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1997 Riviera 43 Open Flybridge

location icon San Diego, United States
Year 1997
Length 43 ft / 13.11 m
Builder/Manufacturer Riviera
Price
$279,000

“Pacific Bear”

"Pacific Bear" is a great example of Riviera’s 43-foot flybridge sedan, a proven offshore cruiser with a large cockpit for adventure activities and an interior design which provides comfortable accommodations.  This Platinum Edition Riviera has been well maintained/upgraded by a knowledgeable boat captain and shows pride of ownership. 

As with all 43’ Riviera motor yachts, they offer a smartly designed deck plan to provide exceptional storage space, comfortable furnishings and large, opening salon windows that in conjunction with the beautiful, handcrafted cabinetry, creates a bright, warm and cozy atmosphere.

"Pacific Bear" offers Riviera’s two stateroom and two head with stall shower accommodation plan.  The owner’s suite is forward, offering an island bed with an ensuite head and shower, the guest stateroom offers side-by-side single berths and an ensuite head with a stall shower.

The salon is an open and bright space, offering a leather upholstered port side settee with a hi-low table, a breakfast bar, and to starboard is a newly installed TV entertainment center with the TV being on a hi-low lift system and the yachts lower helm station.

Owner is looking for a 50 to 60 foot Long Range Trawler. Trades?

Optional Slip Transfer in a exclusive  Point loma marina...

Top Quality Foreign Built yacht with a very Rare MARAD Exemption with means if you wish you can use this Riviera for a up to a 12-person owner-operator charter vessel.

Partial accommodations and equipment list includes

Specifications

Year Built 1997
Category Power
Length Overall 43 ft / 13.11 m
Beam 15'8 ft / 4.78 m
Cabins 1
Construction Fiberglass
Hull ID RHJ43021I697
Min Draft 4'2 ft / 1.27 m
Drive Type V
Engines 2
Total Engine Power 1,320 hp
Cruising Speed 22 kn
Maximum Speed 35 kn
Fuel Tanks 1
Fuel Tank Cap. 600 gal
Water Tanks 1
Water Tank Cap. 240 gal
Water Heater Cap. 0 gal
Holding Tanks 1
Holding Tank Cap. 30 gal
Dry Weight 35,000 lb
Bridge Clearance 20 ft / 6.10 m

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Caterpillar
Model: 3176C
Drive Type: V
Fuel: Diesel
Engine Power: 660hp
Type: Inboard
Propeller Type: 4 Blade, Bronze
Engine Hours: 1866
Engine Location: Port

Engine 2 Specifications

Make: Caterpillar
Model: 3176C
Drive Type: V
Fuel: Diesel
Engine Power: 660hp
Type: Inboard
Propeller Type: 4 Blade, Bronze
Engine Hours: 1863
Engine Location: Starboard
Disclaimer:

Listed by Seattle Yachts - San Diego

THIS BOAT IS SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE LISTING AGREEMENT WITH SEATTLE YACHTS - SAN DIEGO 619-523-1745 AND IS NOT OFFERED FOR SALE BY PORTANOVA YACHTS. Portanova Yachts is merely providing this information in an effort to represent you as a buyer in the purchase of this vessel.

Salon and Accommodations

Salon

The salon is an open, bright and comfortable space, featuring a large port side leather upholstered settee, modern vinyl flooring, opening windows, air-conditioning, new entertainment center with a 40” TV on a hi-lo lift, new Fusion stereo system and lower helm station with captain’s chair.

  • L-shaped leather upholstered settee, with new cushion foam and good storage space underneath
  • Hi-Lo folding table
  • Custom TV entertainment center with a 40” Smart TV – new 2023
  • Custom TV cabinet with a hi-lo TV lift
  • Fusion stereo system – new 2023 4-Zone system with Sub-Woofer.  The Fusion is networked into the Raymarine system.
  • Galley serving bar
  • Icemaker - rebuilt 2023
  • Storage cabinets
  • Drapes and valance window coverings
  • CO monitor and alarm
  • Vessels AC/DC powdr distribution panels
  • 120VAC GFCI protected outlets
  • LED lighting – 2023
  • Power coated aluminum/glass entry door

Accommodations

Owner’s suite

The owner’s suite is a light and bright space, thanks in part to the light-colored wall coverings and carpeting, opening skylight and portlights.  Features include an island bed with built-in storage, hanging lockers, drawer and cabinet storage, new 32” Smart TV and a ensuite head with stall shower. an ensuite head and shower.

  • Island queen bed
  • Storage built-into the bed pedestal
  • 32” Smart TV – new 2023
  • New headliner - 2022
  • Port & starboard hanging lockers
  • Carpeted flooring
  • Skylight
  • Opening portlights with screens and drapes
  • CO monitor and alarm
  • Air-conditioning/heat

Owners ensuite head

  • Dometic Vacuflush toilet
  • Vanity with solid surface counter and sink
  • Single lever chrome finished faucet
  • Vanity mirror
  • Towel bars
  • Ventilation fan
  • Stall shower

Guest stateroom

The guest stateroom offers twin single berths, hanging locker, storage under the berths and an ensuite head with a stall shower.

  • Twin side-by-side berths
  • Hanging locker
  • Storage under berths
  • Nightstand between the berths
  • Skylight
  • Opening portlight with privacy drape
  • Ensuite head

Guest stateroom and Day Head

  • Vanity cabinet with solid surface countertop and sink
  • Cabinet storage
  • Vanity mirror
  • Molded non-skid flooring
  • Dometic Vacuflush head 
  • Towel bars
  • opening portlight in the shower
  • Ventilation fan
  • Stall shower
Galley

The galley is located to port in front of the main salon.  The mezzanine galley features a serving bar to the salon, great storage and quality appliances.   The galley is just a step down from the salon so the chef won’t be prepping meals in a “hole” being isolated, and will be part of the goings-on in the vessel and still have separation to prepare sumptuous meals. 

