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

Boat Details

Dimensions

Hull, Deck & Keel

• GRP hull, hand laid 16 layers of woven rovings bound by orthophalic resins.
• NPG isopthalic resin used for the gelcoat to improve resistance to osmosis.
• Moulded in ribs and frames 
• GRP grid structure for stiffness
• Coppercoat 
• Hull wrapped 2024
• Deck of sandwich construction, GRP and end-grain balsa. Glued and through-bolted to the hull edges
• Evo-Decking synthetic teak deck professionally installed by Elite Teak, July 2021
• Fin keel with elliptical leading and trailing edges
• Keel plates and nuts replaced May 2019
• 10 DZR seacocks 2019
• High aspect ratio spade rudder, antifouled.
• Stainless steel rudder shaft approx. 4 inches diameter
• Solimar wheel steering

Deck Equipment

• Binnacle with stainless steel wheel
• Lofrans electric windlass
• 15Kg Bruce anchor with stainless steel swivel
• Approx. 27m of chain and approx. 45m of warp
• Kedge anchor
• 2 x Harken 53 ST electric primary winches
• 2 x Harken 40 ST halyard winches mounted on the coachroof
• 2 x Harken 32 ST halyard winches mounted on the coachroof
• 2 x Harken 44 ST spinnaker winches
• 12 x XTS Spinlock clutches fitted - 2021
• Mainsheet track with roller bearing car and Harken blocks
• Genoa tracks with roller bearing cars
• 2 x headsail sheet double turning blocks
• Large transom locker/Lazarette
• Anodized aluminium toerail with scuppers
• Cast aluminium and stainless steel stem head fitting
• Teak handrail running along the coachroof shoulder
• Stainless steel pushpit and pulpit
• 8 x stainless steel stanchions with twin guardwires
• 2 x dorade vents over fwd saloon with stainless steel framework
• 2 x dorade vents, over aft heads and galley
• Fore, aft and midships cleats

Interior & Accommodation

• Forwards heads  (with holding tank) and shower
• Aft heads (with holding tank) and shower

Navigation Equipment

• 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
• Chart plotter - Raymarine C70
• DCS/VHF - Icom ICM423 – rear mast aerial
• GPS - MLR FX412
• Radar - Simrad Anritsu

Machinery & Propulsion

• Volvo Penta MD2040 40hp inboard diesel

• 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 Max-Prop

• New Dome anode – August 2024

• New silencer – June 2021

• Eberspächer hot air heating throughout

Rig & Sails

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

• Sparcraft vang

• Harken roller furler

• Slab reefing mainsail with lazy jacks and stack pack

• Spinnaker pole

• Mainsheet traveller in cockpit

• Lines led aft

Sails

• Dacron Mainsail – maintained – 2020

• Crosscut Dacron No1 Genoa

• Light Medium No1 furling Genoa 

• Kevlar No3 – new furling battens

• S2 spinnaker with snuffer

• A3 with snuffer 

• Dacron Try Sail – new metal sliders and Storm Orange to Tack Clew and Head

• Dacron Storm Jib – new bronze luff hanks, plus Storm Orange to Tack, Clew and Head 

Electrical Systems

• 3 x 12v Batteries (2019)
• 220v Shore Power
• Sterling battery charger and remote monitor (2019)
• Galvanic isolator (2019)
• Replaced all in-mast wiring (2020)

Audio Visual

• Stereo system with sub-woofer 2019

Plumbing & Tankage

• Fresh water system overhauled.
• 2 x Fresh water tanks approx. 340L combined
• Fuel tank approx. 140L
• Hot & Cold water - 25 litre hot water heater – 2021
• Cockpit shower

Canvas work

• Sprayhood
• Bimini
• Boom awning
• Full canvas deck cover
• Stack-pack bag
• Boom/mast cover

Safety Equipment

• Electric and manual bilge pumps
• 2 x Horseshoe lifebuoy
• EPIRB
• Plastimo 6-person liferaft - requires service
• Emergency tiller

Additional Equipment

• Winch handles
• Fenders
• Warps
• Tender and engine available by separate negotiation