YACHT NAME:
2004 Hallberg-Rassy 43 Nancy Lu
MODEL:
43
BUILDER:
Hallberg-Rassy
YEAR BUILT:
2004
LOCATION:
Saint George
ASKING PRICE:
$359,000
DESIGNER:
German Frers
HULL:
Fiberglass
CATEGORY:
Cruisers
DESCRIPTION:
Hallberg - Rassy 43 for sale in Grenada. Elegant, capable, and exceptionally well equipped, Nancy Lu is a highly desirable Hallberg-Rassy 43 designed by Germán Frers and built for discerning sailors who value quality, comfort, and offshore pedigree. This proven bluewater cruiser pairs Hallberg-Rassy’s renowned craftsmanship with thoughtful upgrades for effortless passagemaking, featuring a factory hard dodger, bow thruster, DC genset, Spectra watermaker, electric in-mast furling, color radar/chartplotter, and Icom SSB. Having cruised extensively from Virginia to Maine, the Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean, she offers the rare combination of refined accommodations, confident performance, and true long-range capability.
Meticulously maintained and supported by a detailed maintenance log dating back to 2004, Nancy Lu reflects attentive ownership and continuous investment. Important upgrades include new standing rigging in 2019 and an impressive suite of Raymarine electronics added in 2025/2026, including a 12” Axiom Pro 2S chartplotter, Quantum 2 radar, AIS transponder, spare GPS receiver, and Evolution autopilot. Further enhancements such as a new Spade anchor and chain, Force 10 stove, new bimini with zip-on wraparound sun screens and coordinating hatch and winch covers, plus a custom full boat cover from stem to stern, make this yacht an outstanding opportunity for the buyer seeking a premium cruising platform with style, substance, and offshore readiness.
DisclaimerThe 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.
AccommodationsNancy Lu is finished in light mahogany with a satin varnish. The cabin sole is teak with inlaid holly covered with brown beige carpet runners. The overhead is light and reflective with mahogany strips. Mahogany hand holds are throughout the boat. All locker doors are flat panel mahogany with vents above the door openings. Stainless steel adjustable reading lights are above berths, settees and over the aft double berth. LED Mood lighting is located under the main salon valance. LED overhead lights are throughout. Matching mahogany Alpenglow dual intensity white/red lights are located over the navigation area and galley.
Four Dorade vents, twelve opening ports, four opening overhead hatches and eight fans provide excellent ventilation. There is a Roca Polar vent in the forward head and a separate engine room blower. There arescreens for all overhead hatches (except head). Ivory colored curtains are throughout the boat and blue upholstery is in the salon and staterooms. There are 5" thick cushions on all of the berths. Headroom in the main salon is 6'5" and in the passageway to the aft cabin the headroom is 6'.
Starting forward is an anchor locker with large deck access and a dividing shelf. The forward stateroom has a v-berth with infill and lee cloth, cabinet and locker storage above and outboard. A large bin for storage of extra sails is below the v-berth. Aft of the v-berth is a bureau with lockers above and below with large hanging locker aft and dressing seat. The forward head/shower compartment to port has a china sink, mirror, white laminate wipe down surfaces, an electric Jabsco head, a separate shower stall with a plexiglass door and teak grating.
Aft of the forward cabin is the main salon with "L" shaped dinette to port surrounding a drop leaf table with spirits locker in the middle. There is easily accessible storage behind the seat cushions. A straight settee is to starboard. The seat back cushion lifts and secures as an upper berth and is fitted with a lee cloth. This opens up a wide lower berth, also fitted with lee cloth. In addition, the port dinette settee is also fitted with a lee cloth. There are cabinets outboard and above each settee with an open narrow shelf below.
The "U" shaped galley is to starboard of the companionway ladder. Galley appliances include an Isotherm top opening refrigerator box, Isotherm top opening freezer box, microwave oven, Force 10 two burner gimbaled stove with oven and broiler. There is an electric propane shut off valve and manual fresh water foot pump. Corian counters with mahogany fiddles, deep SS double sink, breadboard with drawers for cutlery and utensils below, large lockers with sliding doors, and a redwood cutting board over the stovetop combine to deliver a well-appointed sea-going galley.
To port is a large, forward facing navigation station. The chart table is spacious with plenty of room to spread out charts and other navigation equipment. Instruments are mounted in the aft facing shelf above the chart table. There are four drawers and a cupboard below the chart table. There is a true walk through passageway to the aft cabin with wet locker and storage cabinets outboard. Large rubber-sealed double doors open to the engine room along the passageway providing excellent engine room access. The electrical panel and book shelves are above the engine room doors.
