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Intrepid 430 Sport Yacht

• By Kevin Falvey
• Updated: March 21, 2008

Once again, the outboard motor has changed the face of boating. Today’s outboards combine high levels of power and efficiency with lower maintenance, lower noise, and ease of use other propulsion can’t match. Contender, Donzi, Fountain, Glacier Bay, Hydrasports, Intrepid, SeaVee, MJM, and others now offer big boats that are real cruising pleasure boats. Intrepid’s 430 Sport Yacht is one of the best.

The 430 Sport Yacht takes full advantage of having motors outside the boat with its master cabin, large head, and massive stowage and service access. The performance that a trio of outboards can deliver is heightened by the highly refined surfaces of its single-step hull and amplified by its stiff, light-but-strong, vacuum-bagged construction. It’s a gas to run. And while a couple could hit the islands for a week aboard this boat, it offers considerable capacity as a racy, spacey, big-water dayboat. The 430 Sport Yacht isn’t perfect, but I found it unrivaled in many areas.

Superior Interior

L. Francis and Nat Herreshoff were legendary designers and were the world’s first large-scale production boatbuilders. They knew how to keep a cabin from feeling like a cave, even though their largest boats rarely incorporated standing headroom. They used lots of ports and windows as well as strategically positioned skylights over tables or work areas. Above all, they used brightwork — oiled or varnished wood — sparingly and low: Above waist level, white finished bulkheads and cabinetry reigned, with dark wood used only for definition.

Unfortunately, many of today’s cruiser builders fail to follow their time-proven example. Yes, hull windows, skylights, and portholes are used with abandon. But even with 6’6″ of headroom, dark teak or cherry bulkheads running to an over-upholstered headliner make a cabin feel heavy and enclosed.

Now step inside the 430 Sport Yacht’s cabin. Large, fixed hull windows in the forward berth and aft stateroom combine with skylights over the galley, salon settee, master berth, and head vanity. The sole is teak and holly. Galley cabinets, including the drawer refrigerator, are medium-toned, book-matched wood laminate topped with honey-colored faux stone. The headliner is white fiberglass, which imparts a lighter feel than wood. Cabin and head doors are also white fiberglass. Yes, the Herreshoffs denigrated fiberglass, but even they would applaud the way the doors on this boat are made. Instead of using cheap, extruded aluminum frames on which to hang the doors, mating rabbets are molded into the bulkhead and each door’s interior edge, forming the frame and stop. The fit is so seamless that, when closed, the doors nearly disappear into the bulkhead. (I’m sure Intrepid will add mirrors to the insides of these doors, though they were missing on my test boat.)

Behind one door, in the space inboard engines might occupy, I discovered a queen-size berth with walk-in headroom. Directly above is a skylight — a deck hatch, really, though from topside you wouldn’t know it. Like all the hatches and skylights aboard the 430 Sport Yacht, this one is flush with the surface above, which contributes to the seamless look of the exterior. Also, it can be opened only from within, which adds security.

A combo TV/DVD player was mounted a foot or so beyond my feet when I reclined — perfect. But for the hanging locker and the bedding, white fiberglass finishes the majority of this space. The large hull window allowed reflected sun diamonds to dapple the bulkheads and dance on the overhead.

The head is opposite this stateroom, occupying the balance of the space below the helm area. A stall shower with a gorgeous seat offering built-in stowage, a honey-topped vanity, and another strategic hatch-cum-skylight make it functional and pleasant.

**Out and Inside **

Topside accommodations aboard the 430 Sport Yacht are amenable, best illustrated by the electrically convertible sunpad, which is incorporated into the athwartship leg of the eight-person Ultraleather L-lounge opposite and abaft the helm. Touch a switch and it folds out into the cockpit, forming a two-person tanning station. Our cover model for this test, Amanda, reported that she was “totally comfortable,” even as we romped across the Gulf at nearly 60 mph.

The seat is well built, thickly upholstered, and padded with high-quality foam that doesn’t bottom out. But the real credit for Amanda’s comfort comes from the soft, stable ride the 430 Sport Yacht delivers. It’s fast, rides smooth, and responds the instant you goose the throttles. It’s the ride’s finer points, however, that kept Amanda from rolling out of her un-strapped thong, despite my efforts.

There’s little hesitation as the boat strikes a wave. It maintains a level attitude — you go through swells rather than climb up and down them. Hit a wave quartering at a different angle than the rest of the train, and instead of dropping on one chine as do many boats, the 430 Sport Yacht keeps its poise, remaining level across the beam.

There’s no wetbar aboard the 430 Sport Yacht. Intrepid is a semi-custom shop, ready to satisfy your needs. The same is true of Contender’s 38E (roughly $500,000 powered like my test boat). Still, a standard wetbar in a boat of this class seems a no-brainer to me.

The aft cockpit, all 100 or so square feet of it, is a warren of precision-fit hatches. Some conceal insulated stowage boxes. Aboard my test boat, these were plumbed as fishboxes and livewells. But they’d hold scuba gear, deck chairs, or what have you with equal ease. Open other hatches to reveal excellent access to systems and plumbing. A boarding door and platform provide water access, but I had so much fun running the 430 Sport Yacht, I’d have to own it awhile before I’d be willing to stop for a swim.

Extra Point: Tiny, indestructible, prismatic LED sidelights built into the hardtop deliver outstanding luminosity, have a two-mile range, and draw practically no current.

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Intrepid’s 430 Sport Yacht is a Go-Getter

• By Patrick Sciacca
• Updated: August 6, 2021

The Intrepid 430 Sport Yacht was penned to serve as both a stand-alone cruising craft and, with an added towing eye, as a superyacht tender. It also filled the builder’s series gap between the 390 and 475.

