A niche. That's probably what you would call the Scandi 42. A large deck saloon, high-quality fittings, a large aft owner's cabin - you might still find that on the market. But then: extremely light thanks to very elaborate vacuum construction and equipped with the finest sailing characteristics. At least that's what the construction number one shows during the light wind test on the Hollandsche Diep. Owner Östen Karlsson, who also owns the shipyard, is on his way to the Caribbean, where he has now arrived. A blue-water performance cruiser with deck saloon and owner's cabin aft. As I said: a niche in the deck saloon yacht segment.
The shipyard founder comes from Nautor
The fact that Scandi obviously knows how to build boats - the shipyard founder was also one of the famous five who left Swan to found Baltic - is impressively demonstrated by the 42. One example of this is the helm chairs on the aft coaming: rotatable, perfectly positioned and simply cosy. Or the interior fittings: fine surfaces, all with veneer on a foam core, the keyword being weight, and really seaworthy. The deck saloon is like a protective time capsule. The all-round visibility is impeccable. The Scandi can also be steered from here. You only have to go into the cockpit to operate the sails, as on other deck saloon yachts, although halyards, spreaders and sheets can be operated directly from the sprayhood on the companionway. That fits.
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Scandi 42: lively even in light winds
Incidentally, the yacht surprises again when sailing: although the wind is only blowing at 7 knots and only a 100 per cent genoa is installed, the ship sails. Incidentally, no other sails are carried on the way to the Caribbean. The owner finds this unnecessary. Light rudder pressure is applied and the wind edge can be easily determined, 4.2 knots are possible, not least with a fully equipped deck saloon cruising boat. Of course, this only works upwind and on sharp, rough courses; the diesel takes care of lower angles of incidence. Keyword engine: at 40 hp, it can be rather small, the low weight makes it possible. The installations in the engine compartment are really finely executed, the batteries are sufficient and the second alternator provides power.
Strongback instead of steel frame
The Scandi deck saloon yacht also has a few special features: The black water tank is housed in the keel fin and has a capacity of 180 litres. There are only feedthroughs on board for the saildrive, the depth sounder, the refrigerator heat exchanger and the grey water tank outlet. Incidentally, this is pumped empty. The inside of the hull is not painted with topcoat, but with PU varnish, so that no odours arise and no styrene vapours enter the boat. The strongback is also laminated in a vacuum and is therefore firmly bonded to the hull. All furniture parts are made of foam sandwich with veneers, only the bulkheads are made of multiplex. A light and very solid construction. Simply Finnish. It should be clear that such elaborate construction cannot be cheap. It starts at around 475,000 euros. The test boat with some blue water equipment and a carbon mast costs around 100,000 euros more.
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