2005 Valiant

"Valhalla" is an excellent example of a Valiant 42 CE Queen set up for serious offshore cruising. Valhalla is #69 of the 85 Valiant 42s built by Valiant’s craftsmen in Texas. The current owner has updated her mechanicals including main engine and genset. Ports and hatches as well as chain plates were re-bedded (2020). Solar panels and wind generator allow her to cruise "off the grid". AC and Espar heater make her comfortable in both warm and cool climates. She is worth consideration for the sailor interested in offshore cruising.

Accomodations

Starting forward, the Master stateroom has a super wide queen sized V-berth. There is good reason this is the most popular layout. The hull sides are finished with Ash battens, and there are two roomy cabinets on each side above the berth. A reading light and a book shelf port and starboard give perfect individual space for each occupant of this spacious double berth. Two large drawers under the berth are lined with aromatic cedar. Aft of the berth, there is a large cedar-lined hanging locker to port with a bench seat and a smaller locker with two shelves and a bench seat to starboard. The bi-fold Cherry door provides privacy with dressing space in the cabin. Good ventilation is provided by two opening ports, an overhead hatch, a removable solar vent and two fans

Just aft of the main structural bulkhead, the main salon is extremely spacious with a traditional centerline drop-leaf table and an L-shaped settee with a 6'6" berth to port. There is storage behind the port settee and the port water tank is below. The port outboard cabinetry includes a large cabinet at the aft end of the settee and double shelves occupying the rest of the full length. To starboard there is a straight 6'6" settee berth with two cabinets and two shelves outboard and additional storage behind the settee back and the starboard water tank is below. The water tanks under the settees are designed to come out through the companionway if you ever need to replace them, which likely will not be an issue because they are high and dry under the settees. The traditional drop leaf table folds out to seat six easily for dinner.

It will not be hard to cook dinner either! Just aft of the salon on the port side is the Valiant classic U shaped galley, considered one of the best galleys on any boat. The galley will make any chef very, very happy. The propane stove is outboard with dish storage and cupboards outboard and additional storage below. Forward is the freezer outboard and the refrigerator with additional counter space, a flatware drawer, and roll out trash bin. The aft facing side features three drawers, double stainless sink with storage under, and deep dry storage outboard. There is a large cabinet above the sink.The famous Valiant pantry is adjacent just aft of the nav station. Above the stove is space for a microwave in a dedicated cabinet which currently provides great additional storage.

The Valiant nav station is a large, functional, sit down, forward facing, navigation station; This is a real ships office essential for cruising comforts. 

The aft cabin on the port quarter meets all your requirements to have guests aboard anywhere on your travels. More importantly when cruising shorthanded, this is your sea berth when you are sailing on a passage. Located beside the companionway on the port quarter, the off watch crew member can be peacefully sleeping just three feet from the cockpit. This cabin is a nice double berth with privacy as it has a door and a folding panel to close it up. There is also a bench seat with storage under, a cedar lined hanging locker and two large cedar lined drawers. Good ventilation is provided by two opening ports, an overhead hatch and a fan. The batteries and hot water heater are installed under the berth.

The offshore designed head is to starboard at the bottom of the companionway. Handy to the cockpit and the perfect location for keeping wet clothes etc. out of the rest of the boat. There is a separate ensuite stall shower with an outboard wet locker. Two opening ports and a 12 volt fan in the head plus an additional port and hatch in the shower privide excellent ventilation. Cabinetry includes two cabinets above the sink counter and generous storage under the sink counter. Removable doors behind the head provide excellent access to the engine room

