Sceptre 43 Pacific Wind

General Description (by Listing Agent)

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  PACIFIC WIND is a unique low-profile pilot house design, built to a very high standard and still in extraordinary condition.
  
• A classic performance cruiser design, the original Sceptre 41 started building in 1982, with 53 hulls delivered to 1993.
• The updated and transom-extended Sceptre 43 version started producing in 1995, with 12 hulls delivered, of which PACIFIC WIND is #9 of the series.
• The Sceptre 43 offered an added sugar-scoop transom for additional waterline length, more reserve buoyancy aft, swim platform and improved aesthetics – the walk-through transom facilitates dinghy boarding, swim/dive operations and man overboard rescues
• Both versions of solid FRP hull construction; deck and house cored with Baltek end-grain balsa
• Fine entry at the stem and deep hull sections (for load-carrying ability); long, bolted-on, cruising fin keel with skeg-hung rudder (3 bearings)
• Double-spreader, keel-stepped mast rig with cutter capability – chain plates are secured mechanically to 4" aluminum pipes running fore and aft on either side of the hull set in massive FRP knees
• A very capable, blue-water, fast cruiser, with a deep and accommodating cockpit, and unique low-profile pilot house design

A Brief History & Significant Updates (by Listing Agent)

Built and delivered new in 2001, PACIFIC WIND was hardly used for her first few years, and acquired by the current owners in Seattle, WA in 2004. After a year of additional outfitting and cruising the San Juans, Canadian Gulf Islands and the BC Sunshine Coast, she was cruised down to San Francisco Bay. After another year of further refits and local cruising, she continued south, joining the Baha Haha in 2007. For the next five years, PACIFIC WIND cruised the Mexico Gold Coast and the Sea of Cortez 3-6 months each winter, and homeported in Banderas Bay, Puerta Vallarta. She was then shipped on Dockwise Yacht Transport back to the Northwest from La Paz to Nanaimo, and has been homeported in Friday Harbor, WA ever since, cruising the Salish Sea to Central BC.

The owners have taken extraordinary care of PACIFIC WIND, with continual maintenance, both cosmetic and mechanical, and numerous major upgrades during their tenure as owners:

• Hull and cabin professionally repainted 2024-25: Hull topsides and Sceptre striping with Awlgrip LPU; deck, cabin, non-skid with new gelcoat
• Bottom stripped to renew the epoxy barrier coat 2024
• Keel bolts inspected and torqued 2018
• All new upholstery, cushions and canvas last two years
• Five (5) new Lewmar overhead hatches 2024
• All new companionway hatch Lexan 2024
• Espar hydronic heating system upgraded w/ new furnace & lines 2018
• Pulled mast and boom for professional inspection and refitting and all new standing rigging 2018
• Renewed/rebuilt all sheaves, blocks, halyards, spinnaker pole, hydraulic backstay adjuster, clutches, etc. 2018
• New windlass gearbox and switches 2018
• New stainless steel, un-coated lifelines and gates with pelican hooks 2018
• Owners live out of state – when away from the boat for any extended period of time, they always leave PACIFIC WIND in “storage” mode, with a local tech under contract to check systems and run the engine up to temperature on a regular basis – extraordinary care!

Specifications

Specifications & Description (by the Owners)

Accommodations:

As you descend the companionway through new plexiglass doors, one immediately realizes the intrinsic value of a raised pilothouse design: 240-degree broad views throughout, at sitting level. No more “down below” feeling experienced in other sailboats.

An open galley to port with double SS sinks with cover inserts; Grohe detachable faucet; soap dispenser; Gusher foot pump faucet, and Seagull water filter dispenser. 3-burner Force 10 gimbled stove with seaway potholders and custom butcher block pull-over cover, generous two-bank deep box refrigerator with freezer box, custom shelving, with second back-up Novacool element and pump. GE microwave oven. Two large teak lined storage boxes built into Corion countertops in addition to ample drawer and pantry cabinet storage.

To starboard a private quarter berth stateroom with hanging locker, drawers, lighting, and three portlights. Yacht bedding including custom fitted mattress cover and two fitted sheets.

A Frig-O-Boat freezer with Guardian monitor/control panel placed beneath new quarter berth custom cushions that are divided to access separate storage spaces. This area has a vinyl custom cover to protect the entire quarter berth cushions if desired. Storage includes multiple spare pumps and filters, a spare alternator and regulator with connections, and Boson’s chair.

The salon features an adjustable height pedestal Captain’s inside helm chair to view outside above deck level. Custom chart table bench with storage and chart shelf. There is a raised settee and adjustable teak table. Chair, bench and settee all reupholstered in 2024. Extensive storage throughout salon. An IC-M802 SSB with modem, Alpine stereo and CD player with Sirius antenna, and custom speaker system.

