Roberts 43 Mauritius Steel Ketch: Gear and Specifications

VESSEL DATA:
Vessel Name: Spirit
Homeport: Lodi, California
Documentation #: 670212
Country: U.S.A.
Vessel Make: Bruce Roberts
Vessel Model: Mauritius 43
Vessel Type: Sail Rig: Ketch
Hull Material: Steel
Hull Configuration: Monohull Full Keel
Length Overall: 45’
Length On Deck: 43’
Beam: 13’
Draft: 6’
Weight: 14 tons
Ballast: 4 tons
Hull Color: White
Designer: Bruce Roberts
Builder: Daniel Estrada

LOCATION OF BOAT:
La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

ACCOMMODATIONS, FURNISHINGS & LAYOUT:
Center Cockpit Ketch with aft cabin, v-berth and large main salon, galley and workshop. Three berths in three staterooms. One head with shower. Headroom is 7 ft. throughout. Extraordinary amount of storage space. Full walk-through access to aft compartment. One stateroom has been converted to a workshop. Several hanging lockers. Stand-up navigation table.

GALLEY
Galley has nearly 6 feet of uninterrupted counter. Galley has deep double stainless sinks.
Propane stove with oven, three burners.
Electric water heater.

View of deck from aloft several years ago.

Water System: manual and dockside
Microwave

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT:
Depthsounder
Radar
Loran
VHF
Stereo: CD/Cassette & Radio

In the dry storage yard after the September hurricane.

Back the stands after the fall. The hull sustained no damage other than some scraped paint.

Overall, the hull is in good condition. Some stanchions were bent. The broken mizzen is in the foreground.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:
4 Batteries, 700 amp hours in 3 banks
Battery charger

Yamaha gas generator
Alternator
Inverter

DECK EQUIPMENT:
Main Anchor: 50 lb. plow, 3/8 chain and 3/4 rode
Anchor 2: Danforth
Windlass: Manual
Bow Pulpit
Stanchions
Lifelines
Awning
Dinghy: 8' hard bottom, fiberglass
Navigation lights
Lifejackets

SAILS & RIGGING:
Cruise-equipped.
Standing Rigging: 18 years old, wire, 3/8
Winches: 7, standard
Sails: 4 (main, genoa, jib & mizzen)

ENGINE DETAILS & MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT:
1991 Yanmar Diesel 50 HP with 1,200 hours
Raw water cooled
Wheel Steering, Manual
Bilge Pumps: 2, Manual
Fuel Tank: 120 gallons
Water Tank: 120 gallons
Holding Tank: 12 gallons
Spare engine parts including new injectors.