1984 Tayana Vancouver 42

The Tayana Vancouver 42 has long held a special place among traditionalist, bluewater-minded sailors who value seaworthiness, carrying capacity, practical offshore layout, and enduring design integrity over passing trends. Designed by Robert Harris and respected for her comfortable motion, handsome lines, and serious cruising temperament, the model continues to be sought after by sailors who want a yacht with real offshore credibility and timeless character. 

ELECTRIC PASSAGE stands apart even within that well-regarded company. This is the aft-cockpit version of the Tayana Vancouver 42, already a highly appealing configuration for sailors who appreciate the secure feel and traditional profile of a true offshore cruising yacht. What makes her exceptional is the level to which she has been upgraded, modernized, and reimagined. She retains the warmth and craftsmanship of a classic Taiwan-built cruiser, including the rich wood interior that gives the boat so much of her traditional appeal, while offering a systems package and onboard capability that place her in an entirely different category from the average vintage cruiser. 

This is not a lightly refreshed classic with selective upgrades. ELECTRIC PASSAGE has undergone a deep and highly intentional modernization centered around a sophisticated 48VDC electrical architecture, 24 kWh lithium battery bank, substantial solar charging, custom 48V alternator charging, inverter generator, electric galley, high-efficiency three-zone air conditioning, watermaker, multiple refrigeration and freezer systems, modern communications and electronics, and substantial deck and structural work. The result is a yacht that preserves the soul of a renowned bluewater design while delivering a level of comfort, energy independence, and real-world liveaboard functionality that is extraordinarily rare in this class. 

For the buyer looking for a true offshore cruiser with traditional lines, proven pedigree, and a refit standard that is genuinely uncommon, ELECTRIC PASSAGE represents a very rare opportunity. There is no other Tayana Vancouver 42 on the market configured like this, and it is difficult to imagine another being brought to this level anytime soon. 

KEY FEATURES: 

• Aft-cockpit Tayana Vancouver 42 
• 48VDC Victron Energy power electronics system 
• 24 kWh lithium battery bank 
• Large solar array aft plus additional side-mounted solar panels 
• Custom 48V 5.5kW alternator with custom bracket and Arco Zeus regulator 
• WhisperPower Piccolo 5 inverter generator with sound enclosure 
• Generator used primarily in hybrid configuration to recharge the battery bank 
• Perkins 4-108M diesel with external rebuild and repaint 
• Victron autotransformer providing both 120V and 240V AC onboard 
• Victron isolation transformer for shore power inlet 
• Worldwide shore power capability with 120/240VAC and 50/60Hz compatibility 
• Termodinamica VRV air conditioning with one central compressor and three zones 
• Ability to cool the forward sleeping cabin independently at night 
• 40 GPH watermaker mounted forward and running on 240V power 
• GN Espace OceanChef gimbaled electric cooker with induction cooktop and electric oven; no propane onboard 
• Multiple refrigeration and freezer systems including front-opening refrigerator, large deep freezer, and chest freezer in the main saloon 
• Craig Millar sails including mainsail, genoa, stackpack, staysail, and asymmetrical spinnaker 
• Dyneema halyards 
• Dyneema standing rigging 
• Titanium chainplates 
• Johnson turnbuckles 
• Schaefer 3100 furler 
• Continuous-line staysail furler 
• 48VDC Maxwell vertical windlass 
• Reconfigured anchoring system with chain locker moved aft 
• Rocna Vulcan anchor with 260' of G8 chain 
• Teak decks removed, deck recored, repainted, and reassembled with new hardware 
• Deck hardware properly backed with FRP plates and new 316 stainless fasteners 
• Newfound Metals opening portlights 
• New acrylic fixed portlights 
• B&G electronics and autopilot computer with Orca navigation 
• Octopus hydraulic autopilot actuator 
• Raymarine Axiom radar with gimbaled Scanstrut mast mount 
• Starlink wired to run on 48VDC 
• Peplink router with upgraded antennas 
• Tecma Nano electric toilet 
• Mini clothes washing machine 
• Fully enclosed cockpit shade 
• 4-man liferaft