Grand Soleil 42 (1996) for sale in Gosport, United Kingdom

Summary

This Grand Soleil 42 is a classic 1996 German Frers designed fast cruiser, with an interior by Patrick Roseo. Built by Cantieri del Pardo in Italy, she has a fin keel, Volvo 2040 40hp engine and 7 berths in two cabins and a saloon. Swagman has undergone recent upgrades and maintenance, including the placement of the entire deck with Permateek, new standing rigging and replacement of the sail drive seal, sea cocks and keel plates. She benefits from a Sparcraft white painted keel-stepped triple-spreader rig, Raymarine navigation equipment, electric anchor windlass, two heads with showers and three 12v batteries (replaced in 2019). Sails are Dacron Mainsail, Crosscut Dacron No1 Genoa, Light Medium No1 furling Genoa, Kevlar No3, S2 spinnaker with snuffer and A3 with snuffer. All safety equipment is on board, including a Plastimo 6-person liferaft (overhauled 2021).

General information
Make/model
Grand Soleil 42
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
Year
1996
Length overall
12.65 metres
Length waterline
10.10 metres
Beam
4.03 metres
Draft
2.48 metres
Displacement
9,000 kg
Keel
Fin Keel
Location
Gosport, United Kingdom

About this Grand Soleil 42

English

Grand Soleil 42 - 1996

Classic German Frers designed fast cruiser, with interior by Patrick Roséo. Built by Cantieri del Pardo, Italy in 1996. Fin keel, Volvo 2040, 40hp, 7 berths in 2 cabins, plus saloon. Twin heads with showers.

In the past three years, Swagman has undergone some extensive upgrades and maintenance, not least of which includes the placement of the entire deck with Permateek, new standing rigging and replacement of the sail drive seal, sea cocks and keel plates.

Mechanical

Volvo Penta MD2040 40hp -overhauled December 2022
Sail Drive - sail drive seal replaced and serviced – May 2019
Engine hours – not known – but approx. 20 hours since 2019
Propeller – Auto-feathering MaxProp
New silencer – June 2021
New Dome anode – April 2022

Electrical
3 x 12v batteries - 2019
Sterling battery charger and remote monitor – 2019
220v Shore power
Galvanic isolator - 2019
Replaced all in-mast wiring - 2020

Rig

Sparcraft white painted keel-stepped, triple-spreader rig
Chain plates reset with new deck - 2020
Discontinuous rod standing rigging and spreader ends – fully replaced October 2020
Two removable inner fore-stays with Wichard Babystay adjusters
Twin Running Backstays
Adjustable backstay
Selden rod kicker
Harken roller furler
Slab reefing mainsail with lazy jacks and stack pack
Spinnaker pole
Lines led aft
Mainsheet traveller in cockpit

Sails
Dacron Mainsail – maintained – 2020 – condition 5/10
Crosscut Dacron No1 Genoa - 5/10
Light Medium No1 furling Genoa – 5/10
Kevlar No3 – new furling battens – 6/10
S2 spinnaker with snuffer – 6/10
A3 with snuffer – 6/10
Dacron Try Sail – new metal sliders and Storm Orange to Tack Clew and Head – 8/10
Dacron Storm Jib – new bronze luff hanks, plus Storm Orange to Tack, Clew and Head – 8/10

Equipment

Navigation
Cockpit
Autopilot - Autohelm
Speed/Log/Depth - Autohelm Masterview ST80
2 x Raymarine MN100-2 wireless displays
Binnacle Compass

DCS/VHF/AIS - Standard Horizon GX2200E – main mast aerial - 2020
Chartplotter - Raymarine C70
DCS/VHF - Icom ICM423 – rear mast aerial
GPS - MLR FX412
Radar - Simrad Anritsu

Deck
Wheel steering
Permateek professionally installed - July 2021
Electric Anchor windlass - Lofrans
Anchor with chain and warp
Sugarscoop transom with swim ladder
Large transom locker/Lazarette
Pushpit and pulpit with guardwires
Deck mounted cleats
12 x XTS Spinlock clutches fitted - 2021
Granny bars

2 x Harken 53 ST electric cockpit winches
2 x Harken 40 ST coachroof winches
2 x Harken 32 ST coachroof winches
2 x Harken 44 ST spinnaker winches

Safety
Electric and manual bilge pumps
2 x Horseshoe lifebuoy
EPIRB
Flare pack - 2020
Plastimo 6-person liferaft - last overhaul 2021

Canvas
Sprayhood 
Bimini
Boom awning
Full canvas deck cover
Stackpack bag
Boom/mast cover

Miscellaneous
Freshwater system overhauled - date TBC

Accommodation

7 berths in 2 double cabins plus saloon
V berth forward with ensuite/day heads (with holding tank) and shower
Aft cabin with island berth, seating and ensuite heads and shower
Saloon with folding table
Plus 6ft headroom throughout
Pressurised hot and cold water
25 litre hot water heater – 2021
Eberspächer warm air heating throughout
Red nightlights in saloon
12v LED strip lights in galley and chart area
LED ceiling dome lights throughout
12v electrical sockets
3 x 220v sockets
12v USB chargers at chart table and aft cabin
Forward facing chart table
Internal WiFi
Stereo system with sub-woofer
Galley - with oven and grill - Force10 – new 2019
Gas Certificate - 2019
Top loading fridge – maintained 2023
Sink with mixer tap and foot pump for fresh water

Construction

German Frers design and Italian interior
Keel plates replaced - May 2019
10 x DZR stopcocks - May 2019

Documentation 
Bills of sale from first owner to present
Evidence of VAT paid status - original invoice - 1996 (copy)
Builders Certificate - July 1996
SSR Certificate - expires 2024
Letter confirming UK location on Dec 31st 2020

For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website 

The 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.

Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made
Sail drive and shaft seals are more than 5 years of age
Fuel and gas hoses and regulators are over 5 years old
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old

NOTE - Please ring our offices prior to visiting, as the boat may be unavailable for viewing or located at a different marina.

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Propulsion
Engine
1 x Volvo Pento MD2040
Fuel
Diesel
Fuel capacity
170 litres

The 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.

Broker/Dealer Information

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Unit 13 Haslar Marina Haslar Gosport PO12 1NU
United Kingdom
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