Monday, February 7, 2011

Marine Trader Tradewinds 43 '@Home'







Follow-Me-TV satellite


Atkins & Hoyle 600# dinghy lift


Sundeck starboard

Flybridge station


Flybridge seating starboard


9' Zodiac w/8hp Johnson


Sundeck wetbar w/ice maker


Starboard deck


Starboard dockbox


Ideal windlass w/55# SS plow anchor

Prosine 3000w inverter/charger in salon cabinet

House battery bank 8-6V golf carts


Starboard Cummins engine


Port Cummins engine


Onan 8kW genset w/soundshield


Engine room access from galley


Splendide vented W/D in master stateroom


Aft hanging locker


Master port side


Master starboard


Master full 'king-size'


Master head w/stall shower


Forward head


Galley down


Convertible dinette


Salon cabinet & storage


Salon stbd. Lazy-Boy recliners


Salon port


Electrical panel & inverter controls



Lower helm

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@Home is a 1987 Tradewinds 43 sundeck trawler. She was built by Lien Hwa, one of Taiwan's premier yards for Marine Trading International. We purchased her in 2004 and lived aboard and cruised her full-time for 6 years. Since we have owned her we have upgraded many of the systems and cosmetics.

Specs:
43’ length (47’ LOA)
Beam 14’10”
Draft 3’10”
Fuel 305 gals. (tanks new 2002)
Water 250 gals (tanks new 2002)
Holding tank 50 gals

Mechanical:
(2) Cummins 6BT 210 hp (3100 hours) (1 new in 1993)
Onan 8KW genset (1430 hours)
Twin Disc transmissions (new ’02 & ’03)
Prosine 3000 watt inverter w/(8) 6 volt golf cart house bank (930Ah)
16 & 12,000 BTU air conditioners (new in 2008 & 2009)

Layout:
Full beam aft stateroom with full king-sized bed
Raritan Atlantes head and separate stall shower aft
Splendide vented washer/dryer (new 2006)
Large, carpeted salon with Lazy Boy recliners and entertainment center
Lower helm
Galley down, with dinette (new cushions in 2009)
Forward stateroom w/over-under bunks and private head
Roomy ‘screened’ sundeck with table and (4) chairs
Flybridge w/ full controls and new cushions (new 2006) & full enclosure (new in 2004 w/EZ2CY forward)
Misc:
Furuno chartplotter w/carts from Del. Bay to Fl Keys
Furuno radar interfaced to chartpoltter
Remote controlled dinghy winch on sundeck roof w/600# capacity
2004 9’ Zodiac RIB, 8 hp Johnson 2006
Folow-Me-TV satellite system
FW & SW washdown systems
Ideal anchor windless w/ 140’ HT chain & 150’ nylon rode (remotes on both helms)
Full Textaline screens for side windows and sundeck doors

Comments:
@Home has been well maintained, and upgraded, and is a great, roomy liveaboard cruising boat. She’s been from Maryland to the Fl Keys 6 times and has always performed flawlessly. She cruises easily at 9 knots and burns about 5 gph at 8.3 knots. Have all maintenance records dating back to 1993, oil analyses for the past 10 years, and fuel consumption data for the past 6 years.