1991 Shannon 43 Ketch. Shannon Boat Company

Shannon Boat Company.    

The Shannon 43 “Tinker” was built by Shannon Boat Company in Bristol, RI, for the family of a Midwestern industrialist with no expense spared, and was our Annapolis Show Boat.  The double-head ketch rig and keel centerboard hull provide the ultimate versatility for sailing in safety and comfort with good speed in all sea and wind conditions anywhere and everywhere on the globe. The legendary bullet-proof Shannon building techniques including composite core hull and deck construction insure that “Tinker”should last several lifetimes. Over the years, “Tinker has been lightly used primarily on the Great Lakes.  As the wear and tear of one years’ use in Florida equals ten years on the Great Lakes, “Tinker presents like almost new.  Classic Herreshoff interior with white laminate bulkheads and varnished teak trim, with a solid teak and holly (not plywood) cabin sole. The current owner has done significant recent upgrades preparing for long distance cruising before a change of circumstances forced the sale of “Tinker.”  Owning a Shannon like “Tinker” is a little like owning Downton Abby, as the next owners will find themselves to be stewards of S43#32, and they will use and love this classic offshore ocean cruiser for the time allotted them.  

Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Builder/Designer

Builder: Shannon

Design: Walter Schulz & Associates

Dimensions

LOD: 43’10”

LWL: 36′ 9″

Beam: 13’5”

Displacement: 27,500#

Draft: 4′ 9″ centerboard

8’7” down

Bridge Clearance: 63′

Ballast: 10,000 #

internal solid lead

Engine

Engine(s): Westerbeke

Engine HP: 62

Engine Model: W-58

Hours: 4100

Tankage

Accommodations Forward is the owners stateroom with spacious V-berth with louvered shelf lockers outboard and drawers under. A medicine cabinet and vanity with Corian countertop (new in 2016), is built-in to port with a cedar-lined hanging locker and drawers. To starboard are additional tall lockers and a head with a separate shower stall, plus a privacy door.

The main salon features a hand craft teak traditional drop leaf table to provide dining for six comfortably, and a Sharpe flat screen TV with enhanced sound bar speakers (new 2015)  To starboard is sliding settee double berth with book shelves and lockers with settee back storage outboard. The settee has a lee-cloth, pulls out to a double berth and has drawers under. To port is a sliding settee single berth with louvered lockers, shelves and storage outboard. The settee has a lee-cloth, pulls out to a single berth and has drawers beneath and additional storage behind.  Aft of the port settee is a beautiful Luke brass and tile fireplace. To starboard is the spacious offshore U-Galley with deep double stainless steel sinks, Corian countertops (new 2016), three burner propane stove with oven, microwave convection oven (new 2014)  and refrigerator with top and side loading doors and a separate freezer compartment. Aft of the galley is the navigation station with 12VDC/110VAC electrical distribution panels and adjustable swivel seat.  To port side is the aft head, with dual door entry from either the main salon or aft cabin. The aft head has a built-in medicine cabinet and vanity, with Corian top (new 2016) , shower and a large vanity mirror and full length mirror on the door leading to the aft stateroom. The aft stateroom to port has a built-in cedar-lined hanging locker, drawers and double berth.  The entire interior is heated through a hot forced-air duct system by an Espar 12VDC diesel heater.

Galley

• New Corian countertops with fiddle splash inlays-  2017·
• Seafrost refrigeration (engine drive and  new 12 VDC compressor -2017) with freezer, top and front loading doors, remote temperature gauge
• · Three burner propane stove with oven — Two 10 # propane tanks with solenoid shutoff
• ·Microwave convection oven (new 2014)
• · Pressure fresh water system
• · Hand pump for fresh water/refrigerator pump out

Electronics

•                     All new in 2017, still under warranty until June 2019.
  • Garmen-GPS Map 942 with Famtom radar 18 mile radar
  • Apparent wind speed and wind direction indicator
  • Knotmeter/depth finder/temperature Triducer
  • Compass
  • The system has an intergrated WiFi that connects to any smart phone or
  • tablet to enable them to be used as an electronics repeater.

