Hi. Welcome to our "website." We are selling our 2005 Silverton 38 Sport Bridge boat. The reason for our selling our boat is simple- we are moving up to a bigger boat! :)
We would like to sell her in a timely manner so we have priced her significantly below FMV and significantly lower than any of her peers. The boat is 100% freshwater and always been kept in a covered slip on Lake Lanier in north metro Atlanta.
Dry Weight: 26,900 lbs (not prone to being tossed by wind and doesn't include weight of fuel/water/boat stuff! Higher displacement, i.e. the heavier she is= less prone to being subject to tossed by wind, waves, etc. as well as being an indication as to build quality of the vessel)
Beam: 14'4"
LOA: 40'
372 gallons fuel
110 gallons water
We would like to sell her in a timely manner so we have priced her significantly below FMV and significantly lower than any of her peers. The boat is 100% freshwater and always been kept in a covered slip on Lake Lanier in north metro Atlanta.
Dry Weight: 26,900 lbs (not prone to being tossed by wind and doesn't include weight of fuel/water/boat stuff! Higher displacement, i.e. the heavier she is= less prone to being subject to tossed by wind, waves, etc. as well as being an indication as to build quality of the vessel)
Beam: 14'4"
LOA: 40'
372 gallons fuel
110 gallons water
40 gallons holding tank
Twin 8.1 Crusader HO gas engines (190 hours) with closed cooling. These engines only burn about 5.5-5.8 GPH when cruising at hull speed...very efficient.
Kohler 8.0 KW genset (225+/- hours) that is very quiet and sips fuel.
All impellers for motors and genset replaced with only about 25 hours on them since replacement.
All oil changed on engines and generator about 10 hours ago.
This boat is the widest in her class (up to over 19" wider than other 38-40' sedans or aft cabins). In fact, this boat is the "beamiest" "38 foot" boat out there that I am aware of. I put quotes around "38" because in today's marketing world I am surpised Silverton does not call her a 40' boat. She has the same beam as the Meridian 408 motoryacht, 2' wider than the searay 38' sundancer, 12" wider than the Carver 38 Super Sport, 19" wider than the Regal 4080, the list goes on. Her wide beam, combined with Silverton's unique foredeck access design (the "sidewalk" design) that allows for a full beam width salon makes this boat feel amazingly spacious. I've been on lots of boats and her salon is as wide as just about any other 47-49' sedan I've been on (albiet obviously not as long of a salon since those boats are 10' longer!). This makes her feel extremely comfortable, let's you entertain a lot of guests/family, and makes for a platform from which to spend a sunset cruise or a week's trip with family or friends and not feeling cramped in the process. The "Sidewalk" design noted above is entirely unique to Silverton. Basically, on a normal sedan bridge design to get to the bow you must walk a narrow sidedeck accessed via the cockpit. Several issues come to light with such a design. First, if you are singlehanding your boat and need to get to the bow for any reason (docking, rafting up, anchoring, etc.) you must leave the helm, run down the stairs or ladder to the cockpit, and traverse the narrow sidedeck. Second, if you are traveling with children or others not used to boating safety, it is entirely possible for someone to go from the cockpit to the bow without you knowing about it and they could subsequently fall overboard amidships and you'd never know it as you cruise along at the helm on the bridge. With us having 2 small children, this was a huge concern of ours. Silverton completely eliminated this issue though by creating the unique design the 38 Sport Bridge enjoys. Unlike the "typical" sedan bridge design, to get to the foredeck/bow of the 38SB, you simply open either of the wing doors located next to the centerline helm seating. From there you enter onto the wide sidedecks (approximately 12" wide) and walk right onto the foredeck and bow. This makes access to the bow much safer, extremely easy to monitor (no one can access the bow without first coming to the bridge and being right next to the helm, as well as making docking, rafting up, etc. amazingly easy if you are singlehanding your boat (often times while we are doing these manuvers my wife is with the children keeping them still and I do all the docking, etc. by myself while she keeps them out of the way and safe). This picture is not the best quality as it was taken with my cell phone camera but it shows how you come off the bridge to get to the bow:
Kohler 8.0 KW genset (225+/- hours) that is very quiet and sips fuel.
All impellers for motors and genset replaced with only about 25 hours on them since replacement.
All oil changed on engines and generator about 10 hours ago.