Mechanical

• Yanmar 4JH57 (2017 installed 2018 and first used 2019), V drive
• Engine hours: 475
• Valeo 120A alternator
• Cruising speed of 6.5 kts @ 2,300 rpm
• Max speed of 7.5 kts @ 3,000 rpm
• Fuel burn 1.1 gal/hr at 6 kts 
• 1 ¼” shaft trued and refaced (2017)
• Las Drop shaft seal (2017; seal replaced 2025) ; 2 spare seals on shaft
• Max prop 18" 3 blade feathering prop with line cutter
• Strut bearing replaced (2017)
• Edson steering syetem
• Emergency tiller
• Two aluminum diesel fuel tanks (actually 4, but hooked in pairs) totaling 87 gallons of diesel fuel
• Fuel tanks located in port and starboard cockpit lockers, tank tender gauge in Nav station
• Northern Lights 5 kw generator w/59 hours (installed 2018 and first used 2019)
• Generator located under cockpit sole, access via hatch from engine room & hatches in cockpit lockers
• Electric oil change pump for both engine & generator in engine room (2017)
• Fuel polishing system with dedicated Racor filter in engine room (2017)
• Remote oil filter for engine
• Dual Racor filters for engine in the engine room(2017)
• Dedicated Racor filter for genset in engine room (2017)
• Fuel prime pump for main engine in engine room (2017)
• ESPAR Easy Start Pro diesel heater (2022; connected directly to starboard diesel tank)

Electrical

12 Volt System

• House battery bank – 3 AGM (Master Volt) new in 2021, 150AH each
• Engine start battery – AGM (Master Volt) new in 2021, 90 ah
• Batteries tied down in separate vented battery compartment under aft end of quarter berth
• Valeo 120 amp alternator 
• Mastervolt battery monitoring system (2016), including Combi interface and USB interface at nav station
• Eclectic Energy D-400 wind generator (2015) – puts out about 25 amps @ 25 kts wind
• Two 85 watt Kyocera solar panels (mounted on bimini) with 2016 Mastervolt MPPT Chargemaster 60 controller
• Standard Valiant DC electrical breaker panel
• Nav lights deck level & tri color at mast head
• Anchor light at mast head 
• Mast wiring junction box at base of mast
• 12 volt outlets in companionway, above pantry and at nav desk
• Cabin fans- 2 in v-berth, 1 in quarterberth and 1 in head
• Fridge: dedicated 12 volt Frigoboat Capri 50 with keel cooler (2016)
• Freezer: dedicated 12 volt Frigoboat 50 with keel cooler (2016)
• Deck wash down – Jabsco Par Max Ultra washdown pump at bow
• Electric Rule bilge pump in bilge
• Shurflo electric bilge pump for shower sump mounted under head sink
• Spare lights & fuses

110 Volt System

• 30 amp system
• One power cord w/ Smart Plug safety connection on boat end
• Valiant standard AC breaker panel plus companionway Blue Sea Systems selector for Shore/Generator
• 7 AC outlets- all GFI protected
• Air Conditioning – CruiseAir SMX II 16,000BTU w/ reverse cycle heat
• MasterVolt Mass Combi 12/2500-100 inverter charger 

Galley and Plumbing

Galley Details

The galley is one of the most important aspects of a great cruising boat, and the Valiant 42 has a galley coveted by cruisers because it has everything you need including the Valiant pantry! The U shaped galley to port has double sinks facing aft at the bulkhead with a large cupboard above. The counter space inboard has three drawers below it and additional storage under the sink. There is deep dry storage outboard for pots and pans and dry goods. The dish storage outboard is well designed with an additional cupboard above and space for a built in microwave. The 3 burner stove/oven is gimballed with a safety bar. Lots of counter space. Best of all, the pantry has roll out shelves that make it really easy to organize provisions.

• Refrigerator: Dedicated 12 volt Frigoboat Capri 50F keel cooled system with electronic controls (2016)
• Separate freezer: Dedicated 12 volt Frigoboat Capri 50F keel cooled system with electronic controls (2016)
• Dickinson Mediterranean propane stove w/ three burners, oven and broiler (2015)
• Dedicated cabinet for microwave above stove
• Dish storage outboard above stove
• Pan storage under stove
• Double deep stainless steel sink w/ storage under
• Pressure hot/cold water
• Seagull IV pressure filtration system w/ separate tap
• Fresh water manual foot pump
• Salt water manual foot pump, great to have on a passage
• Cherry cabinetry throughout, 
• Deep pot dry goods storage outboard of the sinks
• Formica counters
• Three deep drawers inboard of the sink
• Trash bin next to fridge compartment
• Cutlery drawer above trash bin
• Famous Valiant cook-pleasing pantry behind the nav station adjacent the galley sink has four roll out drawers for food storage
• Dining table with centerline liquor storage compartment and folds out to seat six
• When dining for two, the L-shaped settee makes a nice setting while leaving the salon clear to access the forward stateroom

