1993 Catalina 42

Sausalito, California

Year 1993

Length 42 ft

Builder/Manufacturer Catalina

Price

$109,500

A huge hit ever since her introduction in 1988, the Catalina 42 is still being produced today. With almost 1,000 hulls launched, there is an active 42 Owner's Association, which we quote below (we encourage you to check out their website, as there's a wealth of useful information available there):

"The Catalina 42 Mark I was introduced in 1988 and evolved until 1995 when it was replaced by the Mark II. The hull was adapted from an earlier racing hull designed by Nelson Merik. Catalina Yachts modified the racing hull with a new cabin top, interior, and rig in order to make it a comfortable coastal cruising boat which two people could easily handle. The spacious design is comfortable for a gang of crew on a week-long cruise. With a race-bred hull and a substantial rig, the boat is moderately stiff and capable of weather legs approaching 8 knots, and downwind action which can push the knot meter past 15 knots. She has a PHRF handicap rating of 102/108 (So. California), which has been the subject of many heated discussions by Cat42 skippers. But as the sun sets over your favorite hideaway anchorage, there is little argument that the Catalina 42 is hard to match for her comfort."

Post Time was launched in 1993, the penultimate year of Mk I production, and as such represents the evolutionary summit of that design; she is a very well equipped three-stateroom, deep draft example. Owned by a knowledgeable yachtsman and set up for short handed sailing (evidenced by the in-boom main and self tacking jib), she's always received the best of everything and to top it off, lies in a potentially transferable Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip (there's a long wait to get into the marina here so this is a material benefit if you're able to take advantage).

Some highlights: in-boom furling main (both the UK sail and the Schaefer furling system were installed in 2013) with a like new Hood 90% jib cut specifically for the self taking system (2020, and new running and standing rigging in 2019), custom heavy duty dodger (2020, this thing really is a work of art!), newer electronics including color chartplotter with radar overlay and autopilot (2016), low time (barely 1,400 hours) on Yanmar diesel, vessel detailed annually etc etc etc--the bottom line is the boat shows bristol both topsides and below and she really must be seen to be appreciated!

Specifications

Year Built 1993

Category Sail

Length Overall 41'10 ft

Beam 13'10 ft

Max Draft 6 ft

Construction Fiberglass

Hull ID CTYT0362G293

Keel Fin Keel

Drive Type Direct

Engines 1

Total Engine Power 50 hp

Fuel Tank Cap. 39 gal

Fuel Tank Mat. aluminium

Water Tank Cap. 110 gal

Water Tank Mat. Plastic

Holding Tank Cap. 50 gal

Holding Tank Mat. Plastic

Ballast 8300 lb

Displacement 18,000 lb

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Yanmar four cylinder

Model: 4JH2E

Fuel: Diesel

Engine Power: 50hp

Type: Inboard

Propeller Type: 3 BladeBronze, Feathering

Engine Location: Center

Drive Type: Direct

Year: 1993

Engine Hours: 1,409

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Accommodations and Layout

Forepeak head with shower, along with luxurious owner's stateroom forward with Pullman twin berth port side and cabinetry across to starboard. Step aft to roomy main salon with comfortable settee and drop-leaf dinette port side with in-line galley across starboard.

Nav table found aft part of salon port side, centerline companionway up to cockpit and second head starboard. Far aft are the two guest staterooms, one port and one starboard.

Note entire boat is light and roomy with 6'6" headroom, numerous opening hatches and ports (with all the overhead hatches replaced in 2016, along with the glass in the side ports), interior shows (and smells!) practically as new.

Galley and Head

Hot/cold pressure water with twin deep stainless steel sinks and 11 gallon hot water heater (110v and engine fired), Princess three burner propane gimballed stove with oven, Frigoboat 12V refrigeration system.

Electrical System

110V AC / 12V DC. Thirty amp shorepower service, three 4D AGM marine batteries in two banks with ProMariner Pronautic digital smart battery charger (2016) with remote display.