The passageway leads to the aft cabin where one finds a double berth to starboard, a single to port, and a dressing settee between the berths. Stowage is available under the berths and there are lockers above and outboard. A bureau with locker below and mirror above is located aft of the settee bench. Hanging locker, drawers and bureau are along the port side of the aft cabin. The ensuite head is to starboard and includes a china sink, mirror, white laminate wipe down surfaces, a Jabsco manual head, a separate shower stall with a plexiglass door and teak grating
Additional InformationELECTRONICS
- Raymarine ST 60 Speed, Depth and Wind and close-hauled instruments
- Raymarine ST 60 Multifunction display at nav station
- Raymarine Raystar 150 GPS secondary receiver (new 2026)
- Raymarine RC320 Chartplotter at Nav station
- Raymarine 12" Axiom Pro 2S chartplotter in cockpit (new 2025)
- Raymarine Quantum 2 doppler radar on mast (new 2025)
- Raymarine AIS700 transponder (new 2025)
- USB interface for laptop to navigation electronics
- SCS Pactor II modem with Pactor III software upgrade
- Raymarine Evolution autopilot with ACU 400 control unit & P70S control head (new 2026)
- Lewmar engine room electric drive unit
- Windex masthead wind indicator
- Blipper 210 radar reflector mounted on mast
- Aqua Signal automatic sound signal horn on mast
- ICOM IC-M802 SSB and AT -140 tuner with insulated backstay and grounding plate
- Standard Horizon VHF with DSC/GPS/AIS w/ command mic (connection at steering)
- Handheld VHF with rechargeable battery
- DSC Pacific antenna at masthead (DSC/GSM/VHF/TV/SSB/AM/FM radio)
- Pioneer stereo system with two speakers in salon and 2 speakers in the cockpit
- Suunto compass with light on steering pedestal
- Weems & Plath clock and barometer
- Speedtech recording digital barometer
ELECTRICAL
- Mass Sine 2000W 12V to 110V inverter (works but “off switch” is disabled)
- Fischer Panda AGT 4kw 250-amp DC genset (1600 hours) (Works but needs exhaust repaired)
- Samlex 12v/80amp battery charger
- Echo charger for engine and generator start batteries
- Balmar SG200 battery monitor for house bank
- (2) Group 27 start batteries (new 2023)
- (4) Lifeline AGM 210 ah house batteries (new 2023)
- Balmar 100-amp alternator with Balmar three step smart regulator
- 60amp alternator (as spare)
- 115 v shore power with circuit breaker
- (7) 110v outlets
- DC outlets in nav station, cockpit and at electrical panel
- Navigation, anchor, foredeck, aft deck, and steaming lights
- (2) 320 Watt Sunpower Solar panels mounted on Dinghy davits
- Morningstar Tristar MPPT 45 solar controller
MECHANICAL
- Volvo Penta D2 55hp engine (4,675 hours)
- Emergency engine start switch to connect house batteries with start batteries
- Centaflex flexible shaft coupling
- Ropecutter spurs on shaft
- Double Volvo primary fuel filters with crossover valve
- Electric oil change pump (built-in) (never used by current owners)
- Thermal and acoustic insulation in engine room
- Gori 3 bladed two speed folding propeller
- 8hp Sidepower bowthruster with foot controls at helm
- Whitlock wheel steering with Cardan linked rod
- Webasto Airtop 5000 diesel heater with five outlets (Not used in last 10 years, needs repair)
- Insulated water heater, 40 liters, 110V and engine heated
- Hot and cold pressure water system with filter cartridge and accumulator tank
- Spectra Newport 400 12v watermaker (clark pump rebuilt 2025) (manual operation only)
- Electric shower waste pumps to both showers
- Carbon filter system for potable water
- Large deck washdown pump with fresh and salt water (new solenoid 2026)
- Manual bilge pump
- Electric bilge pump (new 2026)
- Emergency high water large capacity bilge pump with alarm High bilge level alarm
- (2) Top opening Isotherm SP keel cooled refrigerator and freezer w/ Danfoss 12v compressors
- Microwave oven
- Force 10 two burner stove with oven and broiler (new 2025)
- Electric propane shut off valve
- Manual fresh water foot pump
- Electric drain pump for refrigerator and freezer boxes
- Hot/cold fresh water stern shower
- Spare parts and tools
SAILS & RIGGING
- Standing Rigging replaced in 2019 and inspected annually
- Selden anodized deck stepped aluminum mast with double spreaders Selden
- anodized aluminum boom
- In-mast electric mainsail furling operated from steering pedestal Selden
- Furlex jib furling and reefing system
