Selene 43 / 45 (Solo 43)

About the Selene 43 / 45 (Solo 43)

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

?–2014

Builder

Jet-Tern Marine (China)

Designer

Howard Chen

Length

48.42 ft

Waterline

43.92 ft

Beam

15.67 ft

Draft

5.67 ft

Displacement

62,830 lb

Hull / keel

full displacement

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

1,000 gal

Water

230 gal

Holding

60 gal

Sources disagree on first year, engines — left blank rather than guessed.

Sold as the Solo 43 in 1998-2000, Selene 43 afterwards and Selene 45 from 2010. Ballasted (about 3,000 lb) displacement hull with Portuguese bridge; center galley; big commissary storage between engine room and lazarette. Single Cummins cruises 8 knots with 2,000+ nm range.

Known problems for this model

• Early mild-steel tanks fuel
  Early Selene/Solo production used mild-steel fuel tanks before the builder switched to fiberglass tanks; confirm tank material and condition on early hulls.
  passagemaker.com
• Inconsistent build details other
  Owners report variable electrical and plumbing work and substandard small fittings on some Selenes.
  trawlerforum.com

Other Selene models

• Selene 36 / 38 Archer 2003–2012
• Selene 47 1999–2009
• Selene 53 / 55 Ocean Trawler 2002–2014