42' Vagabond 42 Ketch

Price Improvement: The asking price has been lowered to $45,000.

The Vagabond 42 was built by Bluewater Yacht Builders in Taiwan. The George H Stadell III design was built from 1978 to 1990. The Vagabond 42 was also known as the Westwind 42. The Vagabond 42 has a full keel design, which provides excellent stability and tracking ability in various sea conditions. It has a displacement of around 30,000 pounds, making it a heavy and solid boat that can handle offshore passages with ease. The boat features a spacious and well-appointed interior layout, with a large salon, galley, and multiple cabins. The salon includes a dinette, a settee, and a navigation station. The galley is equipped with a stove, oven, sink, and ample storage space for provisions. The master cabin has a double berth and an en-suite bathroom, and the two guest cabins share a head. On deck, the Vagabond 42 has a spacious cockpit with comfortable seating and a steering wheel. The deck layout is designed for easy handling and features wide side decks for safe movement around the boat. Overall, the Vagabond 42 is known for its seaworthiness, durability, and comfortable living spaces. It is a popular choice for long-distance cruising and has a reputation for being a reliable and capable bluewater sailboat. Arcadia is moored in the New Orleans Municipal Yacht Harbor, which is only a short drive from the New Orleans International Airport (MSY).

Three-cabin, two-head layout with classic teak and holly cabin sole and 63 headroom throughout. The spacious aft master cabin includes an en suite head with sink and shower, though the mattress shows some staining. Forward is a guest cabin with upper and lower single berths, while a starboard guest cabin offers a large single berth located just aft of the forward cabin. The salon includes a port-side oval dinette table and starboard settee with green cushions, along with a navigation station to starboard featuring a swing-out nav seat. Ventilation is provided by 14 opening ports and four opening hatches, though the forward hatch has a minor leak. 12V fans are installed throughout the interior, and climate control is provided by Cruisair 16,000 BTU reverse-cycle air conditioning with digital controls.

The walk-through galley is equipped with a 3-burner propane stove and oven, large stainless-steel sink, hot and cold pressure water, and a Whale F600W six-gallon water heater. Refrigeration is provided by a Whynter stand-alone unit, along with a top- and front-loading icebox, though there is a minor leak from the opening port above the icebox. The galley also includes cabinetry, countertops, and a stern-mounted Magma propane grill with cover.

Navigation electronics include a Garmin GPSMap 740 chartplotter installed in 2016, Garmin autopilot with Class B actuator (2016), and Garmin radar mounted on the mizzen mast (2016). Additional instruments include Raymarine ST60 wind, speed, and depth displays, though the depth display currently shows dashes. A Garmin 300C depth/fish finder (2016) is also installed. Other electronics include VHF radio, compass, ACR EPIRB (expired), and TVs in both the salon and master cabin with antenna mounted on the mizzen mast.

Electrical systems include 12V and 110V service, supported by a NexGen 3.5KW generator with sound shield installed after 2008, Promariner ProNautic 30-amp battery charger, two AGM 8D batteries, and a Krieger inverter. Shore power is provided through 30-amp service with pigtail adapters. Interior lighting includes a mix of LED, incandescent, and 110V fixtures. Solar panels are mounted on the stainless steel dinghy davits. Some navigation lights, including stern, anchor, steaming, and deck lights, are currently inoperable, and the GFCI outlet indicates reverse polarity.

The vessel is ketch with Dacron mainsail (2015), genoa (2017), and mizzen sail (2019). The aluminum main and mizzen masts are deck-stepped with painted finishes that are peeling. Sail handling includes Harken Unit 2 roller furling, multiple Barlow and Barient winches, and stack pack sail storage. The standing rigging will require replacement, and there is a broken starboard lower shroud.

The deck features a white hull with black boot stripe and teak deck, 56 draft, and Bimini installed in 2015. Ground tackle includes a Rocna 33 anchor with chain and rode, along with CQR 35 and Fortress FX23 spare anchors, served by a Simpson Lawrence 555 manual windlass and double anchor roller. Additional equipment includes stainless dinghy davits, outboard crane, dockside water connection, and teak caprails and rubrails with peeling varnish. The bottom was painted in 2024 and cleaned in March.

Power is provided by a Yanmar 4JH-series diesel engine reportedly with about 1,020 hours, replaced sometime after 2008, with 1,000-hour service completed in March 2024.

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