Cayenne is hull number one of the extremely popular Nordhavn 43 series. The Nordhavn 43 was developed after the 2000-2001 Nordhavn 40 Circumnavigation and was designed to replace the legendary Nordhavn 46. PAE/Nordhavn created the Nordhavn 43 as a two stateroom, two head, owner operator trawler for long distance cruising.
Cayenne’s profile is striking with her flybridge and paravane rig. Like many important adventure cruising aspects, she has built in redundancies. There are two forms of propulsion: her keel cooled, dry stack exhaust Lugger main engine and a Yanmar v-drive wing engine. For stabilization – paravanes and active fins. AGM batteries with an inverter and a charger. Two voluminous fiberglass fuel tanks with sight glasses. For comfort and convenience, a robust Northern Lights generator and air conditioning. You’ll enjoy Vitrifrigo and SubZero refrigeration/freezing. A combination laundry appliance will keep your clothes fresh and a durable watermaker is installed to replenish your fresh water needs.
The saloon and galley comprise the entry level. The saloon has a great view through the outboard window with seating on both sides and storage underneath the settees. The large custom table is wonderful for dining. There is a three-burner propane stove in the galley, refrigeration, microwave oven, trash compactor and numerous lockers and drawers.
Cayenne’s pilothouse features a Stidd helm chair directed to an efficient and organized layout of navigation and communications controls. You will appreciate quick access to breakers, engine controls and other vessel essentials. This pilothouse is a popular gathering spot with the settee aft and ideal for taking in the view ahead from the inside.
The lower level has the guest stateroom forward with three single berths, solo to starboard and over under bunks to port – all connecting to a shared head with toilet, sink and shower. The owner cabin is aft where it is a softer ride at sea and has an ensuite shower, fresh water head and medicine cabinet above the sink.
The machinery spaces are divided with the lazarette aft and entered through the cockpit hatch. The engine room is spacious enough to move about for inspections and routine maintenance.
On deck you will appreciate the extended swim platform when arriving by dinghy. The cockpit has boarding access from three sides. The starboard side deck allows for safe outside travel between the cockpit and pilothouse. A classic Nordhavn Portuguese bridge fronts the pilothouse and has a gate to the foredeck to facilitate managing your ground tackle. The boat deck is accessed from the port side and the RIB is mounted aft and athwartships. The mast supports the main exhaust column and has a rotating boom with electric winches for dinghy launching and paravane outrigger retrieval. Up three short steps you enter the flybridge with two helm chairs, navigation displays and a protective Bimini above.
ACCOMMODATIONS and LAYOUT:
The Nordhavn 43 is a full displacement trawler with proven ocean crossing capabilities. The performance aspects have been designed for functionality, utility and reliability. The interior features finely crafted teak joinery, granite countertops balanced with white laminate inserts with teak and spruce soles. You will appreciate the placement of windows and lighting for visibility as well as hatches, portlights and dorade vents for air circulation. The interior includes air conditioning for climate control. The layout aboard Cayenne has a pleasing, natural flow transitioning from one area to the next.
SALOON: The saloon is entered through a Dutch door. The saloon and galley make up the entry level. There are settees on both sides of the saloon for sitting (and sleeping). The teak and spruce wood soles are covered by indoor/outdoor carpet squares. There is a drop-down access floor hatch to the engine room. Flat screen television port aft. Forward locker by pilothouse stairs houses the Splendide laundry appliance. The interior accommodations are air conditioned.
GALLEY: The galley is forward to port and simultaneously spacious and compact enabling easy meal preparation and stable cooking. Essentials include refrigeration, freezing, propane stove and oven, microwave, trash compactor and double basin sink. Storage lockers and drawers stow all of the galley utensils, plates, bowls, mugs and glass ware.
