Lancer 42

The Lancer 42 is an American sailboat that was designed by Herb David as a motorsailer and cruiser, first built in 1980.

Production
The design was built by Lancer Yachts in the United States from 1980 until 1983, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Lancer 42 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a highly raked stem, a plumb transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 21000 lb and carries 7000 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 6.00 ft with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 4236 diesel engine of 45 hp for cruising, docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 125 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of 125 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 7.95 kn.