•  Robertson AP200 autopilot
• · Icom VHF radio, Model IC-M56
• · Icom SSB radio, Model IC-M700
• · Icom HF transceiver, Model IC-735
• · Icom automatic antenna tuner, Model AH-2
•   LED Bow navigation lights (new 2016)
• · Tri-color LED masthead light with anchor light (new 2016)

Electrical

• · 110V AC/12V DC with 50 ft shore power cable.
• · New AGM batteries  (2017)
•  ·Inverter/Charger
•   Link battery management system
• · Balmar 7 Series 80 Amp Alternator
• · Balmar A.R.S. IV Advanced Regulator
• ·  Shakespeare radio/TV mast mounted antenna

Sail

• · Full batten mainsail, two reef points, with Harken Battcars
• · Mizzen sail, one reef point
• · Roller-furling 130% genoa
• · Roller-furling staysail (new staysail stay release lever 2018)
• · Hank-on Yankee working jib
• · Navtec Rod Standing Rigging
• · Lewmar ST winches
• · Mizzen staysail gear with running backstays

Deck

• · 12 Bronze ports
• · 4 Dorade vents
• · 5 deck hatches
• · Stainless steel lifelines
• · Boarding/swim ladder

• GROUND TACKLE:
• · 45 lb. CQR with all chain
• · 20H Danforth with chain/nylon rode
• · Ideal electric windlass Model ACWH
• · Raw water washdown

Cockpit

• · Westerbeke instrument panel with gauges
• · Cockpit cushions
• · Cockpit awning
• · Fold-down cocktail table
• · Hot/Cold cockpit shower fixture
• · 12 V outlet
• · Ritchie RP-5 (five inch) pedestal mounted compass
• · Manual bilge pump
• · Life raft (Needs servicing), custom storage well in cockpit sole
• ·Outboard motor mount on stern rail

Engine and Mechanical Equipment

• · Westerbeke, 62 hp, four cylinder, fresh water cooled, diesel, Model W-58
• · Hurth transmission
• · Three 5052 aluminum fuel tanks, with gauges, totaling 98 gallons
• · Fuel manifold for three fuel tanks and twin Racor 500FG fuel filters
• · Electric engine-oil changing pump
• · Vetus Bow thruster
• · 20 gallon holding tank with macerator
• · Three 316L stainless steel water tanks totaling 200 gallons
• · 10 gallon hot water heater
• · Automatic/Manual, electric bilge pumps
• · Halon, automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment
• ·Three blade prop with Spurs line cutters

Fuel: 98 gallons

Water: 200 gallons     Holding: 40 gallons

Accommodations Forward is the owners stateroom with spacious V-berth with louvered shelf lockers outboard and drawers under. A medicine cabinet and vanity with Corian countertop (new in 2016), is built-in to port with a cedar-lined hanging locker and drawers. To starboard are additional tall lockers and a head with a separate shower stall, plus a privacy door.

The main salon features a hand craft teak traditional drop leaf table to provide dining for six comfortably, and a Sharpe flat screen TV with enhanced sound bar speakers (new 2015)  To starboard is sliding settee double berth with book shelves and lockers with settee back storage outboard. The settee has a lee-cloth, pulls out to a double berth and has drawers under. To port is a sliding settee single berth with louvered lockers, shelfs and storage outboard. The settee has a lee-cloth, pulls out to a single berth and has drawers beneath and additional storage behind.  Aft of the port settee is a beautiful Luke brass and tile fireplace. To starboard is the spacious offshore U-Galley with deep double stainless steel sinks, Corian countertops (new 2016), three burner propane stove with oven, microwave convection oven (new 2014)  and refrigerator with top and side loading doors and a separate freezer compartment. Aft of the galley is the navigation station with 12VDC/110VAC electrical distribution panels and adjustable swivel seat.  To port side is the aft head, with dual door entry from either the main salon or aft cabin. The aft head has a built-in medicine cabinet and vanity, with Corian top (new 2016) , shower and a large vanity mirror and full length mirror on the door leading to the aft stateroom. The aft stateroom to port has a built-in cedar-lined hanging locker, drawers and double berth.  The entire interior is heated through a hot forced-air duct system by an Espar 12VDC diesel heater.