PILOTHOUSE: Forward from the entry level you ascend a short flight of stairs up to the pilothouse. You can continue forward to the curved stairway that leads to the lower level. The pilothouse has two Dutch doors outboard for immediate deck access. Aft is watch berth (with slide out extension) and a settee that is fronted by fixed teak table. A Stidd helm chair provides a comfortable command perch. Key nav/com and ships operating equipment are mounted for a quick view and easy reach in the forward dash and overhead panels. The electrical breakers are labeled and protected. Additional refrigeration is provided by the Vitrifrigo drawers.
| Helm | Aluminum angled with turning knob |
| Helm chair | Stidd helm chair |
| Air Conditioning | Cruisair with DMX control |
| Settee | Upholstered with fixed teak table | (2) drink holders | Cover |
| Teak table | Fixed table with drink holders and cover |
| Watch berth | Upholstered with pull out to make wider |
| VHF | Icom IC M502 |
| VHF Flybridge | Icom IC M506 |
| Satellite phone | Iridium hand set (needs plan activation) |
| Satellite television | KVH |
| Autopilot 1 – primary | Furuno 711C |
| Autopilot 2 – back up | Simrad – AP22 |
| Radar | Furuno DRS-Radome |
| Charting | Vector3D, Raster Datacore, Cmap, N.O.A.A. Mapmedia |
| Monitor | Furuno TZ Touch 15″ display with screens for chart plotter, radar |
| Repeater | Furuno FI-50 Multi repeater |
| GPS | (2) Furuno GP32 GPS WAAS Navigator |
| Wind and Depth | Furuno F1-50 analog Wind with digital read out for wind speed, depth and boat speed |
| Compass | Ritchie Powerdamp |
| AIS | Furuno AIS |
| Computer | Dell |
| Main engine | Lugger main panel with analog gauges and key |
| Engine controls | Morse cable dual lever controls |
| Wing engine | Yanmar panel with analog RPM and key |T-handle controls |
| Hour meter | Wing engine analog hour display |
| Generator | Northern Lights start panel with analog gauges |
| Thruster | Side Power lever toggle control |
| Windlass | Maxwell remote toggle |
| Stabilizers | Naiad Multisea II stabilizer panel |
| Stabilizer cooling | Switch to activate cooling pump |
| Electrical breakers | Comprehensive Nordhavn breaker layout with digital displays and select switches |
| Inverter panel | Magnum with digital display |
| Battery monitor | Xantrex Link Pro digital display |
| Water maker | Village Marine remote panel |
| Chart drawer | Under table foot landing |
| CCTV | Remote cameras |
| Wipers | Imtra control pad |
| Horn | Air horn button |
| Bell | Wall mounted |
| Clock | Wall mounted |
| Barometer | Wall mounted |
| Stereo | Fusion 700 radio, CD Player and speakers |
| Printer | Canon MX870 |
| EPIRB | ACR |
| Paperwork | Nordhavn manual, assorted systems and equipment binders |
| Fans | (1) Hella |
| Fire Suppression | Sea Fire display for engine room |
| Alarm – water in fuel | Racor alarm |
| Bilge pump counter | Aqualarm Digital counter |
| Refrigeration/Freezer | (2) Vitrifrigo stainless drawers |
The lower level has both staterooms and heads as well as access aft to the engine room.
GUEST STATEROOM: Located forward below the foredeck, this stateroom was custom ordered to sleep three in single berths. The forward head and shower includes a fresh water toilet and sink with medicine cabinet.
OWNER STATEROOM: The owner stateroom is amidships with the bed turned athwartships. The head and shower is to starboard. There are two hanging lockers and many drawers. The forward bulkhead has a large mirror. The floors are teak and spruce. The head has a large shower stall with bi-fold door, granite counter with sink and medicine cabinet and the fresh water toilet.
ENGINE ROOM: The primary engine room access is through the teak faced door with viewing window aft in the owner cabin. The Lugger main engine is keel cooled with a dry stack exhaust. The outboard primary fuel tanks are fiberglass and have sight glasses. The Yanmar wing engine to port provides independent propulsion. The Northern Lights generator has sound shields. The fuel distribution is via a forward supply tank and uses manifolds and Racor fuel water separators.
LAZARETTE: The lazarette houses the steering gear, watermaker, hot water tank, emergency tiller, air conditioners, batteries and inverter/charger. This is a large space that serves to store the extras most cruisers accumulate.
EXTERIOR SUMMARY
SWIM PLATFORM/COCKPIT: The cockpit (aft deck) has access from the extended swim platform and boarding doors on both sides. Each side of the cockpit has a full height boarding door with scupper flat at the base. This area has storage lockers and is trimmed with a varnished teak caprail.
