1985 Beneteau First 42 Boat in Santa Cruz, CA 95062 US

$75,000

Used
builtBuilt in 1985
Year the boat was built
model

First 42

Boat model
engine

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Engine type and count
length

42 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

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Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material
Nominal Length
42ft
Length Overall
42ft
Length at Waterline
36.25ft
Beam
13.17ft
Max Draft
7.25ft
Displacement
22009lb
Cabins
2
Heads
2
Fresh Water Tanks
110gal
Fuel Tanks
35gal
Holding Tanks
77gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Hull Shape
monohull
Additional Information

A true racer/cruiser, the Frers designed First 42 is equally at home on the race course or as a high performance cruising yacht with handsome traditional lines and an elegant and practical interior.

Coyote has been actively cruised, raced and maintained by her knowledgeable owner who has owned and sailed boats for many decades.

 

In 2025, she completed a 5 month cruise in Baja California, Sea of Cortez, and Pacific mainland Mexico.  Other recent cruises include a 2021 trip to Baja and the Sea of Cortez, and a 2018 tour of California’s Channel Islands.  She has now cruised to Mexico and returned multiple times.

 

She competed in the 2014 Pacific Cup Race from San Francisco to Hawaii (2nd in division) Now a veteran of two PAC Cup races.

 

So all her systems are up to date and she is ready to go again on another race or an extended cruise.

A 2021 survey and additional pictures are available upon request to the listing agent.

History

Designed by German Frers and built at Beneteau France, the First 42 is one of the most popular Beneteau models ever made. The boat is extremely versatile with excellent performance for both racing and cruising. 

COYOTE has the owners stateroom with a hanging locker and storage bins forward. Adjacent is the forward head. The main salon has sea-bearths with lee-cloths and plenty of storage. All interior lights have been converted to LED.

There is a full size nav station with navigators seat and plenty of storage for manuals, charts and large chartpoltter to starboard and a generous galley to port. The aft cabin features hanging lockers and a double berth set up with an adjustable divider for off shore comfort.

The cockpit has a deep storage locker to starboard and additional storage below the cockpit grate floor. All sailing controls are easily within reach and the boat can be sailed with a full crew, double handed or single handed ( Coyote was the 2008 Singlehanded Sailing Society Season Champion). An 18 ' scoop / swim platform was added during a 2010 refit. The side decks are wide and safe, and forward is a divided anchor locker with double rollers and an electric windlass.

Coyote has undergone significant refits and upgrades in recent years:

  • Galley refit including new, separated refrigerator and freezer insulation and mechanicals, new sink, new plumbing and countertops. (2023-2024)
  • Nav/electronics refit (2023) and standing rig replacement (2024)
  • Electrical/battery refit (2026)

 

COYOTE HISTORY

Pac Cups 2010 and 2014 (second in division)

Extensive tour of California’s Channel Islands August-October 2018

Mexico - Sea of Cortez, November-December 2021

Mexico - Sea of Cortez and Mainland (Mazatlan to Manzanillo) November 2024 - March 2025

Various cruises in Central California

Safety

Safety

  • MOM 8A man overboard module
  • Flares
  • Tapered wood plugs
  • Lifesling
  • Jack lines
  • Scanmar Emergency Rudder 
  • Manual bilge pump, cockpit operated (1), below decks operated (1)
  • Rule 3700 electric high speed pump ( 3700 gal/hr) with auto switch.
  • ACR EPIRB Model RLB-37
Mechanical

Mechanical

  • Perkins 4-108 Diesel Engine, freshwater cooled.
  • Dual Racor filters with vacuum gauge.  
  • 3720 Engine hours
  • 30mm shaft with S/S Martec folding prop 
  • PSS Shaft Seal
  • Refrigerator and freezer with separate water cooled Isotherm Compact Magnum compressor/evaporators (2024)
Electronics

