Bob designed the 42' Valiant to exceed the seaworthiness, performance, and capability of his legendary Valiant 40. This incredible world class cruising sailboat features a double-ended hull form, bulwarks, solid stainless steel stanchions, stainless steel opening ports, oversized rod rigging, and superb quality construction.

Overview

Accommodations

Forward in the peak are access doors to the chain lockers. Several storage cabinets in this area for spare parts ,tools, etc. Just aft of the "V" is the highly desirable double Pullman berth to port. A large four drawer chest of drawers is built in under the Pullman berth. This area also has book shelves. Across from the berth are large hanging lockers for all your cruising attire. There is a privacy door completely separating this cabin from the main salon.

Entering the main salon you will find large traditional port and starboard settees. The main salon has many lockers and cabinets for storage. A large centerline dining table provides very comfortable dining area for crew and guests.

The "U" shaped galley is aft of the main salon and to port of the centerline. 

Opposite the galley area on the starboard side is the forward facing dedicated nav area. The nav table has custom wood inlays in the table. A tall pantry with numerous slide out and shelves provide tons of storage for dry goods.

On the port side of the companionway ladder is a private aft cabin with a double berth. There are built in chest of drawers under the berth. There is also a hanging locker and a vanity seat built in. 

The head has a SS sink and lots of storage in cabinets and shelves. There is also a laundry locker. The shower area is separated from the rest of the head by a privacy curtain

The entire vessel interior is varnished cherry. Seven opening and screened hatches and 12ea Hood stainless steel opening port. All ports have screens.

Galley

Located on the port side aft is the classic "U" shaped galley. Corian counter tops provide plenty of counter work area.

Specially fitted with a gimbaled Broadwater 4 burner SS propane stove with oven. Double deep stainless steel sinks.

State of the art commodious AC/DC refrigeration/freezer with double holding plate Sea Frost AC unit and a Technautics dedicated DC system.

Back up foot pumps for fresh water system. HRO Seafari 18 gals per hour water maker with custom panel with extremely easy service access.

Tons of storage for dry goods and cooking utensils in cabinets, bins and drawers.

All fresh water onboard is filtered. There is a seawater filter at the galley. The entire galley is well ventilated with an opening port and hatch.

Electronics

• Alpha 3000 auto pilot
• Icom IC M710 SSB radio
• Icom IC M502 VHF at the nav center
• Motorola cell phone at the nav center
• Furuno GD-1920C color video plotter at the helm
• Furuno Radar
• Furuno Wind/Depth/Speed
• Airmar PBN100 weather station 
• Two Furuno RD30 Monitors
• Sirius Weather
• AIS Transponder
• Icom ICM59 VHF installed at the top of the companionway
• remote cockpit speaker for the VHF
• Sony XRC 7200 160 watt stereo system with 10 disc Sony changer
• Sony stereo speakers in main salon.
• Ritchie pedestal compass
• Ritchie electronic compass located at the nav center
• The two Furuno RD30's are mounted on the coach roof under the dodger and in your line of sight versus helm mounts 
• Color TV with DVD player

Electrical

110v and 12v systems.

• Windbugger wind generator mounted on a custom SS arch
• 5 KW Westerbeke genset with 655 hours. Genset has custom oil change system
• Heart inverter
• Heart battery monitor
• 3ea 4D AGM house batteries
• 1ea dedicated AGM engine start battery and and genset start battery
• tri color light on mast head with emergency strobe

Sails

• 135% Quantum genoa on a Profurl roller furling system
• Staysail
• Storm staysail
• Main
• detachable baby stay
• Rod rigging
• 2ea #58 Lewmar self tailing primary winches
• 1ea #44 self tailing secondary and 2ea #40 self tailing secondary winches
• Lewmar traveler is mounted forward of the companionway
• Navtec hydraulic backstay
• all lines led aft through Antal rope clutches
• Dutchman system on the mainsail
• leather wrapped helm wheel

Deck and Hull

• SS arch has integral outboard motor lift
• Lighthouse 1501 SS anchor windlass
• Salt washdown system at the bow
• Fresh water washdown in the cockpit
• 45#CQR anchor with 50ft of chain and 250 ft of 5/8" nylon rode
• 66# claw anchor with 300 ft of chain rode
• 1ea SS fishing rod holders
• Parker SS rail mounted barbeque grill with 2ea aluminum propane tanks.
• Teak grate in the cockpit
• Closed cell cockpit cushions
• Custom "HARD DODGER" with Isen glass plus bimini and transition panel
• Stainless steel life raft cradle
• Fresh water dock connection with regulator and pressure gauge
• Teak folding cockpit table
• *Monitor Wind Vane Steering*

Mechanical

• Max prop
• Fluid evacuation system for the engine/transmission/ and genset
• Onboard fuel polishing system
• Remote mounted oil filter
• Dual Racor filters with vacuum gauges
• Fuel transfer system (between tanks)
• Espar diesel heater ducted throughout the vessel
• 16000 btu central Cruisair air conditioning with reverse cycle heat
• 2ea automatic bilge pumps plus a very large capacity emergency bilge pump.
• Back up manual bilge pumps
• Custom teak tool drawers
• Custom additional fuel tank added for a total fuel capacity of 130 gals
• Fuel gauges on all tanks
• Macerator pump on holding tank
• Spare V drive transmission
• Custom storage for filters and oil in engine compartment
• Engine upgraded to 63 HP

Disclaimer

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.