Catalina 42 MkII

2003/42 ft/Seattle, WA

US$ 135,000US

 

A True Cruiser, Ready for Adventure: "Alola"

The Catalina 42 is a legend in the cruising world, and this isn't just any legend—it's the one you've been waiting for. With a design so successful it's been in production for decades, this particular boat has a rare and enviable history: she spent most of her life in freshwater, so she looks absolutely fantastic.

Forget about months of work and frustrating refits. The current owner has already done the heavy lifting with a major refit in 2024 and 2025. The big-ticket items are new, leaving you with nothing to do but cast off the lines and sail away.

Highlights Include:

  • Power to spare: Featuring a Victron Inverter/Charger, 750W of solar, and a Cerbo touch screen panel to monitor.  And a Generator built in!
     
  • Upgraded Comforts: New Hydronic diesel heater, custom-made dining table, and new flooring.
     
  • Electronics Suite: includes Garmin chartplotter and radar, AIS, forward-looking sonar, radio and more!
     
  • Extremely Low Engine Hours: The reliable Yanmar diesel has only 555 hours!
     
  • New Tender & Outboard: A 2024 Hypalon dinghy and 15 HP outboard.
     
  • Freshwater History: Looks fantastic and shows minimal wear from the elements.

Step aboard this well-cared-for vessel, 
And you'll immediately see the pride of ownership.


Call today
to schedule a showing at our Lake Union dock.
 Dean - 206 499 8993 or Todd - 206 351 0394

Description

Accommodations

 

The very popular two-cabin arrangement features a layout with the forward Pullman-style stateroom with a 6'5" double berth. 
 

• Pullman-style stateroom with ensuite head/shower and aft quarter-berth cabin

• Two heads, each with its own holding tank

• Varnished teak joinery and ash side paneling on the hull

• Excellent light and ventilation from aluminum-framed opening hatches and ports

• All LED overhead lighting throughout

• Main Cabin headroom 6'8"

• Fwd Cabin headroom  6' 4''

• Beautiful new LVT flooring (2025)

• Custom-made dining table (2025)

• Table converts to a large berth for extra guests

• All cushions are Ultraleather, are clean and look exceptional 

• Mattresses are clean with 2-inch pads installed

 

 

Galley

 

This ample space includes huge additional storage aft of the galley. You will appreciate the large top and front-loading refrigeration/freezer for those extended trips. 

 

• Three-burner stainless steel stove with oven

• Top and front-loading refrigerator/freezer - 12.72 CF

• New large deep single basin kitchen sink with pullout modern faucet (2024)

• Additional storage aft of the galley

• Easy access bulk dry food storage built into the molded galley countertop
 

 

Nav Station

• Comfortable Pullout bench/seat on a swivel stays out of the way when not in use

• Victron Cerbo GX displays the status of batteries and all connected equipment

• Standard horizon intrepid two-way radio with DSC / Distress Button

• Raymarine ST60 Multi display for wind, speed, depth, etc. 

• Electronic Thermostat for Hydronic Diesel Heater

• Generator controls with start, stop, and shore power/generator switch
• Sea-talk Port

• Storage above the station and under the table top with a hinged top


 

Forward Cabin
 

• Pullman owners' double berth  6'5" long

• Large side-by-side hanging locker with drawers and seating.   

• Private access to the forward head with enclosed shower compartment

• Additional storage is provided under and on shelves above the berth

• AC Outlet

• Overhead hatch and four operable hatches


 

Aft Berth
 

The roomy aft cabin features a double berth, a hanging locker, and a dresser with a bureau.

• Hanging locker and dresser with bureau

• Two hatches for ventilation

• LED lighting

• AC Outlet

• Two overhead hatches

 

 

 

Head
 

A desirable separate shower stall forward with clever storage solutions. Each head has its own holding tank, allowing for more time spent offshore. 
 

• Forward head includes an enclosed shower compartment

• Crittenden-Wilcox manual marine heads

• AC Outlet

 

 

Cockpit

The deck and cockpit layout were designed with shorthanded sailing in mind. All lines are led aft to the cockpit. The T-shaped cockpit will be a comfortable gathering zone, especially with the cockpit table deployed. 

 

• Deck and cockpit layout designed with shorthanded sailing in mind

• All halyards, mainsheet, and single-line reefing controls are led aft to the cockpit

• New Dodger with new windows (2024)

• Garmin Chartplotter and Radar  (2024)

• Raymarine Autopilot control head

• Ritchie 5" SP5C compass Serviced (2024)

• New engine gauges  (2024)

• Fiberglass cockpit table with foot brace

• Step down boarding platform with a fold-down swim ladder

• Hot & cold transom shower

• Primary Winches (2) Self-Tailing Lewmar #54

• Halyard Winches (2) Self Tailing Lewmar #40

• Maxwell electric up/down push-button windlass

• Danforth Anchor

• 450' galvanized High Test 5/16 chain with 275’ 5/8 Rode (2024)

• LPG Tank compartment with solenoid shut-off valve

 

 

 

Decks, Hull & Exterior Equipment

 

The solid fiberglass hull construction is supported by a design that has proven its strength since 1988. Deck passage is easy and secure thanks to expansive weather decks,  stainless steel grab rails, and an inboard shroud base. 
 

