1978 HINCKLEY Hood 43 Sailboat for sale in Ft Lauderdale, FL

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Enter the vessel from the centerline companionway and down 4 steps (some opening) to see the galley to port with huge stove top and oven, sinks, top loading fridge/freezer and abundant counter tops. Aft find the custom dish rack, storage drawers, cubbies and forward the storage cabinets and under sink storage. Moving forward find the port settee 6'8” in length with cubbies and cabinet storage behind with a pilot berth above 6'8” in length. Teak hand rails run above the berths and below the windows for the full length of the salon for safety. There is a drop leaf dinette table centerline with access to the centerboard trunk underneath followed forward by the roomy double door head with new composting C-Head toilet (holding tank and standard toilet plumbing still there), counter and sink, mirrored cabinet, other cabinets and lockers, hot and cold custom faucet, soap dish, shower curtain with track and hand held and wall mounted shower head. Moving forward is the beamy V berth stateroom with multiple draws and storage lockers, access to an amazingly huge anchor locker with P and S shelves, storage area and access to the windlass motor and chain locker. The forward stateroom has shelves, opening hatch with stow away screen, multiple cubbies and book holders as well as a clock and Barometer and huge hanging locker to starboard. Under berth storage drawers and cubbies as well. Leaving the stateroom aft to starboard find another hanging locker and custom built cabinet for the air conditioner with marble shelves and more storage followed by the starboard settee and pilot berth with storage behind identical to the port side settee with book shelves above. Moving aft find the aft facing navigation desk with opening lid, battery monitors, VHF radio, electrical panels and storage under desk and seat. Aft is the companionway hanging locker and 3 drawers . The entire vessel has a white solid headliner with teak trim strips making the interior bright and airy. Moondance sleeps 6 owners and guests in 1 stateroom and 4 salon berths and has one head with shower.

Rebuilt ice box with a new 12V Isotherm cold plate 2021
Top loading with side by side hinged lid
3 Burner Shipmate SS stove top and oven – Over sized and Gimbaled
Stow away stove top cover
Double SS sinks with pressure water and hand pump
6 Gallon hot water heater with engine exchange
Paper towel holder and soap dispenser
Deep port side cabinets with sliding doors and shelves
Custom dish and bowl storage aft
Multiple storage cabinets and drawers

New Raymarine I-50 depth sounder gauge with alarm
New Raymarine I-50 speed and distance gauge
New Raymarine I-60 wind speed and direction
New mast top Anemometer (needs installation)
Cetrek Pilot Pro 700 below decks autopilot (n/o)
Swivel out autopilot controller at the companionway
Ritchie 6” Navigation series compass at the helm
Custom mounted SS navigation lights
West Marine 600 DSC VHF radio at the nav desk

110V Outlets throughout
12V Lighting throughout
New 2024 EEL 50' 30AMP shore power cord
New 30AMP Inlet and some new interior 110V wiring
12V Cabin fans (3)
12V and 110V Electrical panels
DC volt gauge, DC amps gauge, AC volts gauge
Renogy Battery monitor and 2000W Inverter
Pro Mariner 30AMP 2 bank charger
1- 12V deep cycle engine start battery
2- 12V Odyssey Extreme AGM house batteries (210 AMPS)
Ideal vertical electric windlass with chain and rode gypsy's
“Up” foot switch only for windlass
Fusion MS-RA70NSX stereo with Bluetooth
Cockpit and salon speakers with transfer switch
2- 12V plug ins, 1 at nav desk and 1 in the cockpit
MarinAire 16,000 BTU reverse cycle air conditioner New 2022
2- 200W flexible solar panels on Bimini- New 2023
40AMP MPPT solar regulator
Electric in mast mainsail furler
Below panel custom main switches (3)
Samsung 27” flat screen smart TV at Nav desk on swivel mount
New water pump with actuating tank 2021
New bilge pump 2021
New sump pump 2023

Please contact us for a full spec brochure.

This 1978 43' Hinckley Hood designed Sloop is an extremely well built world cruiser recently refurbished and ready to go cruising or racing today. Her sleek head turning looks scream Sexy, but out on the water with the sails out, she just Screams. She is number 12 out of 18 built from 1976 to 1981 and now showing in great condition with solid decks, new rigging and a new bottom. Lets begin with Henry R. Hinckley and Company quality building techniques (unmatched in the market) and Ted Hood design for cruising and racing long distance, hard to beat. She delivers the shoal draft needed to get into shallow anchorages at 4'6” with the addition of a centerboard making ocean passages fast and comfortable. With the low profile deck and cabin top, you will find that the interior offers 6'4” headroom throughout. The interior wood work is beautiful and offers tremendous storage capacity filling her 12'6” beam. Her fuel and water capacity allows for longer cruises with less stopping and the solar panels run the fridge and other 12V items. The 25,500 dry lb displacement with 11,500 lbs of lead ballast in a long fin keel with full skeg protected rudder makes her sea worthy, strong and able to sail on less heel when the centerboard is lowered giving her an 11'6” draft, great for increased stability and fast upwind sailing. The cockpit settees are almost 8' long for lounging or sleeping in comfort with deep storage lockers under the settees. With some new electronics and a desire to be excited at sea, this magnificent sailing vessel will take you anywhere you want to go in comfort and safety. The unique Hood designed electric in mast furling makes mainsail handling as easy as pushing a button. Since Moondance is the only 43 Hinckley Hood design available on the market, you should not hesitate to preview her ASAP as she will sell quickly. If you wish to set up an appointment for preview, call Barry at 954-873-1800 and we will get you on board.

If interested, the boat is located at a transferable live aboard dock in Fort Lauderdale!!!