1980 Cheoy Lee 43 Pilot House Boat in Bridgeport, CT 06604 US
Built in 1980
43 Pilot House
1 Engine (Ford)
43 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
For sale is a 1980 Cheoy Lee 43 Pilothouse / Motorsailer. Well equipped 3 cabin, 2 head, true blue water cruiser, with many recent updates and replacements.
This boat comes into its own, when the conditions outside stop being friendly! With 600 gallons of fuel and a super efficient Ford Lehman 120HP engine, this boat can safely deliver you across the ocean. With its full keel it predictably tracks and with its 36,000lbs dry displacement and canoe stern, instead of surfing and being pushed around, it settles-in and just gets you where you need to go safely, cruising at 7 to 8 knots.
Many of its sailing controls have been refitted with newer sails, each on its individual furler (main and mizzen main) to make sail handling simple, easy and predictable. Outfitted with a newer 24V bow-thruster, this boat can be maneuvered in very tight quarters. It comes with numerous spares, too many to list. In addition, this Cheoy Lee 43 long range cruiser has many of the necessary accessories: 30Amp to 50Amp extensions/splitters, water hoses, boarding ladders, 30Amp 50' extension cord, anchor chain snubbers, primary and secondary anchors, full winter cover, and much more.
Living space is well separated for comfortable long cruises, with a complete indoor helm station. Its 3 cabins (1 primary and 2 guest), and 2 separate heads with showers create a comfortable living arrangement for a family, or guests.
This is a list of some of the major upgrades (with full documentation) that have been completed over the 20 year ownership of this boat (in chronological order):
2004 Holding tank replaced
2006 Borg-Warner Transmission Replaced
2006 Marine Radio Replaced and RAM Microphone installed in cockpit
2012 Bottom sandblasted, barrier coated (3 coats), painted (antifouling paint)
2012 Cockpit Repainted
2012 Cockpit Teak seating replaced
2012 Cockpit lockers Replaced
2012 Deck Stripped, barrier coated (5 coats)
2012 Deck Repainted
2012 Deck Hardware Re-chromed
2012 Lifelines replaced
2012 Pilot House Repainted (outside)
2012 Pilot House Trim Several worn sections replaced
2013 Chainplates Replaced
2013 Electrical System: Installed Autopilot remote control on cockpit binnacle
2013 Electrical System: Installed heavy duty circuit breakers for DC electrical system and anchor windlass
2013 Electrical System: Installed RAM microphone on cockpit binnacle
2013 Electrical System: Removed unused wires and numbered/labeled all existing wires at both ends
2013 Electrical System: Replaced AC/DC mixed electrical panels with separate AC and DC electrical panels
2013 Electrical System: Replaced combo AC/DC outlet units with separate GF and single/double DC outlets
2013 Electrical System: Replaced main battery switches with a single battery
2013 All Main Salon Windows Removed, regasketed, reinstalled
2013 All Pilot House Windows Removed, regasketed, reinstalled
2014 Rudder Feedback Unit Replaced
2015 Bow Thruster Installed
2015 Bow Thruster Batteries Installed
2015 Bow Thruster Battery Charger Installed
2016 Alternator Rebuild
2016 Boat Hull Repainted (from blue to white)
2016 Cutlass Bearing replaced
2016 Grunnert Refrigeration replaced compressor
2016 House batteries Replaced
2016 Hull Portholes Removed, powder coated, reglassed, regasketed and reinstalled
2016 Mizzen Sail Furler Replaced
2016 Voltage Regulator Replaced
2016 Voltage Regulator System Replaced
2017 Repaired Datamarine Main Box connections
2017 Dripless stuffing box Replaced
2018 Genset Overhauled & Rebuilt
2020 Main Sail Replaced - New Doyle main sail
2020 Mizzen Sail Replaced - New Doyle mizzen sail
2020 Winter Cover Total Restitch
2021 Bimini and Companionway cover Replaced
2026 All external brightwork sanded and repainted (Cetol)
This boat also comes with a full set of its actual/original blueprints.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Price History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9/18/26 | Initial price | $120,000 |
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| Location | Bridgeport | Norwalk | Mystic | Essex | Norwich | Westbrook |
| Nominal Length | 43' | 40' | 33' | 36' | 40' | 41' |
| Beam | 14' | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draft | 5' | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engine Make | Ford | Yanmar | - | Westerbeke | Yanmar | Perkins |
| Total Engine Power | 120 hp | 47 hp | - | 46 hp | 57 hp | 50 hp |
| Days on Market | 122 | 435 | 72 | 366 | 72 | 1042 |
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