2004 Shannon 43

$25K price reduction as of 4/12/2021, owner wants her sold now

Make 2021 a year of adventure aboard a Shannon.
Solstice is the finest Shannon 43 on the market today.If you’ve wanted a Shannon 43, this is your time. They won’t likely build anymore and if they did the price would surely exceed $1,000,000.00USD. Shipshape and in bristol condition this vessel is ready to take you on a local or world wide adventure.  For those who appreciate beautiful lines and a highly functional offshore boat, nothing compares to the Shannon 43.  Built to the highest construction standards in the industry, designed with ample water and fuel capacity, Solstice can sail safely, comfortably, and quickly to any destination on the planet.  

“My boat is a Shannon 43.  Its one of the 12 best built boats in the entire world….If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn’t worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality.  And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because its life or death. There’s no quarter.”

—-Morgan Freeman, Actor 

Please give us a call to schedule a showing of this lovely vessel.

Robert Hall:  252-622-1292

Mike Draughan:  252-249-0090  

Please contact Rs Hall at (252) 249-0090

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Specs
Builder: Shannon Yachts of Bristol, RI
Designer: Walter Schulz
Flag of Registry: United States
Keel: Centerboard
Hull Shape: Displacement

Dimensions
LOA: 47 ft 6 in
Beam: 13 ft 5 in
LWL: 36 ft 9 in
Length on Deck: 43 ft 10 in
Minimum Draft: 4 ft 9 in
Maximum Draft: 8 ft 7 in
Displacement: 27500 lbs
Ballast: 10000 lbs
Bridge Clearance: 64 ft 0 in

Engines
Total Power: 62 HP

Engine 1:
Engine Brand: Caterpillar
Year Built: 2004
Engine Model: 3034
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Center
Engine Hours: 800
Propeller: 3 blade propeller
Drive Type: Direct Drive
Engine Power: 62 HP

Cruising Speed: 7 knots @ 2400 RPM
Maximum Speed: 8 knots

Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks: 3 (200 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: 3 Aluminum (105 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: 1 (40 Gallons)

Accommodations
Number of single berths: 2
Number of double berths: 2
Number of heads: 1

Electrical Equipment
Electrical Circuit: 12V

Outside Equipment/Extras
Electric windlass

Shannon 43

43’ Shannon 43

Specifications:

• Builder:  Shannon Yachts of Bristol, RI
• Designer:  Walter Schulz & Associates
• Length on Deck:  43’ 10”
• Length Overall: 47’ 6”
• Length on Waterline: 36’ 9”
• Beam:  13’ 5”
• Draft:  Centerboard Up 4’ 9”  Centerboard Down 8’7”
• Mast Bridge Clearance: 64’
• Displacement:  27,500 pounds
• Ballast:  10,000 pounds
• Displacement /Length:  247.5
• Ballast/Displacement Ratio: 38%
• Sail Area/Displacement Ratio:  18.6

 

Sails & Sail Handling:

• Scutter Rigged:  1,000 Square Feet (Scutter Rigged:  Yankee Forward Followed by Genoa)

• Main – North Sails w/3 reef points

  • Continuous line reefing led aft

• Foresails

  • Yankee – On Forestay
  • Genoa – 135% On Second Forestay and 155% genoa in bag
  • Roller Furling

• Mast Winches:  

  • Lewmar Ocean #30 ST and #40ST
• Navtec Rod Rigging
• Whisker Pole Track on Mast
• Hall Spar – Matterhorn White Algrip – w/Antal Sailtrack System
• Forespar Deck Lights
• Schaefer Lazy Jack System
• Primary Main Winch:  Lewmar Ocean #64 ST (Power)
• Secondary Winches: Lewmar Ocean #48 ST (for Sheets)
• Hall Spars Carbon Fiber Pole
• Schaefer Boom Preventer

 

Electronics & Electrical System:

