2005 Nordhavn 43

Earl R is owned by a boat builder who knows trawlers and tugs and has kept the boat in fresh water or in dry dock when not being used. His crew has done top level professional regular maintenance work keeping her optimally maintained. She includes the finest combination of factory upgrades and custom equipment all added by the original owner, resulting in a vessel that is set up to cross oceans and venture on extended long-range cruises. Each system has been thoroughly tested and used, so she is ready to go at a moment's notice. Earl R has the popular fiberglass dry stack enclosure and crane arrangement.

The Nordhavn 43 is an outstanding world cruising trawler and her long range heritage is a testament to Jeff Leishman's design and the "bullet proof" build and engineering that PAE is so famous for. Originally conceived as the answer to the "What would have worked better?" questions raised during the 2000–2001 circumnavigation with a Nordhavn 40, the 43 has proven to be a very popular yacht for cruising couples. Many of her design features take a page from the legendary Nordhavn 46 which she replaced in the product model lineup.

Earl R is a full displacement trawler type vessel with proven long-range capabilities. She has a nice entry cockpit with boarding doors on both sides and an access door aft to her swim step. Below the cockpit is a large lazarette that gives excellent access to the steering components, the inverter, and hot water tank, as well as providing ample space for storage.

The saloon is entered from the cockpit through a robust watertight and double dogged commercial strength Dutch door. The saloon, a very large room that connects with the galley, has an open feel mostly due to the large windows outboard that are finished with teak trim. Earl R's interior is tastefully decorated with Ultraleather upholstery and features beautiful teak and spruce wood floors highlighted throughout the boat by custom two inch reveal carpet. In the saloon, custom window shades provide privacy and help control temperature inside. To starboard is a comfortable settee and a fixed teak table. To port is a built-in cabinet and an Ekornes chair with a 26" LCD TV mounted in the aft port corner. There is significant storage space beneath the settee.

The elegant galley is highlighted by a Force 10 propane stove, two Sub Zero refrigerators, a top loading freezer, microwave and trash compactor. Going up a few steps you arrive in the spacious pilothouse that features a Pompanette helm chair forward with an excellent nav/com arrangement and a bench seat with table and watch berth aft. There are two robust watertight and double dogged commercial strength Dutch doors on either side of the pilothouse leading to the Portuguese bridge.

The staterooms are forward and below. The guest stateroom is forward with a wide double berth to port (adorned with a custom HMC innerspring mattress and fitted sheets), a desk with an upgraded swing-out seat to starboard, and a head and shower in the bow. The guest stateroom gets plenty of light from three portholes as well as overhead hatches in the stateroom and head. The master stateroom is located amidships with a queen size island berth built in athwartships (also including a custom HMC mattress with fitted sheets) and a separate head with a very large shower. The owner's stateroom gains additional light and ventilation from two portholes to port as well as one in the shower area.

The engine room is accessed by a soundproof door from the master (or through the sole of the saloon) and offers an unusually large and easily serviceable area for a boat this size. The main engine is on centerline, the wing engine aft to port and the generator aft to starboard. An excellent fuel management/filtration system is located on the starboard bulkhead.

The foredeck has two built-in deck boxes for storage as well as an upgraded heavy duty chain stopper for the primary anchor rode. There is a large chain locker, accessible via a Freeman hatch, with two shelves — one on the port side for a second rode and one on the starboard for additional storage. Custom hooks have been added above the starboard shelf for line storage. The boat deck is accessed from the Portuguese bridge and stores a 10.5' Avon tender with a 15 HP outboard and a large lockable deck box.

Earl R is hull number 11 of the series, taking advantage of improvements during the build of those hulls produced before her, and has the added advantage of being "shaken out," providing an excellent value for someone who is ready to go cruising now.

Several long passages have already been accomplished by Nordhavn 43s including three Pacific Ocean crossings. A sister ship (4318) left San Diego in 2007 and completed a successful two year circumnavigation. If you are looking for an excellently maintained, solid passage maker that is exceptionally equipped, comfortable and secure in all conditions, and a boat that is not only durable and dependable but also has a luxurious fit and finish, then you deserve to learn more about this very special Nordhavn 43, Earl R.

