Westerbeke
65hp
796
Cruisers
42ft
1981
424
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Nigger Details
Description
Meet the kind of boat that doesn’t just cross oceans—it collects stories along the way.
The 1981 Pearson 424 is a cruiser with confidence in its bones and saltwater in its soul. She’s got the reassuring heft of a true passagemaker, the grace of a classic ketch rig, and the quiet promise that the horizon is always within reach.
Step aboard, and you’re not just buying a sailboat—you’re inheriting a tradition of bluewater dreaming, sunset chasing, and the kind of freedom that only begins where the dock lines end.
The boat is currently in the water in St. Augustine. The slip at the marina might be available as well.
- Highlights:
- New standing rigging, turnbuckles & chainplates ~ 2021
- 2016 Westerbeke 65hp with 796 hours
- Fresh bottom paint ~ 2025
- 560AH Lithium house bank batteries ~ 2025
- 2 cabins / 1 head
- 5'-3" draft
- Engine & Mechanical:
- Westerbeke 65hp with 796 hours ~ 2016
- Walter V-Drive ~ 2025
- Cutlass bearing ~ 2025
- 3 blade propeller ~ 2025
- Repacked rudder stuffing box ~ 2025
- PYI PSS dripless shaft seal ~ 2025
- Cruisair 16,000 btu AC/Heat (water pump replaced in 2022)
- Sailing & Rigging:
- New standing rigging, turnbuckles & chainplates ~ 2021
- Both masts pulled, rewired electrical, new LED deck lights, anemometer ~ 2021
- Running rigging ~ 2021
- Mainsail serviced by sail loft ~ 2025
- Jib serviced by sail loft ~ 2026
- Dyneema lazy jacks
- Navigation & Electronics:
- Raymarine electronics. Chartplotter, wheel pilot, depth sounder, thru-hull speed sensor ~ 2021
- Raymarine AIS ~ 2025
- Cape Horn wind vane (needs tower, paddle, & steering oar)
- Electrical & Power:
- 560AH Lithium house bank batteries ~ 2025
- Xantrex XC 1000 watt inverter ~ 2021
- Balmar 100a alternator with external regulator ~ 2021
- Solar: 400 watts w/ Victron charge controllers w/ Bluetooth shunt.
- Victron DC-DC charger (for charging lithium house bank from starter battery)
- Deck & Ground Tackle:
- Kiwi grip deck nonskid ~ 2026
- Fresh bottom paint ~ 2025
- Buff and waxed hull ~ 2025
- Mantus 85lb anchor ~ 2023
- 200ft 5/16" chain
- Lofrans Kobra windlass, ready for electrical set-up by future owner ~ 2022
- Secondary anchors: 66lb claw & large Danforth w/ 50ft chain
- Interior:
- V-berth cushions ~ 2023
- Adler Barbour Super Cold Machine w/ new compressor and evaporator plate ~ 2025
- Additional insulation added to refrigerator box ~ 2025
- Origo non pressurized alcohol stove
- Installation of new opening porthole, aft berth ~ 2026
- Upgraded teak and holly floor in salon ~ 2026
- Cockpit speakers upgraded ~ 2026
- Toilet macerator ~ 2026
- Blackwater plumbing ~ 2022
- Extras:
- EPIRB ~ 2025
- Cockpit lockers painted ~ 2024
The Pearson 424 was conceived as a serious cruising yacht, designed for comfort, seaworthiness, and extended cruising.
Measurements
Dimensions
Length:42.25ft
Length Overall:42.25ft
Bridge Clearance:50ft
Max Draft:5.25ft
Beam:13ft
Length at Waterline:33.5ft
Windlass:manual-windlass
Tanks
Fresh Water Tanks:170gal
Fuel Tanks:80gal
Holding Tanks:30gal
Accommodations
Cabins:2
Heads:1
Propulsion
Engine Make:Westerbeke
Engine Model:null
Engine Year:2016
Total Power:65hp
Engine Hours:796
Engine Type:inboard
Fuel Type:diesel
Features
Electrical Equipment
Shore Power Inlet:✓
Inverter:✓
Electronics
Depthsounder:✓
Log-Speedometer:✓
Wind Speed and Direction:✓
Plotter:✓
GPS:✓
Cockpit Speakers:✓
AIS:✓
Inside Equipment
Air Conditioning:✓
Electric Head:✓
Heating:✓
Hot Water:✓
Refrigerator:✓
Battery Charger:✓
Outside Equipment
Tender:✓
Solar Panel:✓
Cockpit Cushions:✓
Cockpit Table:✓
Rigging
Steering Wheel:✓
Sails
Storm-jib:✓
Battened Mainsail:✓
More Details
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.
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