Description

"Chanteclair" is a stunning Hinckley Sou'Wester 42, owned by a very knowledgeable yachtsman. She has been set up for cruising in comfort with reverse-cycle heat/air conditioning. Continually updated through the years, she includes recent electronics, sails, rigging, head stay, etc. She is maximized

Specifications

Detailed Description

Hull & Deck





Flag Blue Awlgripped topsides


White gelcoat deck with Camel Brown non-skid


White double boot top


Gold leaf cove stripe


Day Green bottom paint


Varnished teak exterior trim






Construction:


Kevlar/E-glass hull and deck (Dupont knit hybrid fabric) reinforce the hand laid blister resistant vinylester resin laminate


Additional strength per weight is created where the hull is cored with Airex.


High stress areas have the core deleted and reinforced with additional laminations.


A 6 hull flange receives the deck that is then fiberglassed and thru-bolted in place.


Custom faired fiberglass centerboard with bronze leading edge - Raised and lowered with centerboard pennant cockpit winch.


Centerboard slot closure


Carbon spade rudder - GMT (2002)






Deck features:


Stainless steel bow stem head with integral chocks


Stainless steel bow pulpit and stern pulpit with integrated fold-down stainless steel stern boarding ladder


Stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines and gates


Varnished teak toe rails and exterior trim including eyebrows, handrails, dorade box and aft lazarette box.


Two (2) double-opening smoked plexiglass hatches with varnished teak frames and screens


Two (2) opening ports and four (4) fixed ports


(2) Stainless steel dorades with white painted interiors in varnished teak double dorade box with center storage hatch


Stainless steel double dorade guard rail


Stainless steel deck hardware including spring line cleats


Storm ports





Cockpit





The large T-shaped Sou wester 42 cockpit is well laid-out for shorthanded sailing but also comfortably accommodates a large crew.






Varnished teak capped cockpit coamings


Four (4) stainless steel trimmed coaming pockets openings


Teak cockpit sole.


Varnished teak companionway hatch


Custom fiberglass instrument pod over the companionway houses the sailing instruments


Engine and systems switches flush mounted in cockpit helm well with plexiglass covers


Molded-in nonskid topped, watertight lift-top cockpit seats offer sail and storage lockers.


Large sail locker is port aft - includes anchor storage davits and anchor line rack.


Custom shelves in cockpit locker, sail locker and lazarette add lots of extra storage.


Helm visibility is not hindered by the dodger.






Helm:


Edson wheel steering pedestal


Garmin chartplotter


Stainless steel 46 wheel steering with elkhide covered rim


Pedestal mounted engine controls


Stainless steel binnacle with Ritchie compass in chrome binnacle cover


Stainless steel binnacle guard


Custom fold-down helm step


Lewmar #52 secondary winches are easily reached single-handed.






More amenities include


White dodger - Zippered front window and elkhide covered stainless steel grab rail


Bimini top - with stainless steel supports that can fold down, out of the way aft


Bimini spray screen - zips between bimini and dodger


Zip Awning


White cockpit cushions


Hinckley varnished teak cockpit table - folding, binnacle mounted


Hinckley varnished teak mug holder - binnacle mounted


Lewmar #550 primary winches are mounted forward





Accommodations Below





From the Cockpit forward and down the companionway steps, the interior accommodations can sleep up to seven in two cabins and aft quarterberth, and includes one head, a galley, main salon, and separate nav station.






Satin-varnished cherry interior


Teak and holly cabin sole with polyurethane high gloss varnish.


White overheads with lightweight Klegecell backing and varnished cherry trim.


Integral varnished cherry handrails outboard


Some amenities:


Cruisair 16,000 BTU reverse-cycle heat/air conditioner - runs from shore or generator power


Dome and Frigast stainless steel interior lighting


Excellent ventilation and natural light via ports and overhead hatches


Curtains throughout


Weather covers for all berths


Lee cloths - for main cabin and quarterberth


Gun locker


COMPANIONWAY to cockpit:


Companionway has four steps with teak treads that lead to the accommodations below:


Steps can be removed for access to the engine aft


Custom teak port and starboard handrails at the companionway.


Sliding double louvered door locker with shelf storage aft of the companionway steps






MAIN CABIN


This area includes a full-width Main Salon forward, separate Nav station and an aft Quarterberth starboard aft with a full galley opposite to port.


