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STEVENS 40

STEVENS 40

Grand Harbour Yachts (TAIWAN)🇹🇼· Design: Sparkman & Stephens
$117,555 avg$65,000 – $188,358 (6 listings)from 1982
$2.8K – $7.5K est. annual maintenance
Bluewater CruisermonoCutterVariableFull/Long

Specifications

Hull

LOA40.58 ft
LWL31.92 ft
Beam12.25 ft
Draft6.5 ft/ 4.5 ft min
Displacement24,000 lb
Ballast7,531.2 lb
Hull speed1.34·√LWL7.6 kn

Rig & Sails

Iforetriangle height52 ft
Jforetriangle base16.45 ft
Pmainsail luff45.45 ft
Emainsail foot15 ft
FLforestay16.5 ft
Mainsail795.8 sq ft
Jib (100%)427.7 sq ft
Spinnaker727.1 sq ft

About the STEVENS 40

S&S design #2413. An extended and re-styled version with aft-cockpit became the STEVENS 42 (1986). Draft for kixed keel version: 6.'.

Performance

Comfort38.2
Capsize1.70
SA/Disp14.8
Disp/Len329
Bal/Disp31.4

Estimated Value

Low Confidence
Based on 6 listings
Low
$52,271
Estimated Value
$75,016
High
$120,309
Inflation-adjusted to 2026 USD

Asking price by model year

6 listings · boat years 19822004 · median $119,000

$0$50k$100k$150kmedian $119,000198519901995200020051983 40 · $119,000 · MA, US1982 40" · $65,000 · CA, US1999 Stevens 1240 · $134,950 · United Kingdom1991 Stevens 1140 · $59,950 · United Kingdom2004 Stevens 1140 · $139,950 · South East, United Kingdom1989 Stevens 1140 · $52,500 · United KingdomAsking price (USD)Boat model year

Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.

Estimated Cost of Ownership

Based on 40.58ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.

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$2.8K – $7.5K
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection

We don't have enough data on the STEVENS 40yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.

Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.

1Structural & Bulkheads9732Standing Rigging6403Deck & Topsides6404Keel & Keel Bolts5535Rudder & Steering5086Hull & Bottom377
Free general pre-purchase checklist
25 survey areas — hull, keel, rig, engine, electrical and more. Take it aboard when you view any boat.

Own a STEVENS 40? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.

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