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Flybridge Our Beneteau ST 42 has a helm station down below and also on the Flybridge. This was originally open with a Bimini. Some years ago we had a solid hardtop fitted which has made a huge difference and increased the living area substantially. We use this for lounging when at anchor...

Update. I do have a Word Document and some photos. However, with my limited IT skills I cannot see how to post them on this link. I think that I should be able to send them by email if you could let me have your address.

Buongarne (Sp?) We are just going cruising for the weekend. Will dig some info out next week .Ciao!

Thanks for this mystery. We do not seem to be troubled by this any more. Perhaps our hearing is fading as the years progress. We do keep some ear plugs handy but I prefer not to use these as it reduces sensitivity to any adverse weather changes or happenings in the night.. Also I do take...

The Jeanneau is news to me and certainly looks very modern and stylish. I am sure that it is a good boat from this stable- are they owned by Beneteau these days? Our own ST42 is more traditional looking in the Trawler style which we like. This model morphed in to the ST44 a while back. I believe...

Many thanks to all who contributed on this. On balance I think that we will accept the situation as is and not carry out surgery on our pride and joy. Also I concur that earplugs are only a last resort as when anchored I tend to be aware of any extraneous sounds which may herald a problem. We...

Thanks to all for your comments. I think that short term a couple of rums before turning in and ear plugs may help. Longer term I will research fitting some form of filler and will post the results once completed. Happy Cruising to you all.

We love our vessel very dearly and spend a great deal of time aboard cruising around the North East coastline of New Zealand from our home base in Auckland. When anchoring overnight we do go to some trouble to tuck well in to the weather shore if there is any breeze. We find that even a small...

Depth Sounder Transducer Our ST42 is about 8 years old and has Raymarine instumentation. The depth sounder works OK at our normal pottering along at 9 kts or so but we do lose the signal at higher speeds. I understand from other owners with this gear that there have been many problems with the...

Greetings Mike. Pleased to hear that everything appears to be on track and you should have your lovely new boat commissioned in time for the summer weather ahead. We do hope that we can catch up some time. Our plans are pretty fluid and weather dependent. We will likely be at Great Barrier some...

Thanks Mike. We will be in Wellington for the weekend but would love to catch up with you when you are next up this way. We live at Maraetai Beach and Florence is at Pine Harbour Marina. Cheers

Good Morning Mike. Are you coming up to the Boat Show this week? I am planning to visit on Thursday taking the Pine Harbour ferry. Would be good to meet up if you are in the area.Cheers

Good Morning Grae and great to hear from you. We live at Maraetai Beach and Florence resides at Pine Harbour Marina when not out on the briny. Yes, I intend going to the Boat Show on Thursday, going on the 09.05 ferry from Pine Harbour. Would be good to meet you and maybe share a pint of...

Dinghy Hello Mike. We had a Southern Pacific 2.6 metre RIB for years which fitted nicely. This eventually succumbed to the effects of weather and particularly UV. We have recently replaced this with a Zodiac the same size which works well. It is a bit heavier and certainly looks the business...

Mods to ST 42 We have owned our ST 42 for four years, moving to the Dark Side after many years of yachting. We are very pleased with the boat which we use extensively for coastal cruising from our base near Auckland. We have made a few changes to enhance the comfort and convenience aboard. the...

Thanks to our Australian friends for contributing. I have now managed to edit the profile. Also found interesting thread for Beneteau ST42 which I will delve in to. Cheers

Any members contemplating a visit down under welcome to contact me for information.

Beneteau ST42 in NZ Many thanks for the response folks and the offer to help. I would like to be able to edit my profile and add a picture of Florence. Any tips on how to do this would be much appreciated. Cheers David

Starting out as a new member. We are long term yachties but moved to the Dark Side recently.We now have a Beneteau ST42 Swift Trawler which suits us just fine for pottering around the North East section of the New Zealand coast. We look forward to learning from the experience of the trawler...