Indigo UltraSuede cushions


Overhead opening hatch with screen


Ports and windows port and starboard with curtains


Integral handrail below port and starboard


Fans






NAVIGATION STATION (Aft Starboard):


Immediately to starboard of the companionway, the Nav Station faces forward and features:


Full-size varnished cherry chart table with opening top for chart storage, etc. Nav table has custom built in handhold inboard


Contoured cushioned nav seat opens for more storage


Drawer storage inboard


Custom cabinetry for instrumentation


Soudenberg chart light


Electrical panel outboard


Two (2) dome lights over


Additional locker storage


AFT QUARTERBERTH Area:


Aft of the nav station and separated by a half bulkhead is the open Aft Quarterberth area with:


Single berth with cushions.


Bookshelves


Storage lockers


Opening port for ventilation


Hooks for hanging foul weather gear






GALLEY (Aft Port):


Opposite the nav station, the U-shaped galley is handy to the companionway and the main salon.


White Formica countertop has abundant work space.


Sliding louvered door lockers include shelving for plenty of storage


Forward:


Double stainless steel sink with polypropylene cutting board that fits smaller sink


Chrome Grohe fixtures, hot and cold pressure water and Seagull filter


Freshwater hand pump


Custom Hinckley paper towel rack


Custom Hinckley knife rack


Custom teak backsplash


Inboard stainless steel towel rack






Outboard:


Shipmate 3-burner gimballed stainless steel stove with oven set in stainless steel enclosure. A stove cover stows behind the stove and there is a front stainless steel safety bar.


Louvered sliding door locker storage outboard


Countertop accessed bin storage forward


(2) Dome lights


Aft:


Grunert 12-volt AR-50 saltwater-cooled, refrigerator and freezer - countertop lift-top accessed. Cooling is by: Engine-driven eutectic plates, generator power, or 110-volt shore power


Louvered sliding door locker storage over aft.


Dome light


Custom Hinckley mug rack


Custom Hinckley glass rack






MAIN SALON, Amidship:


Full-width Main Salon features a traditional plan of settee/transom berths port and starboard and a pilot berth over outboard each.


Sleep up to four (4) persons.


Transom berths pull-out for more room


Large opening main cabin hatch with screen


Frigast 12-volt lights port and starboard


Dome lights


Fans port and starboard


AC/heat vents to starboard


Varnished cherry half-bulkheads separate the main salon from the aft accommodations.


Centerline varnished cherry dining table is drop-leaf style and enables optional dining area for just a few or for a full crew.


Custom built-in liquor storage in dining table.


Port:


Pull-out settee/transom berth and pilot berth have cushions upholstered in UltraSuede blue fabric.


Three level chart/magazine/book rack on forward bulkhead


Storage is accessed under the seat cushions


Starboard:


Pull-out settee/transom berth and pilot berth has matching blue cushions bottom and back


Storage is accessed under the seat cushions


Forward is a bureau with a locker over outboard.


Hanging locker is forward of the bureau.






HEAD (Forward port):


Entry to the head is through two separate doors - Private door from the forward cabin and a second door from the rest of the accommodations.


This private head features:


Varnished cherry bulkheads with a tile sole for easy cleaning


White Formica countertop


Stainless steel sink with fixtures including telephone-style shower


Hot and & cold pressure water


Freshwater hand pump


Shower curtain on circular track


Wilcox-Crittendon head with holding tank and pump


Mirror


Sliding door storage locker outboard


Custom Hinckley stainless steel handrail towel rack.


Opening port with screen


Varnished cherry holder






FORWARD STATEROOM:


The Forward Stateroom has two solid cherry doors for separate access from the accommodations aft or from the head.


Comfortably sleeps two in V-berth forward with:


Adapter with cushion can form a double berth if desired.


Mulberry UltraSuede covered cushions include insert


Plenty of storage is offered in:


Drawers under berth


Full-length sliding door lockers outboard over the berths.


Hanging locker


Bureau with 3-drawers


Locker over and outboard bureau






More amenities:


Large opening overhead hatch with screen


Two ports with curtains


Double louvered door gives access to the forepeak partitioned chain/rope locker.





Electronics & Navigation





Recent Garmin 5212 12 Color Chartplotter with Radar overlay


Recent Garmin Radar


Robertson AP-200 Autopilot with remote


Datamarine Offshore depth sounder


ICOM M-700 SSB radio


ICOM M-120 FM/VHF radio


Ockam Package - Boat Speed, Wind Angles, True and Apparent Wind Speed, VMG, etc. - at nav and over cockpit companionway. B&G analog wind over companionway.






