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S/V Catherine — a 1982 C&C 43 Landfall located in Lagoon Marina, Cole Bay, Sint Maarten (Dutch Part), for sale by broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary.
The C&C Landfall 43 is a highly capable and comfortable cruiser, especially for those who value a solid build, a spacious layout, and good sailing performance.
“Catherine” is a robustly built, fully operational center-cockpit cruiser with many successful cruising miles under her keel. She is available in sailaway, ready-in-the-water condition for immediate sale. She has been safely sailed and has been home to a full-time cruising family, owned by a marine professional who works on offshore tugs in the Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. coast.
Features
- Strong Construction: C&C was known for building quality, reinforced hulls, making the Landfall 43 a durable boat.
- Spacious Interior: It has a large aft stateroom, a full head with a separate shower, and generous living space, including 6'2" of headroom.
- Good Storage: The boat provides plenty of storage throughout, including lockers, drawers, and a large water and fuel capacity.
- Good Sailing Performance: It's described as a fast cruiser that handles well, with owners noting good speeds even in lighter winds.
- Comfortable for Cruising: The center cockpit design and overall layout make it well-suited for liveaboard cruising.
Specifications
| Name | S/V Catherine |
| Make | C&C |
| Model | 43 Landfall |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Monohull Sailboat |
| Builder | C&C |
| Designer | Robert W. Ball |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| Cabins | 2 |
| Heads | 2 |
| Galley | Port |
Dimensions
| Loa | 43ft / 13.11m |
| Lwl | 38ft / 11.58m |
| Beam | 12ft 6in / 3.81m |
| Headroom | 6ft 2in |
| Draft | 5ft 6in / 1.68m |
| Mast Height | 54ft 0in |
Tankage
| Fuel Tanks | 70 gallons |
| Water Tanks | 144 gallons |
Performance
| Engines | 0HP Perkins 4.154 1981 |
| Engine Hours | 2500 |
| Displacement | 24600 lbs |
| Speed | 8 kts cruise; range 500 nm |
| Sails | Yankee #3 jib, 115% genoa, mainsail (full battens, double reef), storm jib, Furlex 300S roller furling |
Layout Diagram
Inventory
Overview
- Name: "Catherine"
- Type: Center cockpit cruiser, fully operational, sailaway ready in the water
- Condition: Robustly built with many cruising miles; lived aboard by a full-time cruising family
- Ownership: Owned by a marine professional working offshore tugs in the Mid-Atlantic US
Accommodation
- Access to aft cabin via companionway from cockpit or interior passageway with full standing headroom
- Aft cabin: large, centerline double berth, hanging locker, additional lockers, private head with shower
- Ventilation and light in aft cabin: 4 opening ports and 1 opening hatch
- Passageway forward: workbench outboard (optionally two sea berths) and engine access inboard
- Saloon layout: galley to port, navigation station just aft of galley
- Saloon galley: large U-shaped galley with refrigerator, double stainless-steel sinks, row of drawers, hidden built-in disposal basket, dry locker, three-burner propane stove with oven
- Saloon dinette: U-shaped dinette converts to double berth; settee across from dinette
- Storage: 6 lockers behind settees
- Forward head: accessible from saloon or forecabin
- Forward cabin: double berth with lockers, hanging lockers, and other storage
- Forward ventilation: 6 opening ports, 5 opening hatches, and 2 dorade boxes
Additional Accommodation Details
- V-berth: large full, sleeps 2
- Forward washroom: sink and day shower with sump basin
- Starboard sea berths: two single bunks
- Aft stateroom: large full, sleeps 2
- Dinette: converts to large full, sleeps 2, seats 6
- Aft head: full shower, accessible via aft stateroom and saloon
- Starboard settee: sleeps 1, seats 3
Total Berths
- Without dinette conversion: 6
- Maximum capacity: 9
Interior Comforts and Amenities
- Ample storage throughout (slider type)
- Fire extinguisher(s)
- First aid kit
Galley
- Stove: one 3-burner gimbaled Princess with oven, propane (stove stored in aft deck locker)
- Stainless double sink
- Large drop fridge with Isotherm evaporator and manual Whale pump
- Ample storage drawers and lockers
- Built-in disposal basket (hidden)
- Dry locker
Electronics and Navigation
- Ritchie B2 compass
- Hawk fathometer
