BIG SURPRISE

The Niagara 42 was the flagship vessel of the Hinterhoeller lineup. This Mark Ellis design is a desirable sloop/cutter that has good offshore speed, comfort, and ease of handling. “A Well Mannered World Class Cruising Yacht ” Under current ownership Big Surprise has enjoyed numerous and extensive upgrades: 2012 · New Genoa sheets – Endura Braid · New Outhaul · New Reefing lines · New propane system installed – all lines, relays, and detector 2013 · Lifelines replaced w/ all associated hardware · Head rebuilt · New Main halyard – Endura Braid · Floorboards re-varnished – all · New Harken Furling unit installed · New Whale footpumps for manual freshwater & frig pumpout · New cockpit drain hoses installed · Replaced UV shield on 135% genoa 2014 · Installed new Echomax radar reflector · All interior lighting LED. New reading light fixtures, head overhead fixtures · New bottom paint – Pettit SR60 ablative, 2 coats · New masthead LED, tricolor, anchor, strobe – Misea/OGM · New stern light LED -OGM · Maxprop rebuilt · New Prop Shaft, Cutlass bearing, Packing Gland, · Bimini, connector, sail cover – Cleaned, waterproofed, new strataglass · New Spade 55 lb anchor w/ new swivel · New Foredeck hatch – Lewmar Ocean 70 · Portlight gaskets replaced · New stereo system – Sony · New sanitation system, complete, including: New holding tank New head – Raritan PHII All new hoses · New water tank selection valves · New staysail halyard – Endura Braid 12 mm 2015 · New Genoa halyard – Warp Speed 12 mm · Refrigeration System replaced: Frigoboat w/ keel cooler, freezer with thermostatically controlled spillover to frig · Autopilot replaced: B&G · VHF cable in mast replaced: RG8 · Bottom paint 2 coats Pettit Ultima SR60 · New cockpit cushions 2016 · New bow pulpit · New LED nav lights on bow 2017 · Harken Furling unit for staysail installed · New 2nd jib halyard, Endura Braid · New staysail halyard, Endura Braid · Outboard hoist installed – Kato marine · New radar – B&G 4G 36 mi · Second MFD/chartplotter installed at chart table 2018 · New Force 10 stove installed · Dimmable LED lights, salon · New domestic water pump 2019 – 2020 · New Yanmar 4JH 57 hp diesel installed · Throttle/shift cables replaced · Max prop factory reconditioned to new equivalent · New start battery AGM · New Sterling DC/DC start battery charger · New Groco raw water filter · New muffler and exhaust · New aux fuel tank · New diesel fuel supply and return lines · Remote oil filter · New Reverso oil change pump · New vhf cable mast base to radio · New upholstery, Ultraleather, “Silver Pearl” · New Sony stereo radio, MEX-M72BT, w/Bluetooth and Sirius Receiver · Bottom paint renewed