Bruce Roberts 43

Remarks Bruce Roberts designed Mauritius 43 built in Shetland by Peter Griffiths, a founder Director of Delta Marine for his personal use. She is constructed in steel and was commissioned in 1995. Peter sailed her to South America, the Caribbean and Florida before returning to Scotland.

Between 2001/2004, she was stripped and rebuilt internally to the current owners specification for a comfortable and functional live aboard centre cockpit blue water cruiser yacht. British registered, lying in France. Accommodation Accommodation comprises 3 cabins, galley and engine/workshop cabin. Forecabin : Double V berth (with insert).

En suite (L1800mm x W2350mm x H1800mm) with toilet, hand basin and shower (equipped with holding tank for waste water). L920mm x W1150mm x H1800mm. Sail locker/wardrobe off entrance opposite en suite shower room. L920mm x W900mm x H1800mm. Storage under V berth and linear shelving port and starboard. Main Cabin : U shaped berths (seat 6) with gate leg dining table and linear berth seat (seats 3).

Both berths can convert with inserts into double berth for overnight use. Storage under seating, lockers and shelving and book storage. (L1850mm x W3500mm x H1900mm). Chart table/Nav station with two lockers for storage. Access to switch cupboard for DC circuits. L900mm x W850mm. 2 x powder extinguishers. Aft Cabin : Owners double en suite (L3000mm x W3000mm x H1800mm).

Double berth with ancillary wardrobe/locker space L2000mm x W1600mm. En suite with Jabsco electric WC, wash hand basin, shower and 240v hairdryer. Storage under berth (L1100mm x W1400mm x H1800mm). Galley : Linear galley comprising 50 litre built in refrigerator (Isotherm), Thomson 2 ring induction hob, twin sink unit with mixer tap, 800W microwave and Wallas 2kw electric oven. Ample high level storage space.

L3000mm x W1320 x H1800mm. In the galley there is a fire extinguisher and fire blanket. In engine room, 1 x powder extinguisher. On deck, 1x powder extinguisher. Inventory Specifications LOA 13.19m. (Since original measurement, a bowsprit and hydrovane have been added.

Overall length now 14.5m) Beam 3.9m Draft 2.18m Gross Tonnage 19.87t Reg No: 728486 Freshwater 800ltr Calorifier 30ltr Fuel Capacity 1,400ltrs (2 x 700ltr tanks) Hull Fittings Below the waterline are an inlet and outlet to each of the ensuite toilets. Hose connected to welded iron pipes via seacocks. Seacocks were renewed in 2019. There are two 2 inch through hull inlets with seacocks in the engine compartment.

The port side inlet acts as main outlet for cockpit drain and for the bilge pump. (The waste water from the galley and from the aft shower tray are discharged into the large bilge under the engine installation.). The starboard inlet is the raw water inlet for the engine, V drive and generator cooling. It also acts as a cockpit drain from the starboard side. Midway on portside is the speed/log impeller fitting and depth sounder.

Above the waterline, engine and generator exhausts exit the hull on port side. 1 x powder fire extinguisher on deck. 6 anodes are fitted to the keel and 2 to the rudder. In addition a zincguard galvanic isolator is fitted. Anodes were replaced in 2019 and have life expectancy of 6/8 years. Deck Fittings The deck is enclosed by a 25mm stainless steel guard rail with access gates on port and starboard adjacent to the cockpit.

Safety netting has been fitted between the bow and the cockpit. The anchor windlass is a Simpson Lawrence vertical windlass with 12mm Pawl for chain and rope capstan. The control is by handheld switch attached to the deck on the port side. There are 2 Lewmar mast winches and 6 Lewmar cockpit winches mounted on cockpit combing with 5 cleats each on port and starboard. The cockpit is protected by a blue sprayhood, renewed in 2022.

Three teak chests are fitted to the aft deck, which act as storage and as additional seating whilst at anchor. A support frame on the transom carries the radar transmitter, radio aerials, loudspeaker, deck light and GPS receiver. An outboard support bracket is fitted to the transom. A Hydrovane self steering system is fitted to the transom alongside a fixed 5 rung boarding ladder.

Safety Equipment

On deck safety lines port and starboard from bow to cockpit, and aft deck safety line from stern to cockpit. Safety line in cockpit. An Ocean Safety 6 man liferaft to offshore standard, last serviced June 2021. Two horseshoe life rings, one with recovery line and both with lights. One position marker beacon pole with flag. One man overboard block and tackle to lift casualty on board.

Yellow grab bag with emergency kit and Epirb beacon. Deck Hatches Access to the companionway is by sliding hatch and double doors constructed in stainless steel and 15mm polycarbonate. The 5 step companionway stairs are constructed in stainless steel with rubber treadmaster steps. The hatches are stainless steel with 15mm polycarbonate. Each deck hatch to the forecabin and aft cabin measure 500mm square.

The two deck hatches to the main cabin measure 500mm x 300mm. Two small hatches (300mm x 100mm) provide ventilation to aft cabin and aft toilet respectively. 12 windows each 350mm a 200mm of 18mm polycarbonate are fitted into the hull retained by a stainless steel surround through bolted, 6 deck prism windows are fitted into the deck, 4 in main cabin and two in aft cabin.

Toilet Installation The forward toilet compartment comprises a manual Jabsco toilet discharging either overboard or into a holding tank. Waste water from both hand basin and shower tray discharge into the holding tank. The holding tank is emptied by way of electric macerator pump overboard whilst at sea. The aft toilet compartment comprises an electric Jabsco toilet discharging overboard. Waste w Open to offers.