- Raymarine ST4000 wheel pilot
- Standard Horizon GX2150 VHF with RAM3 remote (AIS receive)
- Two Garmin 172C plotters (Caribbean, NE US, Europe charts)
- One Garmin handheld GPS
- NASA man-overboard alarm with three FOBs
- Personal locator beacon (PLB)
- Handheld searchlight
Electrical Systems
- Shore power: Marinetech 12V DC and 120V AC system, 30 Amp
- Batteries: two Group 4D (AGM), one Group 27 (wet)
- Cutout electrical switches: two
- 120V AC battery charger: Quick SBC700 NRG, 3-bank, 60 Amp
- Engine alternator: 80 Amp Bowmar
- Solar: 360W stern-rail mounted array
- Charge controller: Blue Sea Systems
- Inverter: 1750W
- Wiring: multi-strand plastic-coated copper
- Shore power cables: two 50' with adapters
Deck and Hull Equipment
- Anchor: one 65 lb Lewmar Claw anchor with 60' 3/8" chain and 200' 3/4" 3-strand nylon rode
- Anchoring gear: manual Lunenburg windlass and dual bow anchor roller
- Bimini top and dodger, 5'11" clearance
- New cockpit cushions
- Navigation lights: running, anchor, steaming, spreader
- Four fenders
- Full complement of dock lines
- Stainless bow pulpit and stainless stern rails
- Aluminum stanchions with Amsteel lifelines
- Deck washdown system
- Two propane lockers (stern)
- Large deck locker/storage and washdown (port side aft)
Sails and Rigging
- Yankee #3 jib: Victory Sails, slab reef to storm jib, good condition (2014)
- Genoa: 115%, North, with leech lines, good condition
- Main sail: Eggers, double reef, full battens, leech line, fair condition
- Roller furling: Furlex 300S roller furling system led to cockpit through jam cleat
- Mast: Selden mast, keel-stepped, single spreader
- Standing rigging: 1/2" wire forestay, backstay, and cap shrouds; 7/16" forward and aft shrouds
- Chainplates: through-deck, 1/2" stainless bolted to 1" G4 composite gussets (all)
- Whisker pole
- Bosun's chair (West Marine saddle)
- Winches: two Barient 32 self-tailing (jib sheets), two Barient 22 (jib halyard/spare), one Lesmar 30 self-tailing (main)
Mechanical Equipment
- Perkins diesel engine, rebuilt 2011, 2500 hours on rebuild
- New high-pressure pump and injector set installed 2018
- Borg Warner Velvet Drive: 2.57:1 reduction
- Bilge pumps: one 2000 gph auto/manual bilge pump; Whale emergency bilge pump at helm
- Steering: Wagner B1 helm pump/hydraulic steering (5 turns / 7:1)
- Emergency tiller
- Bilge blower
Safety Equipment
- Four Type I offshore personal flotation devices (PFDs)
- Four youth Type II PFDs
- Four Type V PFDs
- Lifesling
- Two quick-release offshore tethers (Wagner)
- Fire extinguishers: one 7 lb B/C, one 5 lb B/C, one galley spray-can type
Engine Info
- Auxiliary engine described as very solid and reliable
- Clean, no fluid issues, and well maintained
Tankage
- Fuel: one 70 US gallon stainless tank
- Water (all stainless): forward tank 120 US gallons, port tank 24 US gallons
Owners Comments and Boat History
- Design: Landfall 43 hybrid design; 154 built; hull said to be based on Morgan 42 molds with C&C sail plan and interior
- Handling: skeg-hung rudder and modified fin keel give excellent handling on all points of sail
- Rigging and reefing: rigging simple, reefing effected at the mast
- Steering: hydraulic steering for durability and comfort
- Center cockpit: dual egress to salon and aft cabin, elevated visibility
- Owners: lived aboard for 12 years sailing between Northeast US and Caribbean; sailed extensively 2013–2019; hauled during hurricane seasons beginning 2019
- 2018 maintenance: hull repairs supervised by Gold Coast Yachts (minor balsa-core water intrusion aft due to failed thru-hull); hull stiffening and gusseting added; rudder shipped, stripped, and barrier coated
- Hull and mast paint: hull painted 2023 with Petit hardener; mast stepped and painted 2020
- Rigging and winch maintenance: rigging inspected at least yearly and oiled semi-annually; winches maintained at least yearly
- Deck re-painted in 2024; brightwork maintained
- Engine maintenance: head removed and planed 2018, reinstalled with new top-end gasket set; oil changes every 150 hours or less
Disclaimer
- Vessel details offered in good faith but accuracy and condition not guaranteed or warranted
- Buyer should instruct agents or surveyors to validate desired details
- Vessel offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice
Listing
- Listing MLS by Yachtr.com
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