This boat is the widest in her class (up to over 19" wider than other 38-40' sedans or aft cabins). In fact, this boat is the "beamiest" "38 foot" boat out there that I am aware of. I put quotes around "38" because in today's marketing world I am surpised Silverton does not call her a 40' boat. She has the same beam as the Meridian 408 motoryacht, 2' wider than the searay 38' sundancer, 12" wider than the Carver 38 Super Sport, 19" wider than the Regal 4080, the list goes on. Her wide beam, combined with Silverton's unique foredeck access design (the "sidewalk" design) that allows for a full beam width salon makes this boat feel amazingly spacious. I've been on lots of boats and her salon is as wide as just about any other 47-49' sedan I've been on (albiet obviously not as long of a salon since those boats are 10' longer!). This makes her feel extremely comfortable, let's you entertain a lot of guests/family, and makes for a platform from which to spend a sunset cruise or a week's trip with family or friends and not feeling cramped in the process. The "Sidewalk" design noted above is entirely unique to Silverton. Basically, on a normal sedan bridge design to get to the bow you must walk a narrow sidedeck accessed via the cockpit. Several issues come to light with such a design. First, if you are singlehanding your boat and need to get to the bow for any reason (docking, rafting up, anchoring, etc.) you must leave the helm, run down the stairs or ladder to the cockpit, and traverse the narrow sidedeck. Second, if you are traveling with children or others not used to boating safety, it is entirely possible for someone to go from the cockpit to the bow without you knowing about it and they could subsequently fall overboard amidships and you'd never know it as you cruise along at the helm on the bridge. With us having 2 small children, this was a huge concern of ours. Silverton completely eliminated this issue though by creating the unique design the 38 Sport Bridge enjoys. Unlike the "typical" sedan bridge design, to get to the foredeck/bow of the 38SB, you simply open either of the wing doors located next to the centerline helm seating. From there you enter onto the wide sidedecks (approximately 12" wide) and walk right onto the foredeck and bow. This makes access to the bow much safer, extremely easy to monitor (no one can access the bow without first coming to the bridge and being right next to the helm, as well as making docking, rafting up, etc. amazingly easy if you are singlehanding your boat (often times while we are doing these manuvers my wife is with the children keeping them still and I do all the docking, etc. by myself while she keeps them out of the way and safe). This picture is not the best quality as it was taken with my cell phone camera but it shows how you come off the bridge to get to the bow:
And another picture showing access from the bridge (note stainless steel handrail showing route of access from bridge and the door just next to the helm seating where stratoglass enclosure is opened...enclosure is in great shape by the way!):
Boat has 3 flatscreen TV’s , 3 stereos, BOSE Surround sound, 2 DVD players, icemaker, fridge up on the bridge and in galley, lots of storage for her size, all oiled cherry wood interior with real wood (no cheap laminates like other brands!!), real innerspring mattresses (no cheap foam mats!), and overall very good build quality, great looks, great amenities, and great handling.
I could go on for a long time about why this is a great boat and a boat that we truly love. We would not sell her except for the fact that we are going to move up to a bigger boat.. The best part is she is in nearly new condition and priced to SELL! In fact, she is the lowest priced '05 Silverton 38 SB anywhere to be found in North America or elsewhere. Usually the low priced boats are in considerably less than perfect condition and subject to less than adequate care but such is honestly not the case here.
She is priced low to sell fast. The next lowest priced of same make/year/model is $45,000 more expensive than our Silverton!
For the mechanically minded, the engine room is spotless! One of the things we loved most about the 38 Sport Bridge (ok, we love a lot of things but this one is related to the engines!) is how absolutely huge the engine room is for this size boat. Compared to other brands in this same size class, the 38 Sport Bridge has a cavernous engine room that makes taking care of all systems and checking them an absolute breeze. All systems are well thought out and placed such that access to them is easy, which makes taking care of her a breeze and much more pleasant than other brands. We've found that just being able to get easily into the large engine room facilitates regular system checks and making sure work gets done versus boats with cramped and unpleasant engine rooms.
Best of all she is turn-key and absolutely ready to go. If a buyer desires to remain on Lake Lanier in north metro Atlanta, GA where she is currently kept, we can work it out where the 50' covered slip that we lease where she is located in at Bald Ridge Marina can be transfered to you with the boat. This is a good deep water slip on a very nice dock!
SHIPPING: It is our understanding that in order to ship the 38 Sport Bridge over land on a truck requires only removing the bimini top and the radar arch which is held in place with 4 large bolts. Thus, shipping costs and prep is not terribly expensive. For the buyer that desires to ship her out of state, we will work with you on shipping costs.
If you shop around the internet on any of the boat listing websites, you will find that ours is best priced '05 38 Sport Bridge to be found anywhere. Combine this with the fact that she is in extremely good condition, well taken care of, in top mechanical shape, luxuriously appointed and spaciously laid out, she represents a tremendous value to the buyer looking for a boat of this size/style.
Below are quite a few pictures of our boat. More available upon request but these should give you a good idea as to her overall condition and layout.
