Nautor 43

Nautor 43

Development
Designer	Sparkman & Stephens
Location	Finland
Year	1976
No. built	24
Builder(s)	Oy Nautor AB
Role	Cruiser
Name	Nautor 43
Boat
Displacement	31,967 lb (14,500 kg)
Draft	5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	glassfibre
LOA	42.75 ft (13.03 m)
LWL	31.42 ft (9.58 m)
Beam	13.78 ft (4.20 m)
Engine type	Perkins Engines 4-236 75 hp (56 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	9,040 lb (4,100 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Masthead ketch
I foretriangle height	51.00 ft (15.54 m)
J foretriangle base	15.80 ft (4.82 m)
P mainsail luff	44.70 ft (13.62 m)
E mainsail foot	13.20 ft (4.02 m)
Sails
Sailplan	ketch
Mainsail area	295.02 sq ft (27.408 m^2)
Jib/genoa area	402.90 sq ft (37.431 m^2)
Other sails	mizzen: 134.08 sq ft (12.456 m^2)
Total sail area	832.00 sq ft (77.295 m^2)

The Nautor 43 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens as a cruiser and first built in 1976. It was Sparkman & Stephens' design 2239.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The design was developed into the Nauticat 43 in 1983.^[1][2]

Production

The design was built by Oy Nautor AB in Finland, from 1976 to 1979 with 24 boats completed, but it is now out of production.^[1][2][6][7]

Design

The Nautor 43 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a masthead ketch or optional sloop rig. The hull has a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 31,967 lb (14,500 kg) and carries 9,040 lb (4,100 kg) of lead ballast.^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the standard keel.^[1][2]

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4-236 diesel engine of 75 hp (56 kW) for docking and manoeuvring. The fuel tank holds 290 U.S. gallons (1,100 L; 240 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 264 U.S. gallons (1,000 L; 220 imp gal).^[1][2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side and a single to starboard. The galley is located on the port side just aft of the companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the port side in the aft cabin.^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 7.52 kn (13.93 km/h).^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor 43 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor 43". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
3. "The Boats". The Spirit of Swan. Yachting Library S.r.L. 1 October 2002. pp. 244 Onwards. ISBN 88-87737-18-5.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Sparkman & Stephens". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
7. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2023). "Nautor (Swan sailboats)". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.