• iCom M802 SSB W/copper band ground plane bonded to hull
• At-140 Auto Antenna Tuner
• iCom M92D portable VHF Radio
• 5” Ritchie Compass’
• House Batteries (4) Group 31 Gell Cell
• Engine Start Battery (1) Group 31 Gell Cell
• Bow Thruster Batteries (2) Group 31 Gell Cell
• Fusion MS-AV 750 TV/DVD
• XM/Sirius Radio
• iCom VHF Radio – M324
• Garmin VHF Radio
• Garmin 76125V Multitouch Wide Screen Plotter at Helm and Garmin 76105V Multitouch Wide Screen Plotter Nav Station
• Garmin Auto Pilot
• Ideal Anchor Windlass Model H2F
• 5 – 2 Way Battery Switches
• Xantrex TC 40 True Charge Battery Charger 
• Generator- Fisher Panda 5 KW
• 2 -125v 30 amp AC Shore Power Systems
• Garmin Radar
• AIS Transceiver
• Balmar Smart Gage Battery Monitor
• Thru Hull Transducer w/Depth, Temperature, Speed

 

 

Canvas & Misc. Gear

• Hard Top Dodger w/White Bimini & Connector
• Screen Enclosure
• Cockpit Cushions
• Espar d-7 Forced Air Diesel Heater
• Vector Compact Marine Air 16k BTU and 12K BTU Air Conditioner Systems
• Bomar S.S Hatches (5) with Screens
• 2008 C200 Zodiac Dinghy
• Track Mounted Moveable Schaefer Docking Cleats
• 5 Horse Power Propane Lehr Outboard Dingy Motor
• S.S. Custom Designed/Built Motor Hoist Mounted on Stern
• Mystic Stainless Folding Ladder

 

Galley & Head:

• Galley:

  • Tuna Chrome Dome Light w/LED bulbs
  • Outwater Incandescent Lights
  • Copper Laminate Counter Top
  • Hot & Cold Pressurized Water
  • Atlantic Marine T Series Stainless Steel Water Heater
  • Fresh Water Foot Pump
  • Salt Water Hand Pump
  • 200 Gallon Water Capacity in Three Tanks w/Gauge @ Nav Station
  • Ice Box w/Sea Frost Engine Driven Refrigerator/Freezer 12v Assist and Top + Side Door Access
  • Temperature Gauges (2)
  • Ice Box Pump Out – Manual
  • Force 10 3-Burner Gourmet Propane Stove & Oven
  • Microwave
  • 20 LBS Propane in Two Tanks Under Helm Seat
  • Seagull IV X-2KF Drinking Water Purification
  • Ultraviolet Water Purifier

• Head:

  • Stall Shower
  • Cantalupi Jenny Dome Lights
  • Under Deck Outwater Incandescent Light
  • Raritan 40 Gallon PVC Holding Tank w/Sealand Gauge
  • 12V DC Macerator – Overboard Pumpout
  • All Gray Water Hoses Plumbed with Y Valves to Holding Tank
  • Tank Watch 4 Level Monitor
  • Dockside water
  • Cockpit hot/cold shower
  • Raritan PHE II Marine Toilet

 

U.S.C.G Safety Gear:

• Electronic flare
• Life Jackets Standard Overhead (5)
• Life Jackets Standard Adult Vest (5)
• Mustang Survival Inflatable PFDs (4)
• Life Jackets children ( 1)
• Fog Horn
• Garmin Loud Speaker/Horn from Garmin VHF Radio
• Fire Extinguishers (3)
• Docklines
• Fenders ( 6+)
• Seacock Plugs (at every seacock + extras)
• Global Fix EPIRB Model RLB-35 (registered)
• Forespar Rail Fastened Overboard Pole
• Lifesling Overboard Rescue System
• Switlk MOM 8 Man Overboard Module

 

Engine Room & Bilge:

