Name: Skimmer
Make: Valiant  |  Model: 42  |  Year: 2000  |  Length: 42 ft

Price: US $230,000  |  Condition: Used  |  Class: Cutter

Hull Material: Fiberglass  |  Beam: 12.67 ft  |  Guest Heads: 4    

Fuel Type: Diesel

Boat Location: Seattle, Washington, United States

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"Skimmer" 42 Cutter design by Robert Perry

Recognized as a consummate blue water boat, the Valiant 42 has the capability to go wherever any competent sailor wishes to go. And for good reason.  The 42 is a direct descendant of naval architect Bob Perrys seminal Valiant 40, but without some of the pitfalls of the earlier design. Most notably a production change that addressed the earlier model's hull blister issues.  Built from 1992 through 2010, the Valiant 42 is a moderate weight sailboat and a reasonably good performer with a long, cutaway fin keel and a deep, skeg-hung rudder vs. the common full keel often designed into off-shore cruisers. It is stable/stiff and has an excellent righting capability if capsized.  Best suited as a Bluewater cruising boat with a fuel capacity of 88 US gallons, it offers decent cruising range under power if needed. It also has very good water capacity of 88 US gallons and a Spectra water maker, so you'll need not worry about long voyages and the need to find a marina to take on water. 

"Skimmer" is a two owner boat with the second owner implementing significant upgrades employing some of the region's most talented marine-based craftspeople. The list of improvements is exhaustive, with receipts totaling over $150,000.  Stepping on the boat you immediately recognize the level of care this vessel has enjoyed throughout its life.  That, coupled with many post factory upgrades,  makes this a turnkey world cruiser.

A partial list of improvements:

• Complete replacement of electronics - 2023

• New Cushions (cockpit and interior) - 2024

• New Jibe Preventer system - 2025

• Halyard  clutches - 2025

• Lazy jack system - 2023

• Complete running rigging replacement - 2025

• Upgraded reef system - 2023

• Bottom paint - 2025

• Line Cutter - 2025

Accommodations and interior features include

• Handcrafted & beautiful teak cabinetry

• Two staterooms with double berths

• Head with stall shower

• Well-appointed U-shaped galley

• Teak & holly flooring

• Stainless steel portlights with screens

• Dual settees with new upholstery

Navigational, Mechanical & Electrical features include

• New Raymarine navigational equipment

• Chart plotter, autopilot, radar

• Westerbeke 42B 42HP diesel engine

• Westerbeke 5.0kw generator

• Newer Lifeline AGM batteries

• Spectra water maker

• air-conditioning/heating system