SPENCER 42
Masthead Sloop • Full Keel • Built 1965–1983
Dimensions
- LOA
- 42.25 ft
- LWL
- 30 ft
- Beam
- 11.33 ft
- Max Draft
- 6 ft
- Displacement
- 19,000 lbs
- Ballast
- 8,000 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.70 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 17.0
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 314
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 42.1%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 755 sq ft
- I
- 46.5 ft
- J
- 16.25 ft
- P
- 39.75 ft
- E
- 18.5 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Full Keel
- Rig Type
- Masthead Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1965
- Last Built
- 1983
- Number Built
- 26
Engine & Accommodations
- Water
- 70 gal
- Fuel
- 80 gal
- Headroom
- 6.5 ft
Notes: Hull #1 for this boat is listed as having been completed in 1965. It appears that, from the beginning, it was called the SPENCER 42-2. If there was in fact an earlier version, how it may have differed from the one shown here is unknown. A number have been completed as kits. The boats that were completed at the factory were usually customized to the original customers requirements. Listed dimensions are from a builder's brochure but can vary.\nA sloop rig was standard. Cutter rig optional.\nAlso available as an optional ketch. Sail area: 778 sqft