1980 Cheoy Lee 43 Pilot House

For sale is a 1980 Cheoy Lee 43 Pilothouse / Motorsailer.  Well equipped 3 cabin, 2 head, true blue water cruiser, with many recent updates and replacements.

This boat comes into its own, when the conditions outside stop being friendly!  With 600 gallons of fuel and a super efficient Ford Lehman 120HP engine, this boat can safely deliver you across the ocean.  With its full keel it predictably tracks and with its 36,000lbs dry displacement and canoe stern, instead of surfing and being pushed around, it settles-in and just gets you where you need to go safely, cruising at 7 to 8 knots.

Many of its sailing controls have been refitted with newer sails, each on its individual furler (main and mizzen main) to make sail handling simple, easy and predictable.  Outfitted with a newer 24V bow-thruster, this boat can be maneuvered in very tight quarters.  It comes with numerous spares, too many to list.  In addition, this Cheoy Lee 43 long range cruiser has many of the necessary accessories:  30Amp to 50Amp extensions/splitters, water hoses, boarding ladders, 30Amp 50' extension cord, anchor chain snubbers, primary and secondary anchors, full winter cover, and much more. 

Living space is well separated for comfortable long cruises, with a complete indoor helm station. Its 3 cabins (1 primary and 2 guest), and 2 separate heads with showers create a comfortable living arrangement for a family, or guests.

This is a list of some of the major upgrades (with full documentation) that have been completed over the 20 year ownership of this boat (in chronological order):

2004 Holding tank replaced

2006 Borg-Warner Transmission Replaced

2006 Marine Radio Replaced and RAM Microphone installed in cockpit

2012 Bottom sandblasted, barrier coated (3 coats), painted (antifouling paint)

2012 Cockpit Repainted

2012 Cockpit Teak seating replaced

2012 Cockpit lockers Replaced

2012 Deck Stripped, barrier coated (5 coats)

2012 Deck Repainted

2012 Deck Hardware Re-chromed

2012 Lifelines replaced

2012 Pilot House Repainted (outside)

2012 Pilot House Trim Several worn sections replaced

2013 Chainplates Replaced

2013 Electrical System: Installed Autopilot remote control on cockpit binnacle

2013 Electrical System: Installed heavy duty circuit breakers for DC electrical system and anchor windlass

2013 Electrical System: Installed RAM microphone on cockpit binnacle

2013 Electrical System: Removed unused wires and numbered/labeled all existing wires at both ends

2013 Electrical System: Replaced AC/DC mixed electrical panels with separate AC and DC electrical panels

2013 Electrical System: Replaced combo AC/DC outlet units with separate GF and single/double DC outlets

2013 Electrical System: Replaced main battery switches with a single battery

2013 All Main Salon Windows Removed, regasketed, reinstalled

2013 All Pilot House Windows Removed, regasketed, reinstalled

2014 Rudder Feedback Unit Replaced

2015 Bow Thruster Installed

2015 Bow Thruster Batteries Installed

2015 Bow Thruster Battery Charger Installed

2016 Alternator Rebuild

2016 Boat Hull Repainted (from blue to white)

2016 Cutlass Bearing replaced

2016 Grunnert Refrigeration replaced compressor

2016 House batteries Replaced

2016 Hull Portholes Removed, powder coated, reglassed, regasketed and reinstalled

2016 Mizzen Sail Furler Replaced

2016 Voltage Regulator Replaced

2016 Voltage Regulator System Replaced

2017 Repaired Datamarine Main Box connections

2017 Dripless stuffing box Replaced

2018 Genset Overhauled & Rebuilt

2020 Main Sail Replaced - New Doyle main sail

2020 Mizzen Sail Replaced - New Doyle mizzen sail

2020 Winter Cover Total Restitch

2021 Bimini and Companionway cover Replaced

2026 All external brightwork sanded and repainted (Cetol)

This boat also comes with a full set of its actual/original blueprints.