SPECS43′ Hinckley H-43 Sloop
- Boat Name: Courage
- Year: 1980
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Engine/Fuel Type: Single diesel
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Builder/Designer
Builder: Hinckley Designer: Ted Hood
Dimensions
LOA: 42.83 feet LWL: 33.83 feet Beam: 12.33 feet Displacement: 25500 pounds
Draft: 4′ 4″ board up to 11′ board down
Engines
Total Power: 4 cylinder, 50 Hp Kubota Diesel, Marinized by Beta Marine
Construction
- Hand laid fiberglass hull and deck with Airex/klegecell core provide strength with weight savings.
- Keel with centerboard underbody (New pennant cable and bronze swing ? 2002)
- Teak rubrail at sheer with stainless steel cap.
- Flag Blue Awlgrip topsides. repainted 2023
- White cabin house and deck with tan molded non-skid.
- Gold cove stripe and white double bootstripe.
- Upgrades include all new bronze seacocks / 2002, complete bottom strip and fairing by Hinckley / 2002, wet sand race bottom by Brewer Street / 2004, all new portlights /2004, all new Lewmar Ocean Series hatches/ 2004.) new fixed cabin house windows 2023.
Accommodations
Varnished mahogany interior with Dark red ultrasuede cushions (new in 2002). Sleeps up to eight people in six single bunks and a v-berth double forward. Layout consists of the following (from forward aft).
MASTER FORWARD STATEROOM: This area consists of double V-berth with storage under and cushioned seat between. Additional storage on shelves over berths outboard both port and starboard and built in bureau with locker both port and starboard. Large opening hatch and 12 volt fan give plenty of ventilation.
HEAD: The head is located just aft of the master stateroom (to port). Vanity with stainless steel sink, fixtures, and hot and cold pressurized water. Hand held shower. Medicine cabinet over sink with storage lockers outboard. Dorade ventilation above. 12 volt lighting.
MAIN SALON: Full width, aft of head and master stateroom. Port and starboard settee berths with outboard pilot berths. Bureau and hanging locker forward of the starboard settee. Center line mahogany dining table with fold-down leaves can seat up to eight. 2 cabin fans.
GALLEY: To starboard aft of the main salon. Has counter tops inboard and outboard running fore and aft. Stainless steel sink located on inboard countertop. Seafrost refrigerator (new in 2004) and Broadwater 4-burner stove and oven located outboard. Storage in sliding lockers outboard of galley to starboard and below countertop inboard.
NAV STATION: Outboard (to port) of center galley countertop. Includes full sit-down nav-station with forward facing opening chart table, electronics, bookshelf, and electrical panel. (see electronics below)
QUARTERBERTHS: Quarterberths port and starboard at the base of the companionway. Storage lockers over each bunk outboard.
Cockpit and Deck
- Teak-capped cockpit coaming.
- Teak cockpit sole/ opens large hatch to engine compartment
- Pedestal wheel steering with stainless steel binnacle guard.
- Stainless steel destroyer-type wheel with elkhide.
- Teak folding cockpit table.
- Teak mug holder.
- Outboard motor bracket.
- Carbon Fiber radar mast (2004)
- Carbom spinnaker pole ( 2014)
Engine and Electrical
- Pioneer CD/Stereo (2002)
- 12 volt electrical system
- Circuit breaker panel
- Separate AGM house and engine battery banks ( House bank new in 2014)
- New trunk and wiring (2004)
- New Ample regulator (2004)
- Kubota 50 hp diesel engine (Fully serviced yearly by Hinckley, Brewer Street, Morris Yachts. or Marblehead Trading Company)
- Engine compartment re-done (2005)
- Tank tenders (2004)
- 150-Amp Hi-Output Alternator (2004)
- Steering cables (2004)
- All new sanitation hose (2023)
- New waste tank (2004)
Sails
- Quantum Dacron Cruising Sails:
- Quantum Cruising Main (2005) W/ Dutchman
- Quantum Cruising 135% dacron genoa (2005)
- Quantum Carbon Fiber Race inventory: most in excellent condition
- Main (2003) fair condition
- #1 153% (2003)
- #2 135% (2004)
- Blast Reacher (2003)
- Tri Radial Spinnaker w/ ATN Snuffer
- OTHER SAILS:
- Storm jib and trysail (2004)
- #4 Hvy Weather Kevlar jib, excellent condition
- Code 2 (2003)
- Code 0 (2004)
- Code 1 (2004)
- Older Dacron Mainsail
- .75 oz older Hood Tri Radial Spinnaker
- .6 AP Quantum Spinnaker 2003 excellent shape
Rigging
- Triple spreader aluminum mast (awlgripped 2002)
- Aluminum race boom (awlgripped 2002)
- Aluminum spinnaker pole and reaching strut (awlgripped 2002)
- Carbon spinnaker pole 2015
- Carbon fiber running backstays (2002)
- Tides Marine luff track for mainsail 2015
- Racing Tuff Luff (2004)
- Harken Roller Furler (2003)
- Harken Rod rigging (2004)
- Running rigging (spectra, technora, vectran) (2004)
- Hydraulic: Boom Vang, Backstay, Outhaul, Baby stay (refurbished 2004 by Aramid)
Electronics and Navigation
- Raymarine C120 Chart Plotter/GPS / 2-kw Radar (2004)
- ICOM VHF (2002)
- Redundant ICOM VHF (1995)
- ICOM SSB (1995)
- B&G Race Package (2004)
- (2) FFDs in cockpit (2003)
- Analog App. Wind ? Cockpit (2004)
- FFD at Nav Station (2004)
- Hercules Processor (2004)
- Antennae/Windex/Mast Head Unit (2004)
Safety Equipment
- EPIRB
- Boat was fully Category 1 compliant as of June 2004
Racing History
COURAGE has a proven racing record including best long distance, off-shore racing record on Long Island Sound for her class in 2004 (USA 51903). 2004 highlights include:
- Winner of 2004 Sagola Trophy (Long Island Sound overall distance racing championship for yachts PHR 92+).
- 2004 Block Island Race: 1st in class.
- 2004 Edlu Race: 1st in class.
- Member winning team 2004 Newport-Bermuda Race.
