Blue Heron

Gitana 43

Built in South Africa 1981

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Gitana 43 Sloop

 
 

Description: 13 meter offshore cruising yacht, extensive refit prior to Blue Herons latest offshore cruise from New Zealand to Australia. Find out more......

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Country: Australia
Location: (Brisbane) QLD
Year: 1981
Designer: Oswald Berckemeyer
Builder: Gitana Yachts - South Africa
Length: 43' - 13m
Beam: 16' - 4.95m
Draft: 6' 2"
Displacement: 13 tonnes
Keel / Ballast: Solid Lead Fin Keel
Hull Material: GRP
Deck Material: GRP over Plywood
Engine: Kubota 40 hp
Engine Hours: 3400
Genset: Lees Peta AC1W 240v
Engine Room: Sail Drive
Kiwi Prop
Fuel: 180 litres in 1 tanks
Water: 300 litres in three tanks - Plus Watermaker
Accommodation: Beautiful solid wood interior with warm teak and sapalli fitout, white feature bulkheads. White Deckheads between the strong laminated varnished beams.
Sleeps 7 in three cabins. 6' 2" headroom throughout.
Aft master cabin and navigation area. Main saloon with table to port. Pilot berths port and starboard, plus an additional single bunk/settee on starboard side. Forward cabin has a small double berth with lots of dry storage.
Galley: Force 10, 2burner gas stove with oven and griller Microwave
Double S/S sinks one deep.
Refrigeration: Top loading fridge and freezer box with eutectic holding plates. and 12v isotherm. New 2005.
Shower: one
Toilet: Manual - with Lectrasan sewage treatment
Outboard: 2 HP Yamaha
Covers: Fully enclosed cockpit with clears and solid spray dodger
Ground Tackle: Electric windlass with 60m 10mm chain and 100m Nylon.
35kg Rocna, 45lb CQR, and Danforth anchors.
Safety Gear: 406MHz EPIRB, Cat 1 flares, Lifejackets
Electrics: 4 x 120AH house batteries
1 x solar panel
Shore power AC 240v
Electronics/Navigation:Raymarine Chartplotter and IBM T42 Nav PC Raymarine GPSs
Raymarine autopilot
Raymarine Radar
Raymarine sailing instruments
VHF
SSB/Ham
CD/MP3 Stereo c/w Remote
Sail Inventory: Mainsail, staysail, Genoa, Jib No 3, Storm Jib, Trisail and cruising spinnaker all in good condition
Mast / Rigging: Alloy mast and boom
SS rigging with detachable inner forestay with runners for staysail tension
Reef Rite Jib Furler
Lazyjacks
Deck Gear:
Dorade vents
Cockpit cushions
Boarding ladder
Remarks: Lying Sunshine Coast Queensland.