with 2 draws and other above freezer in wheel house
Freezer
240v chest freezer
Stove
Force 10 3 burner plus oven Magma BBQ mounted on aft deck rail
Water-Maker
Sea Recovery 180lt per hr 240v plus 140 lt per day 12v Power Saver
Hot Water
Gas hot water
Ground Tackle
3500 maxwell windless 2x CQR and a large admiralty anchor
Safety Gear
Life Jackets, Epirb, 6 Man Liferaft, 32ft parrashute anchor, 2x drogues 1 fabric 1x sea brake by safety at sea
Bilge Pumps
3x bulge pumps
Life Raft
Continental 6 man liferaft
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
Yes
Flares
Yes
Fire Protection
5x fire extinguishers
Electrics
2x Radar 1Ray marine, 1 furuno 24mile CRT screen radar
full wind instruments, 2x 'sounders, Autopilot, VHF, HF radio, AIS 1300w solar panel, 900amps 12v AGM house batteries
Mastervolt inverter charger 100amp charger, 2500w inverter, mastervolt battery control panel.
full wind instruments, 2x 'sounders, Autopilot, VHF, HF radio, AIS 1300w solar panel, 900amps 12v AGM house batteries
Mastervolt inverter charger 100amp charger, 2500w inverter, mastervolt battery control panel.
Electronics / Navigation
2x Ray Marine Chart Plotters GPS, 1x furuno GP35passage plotter gps
Sail Inventory
1 Main 2 years old, 1x-Genoa 2 years old, Staysail 3 years old, Tri sail, MPS
Mast / Rigging
Aluminium one piece tapered iso-mat mast
Stainless standing rigging 2x
headsails and Boom furling main ( Leisure furl )
Stainless standing rigging 2x
headsails and Boom furling main ( Leisure furl )
Deck Gear
1x Electric winch for sail Raising and furling all sails 2x primary sheet winches, 2 x head sail winches 1x mainsheet winch
CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Eddie Cusiel
Telephone
Picton Waikawa South Island
New Zealand
New Zealand