• Engine Room Condition – Excellent
• Bilge Condition – Excellent
• 200 Amp Alternator w/External Voltage Regulator
• Racor Fuel Filter (2- one engine, one generator)
• Whale 10 Gusher Manual Bilge Pump (Operates from Helm)
• Whale Gulper 22 and Rule 3300 Bilge Pumps
• High Water Alarm
• Caterpillar 3034 Marine Engine (62HP)
• ZF M Type Marine Reversing Gear Box
• Depth Transducer
• Three 5052 Aluminum Alloy Fuel Tanks (105 Gallons Fuel) w/Gauge at Nav Station
• Hurth Type Mechanical Transmission 2.6 to 1.0 Reduction
• Groco Engine and Generator Raw Water Intake Strainers w/Spanner Wrench
• Led Lined Acoustical Foam Insulation of Enginer Room
• Engine Room Light
• Aquamet 22 Stainless Steel Propeller Shaft
• Dripless Stuffing Box

 

Hull & Bottom:

• Hull Bottom Condition – Excellent (painted 2017….diver cleaned bi-monthly)
• 3-Blade MaxProp
• Side Power 8 H.P. Bow Thruster
• Bow Thruster Foot Control Pedals at Bow and Helm
• Hand laid Up Composite Fiberglass One Piece Hull
• Linear PVC Foam Core
• Internal Lead Ballast (No Keel Bolts)
• One Piece Deck With Closed Cell Foam Core and Biaxial laminates

 

Cockpit & Deck:

• Edson Pedestal Wheel Elk Hide & Foam Wrapped
• Emergency Tiller
• Ideal Horizontal 12V Reversing Windlass
• Hot/Cold Shower Washdown in Cockpit
• SurFlo Extreme Blast Saltwater Pressurized Deck Washdown
• 45Lb CQR Anchor w/Approximately 200’ Chain Rode
• Fortress FX37 w/Bag Marine Anchor w/Approximately 200’ Rope Rode
• 4’ Dorade Vents W/SS Cowls (4)
• Edson Bi-Fold Teak Cockpit Table and Pedestal Mounted Mahogany Drink Holder
• Stainless Steel Boarding Ladder.

 

Interior & Berth Size:

• High Gloss Honduran Mahogany Interior Paneling

  • Raised Panel Bulkheads
  • Mahogany Trunk Cabin Side
  • S.S Red Courtesy Light
  • Rheostat Dims All Dome Lights

• Main Cabin

  • Cantalupi Tuna Chrome Dome Lights
  • Ragno Swing Arm Lights and New Classic Lights
  • Outwater Underdeck Lights
  • Extension Settee/Single Berth
  • L-Shaped Extension Settee/Double Berth
  • Mahogany Hi/Lo Table
  • Hanging Wet Closet to Port
  • Storage Drawers Under Settees
  • Weems & Plath Brass Clock & Barometer

• Navigation Station

  • Breakfast Nook Like Navigation Table w/2 Bench Seats and Hinged Top Chart Table w/Compass Rose Laser Imaging Inlay
  • Tuna Chrome Dome Light
  • Red/White Chart Light
  • Outwater Incandescent Light

• Port/Aft Cabin

  • Over/Under Berths w/Flip Down Top Bunk
  • Cantalupi Jenny Dome Lights
  • Cantalupi Ragno Chrome Reading Lights
  • Fan
  • Custom Bedding for Bunks

• STBD/Aft Cabin

  • Double Birth 
  • Cantalupi Jenny Dome Light
  • New Classic Chart Reading Lights
  • Fan
  • Hanging Closet + Small Drawers

• FWD Cabin

  • Vanity to Port w Round Swivel Seat
  • Varnished Mahogany Vanity Countertop
  • Classic Chart Chrome Reading Lamps (2)
  • Cantalupi Chrome Jenny Dome Lights
  • Hanging Closet to Starboard
  • Custom Bedding for Foreberth
  • Drawers Under Foreberth

 

• Additional:

  • Simtalk 24G Headset Kit
  • Spare Parts
  • Limited Tools
  • Extra Ship to Shore Electrical Cord
  • Boat Hooks (3)
  • Extra Dock Line
  • Portable Dehumidifiers (2)
  • Portable Heaters w/Thermostat (2)
  • Spinlock Mast Pro Bosun’s Chair

 

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.