1978 Westsail 42, USD 79.000,-

MASSIVE $15,000 USD PRICE DROP TO $79,000 ASKING PRICEI, as broker, visited this boat in person recently and found her to be very well setup and updated for offshore cruising with all the right things done In all the right ways, the big money has been spend in all the right ways, and her low price is to represent her need for a paint job to look first rate, which is well deserving of her first rate outfitting and setup. Contact me for full photos and my impressions. The "Sea Rat" is a 1978 Westsail 42 cutter, hull #100, with unique history. Originally stored unfinished in California for 30 years, its sails and rigging remain in excellent condition, making it a "low mileage" boat only commissioned in 2008. With a tall rig, 2-spreader mast, new standing rigging, new chainplates, and a Yanmar 4JH4-TE diesel engine with just 700 hours, it's ready for long voyages with water maker, solar power, 12 volt Air Conditioning, Monitor Windvane, Feathering Prop and so much more! Despite its 46-year age, it has only been actively used for about 15 years, showing far less wear than expected. Currently located in a DIY marina in St. Mary's, GA, it's ideal for hands-on owners. Known for its ultimate seaworthiness, stability, and comfort, the Westsail 42 can sustain you over ocean passages, yet also performs well in lighter winds, and offers a comfortable ocean cruising experience for the wise sailor.BVI Yacht Sales, with deep expertise in the Westsail brand, is proud to offer this finely finished boat for sale. As the leading Caribbean brokerage specializing in world-class cruising vessels, wherever in the world they are, we are eager to help find the perfect new owner for "Sea Rat." Additional Details
Interior Comfort and Accommodations:
Refrigeration: Frig-O-Boat, 12v, installed 2022
Freezer: Frig-O-Boat, 12v, installed 2022
Stove and Oven: Propane Cooktop, Toaster Oven
Propane Shut off Valve: Electronic solenoid
Fume Detector: Dual propane leak detector alarms
Vented Propane Locker: Yes, at stern of boat
Propane Tanks: 2x 20lb cylinders
Watermaker: Rainman, 30gph, installed 2023
Water System: Triple element drinking water filters
Air Conditioner: Aft cabin AC, 12v DC, can run all night
Headroom min/max: 6.5' minimum
Length of bunks min/max: 6.5' minimum
Electronics and Navigation Equipment:
CPT autopilot, installed 2023
Garmin primary chart plotter
Depth sounder, with spare installed in hull
Primary VHF radio
Dual handheld VHF radios
32" flatscreen smart TV
Digital Yachts AIS receiver
LED deck lights, white (installed 2023)
Monitor windvane, all new bearings, shims, lines (2023)
Electrical System:
12 Volt DC direct current system
110 Volt AC alternating current power system
720ah solar panels
2000w Xantrex Freedom Marine 20 inverter
2000w Xantrex Freedom Marine 20 battery charger
Xantrex battery monitor
Balmar 110a alternator
Victron 30a charge controller (2023)
Victron 30a DCDC charger (2023)
Batteries:
House: LiFEPo4, 3x 100ah bank (2023)
Engine: 2x lead acid start batteries + spare
Mechanical Systems:
Manual bilge pumps: Gusher Whale pump in cockpit
Electric bilge pumps: Multi-depth, dual pump system
Steering type: Cable & quadrant
Emergency tiller: Yes, located in aft head
Bilge blowers: Yes
Spare propeller: Stored beneath forward head pan
PSS dripless shaft seal (2022)
Fuel polishing system
Deck and Hull Systems:
Primary anchor: Rocna with 200ft 3/8" BBB chain
Secondary anchor: 45lb CQR with 50' 3/8" BBB chain and 100' 3/4" 3 strand rode
Anchor windlass: Lofrans Tigres (2023)
Bow anchor roller: Custom-built stainless steel
Bimini top: Sunbrella with stainless tubing, 5'10" headroom
Dodger/sprayhood: Sunbrella with stainless tubing
Cockpit table: Folding wooden table
Swim ladder: Folding, telescoping
Navigation lights: LED, red, green, and white (12v)
Deck wash down system: 12v high-flow with coil hose in PVC deck tube
2-step dinghy boarding platform, starboard side
Sails and Rigging Systems:
Main mast: Lafiel, same for the boom
Standing rigging: Replaced in 2023
Chain plates: Replaced in 2023
Winches:
Mast: 1 self-tailing for mainsail halyard, 2 standard
Cockpit: 2 self-tailing, 2-speed winches
Sails:
Mainsail: 2 reef, 4 batten, in great condition
Jib: 110% yankee on furling, in great condition
Staysail: Hank-on, in great condition
Engine Info:
Manufacturer: Yanmar
Model: 4JH4-TE
Year: 2018 (?)
Horsepower: 75
Engine Type: Inboard Diesel
Engine Cycle: 4
Drive Type: Direct
Fuel Type: Diesel
Propeller Type: Maxprop Folding
Propeller Material: Bronze
Engine Hours: 700
Engine Alarms: Yes, 2
Fuel Filter: Duel, switchable Racors
Emergency Stop: Yes
Raw Water Sea Strainer: Yes, bronze
Fresh Water Cooling: Yes, new impeller yearly
Fuel Shut Off: Yes
Owners Comments:Our sailboat "Sea Rat" is a 1978 Westsail 42 cutter, hull #100. She has the tall rig, 2-spreader mast, great sails, new standing rigging, new chainplates, a barrier-coated hull, and a reliable Yanmar 4JH4-TE diesel engine with only 700 hours. You could literally launch this boat next week and begin a circumnavigation. One unique fact about "Sea Rat" is that although she's 46 years old, she has seen far less use than you'd expect. For 30 years, she was stored unfinished in California, with the sails and original rigging stored indoors. Because of that, the sails are in fantastic condition, despite being original. Essentially, the boat has only been in use for about 15 years of its life, making it feel like finding a classic car that's been stored in a barn for decades. "Sea Rat" is currently on the hard in St. Mary's, GA, at one of the last DIY marinas on the East Coast. It's the perfect spot if you like doing your own work, and they even allow you to stay on the boat overnight. We've already set her up with an air conditioner, keeping things cool and dehumidified while she's on the hard. Contrary to popular belief, the Westsail 42 is a fast sailboat, regularly sustaining speeds over 8 knots. She typically sails at about half the windspeed and performs surprisingly well even in lighter winds. While she'll point closer than 45 degrees to the wind, she will slip if pushed much further. She's a heavy displacement, full-keel boat that's fast, capable, safe, and incredibly comfortable on the ocean.

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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.