Valerie Arden, a 1982 Baba 40, is a serious blue-water cruising cutter designed by Robert Perry. Her owners have maintained her meticulously since purchasing her in 2000 spending $50,811 in 2023 alone for upgrades, refurbishing and maintenance.
From 2019-2023, $134,214 expenditure in improvements were made:
New main salon upholstery 2023, forward cabin 2021
Bottom paint, Petit ablative
New galley counters laid by Mack Yacht Services of Stuart
Topside waxed and buffed
Deck prisms, 3, rebedded, including one new prism
New steaming/deck light
New B&G electronics: Zeus 3 chartplotter, 3 Triton displays, NAC 3 autopilot
New Cockpit Enclosure: dodger, bimini, clear and shade sides
New reverse cycle AC system, Dometic
New Tigress anchor windlass with heavy wire and new chain
New Siren marine monitoring system 2021
Teak bulworks stripped and refinished with Semco wood sealer
New Electric macerator head, Raritan Sea Era QC
Prior upgrades:
New bowsprit, work by Hinckley Yacht
New SS “cranes” iron (cransiron) on bowsprit, work by Hinckley Yacht
Magnum 2800-watt inverter/charger, with upgraded wiring, work by Hinckley Yacht
Epoxy fiberglass decks with closed cell core -- not just teak removed. Deck removal and replacement work 2014 by Stuart Yacht Services, FL. Stanchions rebedded after new deck finished.
Chainplates replaced by Sound Rigging of Essex CT
Engine refurbished 2013 by Hinckley Yachts of Stuart, including compression test, new motor mounts, new shaft, new heat exchanger, hoses; in 2019 in Savannah by WW Williams Co., all hoses replaced; in 2022, hoses and hot water exchange replaced in Fort Lauderdale by Scott Marine Power.
Clean oil analysis in 2023 with 9100 hrs on engine, Mack Yacht Services
Replaced standing rigging by Mack Sails of Stuart
Led bulbs installed for running lights and cabin lights by owners
Spinnaker, cruising style with chute and ATN Tacker
120 high-cut genoa by Kappa Sails
Partial full batten main by Kappa Sails, all sails maintained by Mack Sails since new
Mast step replaced by Pilots Point North, Westbrook CT
Fuel tank replaced 2000 by Noank Shipyard CT
10 ft. West Marine RIB
Aft SS Dinghy Davits by Mystic Stainless
15 HP Yamaha Outboard, 2014 (2 cycle)
Outboard lifting hoist, Pilots Point North, Westbrook CT
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