1989 Carver Yachts 42 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht

PINCH ME is a well-equipped Carver 42 Aft Cabin Motor Yacht that has been set up for comfortable liveaboard use while still offering the range, layout, and equipment needed for coastal cruising. Located in Warwick, Rhode Island, she presents a compelling opportunity for a buyer seeking a practical aft-cabin motor yacht with generous interior volume, dependable Caterpillar diesel power, and the kind of enclosed living spaces that extend the boating season in the Northeast.

The Carver 42 has long been popular for one simple reason: it offers an enormous amount of usable space for its length. PINCH ME features the desirable two-stateroom dinette-down layout, with a queen centerline master aft, forward guest stateroom, and ensuite heads with separate stall showers. Her salon offers a warm and inviting main living space with an L-shaped sofa and barrel chairs, while the enclosed aft deck effectively adds another entertaining and lounging area that feels more like a waterfront sunroom than a traditional cockpit. The enclosed bridge with L-seating further adds to her all-weather usability and makes the boat especially attractive for an owner intending to spend extended time aboard.

She is powered by twin Caterpillar 3208TA 375 HP diesels with approximately 1,241 hours and is also equipped with a Kohler 8 kW generator showing 2,663 hours. Notably, the listing reflects meaningful engine service including ultrasonically cleaned heat exchangers and aftercoolers, tested turbos with the starboard turbo rebuilt, cleaned transmission oil coolers, and raw water system service including new thermostats and impellers. Additional mechanical updates include new exhaust and water pump work on the port engine in 2018, along with three new 8D house/starting batteries in 2024. For a buyer in this size and price range, that maintenance story adds tangible value.

PINCH ME is also outfitted in a way that supports real onboard living. She has three-zone air conditioning, freshwater heads, a washer/dryer, inverter, battery charging system, hot water heater, multiple televisions, and a practical galley with generous storage, GE refrigerator/freezer, Princess three-burner electric stove, convection oven, and dual sinks. On deck, she benefits from an aft deck hardtop with enclosure, bridge enclosure, swim platform, windlass with bow and helm controls, sun pad, aft deck refrigerator and furniture, remote spotlight, and a bottom that was stripped, barrier coated, and painted in 2014.

For the buyer searching for an affordable liveaboard-capable motor yacht with strong interior volume, classic aft-cabin separation, and proven diesel power, PINCH ME deserves serious consideration. She offers the kind of comfort, functionality, and enclosed-space livability that many buyers moving into the cruising or dockside-living market are after, particularly in a Northeast setting.

Highlights

• Twin Caterpillar 3208TA 375 HP diesels with about 1,241 hours
• Kohler 8 kW generator with 2,663 hours
• Two-stateroom dinette-down layout
• Queen centerline aft master
• Ensuite heads with separate stall showers
• Enclosed aft deck
• Enclosed flybridge with L-seating
• Three-zone air conditioning
• Washer/dryer
• Garmin and Raymarine electronics package
• Recent engine service including cooling system work and turbo service
• Three new 8D batteries in 2024
• Bottom stripped, barrier coated, and painted in 2014