C&C 42 Custom

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|designer = C&C Design

|location = Canada

|year = 1976

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|draft = {{convert|7.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|displacement = {{convert|20000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fibreglass

|loa = {{convert|42.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|34.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|12.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Yanmar 3JH3E {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine

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|keel type = swept fin keel

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|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

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|sailplan = Masthead sloop

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|phrf = 78 (average)

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The C&C 42 Custom is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1976.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-42-custom|title = C&C 42 Custom sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 11 September 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220330123048/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-42-custom|archive-date= 30 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design|title = C&C Design|accessdate = 30 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210301170340/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/cc-design|archive-date= 1 March 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cc/42-custom|title= C&C 42 Custom|access-date= 30 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220330123308/https://sailboat.guide/cc/42-custom|archive-date= 30 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The design was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, starting in 1976, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|title =C&C Yachts |accessdate = 30 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222748/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}

Design

The C&C 42 Custom is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed swept fin keel. It displaces {{convert|20000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.

The boat has a draft of {{convert|7.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3JH3E diesel engine of {{convert|40|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|80|u.s.gal}}.

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 78 with a high of 71 and low of 81. It has a hull speed of {{convert|7.84|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4820/c-c-42-custom|title = Sailboat Specifications for C&C 42 Custom|accessdate = 11 September 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181105202622/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4820/c-c-42-custom|archive-date = 5 November 2018|url-status = dead}}

See also

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