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1966 Spencer 42 located in California for sale

42' Spencer 42



Year
Length
Beam
Draft
Location
Price
1966
42'
8'
6'
California
$20,000

Description:
Bluewater cruising sailboat setup for shorthand sailing.

This vessel needs a repower, thus the low listing price.

Actively used and upgraded until recent life changes (first child) coincided with engine seizure. This represents the opportunity to repower as you please and end up with a sweet cruising boat built with simplicity and bulletproof strength.

Equipment:
Sails:
-100% yankee cut jib on roller furler (new 2022)
-hank on staysail (new 2022)
-full battened, triple reefed mainsail with kevlar reinforcements (serviced 2024)

Deck:
-S300 roller furler
-Chainlocker with 50ft chain and 150ft rode
-lofrans royal manual windlass
-4 opening portlights newfound metals (new 2025) and 4 large fixed windows (re-seated 2025)
-Mast & rigging new 2020
-cutter rig
-internal chainplates replaced with external 316SS chainplates on sides, internal forestay, and backstay (new 2020)
-6x self tailing winches: 40s on mast, 45s primaries, 35 secondaries (new 2022)
-tiller steering
-hard dodger
-solar setup with 4 independent controllers
-hydrovane autopilot set by wind under sail or via tillerpilot while motoring

Cabin:
-double berth in V
-head with electric toilet and lectrosan disposal system
-hanging locker to port
-diesel drip heater in cabin
-starboard settee can fold into double berth or one great sea berth
-chart table with small fridge underneath
-quarterberth to port
-start battery and 200aH house battery (new 2026)
-galley to starboard with propane oven
-extensive water and diesel tanks storage via integral tanks under the floor

Engine:
-yanmar 3ym30AE, suffered extensive damage via corroded seawater exhaust connection. Reviewed with diesel mechanic and the engine is in irreparable condition
-the engine was driving a 2 blade 15x16, 2 blade prop on 7/8" shaft
-this is a modern, well documented engine, so doing a like-for-like conversion would be straightforward
-on the other, this could be a good opportunity to increase power


Dinghy
-walker bay 8 hard dinghy with 3HP mercury 4 stroke engine (new 2022)

Location: San Francisco, California
L114189
1234567890

Material
Hull
Type
Rigging
Cabins
Condition
fiberglass
monohull
cruiser
cutter
2
good

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This Spencer 42 Added 09-Nov-2026



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