The 430 has a stepped hull form, adding lift and reducing drag.

Belowdecks, the 430 we got aboard had cherry joinery. There’s an owner’s berth aft and a platform berth forward. The vessel’s single head has a separate shower stall.

At press time, there were five Intrepid 430 Sport Yachts on the market, ranging from $379,000 to $639,000.

From the Archive

“The 430 offers many of the design features that Intrepid has pioneered, as well as a few new tricks. The slick drop-down panel at the helm, the fuel-fill tap hidden discreetly beneath a door in the coaming, and the hullside water-access door were expected. The air-induction system that feeds the breeze to the helm area was something new, as was the electrically actuated seat/sun pad.”

— Yachting , November 2008

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2015 Intrepid 430 Sport Yacht

Explore the Intrepid 430 Sport Yacht, an impressive setup for modern boaters. Step aboard into her 100 sq ft aft cockpit which anglers can appreciate as a fish fighting platform. Lil Sumpin is set up with a centerline battle station pedestal. Easily removed to accommodate a large bench seat for passengers to enjoy sunshine and a salt breeze. Intrepid Marine designed the 430 SY with enough space and amenities for a family to enjoy extended stays. Her 2 queen berths and 1 head layout will have owners adding days to their itineraries.  Overhead hatches, hull portholes and windows enhance the natural light throughout. Kevin Falvey of Boating Magazine says, “The 430 Sport Yacht takes full advantage of having motors outside the boat with its master cabin, large head, and massive stowage and service access. The performance that a trio of outboards can deliver is heightened by the highly refined surfaces of its single-step hull and amplified by its stiff, light-but-strong, vacuum-bagged construction. It’s a gas to run. And while a couple could hit the islands for a week aboard this boat, it offers considerable capacity as a racy, spacey, big-water dayboat.”

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The 430 Sport Yacht combines outboard power and Intrepid’s unique hull design to accommodate the needs and desires of serious fishermen, as well as pleasure boating passengers. A luxurious sense of space meets unmatched performance rarely found in boats of this size. The helm boasts commanding views and a pop-up console with the latest flat-screen electronics. An optional power sunroof overlooks wraparound club-style seating that facilitates comfortable interaction between skipper and crew. Additional features include custom hull color, underwater lighting, icemaker, audio-video systems, air-conditioning, power helm seating, and anchor windlass with washdown spigot. During the day, the cabin floods with natural sunlight, and the amenities are so complete that a couple could blissfully hit the islands for a week aboard this boat. And the 430 Sport Yacht serves equally as well as a racy, big water dayboat for short hops, entertaining, or a casual day on the bay. This is pure boating pleasure…from the smooth, powerful ride to its state-of-the-art accommodations, the 430 Sport Yacht blends luxurious space, well thought out efficiency and peace of mind to create the best boatowning experience on the water. Only Intrepid could give you a sport yacht that does so much so well.

Transom Door Dive Platforms Tinned Wiring Navigation Lights Auto Bilge Pump (3) Digital 12v Breaker Panel Control System Guttered Cockpit Hatches with Self Bailing Cockpit PVC Foam Core Vacuum-bagged Non-woven Multi-directional and Uni-directional Fibers all Hand Laid Deck and Springline Cleats Bow Eye Wraparound Plexiglas Windscreen Integral Motor Bracket Non-Skid Deck and Gunwales Aluminum Fuel Tank Heavy Duty Vinyl Rubrail Trim Tabs Pressurized Fresh Water System Insulated Fishbox Starboard Aft with Thru Transom Ball Valve and Macerator Raw Water Washdown Dockside Fresh Water Inlet Shore Power with Battery Charger Plexi Trim Package Folding Swim Ladder Forward Recessed Deck Skylight 430 Helm Station with Electric Actuated Electronics Pod Electric Head Macerator for Holding Tank Large Private Head Compartment with Separate Shower Galley with Sink and Microwave Wood Veneered Cabinetry Electric Hot Water Heater Custom Helm Seat Dual Pedestal Electric Queen Berth Forward Bedspreads and Pillow Shams Solid Surface Countertops Cabin Lights Large Upholstered Sofa Fold Out with Inflatable Mattress Cabin Carpet Private Stateroom aft starboard Integrated Hullside Portlights

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2010 Intrepid 430 Sport Yacht

$ 468,000.00, dania beach, fl, us.

• Make Intrepid
• Model 430 Sport Yacht
• Length 43 ft
• Beam 12.67 ft
• Location Dania Beach

Description

Own a Legend!!  

The Intrepid 430 Sport Yacht is one of Intrepids  most popular models with its incredible performance, versatile  layout and livable cabin features. This 430 has been repowered w/ Merc 400Rs and many recent services and upgrades for the next owner to enjoy right from the start.   

Features & Recent Upgrades:

• Triple 2017 Mercury 400R engines w/ Warranty until March 2022
• Full 300 hour Service just completed 8/2021
• New Bottom Paint 7/2021
• Full Detail 8/2021
• Brand New Exterior Upholstery 7/2021
• New VHF and Antennas 7/2021
• New Fusion Stereo and AMP 7/2021
• Generator Service 7/2021
• A/C Service 7/2021
• New Underwater Lights 7/2021
• Rocket Launchers

Interior has separate closable stateroom, forward V-berth and couch. Large head with separate shower. Tons of room and seating for family & friends!  

Great opportunity to own a 430 Sport Yacht with a fantastic upgraded power package!  

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Contact: Paul Keeney 561-866-5691 | [email protected]

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