2009 Selene 43

Painkiller is an ideal trawler for any couple to enjoy the cruising lifestyle. The 39th hull in the series, she benefits from extensive updating as she has continually refined her cruising pedigree. She is comfortable to live aboard, for weekend getaways or for months on end.

The Selene 43 is a modest sized trawler with exceptional features. Easy for two to maintain, she has the classic two stateroom, two head layout. The raised pilothouse makes for better visibility underway and a separation of space from the other living areas. The engine room has easy access. The outside deck space has a swim platform and cockpit with double side decks. The Portuguese bridge connects to the foredeck and the boat deck connects to the flybridge.

The cockpit is a utility area that can be used for fishing or relaxing under the shade of the boat deck. There are three cockpit boarding doors — port, starboard and aft. Under the cockpit decking is the lazarette, a large storage area that houses the steering components and other systems. The swim platform has staple rails, a hot and cold freshwater shower, hand rails and a swim ladder.

• Sea water washdown
• Textilene treatment on windows
• Canvas covers on varnished caprail
• Forward console with storage
• Recessed hawsepipes with cleat horns
• Shore power connections
• Walk-around side decks port and starboard leading forward

Entering through the Dutch door you are welcomed by a warm teak interior with viewing windows outboard and the galley forward. The saloon layout features an L-shaped settee and dining table to port. The entertainment center to starboard contains stereo equipment and a television. Aft under the sole is the lifting hatch to access the commissary storage underneath.

• Dutch door with teak veneer
• Two starboard chairs with ottomans and a teak reading stand between
• L-shaped upholstered settee to port with slide out
• Dining table to port with custom inlays
• End cabinet with storage to port; outboard lockers to port with louvered doors
• Teak and holly sole
• Entertainment cabinet with Vizio flat screen television in forward cabinet
• Adjustable blinds on all windows; forward slide windows with screens
• Controls for main deck air conditioning and heat
• Weems & Plath ship's clock and barometer forward to port
• Battery switches for generator and main; lazarette locking push bar; fire suppression pull
• Ocean Frigast reading lights
• Sole hatch access to full-beam commissary below

Inside the saloon entrance there is a floor hatch giving access to a large storage space called the commissary. A teak two-step ladder takes you to the hull level and the sole is covered with durable vinyl. There is a bilge pump system below the sole hatch. There are several lockers with louvered doors, one with a divided tilt-area matrix for wine bottles. Outboard to port is a locker with intake through-hull and strainer for the lazarette water maker, as well as the air conditioning compressor. The Frigoboat freezer is aft to starboard (out of service). The outboard starboard locker houses the main engine water lift muffler.

The forward section of the entry level houses the galley. It is practical and efficient with the necessary appliances including a Whirlpool refrigerator/freezer, a Force 10 three-burner stove and oven with broiler, and a GE Profile microwave/convection oven with exhaust fan. There is good counter space for preparing and serving meals. Forward to port is the accommodations deck stairway; forward to starboard leads up a few steps to the raised pilothouse.

• Whirlpool refrigerator/freezer with brushed stainless finish
• Force 10 three-burner stove and oven with broiler; wood cutting board cover for stove top
• Purified water tap; propane solenoid switch
• GE Profile microwave/convection oven with exhaust fan
• Forward lockers with slide-out shelves; multiple drawers; louvered storage lockers
• Overhead locker storage with (6) louvered doors
• Magnetic spice rack
• Granite countertops — saloon side has a raised counter to conceal food preparation
• Red overhead lights for night running
• Double basin stainless steel sink with wood cutting board cover

The pilothouse is the primary station for operating Painkiller. The navigation and communication electronics have been recently upgraded. The layout is designed to make traveling convenient, with thought given to the placement of display screens and controls. It is very open with great visibility, easy to get around, and also has interior access to the flybridge. Primarily Garmin electronics were installed in 2021.

