1998 Viking 43 Open
QUALITY TIME | San Diego, California
QUALITY TIME is a beautiful Viking 43 Open, Plan A, with factory hardtop. She has spent much of her life in fresh water, hauled and stored 9 months of the year. Since arriving in California, she has received constant upgrades and pampering, including newer electronics, bow thruster, rail package, and mechanical service.
Super clean, well-outfitted, fast and tough, she represents an incredible value in a premium express sportfisherman. In today’s market, a 40′-50′ premium, sea-kindly, high performance sportfisherman of recent vintage can cost up to $2,000,000. Savvy boat buyers looking for all the benefits of a premium boat, without the hefty price tag, look to quality brokerage boats to get them safely out to the fishing grounds quickly and in comfort. The best buy, in all economies, is a high quality boat from a builder with a sterling reputation, that has been well maintained and used, and sensibly upgraded. QUALITY TIME is just such an offering. She shows like a much newer boat, yet affordably delivers the Viking performance, ride, and quality construction that makes brokerage Vikings desirable in any market, and in any location.
If you’re not in Southern California, don’t worry. This boat can be trucked or shipped to nearly any fishing grounds on the planet.
12236251 Boat Highlights The Viking 43 Open was built to fill a niche in a popular size open sportfisherman. Large enough to go offshore and hunt the big ones, yet agile enough to be handled by one or two people, with ease of operation and great sightlines. Competing at the time with all the other super premium boatbuilders (Bertram, Hatteras, Tiara), the Viking bested all of them with more fuel, better range, higher speeds, and more beam, which made her seem like a bigger boat, yet offered all the performance and maneuverability of a pocket sportfisher.
The major magazines all raved about the Viking at the time:
Motor Boating & Sailing: "The new Viking 43 Open is good at everything. It's built for versatility....The result is a boat that's as strong and seaworthy as a sportfisherman, as open and stylish as a Riviera speedboat, and as liveable as many convertibles."
Power & Motoryacht: "..the 43 isn't just rough-water capable, she's built to withstand considerable punishment...No matter how you look at her, the 43 Open is a top-quality sportfisherman with a fit and finish to match."
Marlin: "Her fish box is huge, almost as wide as the 113-square foot cockpit....Perhaps the most noteworthy difference on the Viking is her centered helm station, intended to offer improved visibility at all points forward." 1 408400 1 1
12236252 Electronics
Simrad AP 44 autopilot
(2) Simrad 12" EVO 3s
Simrad EVO 2
Simrad Pulse compression 24'"Hi-def radar
Icom IC-M504 DSC/AIS VHF
Icom IC-M59 VHF
VDO Rudder angle indicator
Thermo Air-temp
Fusion MS-NRX200 stereo
Fusion iPod dock
Fusion MS-AV700
(14) Speakers throughout boat
Ritchie PowerDamp 5" compass
Vizio TV, salon
1 408400 2 112236253 Electrical Equipment
12 & 24V DC w/ breaker panel
120 & 240 V AC w/ breaker panel
8 KW Onan genset w/ soundshield, 1425 hours
ProMariner 12.50 ProNautic inverter
12V Battery charger
24V Battery charger
Newmar galvanic isolator
120/240V, 50amp Shore power w/ breaker
120V Shore power w/ breaker
Line voltage, load current, and frequency meters
12V & 24V amp meters, load current meter
Glendinning Cablemaster
Battery parallel switch
(11) new DECA AGM batteries in fbg battery boxes '25
1 408400 3 112236254 Mechanical
Complete starboard engine overhaul, '24
Engine & genset service '24/25
Boat Levelor trim tabs
Bow thruster '23
Hydraulic steering
DDEC electronic single lever controls
w/ synchronizer and low speed idle
Emergency manual engine shutdowns
(2) Fuel priming pumps
Oil change pump
Walker AirSeps
Racor fuel filters
Fresh water fill hose, mains & genset
Water heater
Alarm panel - bilge, fire, temp (exhaust & engine room)
(3) Windshield wipers/washers
(3) Automatic bilge pumps
(2) Emergency engine-drive bilge pumps
Fishbox macerator pump
Holding tank overboard discharge macerator pump
AC bait pump
Dual Buell air horns
Bilge blower
Engine room air circulation fans
Head and galley exhaust fans
Saltwater washdown
Freshwater washdown
Dockside water hook-up w/ pressure regulator
Xintex fire suppression system, new '25
(5) Hand-held fire extinguishers
CruisAir SMX air conditioning, dual zone
Stainless destroyer-type wheel
Fuel gauge
AC & DC engine room lights
Dripless shaft seals
12236255 Fishing Equipment
(5) Rod holders
Removable fishbox with macerator
Bait tank with window
New bait pump '20
Cockpit sink with cutting board
New (19) rocket launchers '19
New bait prep/filet cutting board and mounts '20
Tackle center with (6) Starboard drawers '19
Cushions atop bait and tackle center
Gaff rack
LED cockpit floodlights '19
Salt & freshwater washdowns
Tackle locker with 3 shelves
Transom door
12236256 Bridge Deck
Center positioned helm for great visibility
Teak ladder-back helm seat with footrest
Upholstered port & starboard seating areas
Bridge deck removable carpeting
Factory hardtop with 4-side polycarbonate enclosure '20
(5) Hardtop recessed lights
Starboard drink holders
Stereo and (4) speakers
12V outlet at helm
Electronics pod to port
Electric windshield vent
12236257 Master Stateroom
Centerline double berth
Overhead hatch
Hanging cedar locker
(6) Drawers
(5) Lockers
Stowage under hinged berth
Mirrored bulkhead
Private door to head
A/C controls
Stereo speakers
12V Reading lights
12236258 Galley
Sharp Carousel convection/microwave oven
Princess Ceran 2-burner electric cooktop
Sears refrigerator/freezer
Stainless steel sink
Sears Instahot water faucet
InSinkerator disposal
Water level gauge
Exhaust fan
Storage cabinets and drawers
Water filter
1 408400 8 112236259 Guest Head
Electric Vacuflush head
Exhaust fan
Stall shower
Vanity with sink and stowage
Medicine cabinet
Towel bars
Overhead hatch
Synthetic teak & holly decking
12236260 Salon
L-shaped convertible sofa to port
Stowage under sofa
Carpet
Overhead hatch
Teak cabinetry and joinery
A/C controls
Vizio HDTV TV
Fusion iPod dock
Fusion MS-AV700
(2) Fusion speakers
1 408400 10 112236261 Remarks
QUALITY TIME is a well maintained and lightly used, pedigreed, open sportfisherman. Clean, sharp lines with an aggressive posture, this fish-raiser is as comfortable offshore as she is at the club. Her decor has been upgraded to current standards, and she shows like a MUCH newer boat, but at a fraction of the price. QUALITY TIME can be considered to be an excellent value in an ultra-premium offshore fisherman.
Owner's new boat has arrived, conveniently making this beautiful Viking available to her new owner at the start of the fishing season. Professionally maintained. LLC-owned.
Note to out-of-state buyers, she CAN be trucked cross-country.
12292919 Deck & Hull
Custom stainless bow & side rails '23
Bow thruster '23
Canister 6-man life raft
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