Looking for a blue water boat at a great value? This Slocum 43 pilothouse is the answer.
The Slocum 43 was designed by Stan Huntingford and built in Taiwan by Hai-O Yacht Building Corp., between 1981 and 1990. Of the sixty or so 43s built seven were pilothouses.
Recent upgrades and features -
Custom winter boat cover
Sea Recovery Aqua Whisper water maker (new membrane Feb. 2022)
Sea gull charcoal water filtration at sinks
ESPAR diesel heater
Sea frost refrigeration and freezer
Force 10 3 burner propane stove and oven
All lighting LED (2022)
Vacuflush fresh water electric head
2 multidirectional windscoops
Shade tarp
IC-M604 VHF
ICM802-HF
AIS Raymarine
EPIRB (Global Fix Pro)
Raymarine Autopilot
Alpha 3000 (backup)
Raymarine Chart Plotter E90W (one interior and one exterior)
Garmin GPSmap 478 used as an anchor monitor in captain’s quarters
Ritchie Compass (interior) 4”
Xantrex Link 2000 Controller
Xantrex inverter/charger Freedom Marine 30
2 solar charge controllers (ML 2420 20A, MPPT500)
2 FlexCharge charge controllers for wind generators (new April - to be installed)
200 watt solar panels (2)
2x D400 wind generators
400 amp hour lithium batteries (Battle Born) (January 2022)
Predator gas portable generator (February 2022)
MaxProp feathering 3 blade
Yanmar 4JH2-HTE 1413
Borg Warner Transmission Velvet Drive 1013-006 (rebuilt March 2022)
Harken furlers
Barient winches (16, 22, 32 - manual)
Lewmar electric winch (46)
Genoa (150 and 100)
Asymmetrical spinnaker
Mainsail
Staysail
Storm trisail with a separate track
AB dinghy (9’)
Honda BF20D -electric start
Excel anchor (Sacra excel #6 - 30 kg) (November (2021)
200 ‘ Anchor Chain
~200’ nylon rode
Jordan Series Drogue with custom chainplates on stern
Lockable stainless security bars
Forward bunk beds convert to settee
All cockpit canvas and cushions are in climate controlled storage