Najad Aphrodite 42

Ready to sail the oceans!
This Aphrodite 42 is a beautiful yacht, build by Rex Marin, a sister company of the famous Swedish Najad yard. The vessel is characterized by a timeless design and a solid finish. The centre cockpit combined with the practical rigging makes it a ideal ship for blue water sailing. This excellent build yacht has two spacious cabins.
The decks are spacious and well accessible. Another feature is the integrated swim platform with shower and the beautiful and ergonomic cockpit. The sprayhood with the fixed windows and the spray hood provides good shelter. Sailing with this stable and very seaworthy ship is especially a great pleasure in breezy. The engine has always had the neccesary service.
Upon entering, to portside is the practical gally with all amenities such as oven two fridges. The salon amidships provides ample space and comfort and also a great atmosphere. To starboard is the chart table with all the necessary equipment and switches. The passageway to port leads to the spacious owner's cabin in the stern. It has a privat toilet and a separate sink with shower and provides the necessary storage space. In the bow is a spacious 2-bed cabin with private head with shower facilities and a toilet.
This is an ideal boat for the blue water sailor who appreciates quality and seaworthiness.

General
Length: 42 feet, 12,7 m
Width: 3,7 m
Depth/draw: 2 m
Designer: Carl Beyer
Material: GRP
Build: 1987

Rigging
Rigging manufacturor is Selden.
Stays renewed in 2011. Checked every year and improved if nessecary.
Mainsail full batten: Peter Sanders UK 2018.
High aspect genua: Peter Sanders UK 2018.
Mizzen: Schokker NED 2016.
Genua 2 and genua 3 in good shape, year of make not known.
Two front sails, parallel, with two roll-reef systems:
Furlex, Hood
Two outrigger booms
The optimum configuration for downwind sailing!
Two self tailing winches on the main mast for controlling the halyards and a free halyard for a spinnaker/code0.
Four self tailing winches in the cockpit for the controll of the frontsailes, the furlexes and the travelers.
5 Halyard stoppers on the mast and 2 halyard stoppers on the reefing lines
5 Winch handles

Propulsion:
The engine is a Volvo Penta MD31 build in 1987.
Engine hours 7500
Overhauled, included rebuild of the injectors and injection pump, in 2011.
Every year complete service: oil change, filter change, pre-filter and fine-filter of the fuel is changed, valve clearence, cooling system check and impellor change: April 2024
Cooling system rebuild in 2022.
No oil consumption, engine runs perfect.
Fuel consumption 3,5 l/hr.
Diesel tank 250 l.
Spare starter available.
Maintenance history available.
Raw waterpump rebuild in 2024.
Spare parts and utillities like filters, zinks and impellors are available.
The waterseal on the propulsion axis, the Volvo seal, is replaced in 2024.
On the propusion axis is a rope cutter.
Cutlass bearing is renewed in 2016.
The propellor is max-prop folding propellor. Every 6 months greased and every 3 years rebuild.
Extra alarm on exhaust temperature.

Electrical
Gel batteries, 600 Ahr (12v). Still in very good condition. We check this with our Battery Monitor: new in 2020
Solar panels 600 Watt: 2021
Victron solar chargecontroller (Bluetooth) max 40Amp: 2021
Wind generator 300W with charge controller
Inverter Victron 750 watt, pure sinus: 2015
Nasa Battery Monitor BM-2: 2021
Outlets:
12v: 2
220v: 4
5v (USB): 6
19v (Laptop): 1
Blue Systems Automatic Battery Relay
Automatic fuses everywere.
Two alternators mounted on the engine: 80 Amp and 70 Amp 12v
Automatic battery charger, 220v - 12v: 60 Amp

