Grand Soleil 42
Grand Soleil 42 for sale
Boat Details
We are pleased to present this 1996 Grand Soleil 42 'Swagman of Cowes' for sale in the U.K. A quality performance cruiser from the stylish Italian boat manufacturer Cantiere del Pardo. If you are considering a Nautor Swan, Baltic or Sweden Yacht, then you should also consider Swagman. Elegant German Frers design paired with a Patrick Roseo interior, aft owner's cabin with centreline double berth, forward guest cabin, and two heads with showers.
Swagman benefits from recent investment and many extensive upgrades such as new Evo-Decking deck in 2021, rod rigging 2020, replacement of her saildrive seal, seacocks and keel plates and finally in 2024 she has been wrapped for protection and to make her shine.
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Dimensions
| LOA | 12.87m |
| LWL | 10.10m |
| Beam | 4.05m |
| Draft | 2.48m |
| Displacement | 9,000Kg |
Hull, Deck & Keel
- GRP hull, hand laid 16 layers of woven rovings bound by orthophalic resins.
- NPG isopthalic resin used for the gelcoat to improve resistance to osmosis.
- Moulded in ribs and frames
- GRP grid structure for stiffness
- Coppercoat
- Hull wrapped 2024
- Deck of sandwich construction, GRP and end-grain balsa. Glued and through-bolted to the hull edges
- Evo-Decking synthetic teak deck professionally installed by Elite Teak, July 2021
- Fin keel with elliptical leading and trailing edges
- Keel plates and nuts replaced May 2019
- 10 DZR seacocks 2019
- High aspect ratio spade rudder, antifouled.
- Stainless steel rudder shaft approx. 4 inches diameter
- Solimar wheel steering

Deck Equipment
- Binnacle with stainless steel wheel
- Lofrans electric windlass
- 15Kg Bruce anchor with stainless steel swivel
- Approx. 27m of chain and approx. 45m of warp
- Kedge anchor
- 2 x Harken 53 ST electric primary winches
- 2 x Harken 40 ST halyard winches mounted on the coachroof
- 2 x Harken 32 ST halyard winches mounted on the coachroof
- 2 x Harken 44 ST spinnaker winches
- 12 x XTS Spinlock clutches fitted - 2021
- Mainsheet track with roller bearing car and Harken blocks
- Genoa tracks with roller bearing cars
- 2 x headsail sheet double turning blocks
- Large transom locker/Lazarette
- Anodized aluminium toerail with scuppers
- Cast aluminium and stainless steel stem head fitting
- Teak handrail running along the coachroof shoulder
- Stainless steel pushpit and pulpit
- 8 x stainless steel stanchions with twin guardwires
- 2 x dorade vents over fwd saloon with stainless steel framework
- 2 x dorade vents, over aft heads and galley
- Fore, aft and midships cleats

Interior & Accommodation
Interior designed by Patrick Roseo. Satin varnished teak joinery with teak and holly floors recently re-varnished in high gloss. Alcantara upholstery in aquamarine. 6ft headroom throughout.
- 7 berths in 2 double cabins plus saloon
- Internal Wifi
- 12v LED strip lights in galley and chart area
- LED ceiling dome lights throughout
- 12v electrical sockets
- 3 x 220v sockets
- 12v USB chargers at chart table and aft cabin
- Internal WiFi
Saloon
- Spacious and light saloon
- U-shaped seating area to port
- Settee to starboard
- Large centreline teak table with folding leaf
- Side lockers
- Teak magazine holders
- Red nightlights
Galley
- L-shaped galley to port
- Force 10 stainless steel cooker, two burners, oven, grill - new 2019
- Top loading fridge - maintained 2023
- Double stainless steel sink unit with mixer tap
- Sperate tap with foot pump
- Pressurised hot and cold water
Navigation Station
- Forward facing chart table
- Storage for charts and navigational aids
- 12v switch panel
Forward Cabin
- V berth with infill
- Access corridor with hanging locker and shelving
- Shelf running around the cabin side
- Storage under berths
- En-suite/day heads (with holding tank) and shower
Aft Cabin
- Island king size double berth with side settees
- Clothes locker with hanging section
- En-suite heads and shower
Heads
- Forwards heads (with holding tank) and shower
- Aft heads (with holding tank) and shower





