Savage Oceanic 42 Ketch

Designed for shorthanded offshore cruising, this classic ketch is ready for any adventure! Cardigan Bay has been a great companion for us as we made her our home over the last year. Since purchasing in 2022 we have sailed her from Melbourne to Nelson Bay enjoying the sites along the way. Her design is unique in many ways, our favourite feature has been the aft cabin with a double bed which is rarely seen on vessels this size. The hydraulic furling on the mainsail and all lines going to the cockpit make this a vessel that can be comfortably sailed by a couple or solo. This boat embodies simplicity of an older design with modern comforts like the brand new electrical system ready for off grid adventures!

Make: Savage
Model: Oceanic 42
Year: Hull and deck built by Parkes Craft Melbourne during 1982, then shipped to Adelaide for fitting-out and launched in 1983.
Length: 45ft or 13.71 metres (a 3ft sugar scoop was added in 1991)
Hull: solid grp
Keel: integral, 3310 kg ballast
Displacement: approx 10t
Water Tank Capacity: 500 liters
Diesel capacity: 260 litres plus 80 litres in jerry cans
Petrol capacity 30 litres in jerry cans, 20 in dinghy fuel tank and 4.2 in generator tank.
3x Anchors: Bruce primary, Admiralty and a kedging anchor.

Sails:
Roller furling genoa
Hydraulic in mast furling main
Batterned boom furling mizzen
Tall boy
Asymmetric spinnaker in a sock
Symmetric spinnaker

Dinghy: ~2.4m aluminium bottom redback with inflatable sides. Includes 2-stroke 9.9hp Tohatsu outboard (best power to weight ratio at this HP!) anchor, chain, lock, 20l fuel tank with gauge.

Engine
Engine: Volvo Penta MD21B
Saildrive: Volvo 110S
Hours of engine operation: ~4000
New start battery Feb 2023

Service details
Last full engine service: May 2023
Oil change
Oil filter changed
Impeller changed
Belt changed
Fuel filters changed
Coolant changed
Rust remover applied
In April 2023 new antifouling and propspeed was applied and sail drive anodes were replaced.

Recent upgrades (most of these in 2023):
New standing rigging fitted in July 2023, along with updating worn parts of the running rigging.
Full electrical system upgrade was carried out with a re-wiring of most of the systems including all-new 240v circut, simplifying of the DC circuits, new inverter, batteries, alternator and cerbox GX monitoring system.
2kw portable Dometic Generator has kept our batteries topped up and allowed us to go off grid for weeks at a time.
3x 12v 150ah lithium house batteries (450ah total).
Victron Multiplus II 12/3000/120-32 inverter/charger
Victron MPPT 50/100 MPPT solar charger
5x 100w solar blankets. Plans for mounting fixed solar, happy to share if next owner is interested.
Starlink internet mounted on the davits.
Winia mini clothes washer & dryer installed and aft head removed.
Raymarine Autopilot, axiom chartplotter with associated displays & transducers.
The davits were repaired and additional bracing added to increase load capacity. The davits have since carried the dingy without issues and are capable of taking the load of the dingy with the outboard engine on it.
Heat exchanger was pressure tested and holes patched.
In November 2023 a brand new alternator was fitted.
Freshwater & shower pumps upgraded
New depth/speed/temperature transducer installed.
Most cupboards and cabinets have been sanded down and repainted.
New mattresses in both cabins.
Furniture fabric has been purchased to replace the current couch fabric.
Wall Carpet in both cabins replaced.
New navigation lights, windex, VHF & HF antennas.

Viewing: Cardigan Bay is currently berthed at Newcastle Cruising Yacht club. The marina has lifting facilities for a convenient survey. Please get in touch if interested!
We are also happy to provide the survey from when we purchaesd in December 2022.