S/V Perfect Partner – Photo by Tulum III

She is currently on the hard, with the following worklist to be completed:

~~Bottom Job~~ – The bottom has been sanded to glass and will have a new barrier coat and ant-fouling
~~Reseal companionway slide~~
Main Saloon Settee cushions – replace and recover
Interior woodwork touch up
Check, cap, and replace as needed all seacocks
Plumbing system maintenance
~~Replace underwater zincs~~
Rebuild hatch frames and replace Lexan
Replace portside depth sounder fairing plate
Repair or replace cutlass bearing

We will consider discounted offers based on the status of the worklist items.

Description

S/V Perfect Partner is a cutter rigged, Ron Amy designed 1982 Spindrift 43 Pilothouse. She was built in the same yard as Tayana, Formosa, Ta Chiao, and others, with a beautifully rich solid teak interior. She is a heavily built, full keel double ender. She is designed to sail anywhere, a blue water, world cruiser. She features 2 private cabins, with amidships double bunk. Sleeps 8, 2 heads, 1 separate shower. She has a comfortable salon and the galley is up. She has tons of storage, everywhere you look. She holds 260 gallons of diesel fuel and 210 gallons of water, making her an ideal cruising vessel.

There is a forward cabin with double berth, two opening portlights and a large hatch above your head. Just aft to starboard is a head with separate shower stall, to port a double midships berth (this pulls out and tucks away to a single, depending on your needs) and also has 2 opening ports in the hull.

A nav station is starboard, just aft of the head. The main saloon pilot house, features an inside steering station to port, with a pedestal type helm seat, a large L-shaped dinette settee to port and the galley/fridge to starboard. There is abundant cabinetry with storage and three large opening ports on the forward pilot house for great ventilation and two hatches that open above your head. The aft stateroom sleeps 2 and has 7 ports. This cabin features an ensuite head.

There are 5 deck prisms which brighten up the interior, but can also be covered, in case you want to sleep in!

The galley is fitted with a double SS sink; hot & cold pressure water, salt water, top loading refrigeration and large freezer, 3 burner Force 10 gimbaled stove with oven.

GREAT VALUE READY TO GO CRUISING! This classic Spindrift 43 Pilot House Cutter. In addition to the fine teak joinery found in the Spindrift yachts, “Perfect Partner” offers the following additional equipment and upgrades.

Upgrades and Changes

Restored cockpit (2012)
Bimini (2012)
Custom Davits (2012)
Solar power (2012)
New standing rigging (2013)
Relocated chain plates, here, and here (2013)
Upgraded refrigeration (2013)
New Spade S120 anchor and Acco 5/16 G-4 chain
Composting head and holding tank removal (2013)

General

St Augustine, FL – 2013

1982 43′ Spindrift Pilothouse
Full Cutaway Keel
Sisterships: Landfall 39, Young Sun 43, Formosa 44, the Hampton 43

Dimensions

LOA: 50 ft 0 in
LOD: 42 ft 6 in
Beam: 12 ft 11.5 in
LWL: 35 ft 7 in
Minimum Draft: 6 ft 4 in
Bridge Clearance: 62 ft 6 in
Displacement: 34810 lbs
Ballast: 10043 lbs

Tanks

Fresh Water: 3 for a total of 210 Gallons
Fuel: 2 for a total of 260 Gallons
Holding: 0 – One head plumbed overboard (aft, in cabin head), one is composting (across from the midships bunk (New 2013)