1978 Pearson 424

$44,900

Used

Boat in Oriental, NC 28571 US

builtBuilt in 1978
Year the boat was built
model

424

Boat model
engine

1 Engine (Yanmar)

Engine type and count
length

42 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material
Nominal Length
42ft
Length Overall
42ft
Length at Waterline
36.42ft
Length on Deck
42.25ft
Beam
12.75ft
Max Bridge Clearance
56ft
Max Draft
5.42ft
Drive Up Draft
5.42ft
Deadrise At Transom
12deg
Displacement
21000lb
Ballast
7400lb
Cruising Speed
7.5kn
Max Speed
8.7kn
Max Passengers
8
Fresh Water Tanks
150gal
Fuel Tanks
80gal
Windlass
electric-windlass
Electrical Circuit
12v
Hull Material
fiberglass
Hull Shape
displacement
Engine 1
Engine Make
Yanmar
Total Power
62hp
Fuel Type
diesel
DESCRIPTION
  • This yacht has the benefit of European VAT (Import TaxPaid Valued at 20
  • This is true cruising yacht built by Pearson Yachts in Portsmouth, RI
  • This is well-designed hull together with mast furling
  • Large 62hp Yanmar engine 4JH3TELarge fuel (84 US gallonsand water tankage (150 us gallons)
  • Fully equipped for offshore cruising
  • She has completed two transatlantic crossings Netherlands to Florida. Cruising from Virginia to Cape Cod, Boston. Then south to Bahamas, Cuba and Guatemala's Rio Dulce
DIMENSIONS

LOA: 13m-42ft 

Beam3.9m-12.9ft 

Draft1.6m-5.5 ft 

Waterline Length36.5ft 

MastAir Height17m-56 ft 

Displacement10-ton 

Ballast3.7-ton lead encapsulated modified keel

RigMasthead SloopMain Sail Hood in mast furlingGenoa/Headsail HoodRod kicker boomvang

Rondal spinnaker pole stored on the mast

RiggingOversized stainless-steel standing rigging 8/10mm dia10 yearsSingle spreadersDeck light

Built as ketch in 1978 and in 1990's modified to sloop with in-mast furling system fitted

Taller mast with the addition of 5.5ft section added (designed by marine engineer, details on boardsee ship's papers)

ACCOMMODATIONS
  • Classic teak interior Saloonfront and aft cabin (+2berths 
  • Headroom saloonapproximately 1.95m 
  • large V-berth double cabin forward features full head height, ample hanging and storage lockers
  • Stainless-steel wash basinNot connectednot operational 
  • This cabin can be closed off for guest privacy
  • This spacious saloon features two full-length settee berths
  • The U-shaped galley is situated aft of port setteeoven with 2x remote gas shut off switch.
  • Opposite the galley to starboard is second companion way ladder to the main deck
  • Aft of companionway is spacious head with wash bowl with hot and cold mixer tap 
  • Electric head with discharge overboard or through a separate waste holding tank
  • To aft, separate large shower stall with pumped discharge overboard
  • Storage locker in the wall behind the showerThe shower has a clothes washing bowl used in the passages
  • Going aft from the saloon areathere is doorway to the master aft cabin with a dedicated navigation station to starboard and a double berth to port
  • large tool storage locker next to the chart tablelockers over the bed, and a bookcase above storage lockers and 104 ah domestic gel batteries under the main berth, and engine start battery
MECHANICAL
  • Yanmar 4JHE2MTE 62 H.P. Diesel engine fitted in the US 
  • Fitted new in the mid-2000s. Complies with EPA control standards2500 hours
  • "Walter" V drive transfer, reverse drive box, engine gearbox, Borge Wamer Velvet Drive
  • Engine-driven hot water system 30-gallons (Note: Eberspacher/Webasto diesel-powered water heater under deck on starboard side)
  • Operational this year, but may need to be reinstalled and serviced
  • This unit runs the hot water system and radiators throughout the saloon and cabins in addition to the engine-driven hot water systemsaloon and cabins in addition to the engine-driven hot water system
  • 2023/24 Three domestic 104Ah sealed lead acid batteries
  • Controlled by the Sterling smart charger in the navigation station locker
  • 2024 One engine starts battery 90Ah 
  • 85-amp engine-driven alternator
  • 300-watt Solar Panels Master Volt MPPT 40-amp controller
  • Panels mounted on stainless-steel gallery over spray hood/dodger
  • Twin fuel filter in the engine roomone fuel CAV-type filter on the engine
  • 2linked propylene 100-liter diesel tanks and stainless-steel tanks under the forward berth
  • Aft tanks use dipsticks to check levelsBow tank electric gauge
  • Max Prop feathering grease pump and anodes spares in locker under aft berth
  • Hot water storage tank and control valves under the saloon floor midships
  • Domestic radiators in the main saloon, aft and forward cabin wall-hung radiators heated by the engine
  • Under the saloon floor, 10 10-gallon/40-liter hot water storage tank connected to the engine cooling system feedinggalley sinkhead basinshower, and cockpit deck shower
MECHANICAL (OTHER)

Pilot Windvane steering systemlinked to the ship's wheel

Emergency tiller under the cabin berth on top of the water tank

Access to the engine is under the storage locker boxes under the companion way ladder

Behind the companion way ladder, engine instrument panel, and valve box with flow and return valves for 

each fuel tank

Hand bilge pump in cockpit

Bilge No.1 bilge pump 12v Centre bilge, No.2 under mastanchor locker drainage

No.3 aft close to stuffing gland

All pumps are automatically checked

EQUIPMENT

Stainless steel boarding ladder

2nd boarding ladder is fixed midship

Fendersmooring warpsfuel canswater jugsbuckets

Hubble dock electrical cables and electrical extension cords

Fishing reels that fix to aft stanchionboxes of fishing gear, and line


Boat hook

Fishing gaff

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
1/29/26Initial price$44,900

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