2003 Sea Ray 480 Motor Yacht

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2003 Sea Ray 480 Motor Yacht “Nymphadora”

Fresh Mechanical Service • Cummins QSM11 Diesels • Recent Bottom Service • Turn-Key Coastal Cruiser

The 2003 Sea Ray 480 Motor Yacht Nymphadora offers the spacious accommodations, quality construction, and dependable diesel performance that have made the 480 MY one of Sea Ray’s most popular cruising motor yachts. Powered by twin Cummins QSM11 535 HP diesel engines and featuring a three-stateroom layout, this yacht is equally suited for weekend entertaining, extended cruising, or comfortable liveaboard ownership. 

Over the past three years, Nymphadora has benefited from extensive maintenance and upgrades, including major engine service completed in May 2026, recent bottom work, upholstery replacement, steering system repairs, air conditioning improvements, and ongoing cosmetic detailing. 

The spacious salon features panoramic windows, comfortable seating, and a fully equipped galley with a Kenyon three-burner electric cooktop, Sharp convection microwave, abundant storage, and entertainment space. Accommodations include three private staterooms and two VacuFlush heads, comfortably sleeping six guests. 

The flybridge offers excellent visibility, ample guest seating, and easy access to all navigation controls, making this yacht ideal for owner-operators.

Highlights

• Twin Cummins QSM11-M diesel engines rated at 535 HP each

• ZF transmissions

• Onan 12.5 kW generator

• Three-stateroom, two-head layout

• Sleeps six comfortably

• 508-gallon fuel capacity

• 120-gallon freshwater capacity

• VacuFlush heads

• Lofrans Progress windlass

• Hardtop flybridge

• Modified-V hull design

• Fresh bottom service and zinc replacement

• Extensive engine and exhaust system service completed May 2026

• Recent cockpit upholstery replacement

• Recent steering cylinder replacement

• Professionally maintained and updated 

Recent Upgrades & Maintenance

2026

• Aftercoolers removed, ultrasonically cleaned, and pressure tested

• Exhaust manifolds removed, resurfaced, and reinstalled

• New manifold gaskets, spacers, seals, O-rings, and hardware

• New mixing elbows installed

• New turbocharger gaskets

• New turbo heat blanket

• New port-side heat shield

• New port-side air filter assembly

• Heat exchanger temperature sensor replaced

• Sea trial completed May 2026

• Haul out with zinc replacement completed May 2026 

2025

• Reconfigured and rewired AC raw water system

• New raw water pump

• New 8D battery

• New bilge pumps

• Ultra-fine wet sanding, compound, and wax

• Stainless steel treatment

• Vinyl conditioning

• Antenna dome refurbishment

• Deck caulking renewal

• Interior cosmetic repairs 

2023–2024

• Complete cockpit upholstery replacement with Sunbrella Horizon material

• New starter

• Steering cylinder replacement

• Full bottom job and zinc replacement

• Fuel tank preservation

• Air conditioning repairs and upgrades

• Bilge pump switch replacements

• New cockpit cushions, dash cover, and custom pads 

Specifications

Manufacturer: Sea Ray

Model: 480 Motor Yacht

Year: 2003

LOA: 50’ 5”

Beam: 15’ 3”

Draft: 3’ 11”

Displacement: 38,500 lbs.

Fuel Capacity: 508 gallons

Water Capacity: 120 gallons

Waste Capacity: 120 gallons

Hull Material: Fiberglass

Hull Type: Modified-V Semi-Displacement

Engines: Twin Cummins QSM11-M Diesels

Horsepower: 535 HP each

Generator: Onan 12.5 kW

Dunigan Marine Group is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Little Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

If you’re looking for a diesel-powered motor yacht with spacious accommodations, proven Cummins power, and a long list of recent maintenance items already completed, This SR480 deserves serious consideration. The current owner has invested significantly in both mechanical reliability and cosmetic up