Young Sun 43 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Young Sun 43 means choosing between charter four-cabin layouts, which are more common on the used market, and other configurations, with ex-charter examples common. Both layout families descend from the four originally offered, all sharing a master stateroom aft with a Pullman berth to starboard and a small head to port, so the aft living space is a constant regardless of which version you inspect.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin boats are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. Some interiors used a galley-up L-shaped galley to starboard, while others featured three cabins or galley-down designs; forward of the saloon, bunks run down the port side opposite a nav station and office, with a head and stall shower and a bow Pullman cabin. Headroom is 6'1" in most areas, and a few boats included an inside steering station with decent visibility. The pilothouse aft-cockpit version has a triangular cockpit that is a tight squeeze for some and limited lazarette space, a point to weigh if a pilothouse model is on your shortlist.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Solar is commonly fitted across the fleet. Often-seen equipment includes watermaker, heating, inverter, freezer, hot water, hardtop, swim platform,b dinghy davits, cockpit shower, and chartplotter. Originally the boats had five non-self-tailing cockpit winches and three mast winches from Custom Yacht and Cathay Industrial, a deep anchor locker, double bow-roller, manual windlasses, and a traditional wooden wheel; many owners have changed to electric windlasses that haul several hundred feet of chain quickly. Most boats came with Perkins 4018 engines, two iron 300-gallon fuel tanks, and two stainless 200-gallon water tanks.
What to Inspect
The original winch manufacturers may no longer be in business, so spares for those winches might be an issue on any boat retaining factory gear. The pilothouse model's tight cockpit and limited lazarette are inherent, not defects, but the two iron fuel tanks should be checked for corrosion given their material and 300-gallon capacity. Confirm the electric windlass conversion is sound where fitted, and verify the solid FRP hull and encapsulated lead ballast show no impact damage along the cutaway forefoot full keel.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear in New Zealand and the United States. For a shopper, the constant aft master layout is reassuring, but match the cockpit style to your crew size and confirm tank and winch condition.
- Charter four-cabin layouts more common; ex-charter common
- Inspect iron fuel tanks for corrosion
- Verify winch spares situation if original gear remains s- Pilothouse cockpit tight; lazarette limited
- Typical markets: New Zealand, United States
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Young Sun 43. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26 | 2 | $ 49,500 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $ 113,852 | +130.0% |
| May 26 | 1 | $ 62,500 | -45.1% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $ 86,994 | +39.2% |
Where they're listed
Young Sun 43 listings appear across 2 countries. New Zealand has the most listings with 2 (50.0%), followed by United States.
Country view
4 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | $ 100,423 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% |
| United States | $ 49,500 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
Comparable models
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