Propane

• 20 lb propane tank (2024) w/ solenoid in port aft vented propane locker
• Regulator new 2024
• CruzPro gas vapor monitor

Plumbing

• Two stainless steel fresh water tanks totaling 94 gallons (located under port and starboard settees)
• Relay added to pressure water pump to prevent pump from running for more than 15 minutes at any one time
• Shurflo Aqua King II fresh water pump (2022)
• One holding tank totaling est. 35 gallons. Custom high strength plastic (2017)
• Raritan PHII toilet (2019)
• Toilet pumps directly to holding tank at all times – from holding tank can either pump out overboard via thru-hull or via deck pumpout
• Spare rebuilt pump assembly for toilet on board
• Separate stall shower w/ sump pump, curtain, seat and wet locker. New shower faucet, hose and handset (2022)
• New head sink faucet (2022)
• Tank tender gauges in nav station for fresh water tanks
• Shurflo electric bilge pump for shower sump mounted under head sink
• Hot/cold cockpit shower. New faucet, hose and handset (2023)
• Water heater-Isotherm 6.5 gal stainless (2017)
• Whale gusher manual bilge pump rebuilt 2023

Hull & Deck

The Valiant cockpit is compact, comfortable and functional with pedestal mounted wheel steering, wide comfortable seating and cockpit combings. The cockpit seats are long enough to lie down. The combings are high and comfortable with a flat top so you can perch on them. The cockpit lockers port and starboard and aft lazarettes have deep gutters for drainage. Cockpit drains (four) are large to drain quickly. There is excellent access to the steering quadrant through the cockpit lockers.

• Valiant deck features – no wood!
• Pearl grey nonskid paint
• Valiant hard dodger
• KATO removable dinghy davits (stored off boat)
• KATO windgen pole with outboard lift
• Hood stainless steel ports (12) and (6) Lewmar hatches (toast Sunbrella covers for hatches)
• Screens for all ports 
• Thru hulls serviced in 2025; new ball valve for holding tank pump out (2025)
• Ports and hatches rebedded (2020)
• Chain plates rebedded (2020)
• One dorade w/ chrome cowl, fiberglass box and dorade guard on port cabin top at mast
• One solar vent in forward stateroom for good ventilation
• Lewmar hardware
• Antal clutches for running rigging
• Pad eyes for jacklines
• Aluminum toe rail
• Stainless steel 31 inch stanchions with double life lines
• Stainless steel double stern rail is solid to boarding gates
• Outboard mount on stern rail
• Swim ladder w/ teak treads mounts on either port or starboard at boarding gate
• Removable dodger windows
• Bimini and connector panel, tender cover (2021), windlass cover and primary winch covers in toast Sunbrella
• Toast Sunbrella pedestal cover
• Cockpit screen enclosure (stored off boat)
• Teak folding cockpit table
• Edson pedestal steering with excellent access to the steering quadrant through cockpit lockers.
• Cockpit cushions in toast Sunbrella
• Anchor platform – both anchors self-launching & held in place w/ ties to deck pad eyes
• Primary bow anchor – ROCNA 73 lb w/ G4 5/16” HT chain, 200’
• Primary ROCNA chain goes into upper chain locker via port hausepipe
• Secondary bow anchor – 55 lb plow w/ G4 5/16” HT chain, 200’ (stored off boat)
• Secondary anchor chain goes to lower chain locker via starboard hausepipe
• Lighthouse 1501 electric windlass w/ chain gypsies on both sides, factory rebuilt (2017), rope gypsy in storage
• Jabsco Par Max Ultra seawater deck washdown pump at bow
• Stern anchor – Fortress FX -23 15 lb stored on stern pulpit with approx. 150' 5/8" 3 strand rope and 3’ chain rode stored in dedicated locker on port quarter. Roller for stern anchor rode on port quarter.

