2004 Nordhavn 43

Cayenne is hull number one of the extremely popular Nordhavn 43 series. The Nordhavn 43 was developed after the 2000–2001 Nordhavn 40 circumnavigation and was designed to replace the legendary Nordhavn 46. PAE/Nordhavn created the Nordhavn 43 as a two stateroom, two head, owner-operator trawler for long distance cruising.

Cayenne's profile is striking with her flybridge and paravane rig. Like many important adventure cruising aspects, she has built-in redundancies. There are two forms of propulsion: her keel cooled, dry stack exhaust Lugger main engine and a Yanmar v-drive wing engine. For stabilization there are paravanes and active fins. AGM batteries with an inverter and a charger, two voluminous fiberglass fuel tanks with sight glasses, a robust Northern Lights generator and air conditioning round out the systems. She has Vitrifrigo and SubZero refrigeration and freezing, a combination laundry appliance, and a durable watermaker.

The machinery spaces are divided with the lazarette aft, entered through the cockpit hatch, and the engine room spacious enough to move about for inspections and routine maintenance.

The Nordhavn 43 is a full displacement trawler with proven ocean crossing capabilities. The performance aspects have been designed for functionality, utility and reliability. The interior features finely crafted teak joinery, granite countertops balanced with white laminate inserts, and teak and spruce soles. You will appreciate the placement of windows and lighting for visibility as well as hatches, portlights and dorade vents for air circulation. The interior includes air conditioning for climate control, and the layout aboard Cayenne has a pleasing, natural flow transitioning from one area to the next.

The saloon is entered through a Dutch door. The saloon and galley make up the entry level. There are settees on both sides of the saloon for sitting (and sleeping). The teak and spruce wood soles are covered by indoor/outdoor carpet squares. There is a drop-down access floor hatch to the engine room. A flat screen television is aft to port, and a forward locker by the pilothouse stairs houses the Splendide laundry appliance.

• Dutch door entry from the cockpit
• Upholstered settees with storage underneath
• Manual activation pull for engine room fire suppression
• Carpet protection over teak and spruce wood floors
• Opening and fixed windows outboard on both sides
• Flat screen television wall mounted aft port corner
• Stereo system
• Splendide 2100XC combination clothes washer/dryer (vented overboard) in forward locker
• Teak storage racks
• Teak dining table with starburst pattern (includes protective cover)

The galley is forward to port and simultaneously spacious and compact, enabling easy meal preparation and stable cooking. Essentials include refrigeration, freezing, propane stove and oven, microwave, trash compactor and double basin sink. Storage lockers and drawers stow all of the galley utensils, plates, bowls, mugs and glassware.

• Seaward Princess Gourmet II three-burner stove top with oven
• Xintex propane control panel
• GE Profile Spacemaker II microwave oven
• SubZero refrigerator with teak face
• SubZero combination refrigerator/freezer with stainless steel face in the stack by the stairs
• GE Monogram trash compactor with teak face
• Double basin stainless steel sink with Grohe faucet; storage locker below sink
• Teak and spruce sole
• Opening portlight
• Forward storage lockers with sliding louvered doors; overhead storage locker; multiple drawers

Forward from the entry level you ascend a short flight of stairs up to the pilothouse, and can continue forward to the curved stairway that leads to the lower level. The pilothouse has two Dutch doors outboard for immediate deck access. Aft is a watch berth (with slide-out extension) and a settee fronted by a fixed teak table. A Stidd helm chair provides a comfortable command perch. Key nav/com and ship operating equipment are mounted for quick view and easy reach in the forward dash and overhead panels. The electrical breakers are labeled and protected, and additional refrigeration is provided by the Vitrifrigo drawers.

Located forward below the foredeck, this stateroom was custom ordered to sleep three in single berths. The forward head and shower include a fresh water toilet and a sink with medicine cabinet.

• Over/under single berth bunks to port; single berth to starboard
• Opening portlights port and starboard
• Overhead opening hatches with screens
• Teak and spruce soles with hatch access to tanks
• Raritan Atlantes electric fresh water toilet with Y-valve
• Stand-up stall shower with curtain
• Storage lockers
• Sink undermounted into granite counter
• Mirrored medicine cabinet with storage

The owner stateroom is amidships with the bed turned athwartships, where it is a softer ride at sea. The head and shower are located to starboard. There are two hanging lockers and many drawers, and the forward bulkhead has a large mirror. The floors are teak and spruce. The head has a large shower stall with bi-fold door, a granite counter with sink and medicine cabinet, and a fresh water toilet.

