| Seller |
Charles Watson Marine |
| RB Boat Ref |
12188609 |
| Advert Type | Sailing |
| Manufacturer | Contest |
| Model | 43CS |
| Price |
£110,000 |
| Year Built | 1994 |
| Boat Name | Mara |
| Builder | Contest |
| Length feet | 42' 8" |
| Length metres | 13.00 |
| LWL (ft) | 36' 3" |
| LWL (m) | 11.05 |
| Beam (ft) | 13' 1" |
| Beam(m) | 4.00 |
| Displacement | 12900 |
| Ballast | 5700 |
| Draft (ft) | 6' 5" |
| Draft (m) | 1.95 |
| EngineDescription | Yanmar |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Number of engines | 1 |
| Engine power HP | 75 |
| Description | Contest 43CS, 'Mara', built in 1994 by Contest in Holland to a Dick Zaal design. GRP hull in dark blue with teak doghouse, one of only two built by Contest in this style. Teak deck, fin keel, rudder in skeg, Whitlock steering, emergency tiller. 350 litre fuel tank with inspection access. 750 litre water tankage in 2 tanks with 40 litre holding tank. |
| Sail rig | Masthead, cutter-rigged sloop. Selden electric in-mast furling gear. Furlex roller furling genoa and staysail, controlled via electric central cockpit winch. Mast-mounted Spinlock & Rutgerson clutched jammers for halyards. Selden rod kicker. Lewmar track & cars. Aluminium spinnaker pole with sliding track. |
| Cruiser accommodation | Custom built pilot house allowing the navigation station to be moved to deck level. Steering wheel and cockpit lengthened aft. Forward cabin with V-berth , optional infill, and en-suite heads and shower. Saloon with large dining area with seating for 7 around a large drop leaf table. Aft, to port, is a sea-berth with the galley aft to starboard in passageway to aft cabin. The galley with Techimpex s/s 3 x burner oven and grill, twin s/s sinks with hot and cold pressurised water (via immersion heater/calorifier). Sink with electric pump outand manually pumped sea water, refrigerator, freezer & icebox (12v). Ample stowage and working surfaces throughout. Webasto DW80 cabin heating (diesel fired) with thermostat controls. Aft cabin with centre double berth, en-suite heads and large shower stall. Aft berth with Nautiflex cushioning fitted. Upholstered throughout in a cream/blue stripe fabric with cream curtains and covers. CD radio with speakers in saloon. Brass clock and barometer. 12v fans in forward and main cabin. |
| Navigation | Whitlock Polaris steering compass. B&G Wind, direction/speed, wind indicator (magnified), autopilot, multi-display (log, speed, depth,etc) all at helm. In doghouse there is a full size chart table with B&G windicator, network multi-display, autopilot, LCD chart plotter/GPS., Furuno 1721 radar, Shipmate RT6500 VHF radio with telephone handset. Furuno DFAX207 weatherfax. Water/Fuel indicator and magnatronic battery level indicators. Masthead fixed Windex & strobe. Firdell Blipper radar reflector. |
| Mechanical | Yanmar 4JH-HTBE Turbo 75 hp, 4 cylinder inboard diesel engine, watercooled (serviced May 2010), shaft drive,with single level control. Rev counter and warning lights for loss of charge, oil pressure and water temperature. Fuel and water gauges. Brunton auto-prop (self-pitching), with rope cutter. Spare fixed prop. Vetus bowthruster. Micro-Commander electronic engine controls in both helm and doghouse. 4 x 12v 100A domestic batteries, 1 x 12v dedicated engine crank (all new in 2005), all charged via 2 x engine alternators, 240v battery charger and coachroof mounted solar panels. Victron 12-240v charger/invertor. Various engine spares. |
| Hull construction | Fibreglass |
| Location | Scotland |
| Country | GB |