Navigation and instruments
GPS Koden KGP-920: this is a professional instrument, works "stand alone" and is connected with NMEA to the other instruments.
Icom class B AIS transponder MA-500TR.
Raymarine Depth, Speed, Wind and GPS repeater instruments.
Autopilot Raymarine:
Electrical-mechanical push arm: type 2: 2015. In 2024 completely checked and greased.
Control computer X-30.
Autopilot control units: 3 (2x cockpit, 1x charttable).
2x multiplexer, Raymarine DPU and Shipmodule 3 wifi, and a router installed.
Information of the instruments and navigation is available over wifi wireless everywere on board available on laptop, tablet, Ipad and smartphone. Also a USB connection is made on the charttable.
Digital maps available, covering all the world.
Compas, Plath Venus, mounted in the cockpit.
Navigation laptop, complete with charts and all the connections of the instruments and navigation software, OpenCPN.
A build in Ipad as extra repeater for navigation an instrument information in the salon.

Savety
Live vests, automatic 2x.
Live raft, new in 2022, so still in service.
Smoke detector/alarm: 3x
Fire extinguishers: 3x
Dinghy unsinkable, mouted on davids.
Sea railing/live lines renewed with dyneema: 2023
Gas bottles, US fittings 2x20 lbs, in gas bun.
An electrical switch in the galley opens a selenoid at the gasbottle, so wen the switch is not activated, no "live" gas is on board.
Two VHF antenna's are on the mizzen mast. One is for the VHF and one is for the AIS. They are interchangeable when there is a problem.
A spare VHF antenna is available.
A flare gun with 5 flares.
A extra GPS mouse and a extra GPS.
A high capacity automatic bilge pump is installed.
Built under LR Certification HCC from Loyd's

Communication
VHF Icom-m422 with command mic (with DSC),
SSB Icom M710 with Icom antennetuner.
2x handheld VHF, Baofeng waterresistant.

Anchor:
Lowfrans 1000 watt anchor winch
motor rebuild (inclusive the brushes) and check of the bearings: 2024
60 m (180 feet) 10 mm anchor chain: new, okt 2023
Anchor Rocna 33 kg (over-designed so exeptional good holding!): 2021
Extra anchor line 30 m (90 feet)
Extra weight to be attached on the anchor chain for storm conditions: 15 kg lead block
Snuffer line, dyneema, with rubber chock absorber.

Water system:
Two watertanks, total 350 l.
Watermaker: Spectra Ventura 25 l/hr: runs on batteries/solar: 2011
spare parts and filters available
in-line TDS measurement
new membrane: 2024
At the sink in the galley a salt water tap is mounted for pre-cleaning/rinsing of the dishes.
A shower is installed at the bathing platform at the rear of the boat.

Refrigeration:
Two fridges:
One watercooled compressor, fridge or freezer.
One aircooled compressor fridge.
Every year checked on gas pressure
The refridgerators are digital controlled.

Dinghy:
a dinghy, made of epoxy in Panama in 2019, and a 5 hp Yamaha outboard, fit for the stainless steel davids, are included in the sale.

Two 2-person cabins:
The owners cabin is in the rear of the boat.
With a big bed, a bench and a head and shower/sink
The guest cabin is in the front of the boat.
Also with a privat head and shower/sink
Seperated with a door to salon for optimal privacy.

Salon
- Comfortable dining area for 6 persons
- New foam and upholstery 2021
- Television/screen

Deck
- T eakdeck complete overhauled, glued and caulcked in 2014
- Teak in good condition, constantly maintained and repaired
- Hatch frontdeck replaced in 2018, Gebo
- Hatches toilet, livingroom and master bedroom replaced in 2022, Lewmar
- Davids new in 2021, made to fit the epoxy dinghy

Canvas
- Sailcovers, mizzen 2024 and mainsail 2022
- Sprayhood 2021
- Suncover 2019

Painting inside well maintained and in very good condition.

Bow thruster.
Stove with two burners and an oven: ENO 2020.
For cooling, 7 Hella ventilators are installed.
A lot of spare parts cateloged
All manuals available
A black water tank of 100 l is installed.