• Island berth sleeps two; custom mattress (2019)
• Two portlights outboard
• Mirror on forward bulkhead
• Hanging lockers, night stands and assorted drawers
• Furuno repeater
• Raritan fresh water head with Y-valve
• Stand-up shower with bi-fold door
• Granite counters with undermount sink
• Holding tank and fresh water level sensors

The primary engine room access is through the teak-faced door with viewing window aft in the owner cabin. The Lugger main engine is keel cooled with a dry stack exhaust. The outboard primary fuel tanks are fiberglass and have sight glasses. The Yanmar wing engine to port provides independent propulsion. The Northern Lights generator has a sound shield. Fuel distribution is via a forward supply tank and uses manifolds and Racor fuel/water separators.

• Lugger LP668D main engine — keel cooled, dry stack exhaust; ZF W220 3.96:1 marine gear; 2" Aquamet 17 shaft with 4-blade 32 x 24 bronze propeller
• Yanmar 3GM30FV wing engine with isolated aluminum fuel tank; Kanzaki KM3 V-drive transmission; 1" 304 SS shaft with Martec 2-blade folding propeller
• Northern Lights 8 kW generator (Lugger M753K) with sound shield
• Naiad Multisea II active fin stabilizers
• Bronze through-hulls and strainers
• Reverso oil changer for main engine, main transmission, wing engine, wing transmission and generator
• Racor duplex for main; Walbro fuel transfer pump with Racor filter
• Sea Fire fire suppression
• Electric bilge pump and high water bilge pump

The lazarette houses the steering gear, watermaker, hot water tank, emergency tiller, air conditioners, batteries and inverter/charger. This is a large space that serves to store the extras most cruisers accumulate.

• Village Marine water maker
• Magnum 3,000-watt inverter; Xantrex 1,800-watt charger
• Seaward 11-gallon hot water tank
• Hynautic steering ram with valves
• House batteries and fuse panel
• Cockpit hatch locking mechanism

The cockpit (aft deck) has access from the extended swim platform and boarding doors on both sides. Each side of the cockpit has a full-height boarding door with scupper flat at the base. This area has storage lockers and is trimmed with a varnished teak caprail.

• Custom swim step deck extension; deep reach swim ladder
• Cockpit hot/cold freshwater shower; fresh and sea water taps
• Large hatch access to lazarette below
• Freeing ports; hawse pipes for mooring lines
• Varnished teak cap rail
• Paravane fish storage sockets
• Storage lockers; propane locker vented overboard
• Rod holders and rod/boat hook storage racks overhead
• Propane Magma BBQ on mount
• (3) access gates to cockpit; step up to starboard side deck

From the cockpit you can step up to the starboard side deck and transit up to the Portuguese bridge. The shore power connections are outside of the pilothouse. The Portuguese bridge deck has an access door to the foredeck and wraps around the front of the pilothouse, continuing aft to reach the boat deck from steps on the port side.

• Side deck with stainless rails along the starboard side
• Shore power connections
• Portuguese bridge provides a safe path forward of the pilothouse
• Hinged gate to foredeck

The Maxwell windlass sits atop a guttered anchor well with a Freeman hatch giving access to the chain locker below. There are two deck hatches above the forward cabin and forward head, two built-in fiberglass storage boxes, and two dorade vents. The life raft is mounted to port.

• Maxwell VWC 3500 windlass
• 50 KG Bruce anchor with 400' chain
• Freeman hatch; chain locker with shelves
• Two built-in fiberglass deck boxes
• Dorade scoops for natural air ventilation into each cabin
• Life raft mounted on cradle

This is a large deck with tall stainless steel safety railings. The mast supporting the dry stack exhaust pipe runs up from the engine room through the muffler console. The boom is rigged with cables and blocks for dinghy launching and to position the paravane outriggers. The dinghy is mounted athwartships on a raised mount with room below for storing gear.

• Highfield 10.5' RIB with mounts and securing straps; Honda 15 HP outboard
• Forespar mast and boom
• Electric boom winches in console
• Paravane outriggers with longer spreaders, rigging and water drag fish
• EPIRB

Up a couple of steps on the port side of the boat deck you arrive at the flybridge. This upper deck has a folding Bimini top. There are two helm chairs side by side and a clever jump seat between and aft of them. From the starboard seat you can operate Cayenne — angled helm, autopilot, main engine controls, bow thruster, VHF radio and more. The forward console has access doors for storage.

• US Coast Guard safety equipment (flares, fire extinguishers, discharge and trash plaques, horn, life jackets, throw ring)
• Sea Fire engine room fire system
• EPIRB mounted on boat deck
• Viking RescYou Pro 4-person offshore life raft mounted in cradle on foredeck
• High water bilge pump and alarm