43' Oyster 43

This lovely Oyster 43 is a wonderful performance cruising yacht with sleek lines. Solid and strong, built in
the UK by Oyster Marine and designed by Stephen Jones. These boats, including this one have
circumnavigated the globe safely and quickly.
Nepenthe was the first Oyster to be bought by an American buyer and the first Oyster to be shown at the
Annapolis boat show in 1985. This boat has been owned by only four owners in her history, the second of
which had her for over 20years and circumnavigated. Shes now ready for a new caretaker. She sits in Panama
in the lovely cruising grounds of Bocas del Toro and is ready to continue back to the Caribbean or to cross into
the Pacific.
Built with two double cabins and a single head with shower plus three sea berths and a convertible saloon, the
fore cabin has been converted to a storage and larger chain locker but could be reinstated as originally
designed.
Repowered in 2012 with a Volvo 40 hp diesel, now with just over 900 hours and with standing rigging from
2016. She is fitted for long distance cruising with solar panels, Spectra water maker, Monitor wind vane
steering plus a Cetrek autopilot, Raymarine instruments, a Garmin Plotter and SSB
She has been stored on the hard for the past 18 months, and while the cleaning has been kept up regularly,
she shows well but will have some obvious recommisioning and tidying to do upon launch. She just has
bottom paint applied, and the owner is supplying a new mainsail cover as the one onboard now is sacrificial.
She boats a good sail inventory, plenty of anchors, shes a good long distance cruiser and live aboard yacht
with an excellent pedigree.

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Machinery and Power
Engine Volvo Penta MD2040C Hours 900 rebuilt in 2016 40 HP
Engine mounts in good condition.
Alternator 60 amp
Propellor, Max Prop 2 blade folding rebuilt 2016
Windvane 2 blade sets ( regular and light air)
Watermaker Spectra with spares and solutions , currently pickled for 1.5 years.

Hull
White superstructre and teak accented decks over GRP
Spade rudder with Fin Keel
Keel stepped mast
Wheel steering cable, Spare steering cable onboard. Leather wrapped steering wheel
Antifouling paint last completed January 2022, and another coat has been accounted for upon slash from
current storage and work yard.
Aluminum solar arch in excellent condition
Windvane mount at transom, can also be used as emergency boarding ladder
Aft Cockpit
Storage lockers in cockpit under seats, very large lazarette under starboard side.
Perspex custom table with teak accents
External freshwater shower at rear of cockpit
Rig and Sails
While the full inventory is onboard, the current owner used only the main and genoa. One spinnaker has
never been flown. Mainsail is hanked on but always under the sailcover. New sailcover is being built and
supplied to Panama.
Sloop Rig renewed in 2016
Spare rigging onboard ( older rigging when it was renewed)
Removeable inner stay
Running rigging to cockpit
Quantum Mainsail 2011- good condition, full battened
Genoa 125 2014 good condition
Spare Genoa 125 2001 good condition
#4 Genoa 1984 as new
Spinnaker oz as new
Spinnaker 1.2 oz as new
Storm main 1999 as new
Storm Jib 1999 as new
Spinnaker pole
Deck Gear
Winches:
Lewmar winches x7 ( 2 of which are 3 speed)
Anchor Primary Spade 45 Lb,
Secondary CQR 45 Lb and Danforth 35 Lb
3x 60 meter 10 mm chain
Bimini and dodger
Sunbrella ( by Seamark) dodger, in fair condition, currently off boat for less exposure to elements.
Front opening enclosure for ventilation
Complete enclosure 8 pieces 2014 average condition
Mainsail canvas cover 2026 not yet onboard. 2015 in average condition maintaining cover for sail.

Navigation
Sestral magnetic compass
Raymarine ST60 Tridata
Rymarine ST60 graphic display,
Raymarine ST60 Wind
Garmin 441S Chartplotter
Centrex hydrolic autopilot ( to Install)
Echomap UHD GPS at helm with NMEA bridge and forward sonar
VHF x3
Icom SSB
Pactor 3 modem
Paper charts

Water system
Pressurized water
Watermaker: Spectra Venture
Manual foot pump in bilge in head, second manual bilge pump in cockpit.
Electric bilge pumps in bilge with secondary electric spare
2 manual Big Gulp hand bilge pumps

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