A Proven Bluewater Cruiser Now For Sale!
Sailing Vessel Defiance is a Tayana Vancouver 42 in turn-key condition and ready for your next adventure!
Quick specs
Draft: 6'4"
Displacement: 31,000 lbs
Air Draft: 63'6"
Keel type: Modified Full Keel
Rig Type: Cutter
Comfort Ratio: 43.77
Hull Speed: 7.70 knots
Defiance is a 1980 Tayana Vancouver 42, hull no. 007. She was designed by Robert Harris. She is a canoe-stern, aft-cockpit design, having a pullman-style forward cabin and a quarter berth to port. She is cutter-rigged. Her decks are original fiberglass (no teak decks) and are thick as they come.
She has sailed all over the Pacific, Atlantic, and the Caribbean. She is presently showing in Titusville, FL. Email us today with any questions or to arrange a tour of our beloved home on the water.
Water
Defiance has two 100-gallon stainless steel water tanks port and starboard underneath the salon. We have found that we go through 200 gallons in about two months with ordinary use. If we were conservative with our water, 200 gallons could be streched out to three months. These tanks supply pressurized freshwater to the galley and head sinks, as well as the head and cockpit showers via electric pumps. Additionally, foot pumps exist in the galley underneath the sink as an alternative way to retrieve water from the tanks. For drinking, a seperate line gets filtered by a UV filtration system, and then led to a separete faucet at the galley sink. Defiance is also equipped with a 10 gallon water heater.
Electricity
Electricity on Defiance is generated by three 200W solar panels mounted off the cockpit railing. We had welded on a lower set off railing tabs so that we could mount a movable stainless steel arm to allow the panels to be adjusted up or down to capture as much sunlight during the day as possible.
As a backup, she is also equipped with a 90 amp engine-driven alternator. Energy from the solar panels and alternator (via MPPT and regulator, respectively) is fed first into the house bank consisting of 400 amp/hour lithium batteries, and then to the 100 amp/hour lead-acid starter bank via a DC-to-DC charger. We also installed a 3000W inverter to run A/C appliances such as the espresso machine and microwave.
Communications
We rely on a fixed VHF radio to communicate with other ships and marinas, and can obtain AIS signals via a DaisyHAT connected to a raspberry pi. When on passage and without connectivity, we can obtain weather satellite imagery and graphical forecasts (GRIB) using software defined radio via raspberry pi or via Iridium go linked up to predictwind. And when in range, we can get connectivity via starlink.
Propulsion
The prior owners of Defiance had a 70HP Westerbeke auxillery diesel engine installed. It is basically a tractor engine modified for marine use. It was rebuilt in 2019 and has about 350 hours or so. The engine is raw-water cooled, with a dual racor fuel filtration setup. We added a modular fuel polishing system and rebuilt the water pump.
Sails and Rigging
Defiance is a cutter-rigged sloop, meaning she has a headsail, a staysail, and a mainsail. In 2023, we took down the mast and completely replaced the standing and running rigging. The headsail is on a roller furler with all lines led to the cockpit. When we bought her, the staysail was hank-on, rigged on a club boom, making it self-tacking, with a control line led to the cockpit. In 2023, we removed the club boom, purchased a new staysail, and ran the lines to the cockpit. The mainsail is controlled via a traveler setup forward of the cockpit, with all lines led aft. We have seven sails: a 93% high-cut yankee jib, a 130% genoa, a drifter, a 48% staysail, a storm staysail, a four-batten, three-reef mainsail, and a trysail.
Navigation
Defiance came to us equipped with a Fleming windvane which attached to the steering wheel via exterior control lines. When configured, the windvane maintains a course heading without human intervention by means of the relationship between a paddle in the water and a paddle in the air. No electricity is required to maintain course provided there is good wind. In 2023, we replaced the Fleming with a brand new Monitor windvane, with detachable control lines led to the steering wheel for ease of use.
In addition, Defiance came outfitted with a Robertson autopilot which controls the heading via a fluxgate compass connected to a hydraulic arm mounted to the rudder shaft below the cockpit.
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Detailed Equipment List
Here is a list of the equipment onboard.
Rigging and Sail Inventory
- New standing and running rigging (2023)
- New 48% staysail (2022)
- 3-reef, 4-batten main sail (excellent condition)
- 93% high cut jib 10 oz Dacron, (fair condition)
- 120% Genoa (very good condition)
- Storm Staysail (fair condition)
- Trysail (never used)
- 70% Drifter, ¾ oz ripstop nylon, includes deployment sock (nearly new)
- 8 Winches in cockpit, 3 Winches on mast (reconditioned 2023)
- All lines led to cockpit
- Rebuilt forestay furler (2023)
- New Harken main traveler blocks (2022)
- Oversized keel-stepped spar, separate trysail track, foldable footsteps run up mast
Electrical
- New 400 amp hour LiPo house bank (2021)
- New AGM starter battery (2022)
- New 3000w inverter (2022)
- New 600w solar panel array and MPPT (2022)
- New 90 amp Balmar alternator and regulator system (2022)
- B&G Radar 4G broadband (installed 2022)
- New AIS receiver (2023)
- New wind transducer and display (2022)
- New masthead LED tricolor with strobe (2022)
- New mast VHF antenna and new mast antenna wiring (2022)
- Autopilot with hydraulic ram mounted to inside hull and quadrant below deck
- VHF radio with helm mounted RAM mic/speaker
- depth display at helm, installed Nov 2016
- 1200w electric windlass w/ footswitch and cockpit switches
Auxilary Power
- Repowered Westerbeke 70 HP auxiliary (2019)
- New 40-hour Yamaha 6 HP 4- stroke outboard (2022)
- New throttle and transmission control cables (2023)
- Rebuilt throttle control (2023)
- Reconditioned prop (2022)
- New cutlass bearing (2022)
- Repacked stuffing box (2022)
- Engine-mounted oil change pump
- New internal fuel polishing pump system (2023)
- New auxiliary fuel lines (2023)
Safety, Comfort, Storage
- Water tanks: 200 gal SS water tanks, large access, cleaned in 2023
- Fuel tanks: 130 gal integrated fuel tanks, large access with dipsticks and gauges, polished and cleaned in 2023
- Holding tank: 50 gal integrated
- Brand new 4-person life raft (2023)
- Reconditioned EPIRB (2023)
- New latex mattress in master cabin (2021)
- New Sunbrella bimini (2023)
- New head (lavac), new elec. pump (whale gulper), and hoses replaced (2022)
- Rail-mounted Magma Cabo grill
- 4-Burner gimbal stove/oven
- New UV water filtration system (2022)
- Recertified dual propane tanks 20lbs each (2023)
- New propane line (2023)
- New dual auto bilge pump system (2023)
- Reconditioned large manual bilge pump (2023)
- Emergency rudder post
- Jack Lines
Misc.
- Full bottom job, sandblasted, 3x epoxy, 3x barrier, 2.5x Petit HD hard bottom paint (2022)
- New Monitor windvane (2023)
- Removed, inspected, and resealed chainplates (2023)
- New electric and foot-operated fresh water pumps (2023)
- New low-amp refrigerator (2023)