SV 'Heart' is a 1984 Hans Christian 43T, built in Taiwan for the emerging US cruising market.
The first owner, a heart surgeon called 'Heartfield' from Texas, commissioned 'Heart' in 1984. He sailed the Pacific and the Far East in the 80’s and 90’s, then sailed across the Atlantic and left her in France.
The second owner was a British marine surveyor who sailed her all over the Mediterranean.
SV 'Heart' is moulded as a single piece laminate of 24 layers with 5.6 tonne
encapsulated ballast and has a cutter rig with a deck stepped single spreader
mast. The deck is sandwich cored laminate for insulation and strength. She still has her original teak deck which is glued to the deck rather than screwed in. The underwater surfaces are epoxy coated.
Saloon:
SV 'Heart' has a large cozy and safe cockpit with fitted cushions. She has
two double cabins, two single saloon berths, a pilot berth and a toilet with an independent
shower stall.
The interior contains a lot of varnished solid teak, a well equipped galley and a
new gimbled propane stove.
Accommodation: (two cabin, two head layout)
There is a forward cabin with a double berth, a hanging locker, 2 lockers
and 3 drawers. The bathroom has a sink, marble surface, chemical portable toilet and a separate shower compartment. Opposite the bathroom are 2 large hanging
lockers with internal lights, 2 cave lockers and 1 drawer.
Further aft opens the saloon in a wide-open arrangement with
the galley aft in the same area entered from the cockpit deck
downwards through the companionway. The starboard sofa can be turned into a full pull out single berth and there is a pilot berth, a single fixed berth on the portside.
There is storage under and behind the U-shaped seating/table and
under the starboard sofa. Behind the sofa there are book shelves. The engine space is completely accessible underneath the galley. All 14 bronze portlights, skylight, deck
hatches and companionway have fitted mosquito nets.
General information
Builders: Ta Shing Yacht Building
Co. /King Dragon Yacht Industry
Designer: George Stadel/Harwood Ives
Built: June 1984 (Completed)
Flag/Off. No.: French/TL G76076S
Call Sign: FAL4870
MMSI: 228 254 630
GRP Hull: #084
HIN: XSA300438404
LOA: 14.53 m (47’ 8”)
LOD: 12.97 m (42’ 7”)
LWL: 11.23 m (36’ 10”)
Beam: 3.96 m (13’ 10”)
Draft: 1.83 m (6’ 0”)
Displacement: 14.3 tonnes
GRT Net (t): 18.27
Ballast: 12,300 lb/ 5.398 Kg
Mast height: 15.24 m (50’)
Mast height above the waterline: 17.68 m (58’)
Fuel: Aft tanks 587 lt. Forward tank 560
lt. Total 1155 lt
Water: 600 lt
Keel tank: 300 lt
Holding tank: 100 lt
Prop: Kiwiprop K4 RH 20.50 at 23” (Spare fixed prop: 22” x 14”)
Engine: Nanni Mercedes 4.240 – 72 HP (53Kw)
Gearbox: Hurth HBW 220.2.7R, Nr. 02.9719 Ratio 2.8:1
Sail Area: Total 98 m2 (1061)
Main: 38 m2 (409)
Staysail: 21 m2 (226)
Genoa: 62.7 m2 (675)
Jib: 25.6 m2 (276)
Triangle: 60.6 m2
Hull speed: 8.13 knots
Wetted surface: 55 m2 approx. LWL x (BWL
+ D) x 0.85
L/B ratio: 3.22
Capsize risk factor: 1.789
Ballast ratio: 0.39 (Moderate stiffness)
Displacement/Length: 209.3 (Moderate)
Comfort ratio: 38.17
Chain: 90 m, 10mm
Anchors: Kobra 25 kg & CQR 28 kg
Batteries: 360 amp/hr 12V
Survey: June 2024
On the hard since Feb 2022
