Overview

One owner, full-keel double-ender, center cockpit; cutter rig;  blue-water offshore cruiser. Go anywhere in comfort and style in this sea kindly and comfortable veteran (very experienced) cruiser. Continuously upgraded since new by original owner (retired NASA scientist), who now (at 81) is retiring from cruising, and selling his boat.

Spindrift 43 Center Cockpit Cutter 

LOD: 43'

LOA 54' (from aft rail of hard dinghy on davits to forward end of bow platform and pulpit) 

Beam: 12'-6"

Draft: 6'-10"
Waterline length: 37 feet

Loaded displacement 46,000 lbs

Ballast: 11,000 lbs
Deck surfaces and all interior joinery from old growth Burmese teak
Hull fiberglass.

Rig:

Cutter with aluminum Sparcraft spars, double spreader mast; 13 ss-wire stays holding it up!

Sails:

Working Sail area: 1140 sq. ft. (main, jib and staysail)

Jib (from zero to 100%): on Profurl furler, controlled from cockpit; UV shield on leech and foot

Mainsail (NEW 2012): triple reef points, full-length flat battens.

Staysail: hanked on, reefable with foot ties

Engine and drive train:

80 hp Lehman-Ford diesel, 4 cyl., with extra heavy flywheel

Borg-Warner velvet drive transmission.

Primary Dual fuel filters.

Secondary in-line dual fuel filters.

Freshwater flush for engine cooling system.

Deck Hardware:

Stainless steel bow pulpit with heavy teak platform,.

Stern pulpit integrated with rugged stainless steel dinghy davits with winches.

Outboard engine lifting crane (4:1 block and tackle with trigger cleat control) on stern mast
Double lifelines, 32 inches high.

Interior spaces:

Living spaces 6'-8" (2 m.) headroom in main salon and aft stateroom; 6 ft elsewhere 
Extensive stowage space (in lockers, cabinets, drawers, bins) behind and under seating and berths 

Winches:

9 self-tailing stainless steel 2-speed.

2 small 1-speed.
Dinghy davits with wire winches

Galley:
Large Refrigerator system (engine driven, with 20-vac electric backup)
Large Freezer compartment with dual cold plates and spillover air flow to adjacent 3-cu/ft reefer box, with both top and front load doors
Propane stove, 4-burner, with oven and broiler (w/2 20-lb tanks in stern locker)
Microwave oven, Avanti 700 watt (NEW)
Double deep stainless steel sink

Freshwater and saltwater spigots at galley sink
Presure hot and cold water (w/10 gallon hot water tank beneath aft bunk)

Heads and Shower:
One head forward of main salon with toilet and wash basin.
One head in aft compartment with toilet and shower stall (curtained), and wash basin.

Water maker:

20 gal per hour capacity, engine-driven, by Aqua Marine.

Tankage:

Fuel:    266 gal

Water: 350 gal

Holding: 40 gal
Hot water: 10 gal
Fwd head and engine flush: 4 gal

Electrical System:
Two battery banks total 1200 amp-hrs with one 12-volt AGM starting
Inverter/charger: 2000 watt, 100 amp charge; Heart-Interface Freedom 20 (newly rebuilt)
Link 2000 Inverter/Charger control
Solar panels: three, total 200 watts w/  Trace Model C-12 charge controler

Alternator: 140-amp large frame Leece-Nevelle 12-v, dual ½” v-belt driven

External 12 v dc regulator; multi-step, with temperature compensation (Next Step by Ample Power)
Honda 2000 watt portable gasoline generator, 12vdc/120vac

Navigation:

WH Autopilot; hydraulic steering (Catalano)

Radar/Chart Plotter combo (Ratheon Model RL 70)
GPS Garmin 12 and Garmin 48 handhelds

Navigation PC in nav station with Maxsea charts for entire world 

Sextant and select paper charts

Communication equipment:
VHF with AIS receiver display in cockpit, plus two handheld VHF's
Marine and Ham SSB Icom 718
Ham SSB Kenwood TS-50
Pactor-III modem for Sailmail radio email system 

Ventilation:

36 Bronze opening portlights,safety glass, most with screens.  

4 Dorade-type deck ventilators wth stainless steel vents

Anchoring:
Electric windlass (Keefe) with chain wildcat and rope gypsy

60-lb CQR w/300 ft of 3/8 inch galvanized chain

45-lb CQR w/20 ft 3/8 chain, with 300 ft 5/8” rode

35-lb Danforth w/15 feet 3/8 chain, 300 ft 5/8” rode
12-lb Danforth w/ 15 ft 5/16" chain, 100 ft 1/2" rode
Saltwater (or freshwater) wash-down spigot at bow

Emergency Equipment:

EPIRB 406 ACR Rapidfix

Liferaft 6-person (NEW 2012)
Lifejackets
Flares
Man overboard pole w/strobe
Horseshoe ring (NEW 2012)
Lifesling man-overboard retrieval system
Emergency rudder shaft extension and deck tiller
18-ft Para Tech sea anchor w/ 500 ft 3/4 inch braided nylon deployment rope

Inflatable

 9.5-ft Avon inflatable with retractable beaching wheels, can take either the 8hp or 2hp Honda outboard motor.

Dinghy
8-ft Fatty Knees sailing and rowing dinghy (with centerboard, rudder, and cat-rig sail).  Can also take the 2hp Honda outboard motor.

Outboard engines
2 hp Honda.
8 hp Honda
Outboard-motor and jerry-jug Lifting Crane on aft radar mast

Spares galore:

Alternators, 160 amp Leece-Nevelle

Engine raw-water pumps (2)
Refrigeration compressor (Tecumseh) 

Toilet rebuild kits
Macereator pump
Float switches
Bilge pump, electric

R-12 refrigerant.

Electrical, plumbing  hoses, fittings, couplings, bolts, nuts, washers, screws, rivets; most are super organized.

Tools:

Extensive and complete customized tool inventory

Documentation:

US Coast Guard Documented Vessel # 648870 USA
Home port Dana Point, California

Extensive books and manuals.