Electronics and Navigation Equipment

Raymarine Hybrid touch chartplotter/radar (2016) at helm, Garmin color chartplotter at helm. Raymarine autopilot (2016), Raymarine multi instrument (2016), B&G VHF radio (2021) with wireless handset and charging cradle in cockpit, Raymarine AIS 650 tranceiver (2016).

Sails and Rigging

Aluminum mast with 1 x10 stainless steel standing rigging (2019), dacron UK fully battened mainsail (2013) in Schaefer 3000 in-boom furler (2013), rigid boom vang.

110% self tacking jib (2020, the self tacking hardware would be real easy to remove should the new owner wish to do so) on Schaefer 3000 roller furler, Two Lewmar #54 self-tailing winches, two Lewmar #52 self-tailing winches, single Lewmar #44 self tailing electric winch, single Lewmar #44 self tailing standard winch, all lines lead aft thru six rope clutches.

Deck and Hull

Solid fiberglass hand laid hull protected under water with blister resistant gel coat, cast lead deep fin keel with 1" keel bolts. High volume hull with a fine entry, firm midship section and smooth run aft terminating in a modified reverse step-through transom, with a long horizontal skeg running aft between the keel and rudder.

Maxwell 800 electric windlass, 44 lb Rocna anchor (2021) on bow roller with ample chain/line rode, 10 mooring cleats.

Stainless steel bow pulpit, stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines (2019), stainless steel aft pulpit. Whale Gusher manual bilge pump in cockpit, Rule 2000 electric bilge pump.

Mechanical Equipment and Engine Details

Yanmar 50 hp fresh water-cooled diesel with 1 1/4" stainless steel shat thru dripless packing gland to Max-Prop VP three-bladed prop.

Copy of Sailing article by Bob Perry
Catalina Yachts is one of the most successful production builders in this country. President Frank Butler and chief designer Gerry Douglas know the production boat business very well. It is not unusual to find Catalina owners who are on their third Catalina product. I have spoken to several Catalina owners' groups and they are always enthusiastic about their boats. The secret to this success in the ability to combine comfort, performance and low price.

After extensive market research, Butler and Douglas came up with the new 42. They took the forward end of the Freeport and Passport series boats and combined it with a French back end and connected it with a Californian middle. Three couples can cruise in comfort with reasonable privacy.

This is a good looking boat with clean and functional lines. The hull has quite a deep midsection with moderate flare to the topsides. The D/L is 172. The stern has been sculpted to allow a swim platform and aft boarding gate or door in the transom. This is ideal for cruising. The keel is a straight fin and the rudder is a partially balanced spade. There is plenty of beam at 13 feet 10 inches and this is carried aft to a broad transom. The bulk of the transom seems to be diminished by the step and gate detailing.

The Catalina 42 is rigged as a sloop with slightly swept-back spreaders and single lower shrouds. The backstay is slightly off center to allow free access to the boarding gate, presumably. The boat comes with a fully battened main and lazy main system of lazyjacks by North. The solid boom vang is also standard. The SA/D ratio is 18.56.

I like the crisp lines of this deck and cabintrunk. The cockpit is spacious with ramp type coamings. The raised helm seat removes for clear access to the transom gate. A hand-held shower is located on the swim step, recessed beneath a teak step. There is a large anchor locker in the foredeck.

I try to restrict my comments to the drawings of the boats I review. Every once in awhile I get some photos. In some cases the photos prove that the designer was optimistic in his aesthetic decisions and the actual boat is not a thing of beauty. In other cases the drawings may be ordinary or even plain bad and the photos show the boat to be quite handsome. In this case the drawings are well done and the photos show the boat to be even better looking. The hull has an attractive line to it and the way the quarter wave just kisses the edge of the transom indicates to me that this design will sail nicely and make full use of its potential sailing length.

The interior is finished in solid teak trim with teak veneers. This is without a doubt the most luxurious Catalina ever built. With over 50 boats sold in its initial six months, I think we can assume that this will be another successful Catalina.

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