1998 Taylor 43' _{(13.11 m)}

Construction

The hull consists of Kevlar and ‘S-Glass’ composite skins ove Corecell ‘san’ foam cores whose density is varied to suit local loadings. The deck is a similar laminate of fiberglass skins over corecell foam with high compression core and additional laminate in way of all deck hardware. Gougeon epoxy resins are used throughout. Both hull and deck are locally reinforced with unidirectional Kevlar to minimize the longitudinal deflections resulting from the headstay, running backstay and mast compression loadings. Methodical weight control is a high priority, and all moldings and components were carefully weighed before assembly. 

Flag blue awlgripped hull; white non-skid decks; gold cove stripe; triple light blue boot stripes; off white bottom; double lifelines; open transom. 

Optimized deep foil rudder with 2002 fin bulb keel by Mars Metal to Jim Taylor’s design; internal ballast; carbon fiber wheel steering in well. Bow pulpit, double lifelines; stanchions & six braces; stern pushpits; foot braces; line bags.

Accommodations

This yacht has a racing white interior, trimmed w/kevlar. There are berths for six (6), enclosed head and a galley with sink & icebox. The navigation station is forward facing and positioned aft of the companionway. There is inspection windows which allow you to view the sail drive propeller as well as the rudder. Galley has two burner swing stove; kevlar sink; Igloo ice chest; head forward to port w/kevlar sink. Open forepeak. Four fixed and two opening ports; one hatch.

Engine & Electrical

Yanmar 34hp fresh water cooled inboard diesel S-Drive w/racing prop; approx 620 hrs. 

Two selector switches; 12v system w/circuit breakers; 3x 12 batteries; navigation & cabin lights; 12v plugs. 

Rigging

Hall Spars carbon fiber triple spreader fractional mast w/jumpers; carbon fiber max depth boom & pole; hydraulic mast jack; discontinuous Navtec rod rigging; Headfoil II forestay; Lewmar aluminum racing winches including 2 @ #50 3-speed primary winches; 2 @ #44ST mainsheet winches; 4 @ #44ST halyards & runners; Hall running rigging package w/Spectra control lines & halyards; poltruded runners & checkstays; new jib halyard (’03); new runners (’03); adjustable genoa & jib tracks w/under deck pullers; double ended mainsheet; under deck control lines. 

Sails

• UK Sails Carbon Mainsail (2003)
• North 3DL Mainsail
• Delivery Mainsail
• Light #1 3DL
• Medium #1 3DL
• Heavy #1 3DL
• #2 3DL Genoa
• #3 3DL
• 1S MG Tri 0.5 Contender
• 2S Runner Tri 0.5 Contender
• Quantum AP Tri 0.5 Contender

Electronics

6 Ockam 005 displays (two on each side of companionway, one @nav and one aft of helm for headstay tension) 4 Ockam Magmum displays on carbon mast pod; carbon E2 masthead wand; Northstar 951X DGPS; Icom M45 VHF; Jensen AM/FM CD player; binnacle compass.

General

Adjustable shipping cradle w/mast brackets and hull saddles; miscealleanous docking and safety gear.

Exclusions

Two 6 man liferafts; name “TomCod”; owner’s personal effects including laptop PC

Broker's Notes

The Taylor 43 is a fully optimized racing sloop built at a cost exceeding USD$700,000 in 1998 and raced as “Sheerness” in the Rhode Island and east coast area. She is offered as a turnkey PHRF or IMS racer with a rating 0 to 9 under PHRF. She is easily managed by a round the buoy crew of 7-8. Her light displacement combined with powerful under body foils and well thought out sail handling systems offers all racers as opportunity to enjoy 1st to finish potential. 

I have personally sailed the boat as the mainsail trimmer - its a great boat in all wind conditions, easy to shift gears up or down using an infinite amount of adjustments on the main & genoa track.

Designer's Notes

Targeted to rate 554 GPH, just above the “bubble” of current 39-43 footers, e.g Farr 40 OD (560), ILC 40’s (565), Rave (557.5), Tripp 41 (562), N/M 1200 (572) and Farr 39ML (564). This target rating would also be safely slower than the small end of the big class in high-level events that split their IMS fleet into two divisions. It is usually a huge advantage to be on the big, fast side of the class bread. 

Optimized for both very light air on the one hand, and solid breeze with a big chop on the other, when compared to the medium air winner NUMBERS. This is achieved via fine-tuning the displacement vs. the effective sailing length, and as well as the sail area vs. displacement and wetted surface. 

Fitted with a fully adjustable “racing rig”, as opposed to the swept-spreader “one-design” rigs. This new design will reliably control these “simple-rig” boats upwind, the performance profiles of these simple rig one-designs are often skewed drastically towards the downwind end of the spectrum, and this design will match them much more closely off the breeze than previous IMSA racers as well. Several significant refinements have been incorporated in the rig geometry and detailing based on recent wind and water tunnel research and on Admiral’s Cup and America’s Cup experiences. 

Long effective sailing length for the rating, narrow beam, tank tested foils, and ample stability. 

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.