VALIANT 40-2
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 39.88 ft |
| LWL | 34 ft |
| Beam | 12.33 ft |
| Draft | 6 ft |
| Displacement | 22,500 lb |
| Ballast | 7,699.5 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 7.8 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 50.3 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 18.5 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 45 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 13.6 ft |
| FLforestay | 18.5 ft |
| Mainsail | 795.8 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 465.3 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 791 sq ft |
About the VALIANT 40-2
Uniflite built 159 Valiant 40s from 1975 to 1984, when Rich Worstell, a Valiant owner and dealer, bought the molds. After producing some 40s in Washington, he eventually moved the operation to Texas. The first “Texas” Valiant 40 was hull number 267. Production of the Valiant 40 continued, on a limited semi-custom scale, until 1992 when it was replaced by the Valiant 42 model. Overall 200 40's were built between 1973-1992. See also VALIANT 40.
Direct variants of the VALIANT 40-2
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Estimated Value
Low ConfidenceAsking price by model year
11 listings · boat years 1974–2007 · median $69,500
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 39.88ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
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Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
5 documented issues across 3 systems, documented on the near-identical sister model VALIANT 40 (101-199). The VALIANT 40-2 shares its hull, rig and keel, so these findings apply.
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