2026 Rustler 42

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• A hand laid up system, using glass fibre re‐enforced polyester (GRP) in accordance with Stephen Jones construction drawings and using Lloyds approved materials.
• The hull has a double gel coat and isophthalic resin lay‐up throughout with matched chopped strand mat and woven roving for maximum resistance to porosity and tropical conditions.
• Coach roof and inner coamings are stiffened with 12mm balsa core, and all deck fittings are reinforced by 12mm marine ply pads.
• The hull and deck are joined by overlapping GRP laminate with the resultant bulwarks capped in teak.
• Stanchion bases and cleats are mounted on top and through bolted.
• A choice of colours is available for hull and decks; however, the standard yacht is offered with white topsides and off‐white decks as standard.
• The side decks have a moulded‐in non-slip finish.
• Teak laid side decks are available as an option.
• The hull has two coats of antifouling applied to the owner’s colour choice, with a boot top.

Keel & Rudder:

• The rudder is constructed using a 50mm stainless steel stock with large tangs encapsulated in GRP.
• The rudder is fully protected with a full length skeg.
• The stock has a needle roller bearing at top, bronze gland with greaser at hull position and a massive bronze fitting at base of rudder skeg.
• The ballast is a lead casting comprising of 4.6 tons, and fully encapsulated in the keel.

Engine & Gearboxes:

• The engine is located directly over the keel, perfect for weight distribution. Superb access via hinged lid with ability to remove all surrounding panels.
• 1 x Nanni N4.50 (50hp) diesel engine with 2:1 mechanical gearbox. 100amp alternator. Engine is flexibly mounted with built‐in drip tray.
• Cooling by means of seawater, cooling a closed freshwater system through a heat exchanger.
• Engine compartment is insulated with non-combustible foam sound deadening material, fan ventilation.
• Seawater cooling is discharged through the exhaust, which is reinforced rubber hose, with its exit aft through a skin fitting.
• A waterlock is fitted at the lowest point and the engine cooling water return is looped and vented to prevent syphoning.

Propulsion & Steering:

• Single lever control on steering pedestal.
• Instruments in cockpit include tachometer, oil pressure and Temperature audible alarm, alternator warning light, starter switch and stop control.
• Whitlock Cobra steering system with Reliant pedestal, binnacle compass and Commodore hide covered stainless wheel.
• This is a direct drive system with quadrant gear, levers and draglinks giving excellent mechanical advantage and the ultimate in feel and responsiveness.
• Emergency tiller is provided.
• A 30mm diameter stainless steel shaft together with an Aquadrive unit and a fixed pitch 3 bladed bronze propeller is fitted.
• A rubber cutlass bearing is fitted outboard, lubricated by injecting part of the seawater from the engine cooling into the stern tube aft of the inboard bearing.

Voltage Systems:

• Main switch panel is protected by contact breakers.

Battery Banks:

• Three heavy duty batteries, charged from 100A engine alternator, one for engine and two for domestic use.
• Isolating switches with link between engine and service bank for emergency starting.

Shore Power:

• Shore power is provided with standard 60A mains charger for batteries and 240V sockets in galley, forward cabin, aft cabin, chart area and saloon.
• 15m shore power lead supplied.

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

• Calorifier (14 gallons) providing hot water either heated from engine or immersion heater from shore power.

Piping:

• All wastes and seawater pipes are reinforced PVC.
• Freshwater pipes are non‐toxic polybutylene.
• All flexible pipe connections are made with stainless steel hose clips.
• Hull exits through bronze Blakes seacocks and skin fittings.

Bilge Pumps:

• External manual bilge pump fitted adjacent to helm position.
• Two Henderson MKV pumps, one located in cockpit, the other sited internally, both discharge overboard.
• One submersible electric pump.
• Pick‐ups are in the main bilge and discharge is overboard through skin fittings.

Fuel:

• Stainless steel tank, holding approximately 320 litres (75 gallons) filled from the side deck and vented outboard.
• Isolation valve fitted to tank and contents are measured by an air pressure gauge.
• A primary filter/water separator is fitted in addition to the engine fuel filter.
• Fuel spill‐off is returned to the tank.

Fresh Water:

• Stainless steel fresh tanks under saloon and galley floors. (110 gallons, 500litres).
• Fitted with inspection hatches and dip gauges.
• Tank filled from side deck and vented overboard.

Gas:

• Gas bottles stored in a vented locker under helmsman seat.
• 1 x 4.5kg bottle supplied, space for three.
• Gas piped in rigid copper pipe to galley, flexible hose to the cooker and an additional isolation valve is fitted by the cooker.

Galley:

• Twin stainless steel sinks.
• Fresh water mixer taps to sink and manual foot pump with faucet.
• Aquafilter to manual pump system.
• GKN Espace Ocean chef cooker, 3 burner grill and oven, fiddled and gimballed.
• Bin under sink unit.
• Large, moulded fridge compartment top loading with keel cooled compressor unit.

Heads/Showers:

• 2 x Marine WCs.
• 2 x Showers.