All Lewmar hatches (5) and screens – along with companionway plexiglass - were replaced in 2024.

Forward move downward past a stepped mast finished with the salon upholstery toward a built-in bureau with hanging closet, drawers and more storage; to starboard is a head with separate shower space with new sump-pump. Mirrored medicine cabinetry and Corian countertop. New Raritan head and all new sani-hose replaced 2024. A new thru-hull placed forward for newly replaced holding-tank and macerator under v-berth. Flooring for shower and head have custom teak removable flooring. The Espar hydronic heating runs through two large rows of towel racks. The shower enjoys a reversable solar fan with separate lighting. Shower drains to bilge through a separate filter.

The V-berth has a Pullman-style berth with new custom upholstered mattress sectioned to gain easy access to storage; custom shelving; Yacht bedding including custom fitted mattress cover and two fitted sheets.

Removable walk-through transom to sugar scoop, custom built-in integrated scoop swim ladder, propane locker with room for two tanks, with freshwater hot and cold shower system. Removable varnished drink-binocular holder and table at forward binnacle. Teak cockpit flooring and seating. Three large accessible lockers and engine access. Teak mast step seat.

Engine:

• Yanmar 56hp Diesel; Model 4JH3E; Maxprop 3-blade feathering bronze prop (serviced and rebuilt as needed 2025)
• Cruising 2400 rpm, max 3200 rpm – cruising speed 6.5kn w/ approximately 1.15 gal/hour fuel consumption
• Engine Hours: approximately 3,400
• Heat exchange system, circulating pump, and hot water heater replaced 2024
• Dual Racor fuel filtering system added 2024
• Replaced Exhaust elbow and fitting 2018
• Sea-Fire engine compartment fire extinguisher (FM200 - auto and manual)

Tanks:

• (1gal = 3.78l ) Tank-Tender monitor for fuel, water and holding tank
• Fuel 2 x 35gal (70gal)
• Water 2 x 65gal + 30gal new (2024) tank forward under V-berth (160gal total)
• Holding 30gal under V-berth – new 2024

Electrical:

Solar panels (370W total) with controllers divided between (2) cockpit stanchions, (2) cabin trunk, (1) Solbian forward deck walk-on panel.

2018: upgrade electric panel, new Xantrex inverter-charger and remote monitor, 8 x 110A AGM batteries + starting battery (2019), battery monitor. Victron battery isolater, Watchmate VB 8000 Smart AiS transducer/wifi. A separate backup inverter exists for a single galley outlet. New Balmar alternator AT-SF-200-K6 and Regulator MC. Set for belt manager #2, AGM batteries.

Electronics:

Raytheon ST60 duplicate displays speed, heading, Boat Speed/VMG, wind direction/speed, depth, environment, timer.

Raytheon ST6000+ autohelm, tack/jibe, track at companionway, and with corded remote inside helm unit for inside helm and deck use.

Inside helm: transmission/throttle controls; auto pilot and Raytheon duplex; Garmin GPS/Map 421, Panasonic Toughbook with SSB and Iridium interface/Weather, and TZ Navigator chartplotter (GPS and chartplotter completely separate and a backup for those at binnacle). A LaCrosse Weather station.

Night-lighting head and chart table, salon, cockpit and anchor locker.

Binnacle: Raymarine chartplotter (2024) in NavPod with exterior USB charger, new Raymarine radar dome mast placement.

Oil-in-glass Ritchie Powerdamp compass.

ICOM IC-M504 VHF, light switching and autopilot at companionway.

Additional:

Fans throughout boat (7), solar and 12v receptacles in cockpit, chart table and inside helm. Mixed 12-volt halogen and LED lighting, brass movable zone lighting.

A new Watt&Sea generator receptacle on the transom of the sugar scoop and regulator at the battery bank. The Watt&Sea generator fits onto a frame fit to the Hydrovane brackets. The Hydrovane is ready to be recommissioned on the transom/scoop with all new mounting flanges, clamps and tubes.

All new Sunbrella canvas dodger, custom pockets and fold-up center window, adjustable bimini; dodger frame Lopolights; new canvas all winches, hatches, binnacle, etc.

Phifertex mesh 70% black sun shades fit to surround dodger, Sunbrella cabin trunk window covers.

Enclosure for cockpit Phifertex and a set-in Stratoglass.

Companionway custom Phifertex bug screen. Screen for all hatches and portlights.

There are forward bow SidePower thrusters.

New D5W hydronic Espar furnace + new lines/reservoir 2018. The radiant hydronic Espar flow and its radiators are matched with fans in several zones: v-berth, head, solon-settee and galley flooring.

New exhaust elbow and fittings, new water heater.

