Seattle Office: 2601 W. Marina Place Suite D Seattle, WA 98199



  • Year: 1998
  • Length: 42 ft
  • Price: $129,000
  • Located in Seattle, WA US
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Engine/Fuel Type: diesel
  • YW# 4358269

   "Stout Heart" a J-42 built for those with the desire to drop lines and set sail. This particular J-42 is the ultimate sailors package! With the combination of standard draft fin keel, carbon fiber rig and current sail inventory you will easily achieve performance few manufactures can offer in this size range. From the moment you step aboard you get the feeling "Stout Heart" is put together with an eye towards reliability, minimal complication and comfortable swift short handed sailing. With features like a Monitor wind vane, New Victron Energy management system, recent updates to electronics suite, hard dodger, added water capacity, huge sail inventory and recent rig reconditioning this boat should rise to the top of your list!! Give us a call with questions or to schedule a visit.

  Dates & upgrades to note;

  2019 - New rod rigging

  2019 - Complete mast and boom rebuild, including new sheaves, new Tide Marine sail track, control lines, new hardware and all re-bedded and both re-painted.

  2019 - New 1/2" chainplates

  2019 - Transom plate removed, re-bedded, re-installed 

  2019 - New Dux removable inner-forestay, checks, runners and control blocks re-newed

  2019 - Hydraulic back stay adjuster re-built

  2019 - Harken sheet tracks removed, cars re-built, re-bedded, re-fastened

  2019 - Top sides painted with Awlgrip (Ice-Blue)

  2019 - Custom carbon fiber hard dodger installed (new lenses installed 2022)

  2019 - Flexible Silvan solar panels with controller (panels on bimini)

  2019 - Yanmar heat exchanger flushed & serviced.

  2020 - Yanmar injector pump and injectors re-built

  2022 - New cutlass bearing

  2023 - Lower rudder bearing & sleeve renewed (Jefa)

  2024 - Lewmar deck hatches / New top frame & lens assemblies installed.

  2024 - All ports lights removed, re-bedded and re-installed.

  2024 - Complete NEW Victron Energy power management system W/ NEW Lithium batteries & Cerbo GX with touch screen controller. BMS, NEW charger for start battery, New solar controllers.

  2024 - New Airmar speed & depth transducers W/ Actisense NEMA wireless converter, New B&G masthead wind/spd/point W/ Actisense wireless converter.









Make

Make: J Boats
Builder: J-Boats / TPI Composites, Inc.
Designer: Rod Johnstone

Measurements

Length Overall: 42.00 ft
Max Draft: 6.50 ft
Displacement:19.00 lb 19.00
Ballast Weight: 7.00 lb
Cabin Head room: 8.08 ft
Beam: 12.17 ft

Engines

Total Power: 47|horsepower
Engine Brand: Yanmar
Year Built: 1998
Engine Model: 3JH2-TE
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: diesel
Engine Hours: 2900
Engine Power: 47|horsepower

Tanks

Fresh Water Tanks: 3 (45 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: 1 (29 Gallons)

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.

J Boats J 42
1998

$129,000
Seattle, WA

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