Navigation Equipment
- Cockpit
- Autopilot - Autohelm
- Speed/Log/Depth - Autohelm Masterview ST80
- 2 x Raymarine MN100-2 wireless displays
- Binnacle Compass
- Below
- DCS/VHF/AIS - Standard Horizon GX2200E – main mast aerial - 2020
- Chart plotter - Raymarine C70
- DCS/VHF - Icom ICM423 – rear mast aerial
- GPS - MLR FX412
- Radar - Simrad Anritsu

Machinery & Propulsion
Volvo Penta MD2040 40hp inboard diesel
Overhauled December 2022
Sail Drive - sail drive seal replaced and serviced – May 2019
Engine hours – not known – but approx. 20 hours since 2019
Propeller – Auto-feathering Max-Prop
New Dome anode – August 2024
New silencer – June 2021
- Eberspächer hot air heating throughout

Rig & Sails
Rig
- Sparcraft white painted keel-stepped, triple-spreader rig.
Chain plates reset with new deck - 2020
Discontinuous rod standing rigging and spreader ends – fully replaced October 2020
Two removable inner fore-stays with Wichard Babystay adjusters
Twin Running Backstays
Adjustable backstay
Sparcraft vang
Harken roller furler
Slab reefing mainsail with lazy jacks and stack pack
Spinnaker pole
Mainsheet traveller in cockpit
Lines led aft
Sails
Dacron Mainsail – maintained – 2020
Crosscut Dacron No1 Genoa
Light Medium No1 furling Genoa
Kevlar No3 – new furling battens
S2 spinnaker with snuffer
A3 with snuffer
Dacron Try Sail – new metal sliders and Storm Orange to Tack Clew and Head
Dacron Storm Jib – new bronze luff hanks, plus Storm Orange to Tack, Clew and Head

Electrical Systems
- 3 x 12v Batteries (2019)
- 220v Shore Power
- Sterling battery charger and remote monitor (2019)
- Galvanic isolator (2019)
- Replaced all in-mast wiring (2020)
Audio Visual
- Stereo system with sub-woofer 2019
Plumbing & Tankage
- Fresh water system overhauled.
- 2 x Fresh water tanks approx. 340L combined
- Fuel tank approx. 140L
- Hot & Cold water - 25 litre hot water heater – 2021
- Cockpit shower
Canvas work
- Sprayhood
- Bimini
- Boom awning
- Full canvas deck cover
- Stack-pack bag
- Boom/mast cover
Safety Equipment
- Electric and manual bilge pumps
- 2 x Horseshoe lifebuoy
- EPIRB
- Plastimo 6-person liferaft - requires service
- Emergency tiller
Additional Equipment
- Winch handles
- Fenders
- Warps
- Tender and engine available by separate negotiation
Please Note:
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.
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner's specific needs.
Whilst we make best effort to obtain documentation from Vendors it is advisable to check what is available before travelling to view or making an offer.
Contact Us
Hamble Office
Tel: +44 23 8045 5714
Chandlery Building,
Hamble Point Marina,
Hamble,
Southampton,
GB, SO31 4NB
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Finance
Michael Schmidt & Partner Ltd is a broker not a lender and is authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority with FRN 670759. Michael Schmidt & Partner Ltd will not charge you any fee for this service as we will receive payment by way of fees direct from CGI FINANCE. The amount of the fees we receive from CGI FINANCE does not vary depending on the features of the loan and this payment does not affect the amount payable under the terms of the loan agreement. The above illustrations are not contractually binding. The financial information contained herein is for information purposes only (by way of example) and may be subject to change by the provider, CGI FINANCE. Terms and conditions apply. Any loans will be subject to a customer approval, a satisfactory affordability assessment and a good credit history. A security will be placed over your boat in the form of a mortgage. Your boat may therefore be at risk if you do not keep up the repayments on your loan.

















