Rigging:

Re-rigging Blackline 2018. Awlcare (touch-up) mast and spreaders, new standing rigging, serviced mast and boom: new sheeves, blocks, lighting, hailer, halyards, overhaul spinnaker pole, hydraulic backstay tensioner, add clutch and leads for roller furler and at mast. 2024 new code-zero rigging and halyard, added mast winch. New SS lifelines.

Removable inner forestay. Fixed backstays and deck U-bolts replaced or refurbished. Refurbished roller furler. Harken deck jib cars with lines. Jib/spinnaker pole and custom rigging. Boom/main preventer system led to cockpit. Extra halyards. New Garhauer double clutch blocks for foresail sheets. Recently serviced SS winches (5). Electric forward cockpit starboard winch.

Sail Inventory:

• Full-battened dacron main with big-boat reefing system at tack
• #3 Yankee foresail
• Both cleaned/inspected/repairs by North Sails (2023)
• UK Code Zero
• Custom gennaker
• Staysail
• Storm Staysail
• Weathercock (storm trysail) sail for boom
• New sail diaper and lazy-jacks

Ground Tackle:

New Maxwell windless gear box assembly motor and new foot switches 2018. 2025 serviced windless and changed oil.

300' 5/16" high test galvanized chain 3,900 working/11,600 breaking marked at 50' intervals, new 2024. Ultra Anchor and self-righting swivel. Spare chain and rode in bilge compartment. Custom snubbers (two sets).

Fresh and saltwater washdown in large separate bulkhead chain locker (4 bumpers, extra Bruce anchor, lines) and pumpout access.

Stern anchor system in port aft lazarette, chain on rode, Fortress anchor, hawser leads to SS anchor guides and hull protectors, with pop-up SS deck cleats in the scoop.

A large spare Fortress anchor is found in the lazarette.

Safety:

MOM-8, Lifesling, MOB chartplotter tab, backup bilge pumps, gusher pump in cockpit and additional bilge gusher mounted in quarterberth. Electrical connections renewed 2018 along with relatively new bilge pumps/floats engine, main and anchor locker bilges. Spare preconstructed/prewired anchor locker bilge setup in salon bilge.

Cockpit has red night lights just above teak sole and dodger frame Lopolight night/regular LED light options. There are four sturdy harness clip-in safety U-bolts in the cockpit.

Smoke and CO sniffers in staterooms. Emergency portlight covers. Fire extinguishers: cockpit port lazarette, quarter berth, galley, v-berth. Sea-Fire engine compartment extinguisher.

Additional:

• Cabin trunk mounted cradle for Pelican case (previously held 6-person Winslow liferaft)
• Portland Pudgy tender with oars, gaff-rigged sail kit, and electric Travel 1400 Torquedo, extra battery and charger, solar panel charger, storage bags
• Garhauer SS kayak holders (4)
• Two kayaks available if there is interest
• Full Sunbrella 3-piece boat cover
• Two West Marine lounge chairs
• West Marine rail clip-on BBQ
• Cockpit locker designated storage for up to (4) scuba dive tanks
• Compliment of Rigging and hardware supplies salon storage including spare starter motor, Yanmar water pump, engine parts, hardware, etc.

Dock Box Storage:

• Sheets labeled for function
• Lines
• Westmarine heater fans for Winter storage (4)
• Westmarine 110v adjustable heater
• Various covers, cleaning/maintenance agents, lubricants, oil change pump
• BBQ
• Pudgy sail kit materials except sail (in storage)

Off-site Storage Unit:

• Storm plexiglass window coverings for cabin-trunk windows
• Pelican life raft canister for deck cradle and canvas cover
• Bruce anchor
• Kedge
• Propeller
• Hydrovane and parts
• Watt &Sea
• Helm seat and hardware (inside Pelican case)
• Coaming blocks (replaced)
• Electrical extension cord
• Quickline bow anchor roller
• Spare SS lifelines
• Shop vacuum
• Three-part Sunbrella boat cover
• New jib sheets and other lines
• Spare hatch screens
• Cabin trunk solar panels in custom sleeve
• Cabin trunk hardware for solar panels
• Garhauer SS kayak holders (4)
• Two dive tanks recently inspected/recertified
• Two foldable WestMarine deck chairs/cushions
• New custom hammock for inner forestay
• Spare PW vinyl hull lettering/design
• Red-Brown vinyl cover for quarter berth cushions/space
• Complete sail kit for Pudgy tender + oars/locks
• Spare battery for Torqeedo outboard
• Solar panel charger for Torqeedo
• Torqeedo bag for shaft
• Spinnaker in new bag
• Code Zero and Selden furler/sheets
• Storm staysail
• Staysail in custom bag
• Two large blue fenders

Exclusions

Artwork, tools and a number of personal items stored in the galley or utility drawers are excluded in the sale. Tableware and electronics are included in the sale, but owners would like to retain, if the buyer does not want them. Kayaks shown in photos are excluded from the sale, but may be negotiable.