• Garmin 8616 MFD (pilothouse), Garmin 8612 MFD (flybridge), Garmin 8610 MFD (pilothouse)
• Garmin AIS 800 transceiver; Garmin GPS 19 receiver/antenna; Garmin GXM 54 receiver/antenna
• (2) Garmin GMS 10 network port expanders; Garmin card reader
• (2) Garmin Fusion WB 670 stereo
• Garmin PS 51 forward looking sonar transducer; Garmin GC 200 marine camera (cockpit)
• (2) Shakespeare Galaxy 5230 VHF antennas
• Siren Marine vessel monitoring system
• Airmar B60 sonar transducer
• (2) Maretron DSM 570 displays in pilothouse
• Digital Yachts NavLink2 WiFi gateway
• Yacht Controller for thrusters and main engine
• Ritchie compass; Wesmar stabilizer control panel
• Side Power bow and stern thruster joystick controls; Muir anchor winch controls
• Northern Lights genset monitor panel; Cruisair air conditioning and heat controls
• Retractable chart table with underneath storage
• Raised bench helm seats with storage below; Ocean Frigast reading light
• Diamond SeaGlaze Dutch doors port and starboard with teak veneers
• Hynautic hydraulic steering
• Selene 43 diagram panel with diodes for active areas and systems
• Red overhead night lights; overhead hatch with screen/shade
• Opening and screened side windows port and starboard with Textilene window covers
• Watch berth; stair access to flybridge
• Electrical breaker panel with numbered breakers and ON diodes

Down a few steps you arrive at the base of the accommodations level. The Splendide clothes washer/dryer is outboard, and there are storage lockers outboard in the stairway.

The stateroom accommodations are on the lower level. Descending the steps from the entry level you reach a landing — the guest stateroom with double bunk beds is to port, the heads are across the hall, and the owner stateroom suite is forward. The guest cabin has a clever door arrangement to close off the room for privacy at night and open up the area during the day.

• Upper and lower berths
• Storage under lower berth
• Cedar-lined hanging locker
• Ocean Frigast reading lights
• Air conditioning and heat control
• Two opening screened port lights
• Bi-fold hallway door can be closed for privacy or folded back for space

The hallway head is convenient to the upper level and the guest stateroom. It is a day head with a separate shower, sink and cabinetry.

• Separate shower enclosure with door
• Tecma freshwater electric head
• Vanity with mirror, light, medicine cabinet and top storage
• Granite countertop with built-in sink
• Granite sole with stainless dividers
• Grohe fixtures
• Two opening port lights with screens
• Exhaust fan

The owner stateroom has a queen island berth. The cabinetry includes built-in hanging lockers and drawers. Two large overhead hatches and opening portlights provide light and ventilation. There is a hallway door that, when closed, separates the owner cabin and head/shower into its own suite.

• Centerline queen berth with custom mattress and storage underneath
• Two large cedar-lined hanging lockers with lights
• (2) bureaus each with four drawers; starboard bureau has mirror and light
• Storage along berth on both sides — shelf above, lockers below
• Port-side book rack
• Ocean Frigast reading lights
• Teak and spruce soles
• Air conditioning and heat controls
• Forward cabinets above berth
• Overhead hatches with screen/shades
• Two opening screened portlights on each outboard side

The owner head includes a separate shower enclosure with door, a Tecma fresh water toilet, and a mirrored medicine cabinet above the sink.

• Separate shower enclosure with two doors
• Shower has teak grate and seat with teak slats
• Hand-held shower head extension
• Tecma electric fresh water head
• Vanity with mirror, light, medicine cabinet and top storage
• Granite countertop and backsplash with built-in sink
• Grohe fixtures
• Two opening screened portlights
• Granite sole with stainless dividers

The engine room has a hinged door with window for access. The layout allows for good servicing access to the machinery.

