1988 Jefferson Sundeck

An extraordinary example of a well maintained, continuously updated motor yacht. What differentiates this vessel from anything comparable is the state of the art electronic monitoring and control systems throughout. See Brokers Comment section for more on this. Owner has detailed operation and maintenance logs covering all upgrades and service over the 14 years of ownership.

A well-appointed liveaboard or Great Loop vessel.  Light and airy interior décor.  Twin screws and bow thruster make this 42 Jefferson easily handled. 

• Starboard L-shape settee with free standing dinette table
• Port side barrel chair
• Forward starboard side lower helm station
• Starboard side door
• Plentiful storage lockers and compartments

• Master Stateroom located aft
• Island queen berth
• Port and starboard side cabinets and drawers
• Private ensuite head

• Master head is located starboard side forward in Master stateroom
• Raritan head system – New 2023
• Fresh water sink
• Cabinet under sink
• Tub/Shower combo unit

• Galley is located port side forward of salon down 3 steps
• 3 burner electric stove top
• Microwave
• Stainless double sink
• Dinette
• Oven
• Full size refrigerator / freezer
• Storage cabinets and drawers throughout
• Engine room access under galley entrance steps

• Double bunk berth
• Storage under lower bunk
• Starboard hanging lockers

• Raritan head system
• Fresh water sink with hot and cold water available
• Storage compartment under sink
• Separate enclosed shower with hot and cold water available

• Open CPM Chart Plotter with 5 on-board displays
• (2) Standard Horizon VHF radios
• Compass
• Stereo
• Port and starboard side bench seating with storage underneath
• Sunbrella Bimini top

• Anchor pulpit
• Bow rail
• Window sun shades / curtains
• Aft cockpit sink
• Folding radar arch
• Swim platform

• Northern Lights generator, 8kw, 1865 Hours
• 3 Digitally controlled heating/air conditioning systems
• 3 Racor fuel filters
• Muir Cougar anchor windlass
• Engine room blowers

Owner is an electrical engineer who spent many years in the marine electrical/electronic business and was a professional offshore captain. Pride of ownership is apparent when stepping aboard - this boat was his favorite personal project.

Over the past 14 years of ownership, many upgrades have been added which created an attractive and functional blend of old and new. This family treasure has always been berthed at a Fort Lauderdale yacht club and receives almost daily attention.

A comprehensive vessel monitoring/control system was added to provide an extra layer of safety and reliability. This system is normally found on much larger yachts and will monitor 32 analog channels, 17 digital channels and control 4 digital outputs. System can be observed/controlled from 5 different large screens and a cell phone. The system is easily expandable and generates e-mail warnings when faults/errors occur. This monitoring system is known to electrical engineers as a Supervisory Control and Data Acquistion System (SCADA).

All systems are documented with many CAD generated schematics, general descriptions, troubleshooting guides and general maintenance events.

It’s widely recognized that this vessel’s power train (Caterpillar 3208/ZF506), rated at modest power output is one of the most reliable in the business and should offer the new owner many more hours of extended cruising.

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