• Side Power 12V 8 HP bow thruster and Side Power 12V 8 HP stern thruster
• Naiad 252 Multisea 2000 active fin stabilizers
• Reverso oil change system for main and generator
• Spurs line cutter on main shaft
• Yanmar wing engine with Martec 2-blade folding prop and Racor 900 filter
• Sea-Fire engine room fire system with auto engine, generator and blower shut down, with manual pull cable
• Security lock from engine room for lazarette hatch
• Lightning ground plate
• Cruisair air conditioning (3 × 16,000 BTU)
• Extended swim platform

• Shurflo Extreme high pressure fresh water pump
• 20 gallon hot water tank
• Fresh water wash down forward, aft and in the engine room
• Scandvik hot and cold freshwater cockpit shower
• Master head upgraded to Tecma Silence Plus fresh water electric flush
• Electric (Sealand) pump on black water tank plus a manual pump
• Y fitting on galley sink for direct overboard discharge
• Shurflo Pro Blaster saltwater wash down in cockpit and foredeck
• Rule high water bilge pump

• 10 kW Northern Lights generator with sound shield and gen-sep muffler
• Intimidator heavy duty deep cycle AGM batteries (new February 2014)
• Trace 2512SW pure sine inverter
• Link 10 battery monitor
• Isolation transformers for house and air conditioning shore power connections

• Furuno 1953C/NT 12 kW radar/plotter with 6' open array and 10.4" color display
• Furuno 1833C/NT 4 kW radar/plotter with 24" radome and 10.4" color display; CMAP cards
• Navicomp computer with MaxSea software and 17" monitor
• Furuno Black Box BBFF1 sounder/fishfinder
• Furuno RD 30 and RD 30 GPS WAAS; Furuno GP32 GPS receiver
• Furuno AIS class A
• Furuno autopilot with rudder angle indicator, jog lever, and HRP 16-12 reversing pump by Accusteer
• (3) Furuno VHF radios and Furuno loud hailer; (3) Shakespeare VHF antennas
• Airmar network wind system
• SeaTel and TracVision
• Video cameras in engine room and cockpit (stern view)
• Ritchie SS-2000 compass in pilothouse; Weems & Plath barometer and clock
• KVH TracVision 4 satellite TV system with RCA receiver; Toshiba 26" LCD TV and Sony DVD in saloon

• All teak saloon (no white laminate) with teak table in a starburst pattern; port side built-in cabinetry in lieu of settee
• Upgraded granite countertops in galley and heads
• Sub-Zero freezer with icemaker (5 cu. ft.), Sub-Zero refrigerator (5 cu. ft.), separate GE top-loading freezer (5 cu. ft.), GE Monogram trash compactor, Force 10 propane stove and oven
• Pompanette Ultra Leather helm chair; Splendide 2100 combination clothes washer/dryer; red overhead lights; pull-out watch berth
• Wing engine with double lever Morse controls
• Custom HMC mattresses with sheets and comforters in both cabins; swing-out Ultraleather stool at guest stateroom desk
• Tecma freshwater electric toilet in owner head; Groco manual/electric seawater toilet in guest head; bi-fold shower door in guest head
• Magma propane barbecue with high pressure connection; custom canvas for pilothouse and saloon doors and windows
• Flybridge with two Pompanette AS17 helm chairs, navigation electronics, Furuno radar/plotter and autopilot, Ritchie compass

• US Coast Guard safety equipment (flares, fire extinguishers, overboard plaques, ship's bell, horn, life jackets, throw ring)
• Sea-Fire engine room fire system with auto engine, generator and blower shut down
• EPIRB and a fixed EPIRB with built-in FPS in hard case with hydrostatic release
• Zodiac 6-person offshore life raft mounted on pilothouse roof in hard case with hydrostatic release
• CCTV cameras in engine room and cockpit

• Maxwell VWC 3500 electric windlass with chain counter in pilothouse
• 110 lb. Bruce anchor with 400 ft. of 3/8" BBB chain; stainless steel heavy duty chain stopper; bow tow eye on stem above waterline
• Avon 10.5' RIB inflatable with 15 HP Nissan outboard, anchor, lines and extra fuel tank; Weaver removable stainless steel dinghy chocks and tie down system; Steelhead davit for dinghy launch and recovery
• 50 amp splitter; (3) 30 amp shore cords; (2) flag halyards
• Flopper Stopper rig mounted port side
• Port side exterior handrail and two handrails by engine room vents
• Stainless steel fender holders on boat deck
• Scott downrigger, rod holders, and fishing/crabbing gear
• Additional flood lights on the fiberglass exhaust stack
• Extensive spare parts and zinc inventory included