- Stock #312155 - SALE PENDING Beautiful Viking 43 Double Cabin Motoryacht!
Full Cabin Enclosure - Lots of updates - Must See!
If you are in the market for a motoryacht, look no further than this 1976 Viking 43 Double Cabin Motoryacht, just reduced to $53,000 (offers encouraged). This vessel is located in Portage, Indiana and is in good condition. She is also equipped with twin Detroit Diesel engines that have 2,000 hours.
A recent survey was interrupted by attending buyer over loose stanchions on rail for sundeck and water and oil in bilge areas at engine compartment and moisture in two stringers. No written survey. The vessel has been stored indoors Winters since purchase in 2018. The Rep walked the sun deck and the aft deck and there are no soft spots. The seller is including an extra driveshaft and two additional propellers. The cabin is in better-than-expected condition. There are spots of rust identified at the base of a couple of supports for the deck rail chrome but they are in good condition. There is no evidence of water infiltration through portholes or through bolts. Ceiling padding is in good condition. Upholstery in better-than-expected condition. Camper canvas and isinglass in good condition and zipper and snap enclosures work well. The seller suspects a breaker wiring issue with the autopilot and hour meters which are not operational but otherwise electronics are in working order. Four Years ago the seller added a new battery charger, new exhaust elbow on the starboard engine, new chart-plotter, new VHF fixed and portable, new toilets, new air conditioner pump, new water pump, new fridge, new carpet in main salon, and a new LED TV in the main salon. At the same time the swim platform was rebuilt and also the bow pulpit. The Engine hold and aft bilge both showed evidence of engine oil. Two personal inspection and one by a friend who is a diesel mechanic, evaluated the presencesof oil on both engines and suspect there is need for head gasket on both Detroit Diesels. Seller Diesel mechanic who performed compression check of the engines and reported "fine shape" Seller has scheduled mechanic to evaluate the source of the oil leak and is scheduled on or around the first of September 2023.