Galley

• New Corian countertops with fiddle splash inlays-  2017·
• Seafrost refrigeration (engine drive and  new 12 VDC compressor -2017) with freezer, top and front loading doors, remote temperature gauge
• · Three burner propane stove with oven — Two 10 # propane tanks with solenoid shutoff
• ·Microwave convection oven (new 2014)
• · Pressure fresh water system
• · Hand pump for fresh water/refrigerator pump out

Electronics

•                     All new in 2017, still under warranty until June 2019.
  • Garmen-GPS Map 942 with Famtom radar 18 mile radar
  • Apparent wind speed and wind direction indicator
  • Knotmeter/depth finder/temperature Triducer
  • Compass
  • The system has an intergrated WiFi that connects to any smart phone or
  • tablet to enable them to be used as an electronics repeater.

•  Robertson AP200 autopilot
• · Icom VHF radio, Model IC-M56
• · Icom SSB radio, Model IC-M700
• · Icom HF transceiver, Model IC-735
• · Icom automatic antenna tuner, Model AH-2
•   LED Bow navigation lights (new 2016)
• · Tri-color LED masthead light with anchor light (new 2016)

Electrical

• · 110V AC/12V DC with 50 ft shore power cable.
• · New AGM batteries  (2017)
•  ·Inverter/Charger
•   Link battery management system
• · Balmar 7 Series 80 Amp Alternator
• · Balmar A.R.S. IV Advanced Regulator
• ·  Shakespeare radio/TV mast mounted antenna

Sail

• · Full batten mainsail, two reef points, with Harken Battcars
• · Mizzen sail, one reef point
• · Roller-furling 130% genoa
• · Roller-furling staysail (new staysail stay release lever 2018)
• · Hank-on Yankee working jib
• · Navtec Rod Standing Rigging
• · Lewmar ST winches
• · Mizzen staysail gear with running backstays

Deck

• · 12 Bronze ports
• · 4 Dorade vents
• · 5 deck hatches
• · Stainless steel lifelines
• · Boarding/swim ladder

• GROUND TACKLE:
• · 45 lb. CQR with all chain
• · 20H Danforth with chain/nylon rode
• · Ideal electric windlass Model ACWH
• · Raw water washdown

Cockpit

• · Westerbeke instrument panel with gauges
• · Cockpit cushions
• · Cockpit awning
• · Fold-down cocktail table
• · Hot/Cold cockpit shower fixture
• · 12 V outlet
• · Ritchie RP-5 (five inch) pedestal mounted compass
• · Manual bilge pump
• · Life raft (Needs servicing), custom storage well in cockpit sole
• ·Outboard motor mount on stern rail

Engine and Mechanical Equipment

• · Westerbeke, 62 hp, four cylinder, fresh water cooled, diesel, Model W-58
• · Hurth transmission
• · Three 5052 aluminum fuel tanks, with gauges, totaling 98 gallons
• · Fuel manifold for three fuel tanks and twin Racor 500FG fuel filters
• · Electric engine-oil changing pump
• · Vetus Bow thruster
• · 20 gallon holding tank with macerator
• · Three 316L stainless steel water tanks totaling 200 gallons
• · 10 gallon hot water heater
• · Automatic/Manual, electric bilge pumps
• · Halon, automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment
• ·Three blade prop with Spurs line cutters