1986 Beneteau First 42 Boat in Chicago, IL 60601 US
Built in 1986
First 42
1 Engine (Perkins)
42 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
Serenity is a one-owner 1986 42' Beneteau First 42 sloop. She offers a Volvo-Penta auxiliary that was rebuilt in 2026 and only had 30 hours since rebuild, newer Evolution carbon fiber sails and a 2 stateroom 2 head layout. Serenity has been a regular Chicago racer and cruiser, but her original owners have decided it's time to pass her on to new owners. There are crew members who would like to continue to race with new owners.
From the cockpit, you step down the companionway and find a stateroom with double size berth port aft, head starboard aft, nav station to starboard, benchseat and upper single size berth starboard forward, galley to port and benchseat and upper single size berth port forward. The salon table is in storage. Walk forward and find a head to port and stateroom with a double size berth forward. Auxiliary access is via removable companionway stairs and side hatches in the aft stateroom and aft head.
The headroom in the salon is 6'4", 5'9" in the forward stateroom, 6' in both heads and 6' in the aft stateroom. The forward stateroom berth is 6'6" long and the aft stateroom berth is 6'5" long.
The height above the waterline to the top of the mast is 63'.
Serenity offers a stateroom forward with a double size berth and an aft stateroom with a double size berth. The salon offers a single size berth above and outboard of each benchseat/single size berth. There is a head port forward and one starboard aft.
The salon offers a benchseat with storage on each side that also serve as single size berths, a single size berth above and outboard of each benchseat, teak & holly sole, auxiliary access, 3 overhead hatches, a shade on the center hatch, side windows with curtains and a folding wood table centerline.
The galley is to port in the salon.
- Eno propane 3-burner cooktop and oven
- Frigoboat cold-plate refrigeration
- Ice box
- Double stainless steel sinks
- Filtered water faucet
- Storage drawers and cabinets
- Teak & holly sole
Dining space is available at the salon folding table.
The forward stateroom offers a double size berth to port, benchseat with storage to starboard, shelves, storage drawers and cabinets, hanging locker, overhead hatch with a shade, teak & holly sole, anchor chain locker access and an ensuite head with a Jabsco manual head.
The aft stateroom offers a double size berth, hanging locker, storage cabinet, shelf and 3 portlights. The head with a Jabsco manual head is starboard aft.
The nav station is to starboard in the salon and offers a desk and benchseat with storage, hanging locker, electrical panel, shelf, VDO water gauges, 12 vdc outlet and a VHF.
The cockpit offers teak covered seating, with sail storage under the starboard seating, lazarette access, teak deck and a Goiot helm pedestal with electronics as detailed in the electronics section in this presentation.
- B&G Zeus3-9 multi-function display
- B&G Triton display
- Standard Horizon Ram3 VHF
- Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX2150 VHF
- B&G hydra wind speed and direction displays
- Simrad AP24 autopilot
- Marco Polo magnetic compass
- B&G Multi display in the aft stateroom
- 30 amp shore power cord
- 12 vdc outlet at the nav station
- Perkins 4.108 50 HP auxiliary rebuilt in 2026 with approximately 30 hours since major overhaul
- Auxiliary control at the cockpit helm
- Faria gauges
- Racor R12P fuel filter
- Raritan 11 gallon water heater
- VDO water gauges
- Jabsco manual heads
- Custom bow sprit
- Danforth anchor
- Stainless steel rails fore and aft
- Double lifelines on stainless steel stanchions on each side
- Non-skid decks
- Transom gate and boarding gate on each side
- Stainless steel & teak swim ladder
- Hull bottom painted two years ago and touched up only each year since then
- Evolution carbon fiber Mainsail (2022)
- Evolution 150% #2 Genoa (2022)
- Evolution #3 Jib (2022)
- Evolution Spinnaker (2022)
- Older #1 Jib
- Older Spinnaker
- Older UK Sailmakers Spinnaker
- Harken roller furler
- Harken traveler
- Isomat aluminum double spreader mast and boom
- Boom Vang
- Spinnaker pole
- Stainless steel wire standing rigging (Original with some updated parts)
- Sailtec hydraulic backstay (New in 1997)
- Spinlock rope clutches
- 2 X Lewmar 40 Spinnaker downhaul and lift winches
- 1 X Lewmar 40 Mainsail halyard winch
- 1 X Lewmar 40 Mainsail sheet winch
- 2 X Lewmar 2-speed 55 self-tailing Genoa winches
- 2 X Lewmar 2-speed 43 Spinnaker sheet winches
- Lewmar 18 winch
- 2 X Lewmar 40 winches
- New forestay in 2012
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire blanket
- Manual bilge pump
- Electric bilge pump
- Lifesling overboard recovery system
- Lifesling
- ACR EPIRB
- ACR SM-2 buoy light
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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.
Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
Price History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 9/18/26 | Initial price | $49,500 |
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| Price | $49,500 | $40,900 | $58,900 | $36,000 | $65,000 | $74,900 |
| Location | Chicago | Pana | Chicago | Chicago | Worth | Waukegan |
| Nominal Length | 42' | - | 44' | 39' | 36' | 42' |
| Beam | 13' | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draft | 7' | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engine Make | Perkins | - | Perkins | - | - | Yanmar |
| Total Engine Power | 50 hp | - | 50 hp | - | - | 44 hp |
| Days on Market | 9 | 7 | 9 | 325 | 331 | 103 |
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Curtis Stokes & Associates are headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Fort Lauderdale office is run by president and yacht broker Curtis Stokes, a long time resident of Fort Lauderdale and a well known broker for many years in the South Florida area.
Fort Lauderdale is on the southeastern coast close to the Florida Keys, Bahamas and the Caribbean. Fort Lauderdale is known as a crossroads of yachting and is home to 165 miles of water ways and many marinas providing ample dockage for yachts. The Fort Lauderdale Boat Show every fall is the world's largest attracting a world wide clientele.
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