1978 Alpa 42 CC

Alpa 42, Built 1978 launched 1980, Centre cockpit cruiser designed by renowned Sparkman and Stephens, built by Alpa Ship yard with roots in the chemical industry providing assured quality when it comes to the Polyester resin used during construction. Chianti has benefited from a number of major upgrades in 2019 with her underwater fully hull stripped back to gelcoat and 5 coats of International Primacon, 2 coats of hard racing applied.

Rig fully replaced in 2019. Set of lazy jacks, a full winter cover in 3 sections. The crafts Rudder was  dropped, dried and refitted, gland repacked. New steering cable etc. 12v bluwave aircon fitted to feed aft cabin and saloon.  A New Beta 75 installed 2016 (hrs 650), commissioned 2017, Borg Warner velvet drive gearbox factory refurbished 2016, new fuel tank. A Pro Combi Q c1900Watt Sinwave Charger/Inverter 2019, cockpit locker and cockpit side deck teak replaced with “tecdec” 2019. Major electrical refit in 2015, Sleeps 5 in 3 cabins plus 2 in saloon.

€69,950 UK/EU VAT Paid. Original invoice held. Craft was in Greece before Brexit in 2019.

Construction
White GRP hull with blue pinstripe
White GRP deck with balsa core
White GRP Superstructure
Centre cockpit
Encapsulated long fin keel (lead)
Skeg hung rudder (rebuilt 2019)
Length Overall 42 ft / 12.80 m (11.90 on registration)
Beam 11 ft / 3.35 m
Max Draft 6 ft / 1.83 m
Ballast 9,920.8 lb
Displacement 26,455.47 lb


Machinery
New Beta 75 installed 2016 (hrs 650 May 2026)
Borg Warner velvet drive gearbox factory refurbished 2016
120 amp/h Alternator with electronic charging device
Engine driven bilge pump (pumps from main sump or engine bilge)
Refurbished final drive bearings and stern gland 2016
3 Bladed prop. new in 2019/20
Engine serviced yearly with new anodes yearly to heat exchanger.
Large amount of engine spares inc, oil & fuel filters etc.
Bluewave 12v air con fitted 2024 feeds aft cabin and saloon. (Professionally installed 2025)


Electrics
12v DC and 220v A on board voltage
4 x 12v 120A AGM domestic batteries (2025)
12v 128A AGM Rolls engine battery (2018)
Emergency parallel connection via Victron Cyrix 230Amp
Combiner button at helm position
Pro Combi Q 1600Watt Charger/Inverter 2015
2 x Siemens rigid solar panels and controllers
Mains sockets throughout (European style)
Major electrical refit in 2015 by Chris Rothwell Marine electrics at same time as new engine installation in 2016.


Tankage
Fuel: Custom built 300ltrs fuel tank 2016
Water: 600ltrs GRP water tank under saloon bilge
Holding: Gravity Holding tank c45lt to each heads fitted 2020


Accommodation
Sleeps 5 in 3 cabins plus 2 in saloon
Aft master en-suite cabin with double berth with aft heads with shower.
Starboard side passageway cabin with single berth
Forward cabin with double V berth
Forward heads with showers
Good full headroom throughout
Light teak interior joinery
Cream headlining


Domestic
Webesto Diesel hob, 2020
Deep stainless steel sink with electric pump out
Sizable Waeco fridge
Calorifier 2019
Cutlery and crockery
Assorted cooking utensils, pots and pans
Clock, barometer and thermometer mounted in saloon.


Deck
Lewmar electric windlass with twin bow rollers (2019)
Lewmar wireless remote control (replaced 2023)
30kg Rocknor anchor with over 60m chain
c25kg CQR anchor
c22kg Danforth anchor
spare chain and warps
portable folding alloy Pasarell with handrail.
Perspex permanent windscreen
Sprayhood (Ocean Canvas) 2016
Nav lights and deck lights on main and mizzen
Two dorade vent cowls fitted 2015
New S/S steel pulpit fitted 2016 with all new guard wires
Stainless steel with hardwood timber planking Transom Aft boarding platform with swim telescopic boarding ladder.
Various large quantity of spares as viewed in lockers!
Cockpit over boom tent new 2024


Navigation
Standard Horizon CP300i Chart Plotter (interfaced with Nasa AIS).
Repeater for Standard Horizon GX3000E DSC VHF in cockpit (not installed)
Standard Horizon GX3000E DSC VHF
Navman Tracker 5600 Chart plotter
ICOM IC707 HF Transceiver linked to ICOM Ariel tuner in aft cabin
Clipper Navtex
Auto helm (not working)
Cobra waterproof hand held VHF


Tenders
Inflatable dinghy (2023) with small 12v electric outboard with std lead acid battery. (2025)


Rig & Sails
Ketch Rig fully rerigged in 2020 before road transit to France in May 2020.
ISOMAT Aluminium spars stripped and repainted in 2020
Stainless steel standing rigging 2020.
Main mast standing rigging fully replaced 2020
Mizzen mast standing rigging fully replaced 2020
Profurl roller reefing replaced 2019
All running rigging replaced in current ownership 2020. Wire main sail uphaul 2025
Spinnaker pole
Winches
Lewmar Eco 50 genoa winches new in 2019
Barient 33 main mast winch
Barient 21 main mast winch (wire) new wire in 2025
Lewmar 16 2 speed boom winch
Barient 21 mizzen winch
Barient 10 mizzen winch
Sails
White slab reefing premium Dacron Westaway main 2015 minimal usage
White slab reefing premium Dacron Westaway mizzen 2015 minimal usage
White roller furling Crusader genoa 2005- refurbished 2019 plus new UV strip ( 5 weeks a year use since 2019)