Bruce Roberts Mauritius Ketch 43

Discover this well-maintained Bruce Roberts Mauritius Ketch 43, built in 1983 at the VHV Marine shipyard in South Africa with original certification. Constructed with fiberglass and featuring a long keel, she is Turkish-flagged and ready for new adventures. This Ketch 43 offers a solid combination of reliability, comfort, and proven ocean-going capability, perfect for bluewater cruising or extended liveaboard life.

Key Features

• Year: 1983

• Builder: VHV Marine, South Africa

• Construction: Fiberglass hull, long keel

• Flag: Turkish

Accommodation & Interior

• 2 cabins, 2 toilets with showers

• Sleeps up to 7 comfortably (cabins and saloon)

• Full teak interior

• Large aft master cabin with 2.80m x 1.40m bed and private toilet

• Forward cabin with single bed + bunk, storage areas

• Convertible saloon seating with a lift-up table

• Quiet electric toilets (Jabsco), bidet hose in forward head

• 4 water tanks – total 800L

• 70L holding tank with deck suction and overboard discharge

• All taps with hot & cold water

• Galley with double sink, 4-burner stove + oven, Arçelik microwave

• 2 fridges (one with deep freezer – Vitrifrigo and National Luna)

• LED lighting throughout

• USB and 12V outlets in all cabins

• Fans: Hella Turbo (4 units), brass reading lights in cabins

• Arçelik LED TV

• Mermaid Marine Air 16,500 BTU air conditioner

Mechanical & Electrical

• Engine: Cummins B Series 135 HP diesel, 4-cylinder

  • Approx. 2000 hours (new hour meter installed)

  • Serviced June 2024

• MaxPower CT80 bow thruster (105Ah battery – 2024)

• MaxProp 3-blade propeller

• Lofrans Tigres 1200W windlass (remote + cockpit control)

• 105m of 10mm galvanized chain, 22kg Lewmar anchor

• Fischer Panda 5000i Neo generator – only 120 hours

• Victron 100A battery charger

• Xantrex 700W pure sine inverter

• Matrix DC charger monitor

• 2 x 140W solar panels + Rutland 500W wind generator

• Hybrid MPPT charge controller (Rutland 1200)

• 20A MPPT solar controller

• Battery Setup:

  • 3 x 190Ah service (2019)

  • 190Ah engine start (2024)

  • 75Ah generator (2024)

Water, Diesel & Plumbing

• 2 fuel tanks (total 285L) with manual transfer switch

• Separ and Baldwin diesel filters

• Water-diesel alarm

• New Quick 30L boiler

• Whale Gulper 220 bilge pump (engine room)

• Additional Rule pumps and 2 manual bilge pumps

• 3-filter freshwater purification system

• Propane gas detector system

• Tank level indicators for all tanks

Deck & Rigging

• Bellamy aluminum masts

• Main sail, mizzen, and genoa all in excellent condition (2019)

• Self-tacking jib system (Selden)

• Stainless steel bowsprit

• Stainless cockpit frame and bimini (2019)

• Weber gas BBQ

• Ultra flat line winch with 80m strap

• New antifouling and gelcoat – October 2023

Navigation & Electronics (All 2019)

• Raymarine Axiom 7 chartplotter with AIS

• Raymarine i70 displays (speed, depth, wind x3)

• Raymarine autopilot

• Raymarine C120 chartplotter with radar (large screen)

• Icom IC-M423 VHF with cockpit handset

• Radiotelex Weatherman weather info receiver

• Binoculars

Additional

• New 2.70m Seastrom dinghy

• Lalizas liferaft for 8 (needs servicing)

This Bruce Roberts Ketch 43 offers a rare opportunity to own a spacious and robust cruising yacht with a wide range of upgraded systems and liveaboard comforts. Whether you’re setting sail for a coastal voyage or planning a long-range crossing, this boat is ready to go.