| Draft 5'- 8" | Displacement: 36,000 lbs. | Ballast 11,000 lbs. |
| LOA 42'-11" | LWL 33'- 4" | Beam 13'-0" |
| Sail Area 1281 Sq. Ft. | KETCH RIG | Engine: Perkins Model 4-236 - HP: 85 |
| Water Capacity: 340 gals | Fuel Type: Diesel | Fuel Capacity: 120 gals |
We found Solstice in the back of a boatshed at Mount Desert Yacht Yard in Northeast Harbor, Maine where she had been moored and stored by her first owner. He had commissioned her in 1976, one of more than fifty 43's built by Westsail. Used in summer only she was in pristine condition reflecting the 9 months of each year she spent indoors. We've worked her a little harder. Under our 17-year ownership we've cruised more than 60,000 miles from Maine to Bermuda to the Caribbean and Central America. She has been the ideal liveaboard home, providing comfort, easy passage making, safety and lots of pride of ownership. She has undergone two major refits and on a continuing basis we strive to maintain her in Bristol condition. A professional Imron paint job applied in 2005 gets lots of adoring comments. In contradiction to the Wetsnail myth, Solstice makes fast passages even in light air, and when the wind is shrieking in the rigging her steadiness and easily handled split rig inspire confidence. Recently while cruising the Yucatan Coast of Mexico in company with a pack of racer-cruisers… a Tartan, a Sabre and a C&C of similar size, she constantly arrived in port first, even in light wind conditions. Mr. Crealock's hull is witchy fast.
Aft of the cockpit is a cavernous lazarette containing vented propane storage, room for lines and fenders as well as access to the rudder shaft and quadrant. The self-draining cockpit is built over a removable sole allowing engine access for major refit/replacement. The sole is reinforced with a detachable steel I-beam that supports the mizzenmast. High coamings surround the roomy and comfortable, horseshoe shaped cockpit.
The interior is very traditional, but it departs from most layouts in the sense of openness achieved in the main cabin. Cushions are upholstered in ultra suede. The main salon has a long settee to starboard, which makes an excellent sea berth with the deployment of its hidden lee cloth. In port the settee can unfold and become a comfortable double berth for extra guests. The oval shaped dinette on the port side seats six comfortably around a dropleaf teak table. Bookcases line the cabin on three sides, and there is generous, easily accessed storage beneath all seating, behind the settee and in two built in cabinets.
Original deck-stepped LE FIELL aluminum spars Awlgripped 'Desert Sand' (2005)
Mainmast is 59 ft above the water. Oversized 3/8" 316 SS rigging on main mast (new 2000) and 1/4" 316 SS on mizzenmast (new 2000). All fittings are swaged.
PROFURL NC-42 on forestay - PROFURL NC-31 on inner forestay
Running backstays on main. Dacron external halyards. Complete spinnaker gear with telescoping pole.
All furling sails have white, SUNBRELLA sunscreen sewn on. All other canvas is Toast, sewn with GORTEX thread, and in good to excellent condition. SUNBRELLA and includes main and mizzen covers (2005), dodger with STRATAGLASS windows (2000), bimini (1995) and an awning system.
ADLER BARBOUR engine driven cold plate freezer-refrigerator, large capacity, well insulated and recently serviced
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