Overview
The XL-2 42 is a Sparkman & Stephens design built by Allied Boat Co. in the United States from 1969 to 1982. It is a keel-centerboard masthead sloop, also offered as a yawl.
Design and Construction
Overall length is 41.5 ft on a 29.0 ft waterline, with 11.5 ft of beam. Displacement is 17,220 lb with 7,100 lb of lead ballast, a ballast ratio of about 41 percent. Draft is 8.33 ft with the board down and 4.17 ft with it up. The hull is a solid fiberglass laminate. The standard engine was a 40 hp Westerbeke diesel, and tankage is 30 gallons of fuel and 100 gallons of water. Reported sail area is 763 sq ft.
Buyers Notes
John Neal rates the Allied 42 1 of 5. His note is that it is functional and practical but truly ancient, and likely not cost effective to refit. Boats of this age need a full survey of the keel-centerboard hardware, rudder, rigging and tanks before purchase.