• Wide weather decks and inboard shroud base make passage forward easy and secure

• 1" stainless steel grab rails

• Solid fiberglass hull construction

• All blisters removed, epoxy filled, barrier coat during haul out (2024)

• Hull polished  (2024)

• New Antifoul bottom paint (2024)

 

 

Electrical System

 

Significant investments just completed include Victron hardware. Also, the 4.2 Kw Generator supplies more power anytime you need it.
 

• 440-amp hours AGM house batteries  
• 220ah AGM starting battery (2024)

• Victron MultiPlus 3000-watt Inverter/Charger (2024)

• New upgraded 120A alternator (2024)

• New shore power cord (2024)

• 3 Rigid Solar Panels for 750W total (2024)

• 3 Victron SmartSolar MPPT solar charge controllers (2024)

• New 2000GPH Bilge pump and float switch (2025)

• LED Lights conversion (2024)

• Fischer Panda 4200  - 4.1KW generator in insulated case (10 Hours) in starboard aft lazarette.

• New 30A Shore power cable

• 30A shore Cable – 50’

 

 

 

Electronics & Navigation

 

You are covered with all the major electronics you need. The electronics suite received a significant upgrade in May 2024, featuring a new Garmin system. 

 

• Ritchie 5" SP5C compass pedestal mounted; rebuilt, seals, fluid (2024)

• Standard Horizon Intrepid VHF transceiver with DSC

• Garmin 12-inch display GPSMAP 8612xsv (2024)

• Garmin 18-inch radar GMR Fantom 18x (2024)

• Garmin forward sonar Panoptix PS51-TH (2024)

• Vesper Marine XB-8000 AIS Transponder (send/receive AIS info) (2024)

• Victron BMV 712 Smart Battery Monitor (2024)

• ACR GlobalFix V6 EPIRB  (2024)

• Fusion Radio with Bluetooth at Nav Station Cockpit and main cabin speakers (2024)  

• Raymarine Autopilot

• Wired for Starlink, and mount welded onto the solar arch (2024)

 

 

 

Sails & Rigging

 

Alola features an easy-to-use and reliable mast furling system. The rig is considered simple, sturdy, and equipped with a Charleston furling mast. Sails are in very good to excellent condition
 

• Sail area: Total 797 sq ft

• Furling Main Sail and Headsail (135)  (~2015)

• UV cover resewn (2024)

• Charleston In-mast furling system

• Schaefer System 3100 roller furler on forestay

• Rigging Type Double Spreaders

• 75% of running rigging replaced

• Rigid boom vang

• Garhauer traveler

 

Tender and Outboard

 

• New Achilles 10’ Hypalon RIB Fiberglass dinghy (2024)  

• New Tohatsu 15 HP four-stroke Outboard, under 10 hours (2024)

• New 1.5" welded stainless Arch with solar and davits

 

 

Additional Information & Upgrades

 

• Coast Guard registered

• Purchase Survey 2023

• Espar Hydronic heat with electronic thermostat just installed  (2025)

• Heatercraft 300 heater with fan connected to Hydronic and engine (2024)

• Bottom paint (2024)

• Zincs replaced (2024)


Propulsion

With very low original hours, on the dependable, original, Yanmar four-cylinder diesel engine. Belts, pumps, fills, filters, dipstick, and coolant of the Yanmar 4JHBE can be accessed from the front. 
 

• Yanmar 4JH3 4-cylinder diesel

• Engine HP  56 hp

• Engine Hours   555 hours – very low hours

• Fuel Consumption  (estimated) 1.25 gal/hr at 2800 rpm

• Transmission  Kanzaki KM3A1, 2.64:1 ratio

• Propeller  3-blade bronze 18 x 12

• Alternator upgraded to 120A  (2024)
• Upgraded Baldor pulleys & serpentine belt (2025)

Specifications

• Length Overall (LOA) 43' 2'' (not including Davits or Dinghy)

• Length of Hull 41' 10"

• Length of Waterline (LWL) 36' 0"

• Beam 13' 10"

• Draft (Wing Keel) 4' 10"

• Ballast Weight (Wing Keel) 8,300 lbs

• Displacement  20,500 lbs

• Waterline to Masthead 58' 7''
 

Tankage


Generous storage and tankage allow for extended cruising possibilities.
 • Fuel Tank    46 gal

• Water Capacity with three tanks - 111 gal

• Holding Tank Capacity Forward 30 gal; Aft Tank 22 gal

• Hot Water Tank Capacity 11 gal, AC/engine heated

• LP gas - Two 5lb LPG

Other

• Owner's personal items are not included, such as clothing, tools, books PFD, portable radios, PLB, EPIRB, etc. Staging items such as pillows, blankets, plants and other decorative items are not included.   A complete list of items not included is available. 

• Some photos may have been taken before the listing date, and stock images may have been used.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Specifications

  • Boat NameAlola
  • Model42 MkII
  • Model Year2003
  • LOA43.17 ft
  • Beam13.83 ft

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