- Miscellaneous
- Elvstrom vertical battened furling mainsail (new 2019) (needs new UV strip)
- Evlstrom furling jib
- Hood Vectran genoa with UV cover and foam luff
- Halsey Lidgard storm jib
- Halsey Lidgard storm trysail
- Quantum asymmetrical spinnaker, snuffer, bag with sheets and blocks
- Removable cutterstay with halyard, running backstays and lead cars
- Navtec A370-LE-17 hydraulic backstay adjuster
- Mast mounted spinnaker pole
- Rigid Selden gas rodkick vang (serviced 2026)
- (2) Lewmar self-tailing winches on mast
- (1) 40 CSTE electric mainsheet/outhaul winch
- (2) Lewmar 58 CST primary winches
- (1) Lewmar 40 CST mainsheet winches
- (5) Winch handles
- 4:1 double-ended mainsheet with sheet stoppers
- Genoa lead car pullers adjustable from cockpit
- (2) Winch handle pockets in cockpit and one at mast
- Masthead mounted windex wind direction indicator
- Masthead LED anchor/tricolor with photoelectric anchor light switch
- Deck light mounted on mast
- Spare jib halyard and Spinaker halyard
- Removable SS bowsprit for asymmetric spinnaker tack
- Mainsail boom preventer lines and rigging
- Halsey Lidgard UV cloth steadying sail for use at anchor
Miscellaneous- Custom fitted sheets for custom bunks mattress pads
- Leecloths for all berths
- Seago Man overboard module
- Lifesling
- Zar 10’ aluminum RIB dinghy with dinghy chaps
- Yamaha 2 stroke 15 hp outboard
- Kato dinghy davits with solar panel mounts
- Lifting recovery harness
- Full stem to stern boat cover for storage (new 2023)
- Extra propane tank
- Emergency tiller
- Jack lines
- (6) auto inflate life vests w/built in harnesses and tethers
- Multiple pairs of snorkel and fins
- Sirius Signal C-1002 Distress Signal
- Honda EU2200 Generator
- Spare diesel and gas jerry cans
- Towing harness for dinghy
- Full kitchen utensils, cookware, plates, bowls and glasses
- Steel security safe
- 8,000 btu window style air conditioner for use on shore power with custom companionway insert
Hull & DeckThe hull of NANCY LU is white gel coat with off white coach roof with blue sheer, boot, and coaming stripes. The keel is an external lead casting bolted to a sloped fiberglass keel stub. The hull and deck are insulated with closed cell foam. The fiberglass decks and coach roof are overlaid with teak and black rubber with teak cap rail on raised bulwark and teak handrails on the coach roof. A molded in rub rail capped with a stainless-steel bar protects the hull on both sides. NANCY LU is fitted with a factory installed hard dodger. Under the dodger are port and starboard varnished chart tables suitable for navigation equipment and chart layout. A large cockpit lazarette with stowage for companionway wash boards is under the starboard cockpit settee. There are D-rings in the cockpit to attach to tethers. The cockpit sole is a teak grate. There are two large drains in the cockpit. On deck stowage is in four lockers. Forward is a top opening chain locker with shelf and room for fenders, lines and other gear. There is a large locker located in the stern accessed by two deck hatches. The propane locker is on the starboard side deck. A hatch in the starboard cockpit settee opens to a large locker with dedicated washboard storage. All lockers drain overboard. SS stanchions, push pit and pulpit are connected by double lifelines with opening gates, port, starboard and aft. SS granny bars are on either side of the mast. There is an integrated swim step on the transom with a stainless-steel ladder.
In February 2026 the bottom was painted with two coats of blue Seahawk Island 77 bottom paint.
- Hard dodger (with red and white overhead lights and opening center hatch window)
- Foredeck and main (over the boom) awnings
- Sun covers for 3 large overhead hatches (new 2023)
- Cockpit bimini w/ stainless steel frame w/ full wrap around zip on sun screens (new 2023)
- Full canvas cockpit enclosure with aluminum frame and cover
- Lewmar anchor windlass w/ remote at helm (new motor 2023)
- Spade 140 anchor with 200-' of 5/16" Acco G4 chain (new 2023)
- Fortress FX-37 folding aluminum anchor
- 125' of 5/8" mega braid
- Double bow roller
- Wheel and pedestal cover
- Stainless steel rub strips at mooring cleats
- Leather covered steering wheel
- Covers for all winches
- Snap on sun screens for hard dodger windows
DisclaimerThe 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.
