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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Daniel Andrieu |
| Location | France United States |
| Year | 1986 |
| Builder | Jeanneau |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Sun Odyssey 43 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 20,503 lb (9,300 kg) |
| Draft | 6.56 ft (2.00 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 43.34 ft (13.21 m) |
| LWL | 37.50 ft (11.43 m) |
| Beam | 13.75 ft (4.19 m) |
| Engine type | 80 hp (60 kW)diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 6,515 lb (2,955 kg) |
| Rudder | spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 51.67 ft (15.75 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 15.29 ft (4.66 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 45.11 ft (13.75 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 16.40 ft (5.00 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 369.90 sq ft (34.365 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 395.02 sq ft (36.699 m2) |
| Total sail area | 764.92 sq ft (71.063 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 117 (shoal draft model) |
TheSun Odyssey 43 is a Frenchsailboat that was designed byDaniel Andrieu as acruiser and first built in 1986.[1][2][3][4][5]
The Sun Odyssey 43 was also sold in a charter version as the Moorings 43.[1][2]
The design is sometimes confused with the laterSun Odyssey 43 DS produced from 1994-2006.[1][2][6][7]
The design was built byJeanneau in France, starting in 1986, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][8][9]
The Sun Odyssey 43 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig. The hull has araked stem, areverse transom, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by dualwheels and a fixed finkeel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces 20,503 lb (9,300 kg) and carries 6,515 lb (2,955 kg) of ballast.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 6.56 ft (2.00 m) with the standard keel and 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with adiesel engine of 80 hp (60 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 53 U.S. gallons (200 L; 44 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 106 U.S. gallons (400 L; 88 imp gal).[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for up to nine people in two, three and four cabin layouts. The three-cabin layout is typical. It has a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, a U-shaped settee around a table in the main cabin and two aft cabins each with double berths. Thegalley is located on the port side at thecompanionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a stove, anice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are twoheads, one in the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the starboard side, aft opposite the galley.[1][2]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetricalspinnaker.[1][2]
The design has ahull speed of 8.21 kn (15.20 km/h) and aPHRF handicap rating of 117 for the shoal draft keel model.[2][10]
