Silverton 43 - 2003

[Paul M]

2003 Silverton 43 Motor Yacht - Saltwater Taffy


While most do not consider a Silverton a trawler, you can certainly cruise at 8 knots just like one and yet, when you need to go fast at 20 knots to make a bridge opening or outrun some bad weather - you can do so.

My wife and I cruised over 6,000 miles on the great loop in a Monk 36. That was a great trawler for that purpose. However, when we stopped for awhile and “lived” aboard as we did for 2-weeks in Key West and 3-weeks in Marathon, we found that we needed more space and more livability. Once we got the Silverton we used her just like a trawler and cruised back down to the Keys and then spent a Winter aboard in the Bahamas.

With her cavernous interior, at anchor or at a dock, you would feel like you were in a condo. The 43 is a big boat for her length. It has an amazing flybridge and aft deck which we call the “back porch”. It’s salon is expansive with wraparound cabin windows, light cherry woodwork, and high ceilings - giving one the impression of being in a much bigger boat. Both staterooms are fitted with queen berths and both heads are split to separate the shower stalls from the toilets. Whether cruising as a couple or with guests aboard you are in the boat that can accommodate all of your cruising dreams.

A total canvas refit was completed in November 2018. The forward and aft windscreens are of the hard, non-roll type, plastic (I don’t recall the technical name) (these fold back up along the enclosure top) and the others are of Eisenglass)

Dimensions:

Length overall w/Pulpit and swim platform....47’7”
Length on deck......43”
Beam...14’10”
Draft....3’8”
Fuel....400 gal
Water...150 gal
Cruising speed.....8 kt’s
Fast Cruise....18 kts
WOT.....22 kts

Engines:

Twin Cummins Diesel 6CTA8.3M-3 @ 450 hp......1630 hours
Generator - 13kw Koehler @ 1268 hours

Equipment

Raymarine Radar and Chartplotter
Garmin 7610 Chartplotter
Standard Horizon VHF
Vesper AIS (Class B)
Depth Finder
Ships WiFi extender
Rudder position Indicator
Raymarine Autopilot with remote
Aft deck refrigerator
44 lb Delta anchor w/ 100’ chain and 200’ 5/8 line
Anchor Washdown
Windless with controls at the helm and on the anchor platform
3-A/C units - total 42,000 BTUs
2 - 40 gal Holding Tanks (1 for each head)
Trim Tabs
Newmar Phase Three 40-amp Battery Charger
Macerator Pumps (2)
3 - Samsung TVs, 1 each in master and guest cabins and a big screen in the salon
Glendenning Cable Master
Halon Fire Extinguisher System
Dockside Water Supply System
Water Heater - 10.5 gal
2. - Jabsco Quiet-Flush Electric Toilets (Fresh Water)
Oil X-Change-R System
Deck Freezer
All in one vented Splendid Clothes Washer/Dryer
9’ West Marine dinghy with a Tohotsu 9.8 outboard
Hurley Dinghy Davit mounts on the swim platform
AND More.....

Galley:

3-Burner Stove w/Oven
Norcold Refrigerator/Freezer
Microwave Oven
Built-in Coffee Brewer
More than ample storage

Forward Cabin

Island Queen Berth
Separate Head and Shower
Cedar Lined Closet with light
Storage under Berth
Cabinets
TV
Separate A/C
Washer Dryer underneath Berth


Aft - Master Stateroom

Island Queen Berth
3 - Cedar lined Closets with lights
4 - Clothes drawers
Additional Storage under the berth
Separate Head and Shower
TV
Separate A/C

Salon

Dining Table for four
Coffee Table that converts into 2 footstools
Seating for 8 or more
Settee that opens into a double berth
Large screen TV
There is much more. I can send additional pictures.

Saltwater Taffy is moored at Southall landings Marina in Hampton, Va

She is priced at $175,000

My contact information: Paul Mellen, email swtaffy480@yahoo.com, phone # 757-846-8643



A total canvas refit was completed in November 2018. The forward and aft windscreens are of the hard, non-roll type, plastic (I don’t recall the technical name) (these fold back up along the enclosure top) and the others are of Eisenglass)

If you want to please your significant other this is the boat that will do it for you. You cannot beat cruising in total comfort.

 

[tribologist]

Paul, just for curiosity, what fuel consumption do you get when cruising 8-10 mph?

 

[Paul M]

Fuel burn rate

At 8.0 kts Saltwater Taffy burns 5.8 gah. If you are also running the generator the rate increases to about 6.5 gph.

 

[Paul M]

For someone wanting a great deal on an outstanding boat the price has been reduced to $159,000. It is now listed with Virginia Yacht Brokers and it also can be seen on Yacht World. There are some new pictures that show a bit more of the boat.