Pictures:
Below are quite a few pictures of our boat. More available upon request but these should give you a good idea as to her overall condition and layout.
Pictures:
Layout:
Corian Countertops in the huge U-shaped galley with 2 burner cooktop, convection microwave, full fridge and freezer, all with tons of storage in real oiled cherry wood cabinetry:
Corian Countertops in head w/ vacuflush and again, all real cherry wood interior finish:
Flatscreen/DVD player/Stereo in master stateroom (again, all doors are real cherry wood and real panels with beautiful hardware!):
Couch electronically folds out for a bed. Couch is extremely comfortable:
2nd stateroom has filler cushion to make into one large double. Real innerspring mattress and even the filler cushion is innerspring and not just cheap foam Large cedar lined storage locker at head of bed and lots of storage drawers in this stateroom with additional storage located under outermost bed (central vacuum cleaner unit is located under innermost bed):
Flatscreen in 2nd stateroom runs on 12V as does DVD player and additional 2nd stateroom storage:
Separate (and large!) shower to port w/storage behind mirror which is also trimmed out in corian. This shower is honestly as nice as any you will find at home and plenty of hot water:
Master stateroom with huge storage locker areas under the mattress, rows of cherry wood drawers at foot of bed, and 2 large cedar lined storage closets, port and starboard of bed. Real innerspring mattress that is extremely comfortable. Hatch above bed and 2 portholes make for a naturally well ventilated stateroom:
Master stateroom from companionway:
Saloon table with white canvas covers over forward windows to reduce solar heat in middle of summer (installed from the outside and removed in less than 2 minutes). Tons of storage space under dinette seating in this picture:
Saloon entertainment center with flatscreen, DVD/BOSE system with BOSE Surround Sound:
Bridge: wetbar with refrigerator and small storage compartment under sink:
Helm seating forward and center:
Helm:
Bench seats aft portion of bridge, additional 3' of open storage area aft of lounge bench for storage of water toys for the kids:
Cockpit lighting (also an icemaker in cockpit). Cockpit has both overhead lighting (shown here) and dim mood lighting for more mellow nights:
Cockpit lighting (also an icemaker in cockpit). Cockpit has both overhead lighting (shown here) and dim mood lighting for more mellow nights:
Best way to relax in the cockpit, what more can I say!:
Some shots of our boat anchored out on Lake Lanier:
NOTE BOAT IS INTENTIONALLY NOT FULLY ON PLANE (I admit it- I was jumping our own waves on our jetski thus trying to get maximum wave for good jumping)!!
Going slow (GREAT fuel economy at hull speed...only around 5.5-5.8 GPH combined with both engines:
Rafted up, our boat on far left as you look at the picture (sequence is our boat on far left, Carver 36, Searay 400, Meridian 408 which is same LOA and beam as our Silverton, Searay 42 which is also same beam width as our boat). Note our Silverton has a lot of freeboard:
Tied up with our friends in their 36 Carver:
Tied with friends, us on the far left then a Meridian 408 (same beam as our "38 foot" boat but hulls are same size), Searay 38 Sundancer (2' less beam than our "38 foot" boat), Searay 330 Sundancer, Searay 42 sedan bridge (same beam as our "38 foot" boat which is really a 40'):
Come Join the fun!
Sunpad on foredeck:
And the less glamorous pictures but all important Engine room with a bilge that is always bone dry:
Dripless Shaft Seals:
There is also a "hidden" feature about these dripless shaft seals that many don't know about, even other Silverton owners! Basically, the boat comes equipped with replacement shaft seals already on the shaft. Thus, when the seals eventually need replacing (which should be a long time from now!), this system allows you to change the seals without having to haul the boat! This is a huge cost savings. The details of how this works is explained in this video found on youtube:
There is also a "hidden" feature about these dripless shaft seals that many don't know about, even other Silverton owners! Basically, the boat comes equipped with replacement shaft seals already on the shaft. Thus, when the seals eventually need replacing (which should be a long time from now!), this system allows you to change the seals without having to haul the boat! This is a huge cost savings. The details of how this works is explained in this video found on youtube:
Lazarette with 8.0 KW Kohler genset:
Believe it or not we actually have a lot more pictures of our boat if you want to see them! I aparantly love taking boating pictures and thus we have no shortage of our time on the water. We have completely loved owning our Silverton and can't say enough good things about the build quality, fit/finish, luxurious appointments, and overall tremendous value. Silvertons are made on the coast of NJ and built for salt water and it shows through in the quality of this boat!
We are also open to possible trades for a 47-50' pilothouse/trawler style boat.
If you have any other questions feel free to call or email. I can be reached at 770-527-4262 or email at livinglite@msn.com.
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