Lighting:

• Halogen 10W flush lights throughout.
• Reading lights to saloon.
• Red/white lights to heads, red courtesy lights to chart area, galley, and companionway steps.
• Additional switchable white lights to chart table and pilot berth.
• Option for LEDs throughout.
• Two 25-watt port and starboard nav lights to pulpit, one 25-watt tri‐colour masthead navigation light combined with 10-watt all‐round white light; one 10-watt stern light; one 25 watt steaming light; one 35-watt sealed beam deck light.

Summary of Accommodation:

• The interior joinery is constructed from high quality materials and in accordance with the very best yacht building practice.
• Joinery is finished in solid European oak and marine faced quality plywood as standard.
• The interior hull is flo‐coated below the waterline and lined with a moisture resistant material above the waterline.
• All locker doors and drawers have secure push button catches.
• Skyscreens and curtains can be fitted as an option.

Description of layout from forwards:

Fore Cabin:

• V berth with infill to make large double.
• Stowage under.
• Draws and hanging locker to starboard.
• Bookshelf and lockers port and starboard.
• Door to saloon and toilet.
• Anchor locker access forward.

Forward Heads:

• Moulded GRP unit with marine WC, washbasin, lockers outboard and under sink unit.
• Shower mixer tap.
• Seat over WC.
• Grating to shower tray.
• Opening hatch.
• Fixed portlight.
• Mirror.

Saloon:

• Very large saloon open plan to galley and chart table area.
• Oak saloon table to port with seating for 8.
• Port and starboard seating can be used as berths and have lee cloths.
• Stowage under saloon seating.

Galley:

• Stowage for cutlery, crockery etc.

Chart Area:

• Large chart table with plenty of space for instrumentation.
• Chart stowage under hinged lid.
• Stowage to port side of seat and under.
• Bookshelf.

Pilot Berth:

• Navigators pilot berth aft of nav seat.
• Main electrical panel outboard.
• Additional dedicated chart drawer under berth.
• Stowage locker beneath draw.

Aft Heads:

• Moulded GRP unit with marine WC, washbasin, locker outboard and under sink unit.
• Mixer tap to sink.
• Separate shower head behind door with separate mixer.
• Seat over WC.
• Grating to shower tray.
• Opening hatch.
• Fixed portlight.
• Mirror.
• Access to wet locker behind WC.

Wet Locker:

• Large wet locker accessed through aft heads and drained to bilge.
• Shelf for boots.
• Access to machinery space.

Machinery Space / Locker:

• Large space suitable for installation of generator, heater unit, watermaker etc.
• Alternatively, a large storage locker.

Aft Cabin:

• Spacious double berth.
• Draws and hanging locker to port.
• Further large storage lockers to port and behind companionway steps.

Rig:

• Cutter rig standard.
• Mainsheet track and car with 6:1 purchase block system fitted to centre of cockpit behind which is the wheel binnacle.
• Chainplates to cap shrouds, aft and forward lowers, backstay.
• Genoa tracks in aluminium with cars.
• Webbing jackstays.
• Selden deck stepped double spreader anodised mast and boom section.
• Track to front of mast for spinnaker pole option.
• Fixed cleats and stoppers, as necessary.
• Turning blocks to mast base.
• Single line slab reefing lead aft as standard.
• Selden Gas Rod Kicker.

Standing Rigging:

• All standing rigging stainless steel 1 x 19 10mm wire throughout and including forestay, cutter stay, forward and aft lowers, cap shrouds and backstay.

Running Rigging:

• Main halyard, topping lift, vang led aft to cockpit.
• Yankee and staysail halyards cleated off at mast.
• Yankee and Staysail sheets.
• Spectra checkstays for heavy weather.
• Lazyjacks, burgee and signal halyards.

Winches:

• Two Anderson 40ST stainless winches mounted either side of the companionway coachroof, together with associated clutches, to control reefing and halyard lines lead aft.
• 2 x Anderson 58ST sheet winches plus 2 x 46ST spin/ running backstay winches.
• Anderson 28ST mast winch with clutch above.

Sails:

• Fully battened mainsail with 3 reefs and Selden MDS car system.
• UV protection to yankee and staysail.
• Furlex 300S furling gear to yankee, hanked on staysail.

General:

• Teak laid cockpit seats and sole, locker tops and bridge deck.
• Cave lockers port and starboard.
• Lockers under helmsman seat including gas, emergency tiller and warps locker.
• Large stainless-steel hoop provided to protect binnacle.
• Sliding companionway hatch and garage in perspex with two teak storm boards. Speed, depth and wind instruments to the companionway instrument pod.
• Grab handles port and starboard of companionway.
• Stemhead fitting in stainless steel with bronze rollers.
• Pulpit and pushpit in stainless steel.
• Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires with gates port and starboard.
• Stainless chafe protection to teak toerail sides where appropriate.
• Dorade vents to saloon, forward heads and forecabin.
• Handrails in teak to coachroof.
• Fixed portlights to coachroof sides.
• Hatches to saloon, aft heads, forward heads, and fore cabin.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• Electric anchor windlass with foot switches.
• Six bulwark mounted mooring cleats.
• 20kg Delta anchor, 60 m 3/8” galvanised chain.
• 2 x 15 metre x 16mm Mooring warp.
• 4 x fenders.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Sprayhood with hide covered grabrail.
• Mainsail cover.

·          Safety harness attachment points.