SIDE DECK/PORTUGUESE BRIDGE: From the cockpit you can step up to the starboard side deck and transit up to the Portuguese bridge. The shore power connections are outside of the pilothouse. The Portuguese bridge deck has an access door to the foredeck and wraps around the front of the pilothouse continuing aft to reach the boat deck from steps on the port side
FOREDECK: The Maxwell windlass is atop a guttered anchor well with a Freeman hatch access to the chain locker below. There two deck hatches above the forward cabin and forward head. Two built in fiberglass storage boxes. Two dorade vents. The life raft is mounted to port.
BOAT DECK: This is a large deck with tall stainless steel safety railings. The mast supporting the dry stack exhaust pipe runs up from the engine room through the muffler console. The boom is rigged with cables and blocks for dinghy launching and to position the paravane outriggers. The dinghy is mounted athwartships and is on a raised mount with room below for storing gear. The starboard side deck has been used for bicycle storage in the past (no bikes included mounts have been removed).
FLYBRIDGE: Up a couple of steps on the port side of the boat deck you arrive at the flybridge. This upper deck has a folding Bimini top. There are two helm chairs side by side and a clever ‘jump’ seat between them and aft. From the starboard seat you can operate Cayenne – angled helm, autopilot, main engine controls, bow thruster, VHF radio and more. The forward console has access doors for storage.
| Bimini | Stainless steel tubes, foldable, weather resistant blue cover |
| Helm chairs | (2) chairs | Folding cushion seat |
| Helm | Aluminum angled with turning knob |
| Main engine | Lugger display with analog gauges | Double lever Morse controls |
| Thruster | Side Power bow thruster toggle |
| Windlass | Remote toggle |
| Horn | Button |
| Compass | Ritchie |
| Stereo | Fusion with speakers |
| VHF | Icom IC-M506 |
| Autopilot 1 – primary | Furuno 711C |
| Autopilot 2 – back up | Simrad AP22 |
| Monitor | FurunoTZ Touch 12″ for radar and chart plotter |
| Charting | Vector3D, Raster Datacore, Cmap, N.O.A.A. Mapmedia |
| Repeater | Furuno F1-50 – wind, speed depth |
| Storage | Locker door access to large storage space forward of helm |
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
ADDITIONAL BROKER COMMENTS:
Cayenne is a US Coast Guard Documented vessel. Cayenne is loaded and ready to head right back out to sea. The current owners have done an exceptional job looking after her.
Exclusions: Potential purchasers should assume that items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be true and correct but cannot be guaranteed. Items excluded include, but are not limited to Paintings, tools, handheld nav gear and binoculars. Owner’s personal effects and clothing will be removed prior to closing.
Disclaimer: Jeff Merrill Yacht Sales, Inc. presents the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor guarantee or warrant the condition of the vessel. Buyers should instruct their agents and their surveyors to investigate all details the buyers desire validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Brokerage: JMYS is a US based (licensed and bonded yacht brokerage in California, Florida and Washington) with an international emphasis specializing in ocean capable trawlers and recreational tugs. Our brokers are experienced boaters, most are trawler owner/operators with thousands of hours and miles at sea. We treat our clients with respect, we are responsive and not pushy. Our focus is to become your loyal advocate, always looking out for your best interests. The team at JMYS has extensive trawler and motor yacht product knowledge and our skills are available for coaching after the sale has concluded.
Co-Brokerage: Fellow yacht broker association members: Cayenne is available for Co-Brokerage.
*Listing broker. Jeff Merrill, CPYB (Certified Professional Yacht Broker) has extensive product knowledge of the trawler market plus direct experience with the Nordhavn 43. He helped clients build several new 43’s (Taiwan and China) during his 14 years with PAE and continues to be active in the Nordhavn brokerage market. Jeff is a familiar face to YouTube viewers and a regular presenter at TrawlerFest. He writes about trawlers for Ocean Navigator and PassageMaker magazines and is one of the online instructors for Boaters University.
This listing specification has been approved by the sellers for accuracy. The photos, images and descriptive content are copyrighted by JMYS and may not be copied or used without specific written permission. All inspections are by appointment only. Please contact listing broker, Jeff Merrill, CPYB by phone, text or email for additional information or to schedule your personal showing. Jeff is always available via Mobile (949) 355-4950 (call or text). You can send a detailed Email to: Jeff@JMYS.com.
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