Rigging & Sails

Rigging:

• Keel stepped aluminum mast
• Bridge clearance of 60’
• Cutter rig
• Double spreaders
• Rod rigging, except wire staysail stay
• Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster
• Navtec turnbuckle center screws replaced 2015
• Insulated backstay for SSB
• Chain plates in good condition
• Running back stays
• Running rigging in good condition
• Overbuilt, stout bow sprit/anchor platform, standard on all Valiant 42s
• Adjustable jib lead cars
• Mid boom to traveler mainsheet arrangement, traveler on bridge over companionway
• Traveler control lines led to cabin top clutches near staysail winches
• Rigid Forespar vang w/ line to cabin top clutch (stored off boat)
• Valiant standard preventer on both sides, mid boom w/ control line to clutch outside cockpit in front of primary winch on each side
• Control lines for adjustable jib cars led to clutch outside cockpit on each side
• Forespar adjustable whisker pole (stored off boat)
• Valiant standard internal halyards (includes spinnaker halyard)
• All control lines led to cockpit except boom topping lift, mainsail reefing lines & spin pole topping lift
• Hardware on boom – winch and clutches for mainsail reefing lines

Sail Inventory

• Quantum radial cut Main with CDX9 and CDX7 Contender laminate sailcloth. Fully battened with 3 reefs (2016)
• Quantum stack pack with lazy jacks
• Quantum 125% Genoa, radial cut with CDX9 and CDX7 Contender laminate sailcloth (2016)
• Quantum 115% crosscut Dacron genoa
• Quantum 100% staysail radial cut with CDX9 and CDX7 Contender laminate sailcloth (2016)
• Headsail furler Schaefer 3100 (serviced 2022)
• Staysail furler Schaefer 2100 (serviced 2022)
• Quantum Vision asymmetrical spinnaker, .75 oz nylon w/ sock (white w/ blue trim & Valiant logo)
• Quantum cross cut 10.88 oz dacron storm trysail (2016)

Winches

• Electric Lewmar 40 self-tailing 2 speed for main halyard and main sheet
• Lewmar 44 self-tailing 2 speed for outhaul and ard vang
• Two Lewmar 58 self-tailing 2 speed for jib and spinnaker sheets 
• Two Lewmar 40 self-tailing 2 speed for staysail sheets and mainsail reef lines
• Lewmar 30 self tailing 2 speed on boom for mainsail reefing lines
• Lewmar 40 self tailing 2 speed on mast for main, genoa, and staysail halyards
• Antal winch on mast for inboard end of whisker pole

Electronics

• Garmin GPSmap 7612 MFD plotter, radar, AIS, sonar and 4 programmable displays at helm
• Garmin 7610xsv MFD plotter, radar, AIS, sonar and 1 programmable display at Nav station
• Garmin GND 10 Nexus autopilot and Hy-ProDrive ML+40-8 AP ram (rebuilt 2022)
• SSB ICOM HF Marine ICM802 copper ground molded in hull.
• VHF ICOM IC-M604 with DSC and command mike at helm (2015)
• Handheld VHF
• Iridium hardwired handset and removable handset
• Stereo, Fusion MS-UD750 with speakers in saloon and cockpit (2015)
• Sirius weather and radio antennas
• Pactor modem for SSB
• USB connections for NMEA bus, Mastervolt system and Pactor modem at nav station

Additional

OTHER & SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• KATO removable dinghy davits (stored off boat)
• KATO outboard lifting crane on wind generator pole
• AB model 10 UL RIB (2015) w/ 9.9 Yamaha outboard (2016)
• Weems & Plath clock and barometer
• Viking Rescue You 6 person life raft in hard case (2015) last service (2022) with Hydro static release (2024)
• MOM 8-S (2024)
• Storm Drogue; Jordan series
• ACR GPIRB battery good to April 2027
• Windscoop
• 4 Aere large inflatable fenders
• 1 Aere small inflatable fender
• 6  dock lines
• Life jackets- three type I PFDs 
• Jacklines
• Thowable cushion
• Electric Flare
• Fire extinguishers - 4 portable
• Engine room automatic fire suppressant
• Air horn
• Hard wired CO detector (2023; expires 2027)
• Cruz Pro gas vapor monitor
• High water bilge alarm
• GFCI protected AC outlets
• Emergency tiller 
• Horseshoe buoy
• Life-sling
• ACR GPIRB battery good to April 2027
• No discharge placard
• MARPOLE garbage placard
• Jack lines

Disclaimer

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.

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