WESTSAIL 43

ARCTIC ACE
"ARCTIC ACE"
MFG. HULL NUMBER WSSK3 043 0877
1977 - Factory Finished Hull #43
- Basic Specifications -
Draft 5'- 8"
Displacement: 32,000 lbs.
Ballast 11,000 lbs.
LOA 42'-11"
LWL 33'- 4"
Beam 13'-0"
Sail Area 1281 Sq. Ft.
 Tall Rig Cutter Engine: Perkins
Model 4-236 - HP: 85
Water Capacity: 300 gals
 Fuel Type: Diesel Fuel Capacity: 200 gals

History:

We have owned our Westsail 43 for 26 years, and sailed her over 50,000 miles - visiting many of the Island Groups in the South Pacific and the Caribbean. Everything on the boat works, and works well, because if it did not, we either modified it or threw it overboard and started over ! We have sailed all of our trips with just the two of us - no extra crew. The boat is extremely strong, water tight, and safe. The Crealock hull makes her reasonably fast. We have seen her withstand 100-knot winds at anchor during a hurricane in Tahiti. Once off Port Villa, hove to in winds gusting above 50 knots, no water found its way below.

Typical passages we have done include Tongareva, in the Cook Islands, to Honolulu - 21 days against the trades. Honolulu to Newport Beach, CA - 19 days. Socorro Island, Mexico to Nuka Hiva, Marquesas - 19 days.

One might wonder why sell a boat that is really finally complete. Well, that can be explained by just one word - diabetes.

Here are some of the highlights of our boat. However there is just so much to list on the website ad, so please just call for a 29 page mailing of complete details.

Standing Rigging:

  • 5/16" 316 stainless steel, all Norseman or Staloc terminals
Running Rigging:

  • New Harken traveler, six external halyards, moveable inner forestay, complete spinnaker gear.
Sails:

  • Full batten mainsail, 3 reef points, nearly new
  • Trysail - excellent condition
  • Storm jib -excellent condition
  • Working jib - excellent condition
  • Genoa - good condition
  • Reefing genoa - good condition
  • Staysail - good condition
  • Drifter - new
  • Cruising spinnaker new
Winches:

  • All self-tailing, including the three halyard winches
Engine:

  • Perkins 4-236, 85 HP diesel, new in 1996, 1100 hours on meter.
Propeller:

  • 3 blade Maxprop feathering, plus spare prop and puller
Tankage:

  • 300 gal. water
  • 200 gal fuel
Watermaker:

  • 18 gallon per hour
Ground Tackle:

  • Ideal electric windlass
  • 60 lb. CQR anchor
  • 40 lb. CQR anchor
  • 300' galvanized 3/8" chain
Electronics:

  • Dual Garmin GPS
  • Furuno Weatherfax
  • Icom VHF radio
  • Kenwood Ham radio with email modem
  • Sitex 20 mile radar with warning system
  • 406 MHz EPIRB beacon
  • 112.5/243 beacon, 1 in liferaft, 1 in boat
Refrigeration:

  • Dual system, 13 cu.ft. with 5" foam insulation. Runs mostly from six Solar Panels on the boat.
There is just so much to list on the website ad, so please just call for a 29 page mailing of complete details.

Location: San Diego, CA

Price: $145,900

Contact:
Gene and Pam Barnum
6471 Village Parkway
Anchorage, AK 99504
Telephone: 907-337-1239 in Alaska
Fax: 907-337-1239
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