Review of Grand Soleil 42
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
Shallow keel
The Grand Soleil 42 is equipped with a shallow keel. A shallow keel allow to sail both coastal and inland waters.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.04 - 2.14 meter (6.69 - 6.99 ft) dependent on the load.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
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Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
Sorry, we do not have sufficient statistical information available for this boat to provide a significant reliable analysis.
Maintenance
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jib sheet | 12.7 m | (41.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 12.7 m | (41.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 31.6 m | (103.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 27.8 m | (91.3 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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