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Bruce Roberts Pilothouse 43 for sale in Fort Lauderdale, FL United States of America

LOCATION

Fort Lauderdale, FL United States of America

YEAR

1998

LENGTH

43.01 ft.

DETAILS

Condition

Used

Name

BLUES

Year

1998

Make & Model

Bruce Roberts Pilothouse 43

Boat type

Sail

Length

43.01 ft.

Fuel Type

Diesel

Location

Fort Lauderdale, FL United States of America

Tax status

Tax Not Paid

MEASUREMENTS

Beam

13.48 ft.

Cabins

3

Draft

4.99 ft.

Fresh Water Tanks

2 Stainless steel (105 Gallons)

LWL

32.84 ft.

DESCRIPTION


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You'll recognize the BRUCE ROBERTS name, but maybe not the name of the shipyard "Ari Vilas Boas". It is located in the southern most tip of Brazil, just a few miles from the border with Uruguay.

The current owners purchased BLUES in 2010, and have been sailing all the way from Porto Alegre, up the Costa Verde of Brazil, and the Caribbean. Now they find themselves at a crossroads. Continue to New England to be near family, and put it on the hard for half the time, or sell it in Miami for a fair price? Or, after visiting family, sail it next year to the Med?

It's always one thing or another. At least they're too young for grandkids.

So here is "BLUES". A well equipped and well cared for boat that has kept them safe for years. A steel hull does give you that sense of invincibility against floating debris and fender benders. Built out of A-36 steel and plasma sprayed with Zinc, it is virtually rust resistant.

The only thing a new owner could want to upgrade is a new suite of electronics and maybe add davits. BLUES has served them very well the way she is.

Enjoy going through the equipment list, and the peace of mind that they just had a haul-out and insurance survey in February 2019.


Boat Name
BLUES
Specs
Builder: Ari Vilas Boas Shipyard, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
Designer: Bruce Roberts
Flag of Registry: Brazil
Keel: Fin
Hull Shape: Monohull
Dimensions
LOA: 41 ft 9 in
Beam: 13 ft 6 in
LWL: 32 ft 10 in
Minimum Draft: 5 ft 0 in
Displacement: 26800 lbs Dry Load
Ballast: 8000 lbs
Bridge Clearance: 59 ft 4 in
Headroom: 6 ft 2 in
Engines
Total Power: 64 HP
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: YANMAR
Year Built: 1998
Engine Model: 4HJ2-TE
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Center
Engine Hours: 2413
Propeller: 3 blade propeller
Drive Type: Direct Drive
Engine Power: 64 HP
Cruising Speed: 5 knots @ 2500 RPM
Maximum Speed: 8 knots
Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks: 2 Stainless steel (105 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: 2 (145 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: 3 Plastic (55 Gallons)
Accommodations
Number of double berths: 3
Number of cabins: 3
Number of heads: 2
Electronics
Depthsounder
Log-speedometer
Wind speed and direction
Navigation center
Plotter
Autopilot
Compass
GPS
VHF
Radar - 24 nm
Radar Detector
TV set
DVD player
Radio
CD player
Sails
Fully battened mainsail - Set of two Mainsails. Batens: 1 full batten plus 3
Furling genoa - Set of two Genoas
Storm jib - Set of two Jibs
Gennaker/Cruising spinnaker - with Sock
Rigging
Steering wheel
Spinnaker pole - x 2
Inside Equipment
Electric bilge pump - 2
Manual bilge pump - 1
Battery charger
Air conditioning - 3 reverse cycle compressors with duct work even into the heads.
Hot water
Fresh water maker - Echotec 200 DML-1 water maker, 32 litres/hr (8.5 g/hr) - recently installed. Plus a Unilever Pureit water purifier.
Washing machine - Separate dryer
Oven
Microwave oven
Electric head - 1 and 1 manual
Refrigerator
Deep freezer
Electrical Equipment
Shore power inlet - 110/220 50 amp plus several adapters
Generator - 6 kW 110 Volt located under port-side berth
Inverter - 2000 W inverter/charger
Electrical Circuit: 110V
Outside Equipment/Extras
Wind generator
Solar panel - 330 W
Cockpit cushions - at helm seat
Cockpit table
Swimming ladder
Cockpit shower
Outboard engine brackets - 2
Radar reflector
Tender - 2.6 m
Liferaft - 4 person
Total Liferaft Capacity: 4
Electric windlass
Covers
Bimini Top
Mainsail cover
Spray hood - plus transition piece to bimini
Lazyjacks
Tankage

Here is an itemized description of the tanks:

Diesel Fuel Tanks:

• 1 x 450 litre (118 usg) integral fuel tank in aft part of keel.

• 1 x 100 litre (26 usg) s/s day tank.

• Inter-tank transfer system.

Fresh Water Tanks:

• 2 x 200 litre (52 usg) capacity s/s FW tanks, P&S quarters.

Waste Water Tanks:

• 3 x polyethylene holding tanks (2 x 60 litre for heads black water).

• 1 x 90 litres (for grey water).


Galley

The Galley is located in the aft port-side corner of the main saloon.


Batteries
  • 4 x 12v Mastervolt AGM 160 amp/hr service batteries - recent.
  • 1 x 12v Optima 75 amp/hr engine/genset starting battery.
  • Batteries securely stowed in ventilated locker adjacent to engine compartment.
  • Good battery switching possibilities/arrangements with Guest marine grade switches.
  • Battery charge monitoring at navstation.

