Aphrodite 42 Ketch

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Summary

The Aphrodite 42 is a 42-foot ketch-rigged sailboat designed by Carl Beyer, known for its solid build and suitability for bluewater cruising. It was built by Rex Marin, a sister shipyard to the Najad shipyard, and features a timeless design with a focus on quality and a comfortable, well-equipped interior. 

Lydia is well equipped for family sailing with heating, good electronics and good general cruising equipment.

Specification

The Aphrodite 42 is a 42-foot ketch-rigged sailboat designed by Carl Beyer, known for its solid build and suitability for bluewater cruising. It was built by Rex Marin, a sister shipyard to the Najad shipyard, and features a timeless design with a focus on quality and a comfortable, well-equipped interior. 

Lydia is well equipped for family sailing with heating, good electronics and good general cruising equipment.

Construction and Mechanical

Hand laid glassfibre construction with isopthalic gelcoat backed by initial lay-up of powder bound mat and

isopthalic resin

Deck areas with integrally moulded in non slip finish and teak decks

White Hull

Deck Equipment

Stainless steel pulpit, stainless steel twin pushpits with gate access bathing platform with swimming

ladder. Alloy cap rail to top of deck edge bulwark, stainless steel stemhead fitting with twin bow rollers. Six

stainless steel mooring cleats, with alloy fairleads to cap rail. Stanchions with twin stainless steel guardwires

Stainless Steel handrails. Deck hatches Opening portlights and ventilators Fuel and water tank fillers.

Lazarettes for deck storage, plus vented gas bottle locker and anchor locker.

Cocpit

Seating on three sides with teak finish to seats and cockpit sole, cockpit coamings designed for comfort and

securit. Wheel steering pedestal with binnacle guard, two harness eyes to binnacle base, stainless steel wheel

with clamp, compass and binnacle mounted single lever engine control. Engine instrument panel set into cockpit

coaming Instrument console over hatchway with echo sounder and speed/log. Stainless steel grab handles by

main companionway.

Mechanical

Engine

Volvo Penta MD31A 65Hp 4 cylinder diesel engine

Fresh water cooled.

Engine serviced 2025.

Shaft drive to 3-blade folding propeller

Rope cutter

Bow Thruster

Electrics

12/240v electrical systems.

1x 12v engine battery new 2023

3x 12v domestic batteries new 2023.

60w Alternator

Solar panels

Shore power Battery charger.

Shore power with cable.

Paortable Honda petrol Generator.

Water System

Hot and cold pressurised water system.

Water heated in 230v immersion heater or engine heat exchanger.

Tankage

1x Diesel tank 240 litres.

2x Water tank 350 litres.

2 Holding Tanks

Mast and Rigging

Masthead rigged silver anodised Selden mast ketch and booms with stainless steel standing rigging Double spreader main mast.

Mainsail, genoa halyards, topping lift and reefing lines for inmast furling all led aft to cockpit,

Furlex headsail furling system.

Standing rigging age unknown.

Mainsheet with track and adjustable traveller lines aft of cockpit.

Genoa sheet tracks with adjustable cars and traveller lines led aft to jamming turning blocks.

Winches

2x Lewmar 3 speed self-tailing primary winches.

2x Lewmar furling winch.

2x Lwwmar halyard winches.

Sails

Mainsail inmast furling by Owen Sails 2020.

No1 Genoa Cranfield age not known

Roller furling Genoa Owen Sails 1999

No2 Genoa Owen Sails 1999

Mizzen Owen Sails 2020

Accomodation

7 Berth in doubles/singles: 2 doubles 3 singles in 3 Cabins

The Aphrodite 42 boasts incredible accommodation below. Featuring a large master cabin aft with a offset

double berth, hanging locker, storage drawers and en-suite toilets and shower

To the starboard side of the companionway there is a large forward facing chart table and navigation area.

The galley is to port with 2 burner gas oven and grill, galley sink with new mixer tap, microwave, concealed bin

and 12volt refrigerator.

Forward is a spacious dining area with settee opposite each other which and doulbe a to single berths.

Forward cabin another double berth with and en-suite heads with Jack and Jill door to saloon with

shower and toilet.

Upholstery: cream fabric.

Woodwork teak faced plywood..

Heating via diesel, blown air heating

Inventory

Navigation

Plastimo Steering compass.

Raytheon Tridata log, speed and depth.

Raytheon wind instrument

Raytheon C120 Chartplotter

Raytheon Radar

Simrad Autopilot .

Icom VHF DSC radio.

Clock and barometer.

Mooring and Anchoring

Main 40kg CQR anchor with 40m Chain

Kedge 30Kg Danfouth with 20m Chain and 30m warp

Lofrans Tigress electric windlass

10 warps

4 Fenders

Bookhook

Entertainment

CD and Radio player

Safety

Navigation lights

EPIRB

Danbouy and Lifering

Horn

Searchlight

1x Electric Automatic bilge pumps

1x Manual Bilge pump

5 x Fire extinguishers

Fire Blanket

General

Seago 10 Dinghy

Yamaha 4hp outboard

Sprayhood

Cockpit tent.

Owners Comments

The orignal owner sailed Lydia orginally Popcorn to Gibraltar where I brought her 15 years ago and sailed her back to the west coast of Scotland.

I have cruised the Western Isles for 15 years with family and friends.