2003 Catalina 42 MkII Sold Boat in Seattle, WA 98109 US
42 MkII
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42 feet
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Fiberglass/Reinforced
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2003 Catalina 42 MkII | ||||||
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| Price | $135,000 | $139,000 | $139,500 | $130,000 | $129,500 | $144,500 |
| Location | Seattle | Seattle | Seattle | Anacortes | Vashon | Seattle |
| Nominal Length | 42' | 44' | 39' | 40' | 37' | 42' |
| Beam | 14' | - | - | - | - | - |
| Engine Make | - | Yanmar | Yanmar | Cummings | Yanmar | Yanmar |
| Total Engine Power | - | 56 hp | 40 hp | 480 hp | 40 hp | 56 hp |
| Days on Market | 355 | 3 | 369 | 91 | 49 | 16 |
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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
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)
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)
• 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
• 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.
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
| Date | Event | Price |
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| 10/15/25 | Initial price | $135,000 |
2003 Catalina 42 MkII Video Tours
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The 2003 Catalina 42 MkII has garnered positive feedback from sailors and owners alike, highlighting its exceptional blend of performance, comfort, and design
Customers often praise the boat's spacious and well-appointed interior, featuring a generous salon, fully equipped galley, and comfortable cabins that make it ideal for long voyages and entertaining guests. Sail handling is frequently mentioned, with many appreciating the boat's responsive steering and stable performance in various wind conditions. The MkII's sleek hull design contributes to its speed and efficiency, making it a favorite among cruising enthusiasts. Owners also commend the thoughtful layout, which includes ample storage, smartly arranged living spaces, and excellent visibility from the helm. The Catalina 42 MkII is recognized as a reliable and sturdy vessel, suitable for both seasoned sailors and those new to the cruising lifestyle. Overall, the feedback reflects a strong sense of satisfaction with the Catalina 42 MkII, emphasizing its suitability for both coastal cruising and offshore adventures.
The Biggest Pros and Cons
2003 Catalina 42 MkII – Pros and Cons
Pros
Spacious Interior: The Catalina 42 MkII features a well-designed layout with ample living space, accommodating up to six people comfortably. The open-plan saloon and well-appointed galley create an inviting atmosphere for relaxation and entertaining.
Sailing Performance: Known for its excellent hull design, the Catalina 42 MkII offers impressive sailing capabilities. With a stable and balanced ride, it performs well in a variety of wind conditions, making it a great choice for both novice and experienced sailors.
Build Quality: Catalina Yachts is recognized for their sturdy construction. The 2003 MkII model showcases high-quality materials and craftsmanship, providing durability and long-term reliability on the water.
Ease of Handling: Featuring a modern rigging system, the Catalina 42 MkII is designed for short-handed sailing. Features like in-mast furling or roller furling genoa options enhance the ease of sail management.
Ample Storage: The boat offers plenty of storage throughout, making it ideal for extended cruising. You can stow away all your gear without compromising on living space.
Versatile Cockpit: The spacious cockpit design ensures a comfortable area for sailing, with well-placed controls that make maneuvering easier. The layout enhances social interactions and is perfect for entertaining guests.
Cons
Draft Considerations: With a draft of about 5 feet 4 inches, the Catalina 42 MkII may limit access to certain shallow anchorages and marinas. Sailors looking to explore coastal areas with draft restrictions should take this into account.
Weight: While the heavier hull provides stability, it can slightly reduce agility compared to lighter competition. This may affect performance in lighter wind conditions.
Maintenance Needs: Like any cruising yacht, the Catalina 42 MkII requires regular maintenance to keep systems running smoothly. Owners must be prepared to perform upkeep on various systems, including electrical, plumbing, and sails.
Resale Value: Depending on market conditions and demand, the resale value of a 2003 model may not appreciate significantly over time, which could be a consideration for potential buyers.
Limited Factory Options: As a fixed model from 2003, customization options may be limited compared to newer designs. Buyers may need to invest in aftermarket solutions to suit their specific preferences.
Made For
The 2003 Catalina 42 MkII is ideal for a diverse range of sailing enthusiasts. It appeals to both seasoned sailors looking for performance and comfort, as well as newcomers who appreciate a reliable and user-friendly vessel for cruising and weekend getaways. With its spacious interior and thoughtful design, the Catalina 42 MkII caters to families seeking a comfortable living space while at sea, offering enough room for relaxing, dining, and entertaining. Additionally, it’s a great choice for couples looking to explore coastal waters or embark on longer voyages, thanks to its excellent stability and ease of handling. Cruisers and liveaboards will appreciate the well-appointed galley and ample storage, making it an excellent option for those looking to spend extended periods on the water. Yacht clubs and sailing clubs will also find the Catalina 42 MkII a popular choice for day sails and competitive racing due to its performance capabilities. Overall, the Catalina 42 MkII is suitable for anyone looking to combine adventure, comfort, and functionality in a high-quality sailing yacht.
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