Power Generation

• Lombardini LMG 6000, 6 kVa genset in P compartment of pilot house :

Single cylinder, 4.9 kW, 4-stroke, 3,000 rpm. 1,011 running hours.

• 2 x 142 W Mprime, 1 x 60 W Isofoton, fixed solar panels on cockpit aft frame.

Solar panel charge controller.

  • Silentwind 400 wind generator at cockpit aft.

Hybrid 1000 charge controller.

  • Pronautic 12-60P battery charger.
  • Link 2000 controller for Heart Interface 2000 W inverter/charger.
  • Terramar TMTIM transformer.
  • Engine-mounted 100 amp alternator.
  • Cockpit 50 amp connection for shore power.

Appliances
  • 1 x 12vDC Compact Cold K-10 chest refrigerator, chest freezer and compressor, in very good working order.
  • 1 x Coolmar 12k BTU 220 vAC air-conditioning unit in saloon, and 2 x Coolmar 9.5k BTU units in pilot house and aft cabin.
  • 12vDC/110vAC electric fans throughout accommodation.
  • Samsung microwave oven.
  • Electrolux washing machine.
  • Suggar drier.
  • 2 x heads, (1 x electric, 1 x manual).

Bilge Pumps
  • All bilge water drains to bilge hat box.
  • 2 x 2,000 gph Rule pumps in accommodation bilge hatbox.
  • Both pumps fitted with float switches and tested good.
  • 1 x Amazon manual pump operated from cockpit.

Engines

Main Engine:

• Yanmar 4HJ2-TE, 4-cylinder diesel (original 1998) developing max 60 HP, 44.5 kW at 3,400 rpm.

• Engine # : 15159

• Running hrs : 2,413.

Transmission Gearbox:

• Kanzaki KM 4A (original 1998).

O/B motors:

• Yamaha 15 HP, 2-stroke, on lockable pad at Stb quarter

• Mercruiser 4 HP 2-stroke, on lockable pad at Stb quarter.


Steering

• Rack & pinion chain & cable drive to quadrant on rudder stock

• S/s wheel at cockpit aft.

• Aries wind vane self-steering gear.


Navigation

Cockpit :

  • Olympic 135 magnetic compass.
  • Raymarine A50d GPS chartplotter and depth.
  • I-pad chartplotter.
  • Autohelm wind.
  • Raydata speed, distance, depth.
  • Raymarine EV400 autopilot.
  • Inclinometer.

Pilot house :

  • Raytheon V850 echo sounder.
  • Raymarine EV400 autopilot.
  • Raytheon R20 XX radar.
  • Meister Anker weather station.

Navstation :

  • S facing chart table & instruments at navstation in saloon S aft.
  • AIS 250 Rx.
  • Fetanten weather station.
  • Binoculars.
  • Barometer.
  • Hygrometer
  • Horn.

Steel Construction

The Ari Vilas Boas shipyard in southern Brazil has built a number of sailboats and commercial vessels to its credit.

They design the plates on CAD and order pre-cut A-36 steel plates in various thicknesses according to the application, below and above the waterline, and on the decks.

Then at the yard the plasma spray is applied on the finished hull actually, after the plates have been welded together. This guarantees the welds will also be protected.

How it's done: Zinc wire is melted by a spray gun that works with Oxyacetylene gas and compressed air which sprays the Zinc at a high temperature, sticking to the metal surface at a thickness ranging from 5 to 7 microns.

The inside of the hull is then sprayed with expanding polyurethane foam to thermally insulate it and also protect against rust.

The polyurethane foam is then covered with wood paneling and formica, where applicable.


Propellers

1 Bronze 3 blade Gory folding propeller in service.

1 Bronze 3 blade standard propeller as back up.


Spares

A variety of mechanical and electrical spares on board, including pumps, and a standard 3 blade propeller.

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PROPULSION

Cruising Speed

5 knots @ 2500 RPM

Engine Count

1

Engine Horse Power

64 HP

Engine Hours

2413

Engine Location

Center

Max Speed Knots

8 knots

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

HULL

Ballast

8000 lbs

Designer

Bruce Roberts

Hull Material

Steel

Hull Shape

Monohull

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Holding Tanks

3 Plastic (55 Gallons)

OTHER

Double Berths

3

Bridge Clearance

59 ft 4 in

Builder

Ari Vilas Boas Shipyard, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

Country Built

Brazil

Displacement(kgs)

26800 lbs Dry Load

Electrical Circuit

110V

Engine Year

1998

Engine Type

Inboard

Fuel Tanks

2 (145 Gallons)

Head Room

6 ft 2 in

No of Heads

2

Keel

Fin

Life Raft Capacity

4

Propeller

3 blade propeller

ABOUT BRUCE ROBERTS PILOTHOUSE 43

The Bruce Roberts Pilothouse 43 is a 43 feet long that boasts a 13 feet beam. This 1998 diesel Bruce Roberts Pilothouse 43 is powered by a Yanmar 4HJ2-TE, with 64 HP horsepower, capable of reaching a maximum speed of 8 knots knots and a cruising speed of 5 knots @ 2500 RPM. The Bruce Roberts Pilothouse 43 is made of steel. comes equipped with holding tanks.