 Electronics

  • Starlink Gen. 3 V4 broadband system (2024)
  • Raymarine Ray 218 VHF with DCS 4dB antenna and remote RayMic with RG8U coax
  • A/P Raytheon ST 6000+ with new Raymarine Drive Motor
  • Raymarine P70 Control Head 
  • Garmin GNX WInd Instrument (2023)
  • 2 x Garmin GNX 20 Instrument display (2023)
  • Garmin GNX WIND display (2023)
  • Garmin gWind transducer with NMEA bridge (2023)
  • Airmar Depth/speed/temp transducer with NMEA Bridge (2023)
  • Garmin AIS 800 Class B AIS Transceiver (2023)
  • NMEA Wifi bridge (2023)
  • Garmin GMR 18  Radar gimballed radome mount on backstay (2023)
  • Garmin GPSMAP 743 Chartplotter/radar/instrument display in cockpit (2023)
  • Garmin GPSMAP 1042 XSV Chartplotter/radar/instrument display at Nav station (2023)
  • Fusion MS-RA70NSX Bluetooth/AM/FM stereo system with NMEA controls interface (2021)
  • Icom M802 Marine SSB Transceiver
  • Icom AT-140 SSB Antenna tuner
Electrical

 Electrical

  • 5 x Power Queen 100ah Lithium house/windlass batteries with BMS- Bluetooth (2026)
  • 1 x West Marine group 31, 105 ah AGM engine starter battery (2026)
  • Victron Orion-TR Smart 30 amp isolated DC to DC charger- Bluetooth (2026)
  • Victron IP22 12v 30amp Battery Charger - Bluetooth (2026)
  • Victron BMV 712 Smart Battery Monitor with shunt - Bluetooth (2026)
  • Balmar 110 HIgh Output alternator
  • Balmar ARS 5 Voltage regulator with alternator temp sensor (2026)
  • Manual Combiner and multiple battery selectors with system diagram
  • Guest 2433 galvanic isolator
  • All below deck lights LED 
  • 12v or USB charging outlet's at each bunk (6)
  • All running lights and tricolor LED

 

Cockpit and Deck

Cockpit and Deck

  • Giot Steering pedestal, guard, cockpit table with drink holder
  • 48" Destroyer wheel, powder coated
  • Off shore dodger with hand rails, window covers (2021)
  • 1 x 19 stainless steel wire lifelines with gates
  • Lexan sidelight windows and hatches with covers
  • Double bow anchor rollers
  • Lewmar Pro  H1000 Windlass with Quick hand control (2024)
  • Rocna 25 (55lb) anchor with 200’ chain and 100’ rode
  • Lewmar Delta 44lb anchor
  • Lewmar Delta 25lb anchor w /60 feet chain, 200' rode
  • Garhauer mast for Starlink and boom for dinghy outboard transfer (2024)
Rigging and Sails

Rigging and Sails

  • Isomat clear-anodized double spreader aluminum mast, keel stepped
  • Harken Mk. IV roller furling (2023)
  • Garhauer rigid boom vang
  • All new standing and running rigging 2023
  • Harken integrated backstay adjuster (2021)
  • Insulated back stay (for SSB antenna) (2023)
  • Running back-stays
  • New Spreader tips (2023)
  • Dual Spinnaker Poles on adjustable Harken Track
  • ALL winches self tailing
  • 2 x Lewmar # 58 Primary 
  • 2 x Lewmar # 48 runner 
  • 6 x Lewmar # 40 deck 
  • 1 x Lewmar 16 reef
  • 135 % jib
  • 90 % jib ( 2023), Main with 2 reefs. Enduro laminate (2021) by Ullman Sails
  • Ullman U-Pack (Stack Pack) integrated sail catchment system
  • Pineapple 1.5 oz spinnaker with sock
  • Pineapple  .5 oz spinnaker 
  • Pineapple cruising spinnaker
  • Storm Jib with orange visibility panel
Galley

Galley

  • Refrigerator R10 (2x1” R5) insulated with Isotherm Compact Magnum water cooled mechanicals (2023)
  • Freezer R15-R20 (3-4x1” R5) insulated with Isotherm Compact Magnum water cooled mechanicals (2023)
  • New countertops (2023)
  • Single bin sink and new fixtures (2023)
  • ENO 3 burner propane stove with oven
  • H/C pressure water
  • Saltwater foot pump
  • Generous storage 
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.

Price History

DateEventPrice
11/12/26Initial price$75,000

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3300 Powell St, Suite 105, Emeryville, CA, 94608

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