• Cummins QSL 5.9 liter 330 HP
• Twin Disc MG-5050 transmission, 3.0:1 ratio
• Shaft Shark line cutter
• Side Power bow and stern thrusters
• Wesmar active fin stabilizers
• Racor 1000 dual primary filters on main engine; Racor 500 dual primary filters for genset
• Reverso oil change system for main engine, transmission and genset
• Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioning and heat
• ESI fuel polishing/balancing system

The boat deck is above the saloon and is the area for stowing your tender. There are weather cloths hung from the stainless-steel railing all around. The mast and boom are rigged to handle dinghy launch and retrieval.

• Forespar mast and boom assembly for dinghy launch and retrieval
• Spreader and anchor lights
• Electric boom winches
• Dual position back-rest storage seat
• Weather cloths on stainless railings
• AB 10' RIB inflatable dinghy
• 20 HP Tohatsu outboard with electric start and tilt

The flybridge is a great place to operate the 43 underway and a top-level retreat at rest. The folding Bimini top shades the sun and keeps this area dry when it rains. The pilothouse roof just forward has a hatch, hailer and search light.

• Center helm station
• Two Stidd helm chairs
• Hinged Plexiglas cover for instrument panel
• Heavy-duty 1-1/4" stainless railings throughout
• Port and starboard running lightboards

• Overhead courtesy lighting and deck step lighting
• Muir Cheetah electric horizontal windlass with gypsy and capstan
• Windlass controls at foredeck, both helms and handheld remote control
• Two hinged doors for chain locker access
• 40 KG Rocna anchor with 400' 3/8" HT chain; secondary 60 lb. CQR anchor
• Teak rail covers
• Upgraded stainless window frames
• Custom Textilene cockpit screens

• Automatic engine room fire suppression system
• USCG safety package
• Handheld fire extinguishers
• Throwable life ring and Lifesling
• Kahlenberg air horn
• Engine room high water alarm; emergency Y-valve engine cooling bilge pump
• Flare gun and flares
• Required US Coast Guard placards
• Winslow 6-person life raft (service expired)
• EPIRB (battery expired)
• ACR search light; Siren monitoring system

Improvements since January 2021 include a full suite of upgraded Garmin navigation and communications electronics (8616/8612/8610 MFDs, AIS 800 transceiver, GPS 19 and GXM 54 antennas, GMS 10 network expanders, Fusion WB 670 stereos, PS 51 forward looking sonar, GC 200 cockpit camera, Shakespeare Galaxy 5230 antennas, Siren Marine monitoring, Airmar B60 transducer, Maretron DSM 570 displays, Digital Yachts NavLink2 WiFi gateway, Blue Sea battery monitor), televisions in the saloon and owner stateroom, a Bose sound bar, DirecTV receiver and DVD player.

• LED running lights, LED spreader lights and underwater lighting with controller
• Replaced all mast stays (standing rigging); replaced Dyneema lines, block and tackle, and controller for the mast/boom tender lift system
• Replaced Balmar 95 Series 140-amp cruising alternator
• Replaced Side Power thruster controls in pilothouse and flybridge
• Replaced AC raw water strainer (Groco 1-1/4"), AC fan blowers in saloon and owner stateroom
• Replaced all hydraulic hoses for Wesmar stabilizers
• Replaced back deck shower fixture, freshwater pump and pressure tank, and all sanitary hoses
• 20 HP Tohatsu outboard with power tilt for tender; replaced fenders and whips
• Magma stainless steel grill, Whirlpool refrigerator, Splendide washer/dryer, reverse osmosis water filter, Levolor blinds, custom owner mattress, and bedspreads/drapes (all 2021)

Maintenance includes main engine cooling system serviced and belts replaced (1/21), raw water pump impeller (4/22), oil change and secondary fuel filter (5/22), anodes (12/21); generator cooling system serviced and belts replaced (1/21), impeller, oil change and secondary fuel filter (5/22), anodes (12/21); transmission fluid tested (5/22); Hynautic hydraulic system flushed and serviced (5/22); hull prepped and bottom painted with all hull and thruster anodes replaced (1/22).