  • Ceramic cook top
  • Microwave/convection oven 
  • Norcold refrigerator and freezer
  • Solid surface countertops with molded in sink
  • Grohe single lever faucet
  • Drawer storage
  • Cabinet storage
  • Large dry storage underneath the galley floor
  • Pullout pantry locker
Helm stations, Flybridg deck and Navigation

According to the vessels onwer, the RayMarine navigation package installed on "Pacific Bear" is a approximate $80,000.00 retail installed package.

Lower Helm Station

The lower helm station is in the forward starboard side of the main salon.  Features include a freestanding captain’s helm seat, CAT engine display monitors and new Raymarine navigational equipment. Full details will be in the navigational section.

  • Low profile helm console
  • CAT analog and digital engine displays
  • Electronic engine/transmission controls
  • Captain’s chair
  • 3X Windshield wiper remote controls
  • Rudder angle indicator
  • Air horn remote
  • Audible engine alarms and indicator lights
  • Trim tabs control
  • Windlass control
  • Ritchie compass
  • AC and DC power distribution panels, with volt and amp gauges.
  • Onan generator control panel

Flybridge Deck

The flybridge is a tournament style with the helm station aft and two settees forward, this gives the helmsperson great visibility when backing into a slip and because of the bridge helm design, does not diminish from the forward visibility.  Other bridge features include a hardtop w/enclosure, 2X new captain’s chairs and new Raymarine navigational equipment.  

Flybridge Helm area features

  • Tournament style bridge design w/2X new captain’s chairs
  • Large helm console with built-in storage
  • 1X Large port side passenger settee
  • 1X L-shaped passenger settee with storage under
  • Stainless steel destroyer style helm wheel
  • Port side storage cabinet underneath
  • Courtesy lighting
  • Factory hardtop
  • Bridge enclosure – new 2022
  • 21 rocket launcher rod holders

Flybridge Helm Station equipment

  • Caterpillar engine instrumentation – analog & digital
  • Electronic engine & transmission controls
  • Navigation – cruising & anchor light switch
  • Stainless steel destroyer style helm wheel
  • Rudder angle indicator
  • 2X new helm seats
  • Windlass remote control
  • Horn remote
  • Remote control for the FLIR system

Navigation Electronics - The equipment listed below is new in 2023

  • New Raymarine Raymarine Axion Pro 2 MFD’s 12” (x3)
  • Raymarine Axiom Pro 2 MFD’s 9” (x2)
  • Raymarine Cyclone Pro radar w/ 6’ Open Array
  • Raymarine AIS700 Transceiver
  • Raymarine AR200 Augmented Reality
  • Raymarine Ray73 VHF
  • Raymarine Camera’s x4 (Engine Room, Cockpit, Salon, Forward)
  • FLIR
  • Sirius XM/Weather receiver
  • SeaWatch TV Antenna
  •  Airmar B275 1kw Chirp Transducer
  • New 406Mhz EPIRB
  • New VHF Antennas (x2)

Additional navigational equipment

  • Rudder angle indicator
  • Ritchie compass
  • GPS
  • SIMRAD autopilot

Aft deck helm control station

  • ZF engine & transmission control
  • Simard joystick (rudder) autopilot control
  • Simrad NSS7 display
Electrical

Electrical System

  • Onan Generator with 1559 hours
  • Victron 3000w Inverter – new 2022
  • Victron 200amp AGM House Batteries (x4) – new 2022
  • Victron CerboGX (wifi Monitoring) – new 2022
  • Victron Smart BMV (Battery Management System) – new 2022
  • Victron Orion 24-12 Battery Chargers x2 – new 2022
  • Galvanic Isolator 
  • Battery parallel switch
  • Prewired for Starlink – installed 2024
  • 2X New Smart plug inlets: 125V/30A Shore Power inlets – new 2024
  • New Smart Plug for TV Coax – new 2024
  • 120VAC/24VDC Power distribution panels located at the lower helm area
  • 3X 12VDC automatic bilge pumps & 1X manual bilge pump
Mechanical

Engines and Mechanical

  • Twin 3176 600 HP Caterpillar diesel engines.
  • Caterpillar engine monitoring gauges, start/stop switches, with alarms at upper and lower helm stations
  • Port engine hours - 1866
  • Starboard engine hours - 1863

Recent mechanical upgrades in 2023 include

  • Port engine injections
  • Port engine valve adjustment
  • Port engine new starter
  • Starboard Engine complete overhaul to include new head, turbo, aftercooler cleaned/tested & rebuilt injectors,
  • Full engine service at xxxx hours
  • Generator serviced at xxxx hours

 

Additional mechanical features include

  • New insulation in Engine Room - 2023
  • Engine room painted - 2023
  • Engines and Engine room freshly painted – 2023
  • Hydraulic steering, two station 
  • Racor fuel/water separator filters 
  • DC engine room ventilators 
  • AC fluorescent lighting and DC lighting
  • Automatic engine room fire suppression system
  • Reverso electric oil change system
  • Hydraulic trim tabs with dual helm controls
  • Air-conditioning with multi zone temperature controls.  
  • Fiberglass fuel tanks
  • Spare propellers 
Disclaimer
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.