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2001 Sceptre 43 for sale

Name: Sceptre 43
Brand: Sceptre

200113.1m

Asking PriceBroker

$234,500

+46 more

MakeSceptre

Model43

Year2001

Length13.1m3.7m beam

EngineYanmar 56HP

Draft1.8m

Overview

About this vessel

The Sceptre 43 is a high-quality, performance, true bluewater cruiser design, ahead of its time in the 2000s, and still an exceptional choice for anyone considering long-distance voyaging or extensive regional cruising. PACIFIC WIND goes even a big step further, offering a history of extraordinary care, maintenance and upgrades—she may arguably be in better cosmetic and functional condition than when she was new.

Built and delivered new in 2001, PACIFIC WIND was hardly used for her first few years, and acquired by the current owners in Seattle, WA in 2004. After a year of additional outfitting and cruising the San Juans, Canadian Gulf Islands and the BC Sunshine Coast, she was cruised down to San Francisco Bay. After another year of further refits and local cruising, she continued south, joining the Baha Haha in 2007. For the next five years, PACIFIC WIND cruised the Mexico Gold Coast and the Sea of Cortez 3–6 months each winter, and homeported in Banderas Bay, Puerto Vallarta. She was then shipped on Dockwise Yacht Transport back to the Northwest from La Paz to Nanaimo, and has been homeported in Friday Harbor, WA ever since, cruising the Salish Sea to Central BC.

PACIFIC WIND is a unique low-profile pilot house design, built to a very high standard. The Sceptre 43 offered an added sugar-scoop transom for additional waterline length, more reserve buoyancy aft, swim platform and improved aesthetics—the walk-through transom facilitates dinghy boarding, swim/dive operations and man overboard rescues. Both versions of solid FRP hull construction; deck and house cored with Baltek end-grain balsa. Fine entry at the stem and deep hull sections for load-carrying ability; long, bolted-on, cruising fin keel with skeg-hung rudder with 3 bearings. Double-spreader, keel-stepped mast rig with cutter capability—chain plates are secured mechanically to 4-inch aluminum pipes running fore and aft on either side of the hull set in massive FRP knees. A very capable, blue-water, fast cruiser, with a deep and accommodating cockpit, and unique low-profile pilot house design.

The owners have taken extraordinary care of PACIFIC WIND, with continual maintenance, both cosmetic and mechanical, and numerous major upgrades during their tenure as owners. Hull and cabin were professionally repainted 2024–25 with hull topsides and Sceptre striping in Awlgrip LPU; deck, cabin, and non-skid with new gelcoat. Bottom was stripped to renew the epoxy barrier coat in 2024. Keel bolts were inspected and torqued in 2018. All new upholstery, cushions and canvas in the last two years. Five new Lewmar overhead hatches in 2024. All new companionway hatch Lexan in 2024. Espar hydronic heating system was upgraded with new furnace and lines in 2018. Mast and boom were pulled for professional inspection and refitting with all new standing rigging in 2018. All sheaves, blocks, halyards, spinnaker pole, hydraulic backstay adjuster, and clutches were renewed or rebuilt in 2018. New windlass gearbox and switches in 2018. New stainless steel, uncoated lifelines and gates with pelican hooks in 2018.

As you descend the companionway through new plexiglass doors, one immediately realizes the intrinsic value of a raised pilothouse design: 240-degree broad views throughout, at sitting level. No more "down below" feeling experienced in other sailboats.

An open galley to port with double stainless steel sinks with cover inserts; Grohe detachable faucet; soap dispenser; Gusher foot pump faucet, and Seagull water filter dispenser. 3-burner Force 10 gimbled stove with seaway potholders and custom butcher block pull-over cover, generous two-bank deep box refrigerator with freezer box, custom shelving, with second backup cooling element and pump. GE microwave oven. Two large teak-lined storage boxes built into Corian countertops in addition to ample drawer and pantry cabinet storage.

To starboard a private quarter berth stateroom with hanging locker, drawers, lighting, and three portlights. Frig-O-Boat freezer with Guardian monitor/control panel placed beneath quarter berth custom cushions divided to access separate storage spaces.

The salon features an adjustable height pedestal captain's inside helm chair to view outside above deck level. Custom chart table bench with storage and chart shelf. Raised settee and adjustable teak table. Extensive storage throughout salon. IC-M802 SSB with modem, Alpine stereo and CD player with Sirius antenna, and custom speaker system.

Forward, past a stepped mast finished with the salon upholstery, toward a built-in bureau with hanging closet, drawers and more storage; to starboard is a head with separate shower space with new sump-pump. Mirrored medicine cabinetry and Corian countertop. New Raritan head and all new sani-hose replaced in 2024. New thru-hull placed forward for newly replaced holding-tank and macerator under v-berth. Flooring for shower and head have custom teak removable flooring. The Espar hydronic heating runs through two large rows of towel racks. The shower enjoys a reversible solar fan with separate lighting.

The v-berth has a Pullman-style berth with new custom upholstered mattress sectioned to gain easy access to storage; custom shelving and yacht bedding including custom fitted mattress cover and two fitted sheets.

Removable walk-through transom to sugar scoop with custom built-in integrated scoop swim ladder, propane locker with room for two tanks, with freshwater hot and cold shower system. Removable varnished drink-binocular holder and table at forward binnacle. Teak cockpit flooring and seating. Three large accessible lockers and engine access. Teak mast step seat.

Cruising 2400 rpm, max 3200 rpm with approximately 1.15 gal/hour fuel consumption. Engine hours approximately 3,400. Heat exchange system, circulating pump, and hot water heater replaced in 2024. Dual Racor fuel filtering system added in 2024. Replaced exhaust elbow and fitting in 2018.

All new Sunbrella canvas dodger, custom pockets and fold-up center window, adjustable bimini; dodger frame Lopolights; new canvas at all winches, hatches, binnacle, etc. Phifertex mesh 70% black sun shades fit to surround dodger, Sunbrella cabin trunk window covers. Enclosure for cockpit Phifertex and a set-in Stratoglass. Companionway custom Phifertex bug screen. Screen for all hatches and portlights.

Re-rigging Blackline in 2018. Awlcare touch-up mast and spreaders, new standing rigging, serviced mast and boom with new sheaves, blocks, lighting, hailer, halyards, overhauled spinnaker pole, hydraulic backstay tensioner, added clutch and leads for roller furler and at mast. New code-zero rigging and halyard added in 2024, and mast winch added in 2024. New stainless steel lifelines. Removable inner forestay. Fixed backstays and deck U-bolts replaced or refurbished. Refurbished roller furler. Harken deck jib cars with lines. Jib/spinnaker pole and custom rigging. Boom/main preventer system led to cockpit. Extra halyards. New Garhauer double clutch blocks for foresail sheets. Recently serviced stainless steel winches.

Owners live out of state—when away from the boat for any extended period of time, they always leave PACIFIC WIND in "storage" mode, with a local tech under contract to check systems and run the engine up to temperature on a regular basis.