42 Jeanneau 1998 Boat for Sale

Luthien

ASKING PRICE: $105,000 Watch Price

Portsmouth, RI

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Last updated Jun 3, 2026

Luthien Boat | 42' Jeanneau 1998

An ATLANTIC TRIANGLE COMPLETED DOUBLE-HANDED THIS SUMMER AND NOW READY FOR YOUR EXTENDED CRUISE!!

ASKING PRICE Reduced to $125,000.

Dreaming of sailing the Atlantic triangle? New England to the Azores to the Canary Islands to the Caribbean and back to New England? Whether your dream is long distance cruising or gunkholing around the coast, LUTHIEN is the boat for you. Her owners took leave from their work, bought this wonderful Jeanneau 42 center cockpit from Lake Champlain, sailed for two years to outfit and get the boat ready and shoved off, just by themselves, sailing the whole 10,000 miles double-handed.

Luthien is a center cockpit model with two staterooms and two heads.The aft head has a stall shower. The owners stateroom is aft with a center island queen berth with memory foam topper and aerator. The galley is starboard and leads to a very comfortable main salon with a starboard settee opposing twin barrel chairs to port and navigation station. The guest cabin is forward and a second head there too.

Well equipped for cruising, key features include:

New and upgraded standing rigging (2024)
Hydrovane self-steering (2022)
Hallett genoa 125% (2021)
In-mast furling main
VHF radio (2024)
Compass (2024)
New electronics (2024) including chartplotter, radar, AIS transceiver
Generator
Feathering Max prop
Webasto diesel cabin heater
Dinghy and outboard

There is much more so please continue to the full specs and call with questions and for an opportunity to see this dream maker in person.

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Cape Yachts. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. A yacht buyer should instruct his yacht broker, or his boat surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. This boat may be listed with another yacht broker.

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Luthien HIGHLIGHTS

Yacht Details: 42' Jeanneau 1998
Location: Portsmouth, RI
Engines: 63.00hp
Last Updated: Jun 3, 2026
Asking Price: $105,000
Max Draft: 5' 0''

Luthien additional information

Specifications

Beam: 13' 0''
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Max Draft: 5' 0''
Cabins: 2
Heads: 2

Electronics

Electronics, Navigation Aids and Entertainment:

Raymarine Axiom Touch screen GPS Chartplotter (April 2024)
Raymarine Quantum 2 18" Doppler Radar (April 2024)
Raymarine AIS 700 class B transceiver (April 2024)
Navionics + charts North America, Africa Northwest, Caribbean (April 2024)
Standard Horizon VHF radio - age unknown
VHF Antenna and Cable replaced (December 2024)
Plastimo compass (May 2024)
Raymarine ST70002 Hydraulic Autopilot
Autohelm TriData depth/knot meter
Autohelm Wind Instrument
Masthead windex
Helm remote mic for VHF
Tank watch system for waste, fuel (gauge at cockpit) and water (display, but not functioning)
Marine stereo system (USB and AUX inputs, AM/FM radio)
Cabin speakers
Cockpit speakers

Mechanical - Plumbing

Mechanical:

Yanmar 4JH2E - 62 hp - (3768 hours as of October 2025)
Fuel filter and water separator
Sea strainer
Max prop feathering three blade
Mastervolt 4.6kW diesel generator (Note: generator installed but not working at this time)
Steering is Hydraulic
Kobelt 7005 hydraulic helm pump (May 2023)
Hydrovane VXA2D with stubby vane, emergency tiller, and offshore spares kit (November 2022) - sailed flawlessly 10,000 miles
Webasto diesel heater

Plumbing:

Hot and cold pressure water
Transom shower - cold only
6 gal hot water heater heated by 120v shore power and by engine coolant
Head forward is Jabsco electric
Head aft is Raritan PH manual pump
Sea water pump at galley
Electric and Manual bilge pumps

Electrical Equipment

12vDC and 120vAC
Batteries: 3 x Lifeline GPL27T AGM 100 Ah (house bank) (July 2021)
Heart Freedom 25 charger/inverter
Heart Interface Link 2000
Solar panels - 2 x 130W panels on transom arch with Solar Boost 3024i charger controller
110V shore power w/shore power cord
Adapter plug
110V at nav table
Navigation lights
Deck light on mast
LED anchor light on masthead
LED interior lights
12V master battery switch
12V receptacle
Electric windlass for anchor - remote available, new, not installed
Electric bilge pump
Bracket & wire for SS band radio - no antenna or SSB

Sails And Rigging

Sails:

Elvstrom In mast furling mainsail - unknown age - serviceable
125% Hallett 9oz 434 PR ProRadical dacron, triradial cut with leech and foot lines, white weathermax UV sunshield (2021)
150% Elvstrom furling genoa - unknown age, serviceable
Whisker pole on mast track with new composite Selden end fitting (January 2021)
Storm trysail - good to excellent condition - (purchased used January 2024)

Rigging:

Aluminum mast - double spreaders - in mast furling - deck-stepped
New wire standing rigging (Installed by Marina Rubicon, Lanzarote, Canary Is (December 2024)
Upsized backstays and sidestays to larger gauge wires
Spit backstay
Mast stairs to masthead from deck
Boom vang
Two Harken 46# self-tailing primary genoa sheet winches - cockpit
Two Harken 40# self-tailing maneuvering winches - coachroof
One Harken 40# winch at mast

Deck And Canvas

Deck:

Stainless arch
Folding, leather wrapped wheel steering
Electric anchor windlass with Rocna 55# primary anchor (2020) and Fortress FX-23 back-up (2022 - never used)
Bow rail
Stern rail
Upper lifelines
Lower lifelines
Lifeline gates mid-ship
Teak cockpit seats
Teak cockpit floor
Teak cockpit table
Cockpit/transom shower (cold only)
O/B engine bracket
Cockpit cushions
S/S arch
Coachroof vents
Swim ladder
Dinghy davits
Fresh water washdown at anchor well
Stern rail propane grill
Mid ship cleats
Aft platform horseshoe shape & extra cushion for over hatch

Canvas:

Hard dodger windshield
Dodger - canvas and eisenglass
Bimini top
Full canvas enclosure with screens
Shade cover from aft of cockpit to top of the transom arch

Additional Information

55 lbs galvanized Rocna primary anchore (July 2020)
15 lbs Fortress FX-23 aluminum back-up anchor with 20' chain and 200' rope rode (May 2022) - never used
Revere Regatta ISO 4-8 person Valise Liferaft (May 2023)
Life jackets
Life ring
Docklines
Fenders
Boat hook
Horn
Flares
Fire extinguisher
Propane detector
Carbon monoxide detectors (2), fwd cabin/aft cabin
Inflatable dinghy and outboard included

Broker Comments And Disclaimer

Luthien has sailed much of her life in fresh water on Lake Champlain. The current owners are believed the fourth. These owners had a plan to find a boat suitable for a double-handed trans-Atlantic triangle. This center cockpit Jeanneau provided exactly the right layout and rig and was a great sea boat and a size for two people to manage by themselves. They outfitted with ocean self-steering and other safety gear and succeeded in their great adventure. Now they are back to work and it's your turn. Give me a call and make your cruising dreams a reality.

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.