Entertainment system includes:


Sony AM/FM/Cassette player with 10-disc CD changer and four (4) speakers - Two (2) interior and two (2) exterior.





Sailing & Rigging





Aluminum double spreader tapered spars are painted to match housetop (2003/4).


Navtec 1 x 19 stainless rod standing rigging (2003/4) with turnbuckle tensioners


Harken mast track with batt slides


Additional #3 track


Tri-sect masthead with Spectra halyards


Stainless steel blocks and genoa tracks


Jib halyard and two (2) spinnaker halyards.


Pro-furl roller furling headstay (2003/4)


Hall quick boom vang


Navtec hydraulic backstay


Running backstays


Cabin top mainsheet traveler


Spinnaker pole and reaching strut - Deck mounted


Full Harken Spinnaker Pkg - Harken pole lift, blocks, 2 sets Spectra guys and sheets, etc.


Winches handles


Recent Doyle Mainsail


Recent Doyle Drifter


Recent Doyle Genoa






WINCHES:


Lewmar II winch package:


(1) #550 STC - Primaries


(1) #52 STC - Cockpit Secondaries


(2) #43 STC - Spinnaker


(1) #43 STC - Main halyard


(1) #43 STC - Jib


(1) #43 STC - Mainsheet + centerboard


(1) #43 STC - Pole foreguy and topping lift


(1) #30 STC - Reefing






SAILS:


#2 Genoa - North, 7.8 oz Nordac with UV leech cover (Good condition)


97% #3 Genoa - North, 240 TX (Used)


85% #4 Genoa - North, 8.8 oz + hanks (for Great Lakes racing - not used)


New Doyle Drifter "Geniker" Genoa Spinnaker


Symmetrical Spinnaker - North, 3/4 oz.


Asymmetrical Spinnaker - North, 3/4 oz (2003) with North sock


Reacher Spinnaker - North, .75 oz (1998)


Storm Jib - North, 8.8 oz (Never used)


Dazy staysail - North, 1 oz Norlam


New Doyle Drifter "Geniker"





Electrical





12-volt DC electrical system


100-amp/hr starting battery (2003) - charged by 65-amp engine mounted alternator


450-amp/hr AGM lighting battery (2019) - charged by 105-amp engine mounted alternator


Battery parallel switch


Voltage meter and ammeter


(6) 12-volt outlets


110-volt AC electrical system:


50-amp/125-volt shore power inlet


50 ft x 50-amp/125-volt shore cord with 50-amp/125-volt to 50-amp 125/250-volt pigtail adapter


Spare 30-amp shore cord


Sentry 40-amp converter


(4) 110-volt outlets






Also:


Ample Power management system


Electrical bonding system





Engine/mechanical





1992 Yanmar 4JH2E 46 hp FWC diesel engine with 2:1 reduction gear


Aquamet 22 stainless steel shaft


3-blade Maxi feathering propeller






Also:


Racor fuel filter


Tachometer


Oil pressure gauge


Engine temperature gauge


Remote fuel gauge


"Tank Tender" fuel and water tank gauge


Low oil pressure alarm


High water temperature alarm


Fiberglass water-lift type muffler


Oil transfer system


Sound insulated engine room


Bilge blower


Fresh and saltwater wash down pump


12-volt electric bilge pump with indicator light


Manual bilge pump


Third bilge pump under cabin sole


Sump pump


Head holding tank with pump


All required MARPOL placards


(3) Fire extinguishers


(2) Propane fuel tanks


Electric and manual solenoid propane fuel shut-off valves


Hot water 12-gallon heater


Emergency tiller steering





Additional Equipment





Saltwater deck wash down system


Pressure fresh water deck wash down system


Outdoor shower


Dock lines


Fenders


Outboard motor bracket - stern pulpit mounted


Varnished teak ensign pole and flush socket


Coast Guard required safety equipment


Life jackets


(2) Horseshoe life rings in stainless steel bracket


Ground tackle:


Simpson Lawrence electric windlass with chain wildcat.


45#CQR anchor mounted in bow roller chock with 200' x 5/16" chain


(2) Fortress anchors (one folding)


200 x 1/2" anchor rode