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Hinckley Yachts 43 (Hood)

Masthead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · 1976–1981

A Ted Hood-designed masthead sloop featuring a keel-centerboard configuration for versatile draft and offshore stability

Designed by Ted Hood, built by Henry R. Hinckley.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 38 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 38
CoastalBluewater

At 1.68 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.68
LightHeavy

294 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 294
EasygoingPowered-up

16.4 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.4
TenderStiff

45% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 45%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Draws more than ~96% of boats her size on file

Compared with 249 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
45.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.4
Displacement / length
294.0
Comfort ratio
38.0
Capsize screening
1.68
Hull speed
7.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1490
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1976–1981
Designer
Ted Hood
Builder
Henry R. Hinckley, Co, Hinckley Yachts

Boats like this, on the water

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Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Bristol Yachts 41.112.54 mSame hull family0.5 m shorterA masthead sloop with a deep 3.05-metre keel-centreboard draft, bridging the gap between the 411 and 43.3 models
Brewer 4413.41 mSame hull family0.4 m longerA stretched evolution of the 12.8 featuring a reverse transom and a versatile keel-centerboard configuration
Southerly 42012.86 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Rob Humphreys-designed fractional sloop featuring a versatile swing keel that later evolved into the Southerly 430
Pearson Yachts 4012.17 mSame hull family0.9 m shorterA 12-metre masthead sloop with a deep 2.87-metre draft and high ballast ratio, built for stability and speed
Bristol Yachts 45.513.79 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA heavy-displacement masthead sloop with a 3.35-metre keel-centerboard draft, built for deep-water cruising performance
Ovni 43512.90 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 12.9-metre aluminum cutter with a lifting keel, optimized for offshore stability and shoal-water exploration

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