The 42 Voyager Aft-cabin is the boat that made the Selene 40 a Great Loop fixture, redrawn. Selene added the Cruisers Stern, which houses the steering quadrant and the battery banks and lengthens the waterline, so the hull carries its 18.6 tonnes more efficiently than the previous generation did.
The aft-cabin plan is the reason to buy her. An island queen sits aft with its own head and a stand-up shower stall, a V-berth forward has a second head and shower, and between them the saloon gained more than two feet over the 40. That extra length pays for a full size refrigerator in the galley and a settee that seats a real dinner party around the Selene hide-a-leaf table.
Outside, the deck is laid out for owners who handle their own lines. Wide walkaround decks, a large cockpit and a foredeck built around a heavy stainless bollard, with the ground tackle arranged to deploy and recover cleanly. A deeper keel improves tracking and a larger rudder gives control at low speed, which is what matters in a lock or a crowded fairway.
A single 230 horsepower Cummins, 2,271 litres of fuel and an 11 knot top end make this a coastal cruiser with long legs rather than a fast boat. Bow thruster and windlass are standard. Owners run them on the Great Loop, in the Pacific Northwest, around the Balearics and through Southeast Asia.
