1980 Pearson 424
- Make: Pearson
- Model: 424
- Year: 1980
- Length: 42 feet
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Engine Brand: Yanmar
- Located In: Alameda, CA
BOAT INFORMATION
The Pearson 424 is a top quality cruising ketch with a two stateroom Interior. Pearson’s quality is famous in the cruising industry for being stable yet fast. The Ketch rig allows for a variety of sail plans for all types of weather as well as reducing heel and bridge clearance.
Its open aft cabin with a bunk and nav station just inside the companionway is ideal for long voyages, allowing the crew to have good communication with the watch. The Pearson’s huge storage and a user-friendly layout result in an ideal cruising boat for a couple or family.
Key Specs
Specs
- Builder: Pearson
- Flag of Registry: US
- Hull Shape: Monohull
- Keel: Other
Dimensions
- LOA: 42 ft
- Beam: 13 ft
- Maximum Draft: 5.25 ft
- Headroom: 48.83 ft
Engines
- Engine Brand: Yanmar
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
- Number of Engines: 1
- Engine Model: 4JH5E
- Drive Type: Direct Drive
Tanks
- Fresh Water Tanks: 150 gallon
- Fuel Tanks: 80 gallon
Accommodations
- Number of heads: 1
- Number of single berths: 2
Starting forward is an over-sized guest cabin with v-berth and shelves outboard. Aft to port is a vanity with wash basin and lockers below. To starboard is a dressing seat and large hanging locker. Farther aft is the luxurious main cabin with solid teak drop leaf table and facing settees that convert to 6’6” berths. Louvered lockers and bookshelf behind each with additional storage behind seat back.
Aft to port is the galley with Corian counter tops, double sink and propane stove. To starboard is the midships companionway and aft is the head with separate shower. Farther aft is the huge owners’ stateroom with double berth to port and navigation center to starboard with swing out seat.
- Large cold storage
- 3-burner Hillerange propane stove with oven
- Microwave oven
- Cruise RO Water Maker
- Double sink
- 12-gal water heater (110V and engine driven)
- Raymarine wind speed and direction
- Standard Horizon depth sounder
- Garmin GPS
- Icom VHF radio
- Standard Horizon Max VHF radio
- Danforth Compass
- Stereo
- Benmar Autopilot
- 12V DC and 110V AC
- Battery monitor
- Inverter
- 30-amp shore power cord
- Battery charger
- Water pressure pump
- Shower sump pump
- Bilge pump
- Cabin lights
- Running lights
- AC breaker panel w/volt and amp meters
- Cabin outlets
- 6 gallon water heater
- Dual bow rollers
- Two anchors
- Dodger
- Bimini (no canvas)
- Electric windlass
- Anchor and steaming lights
- Deck light
- Running lights
- Spreader light
- Tri-color light
- Dock lines and fenders
- Swim ladder
- BBQ
- Aries wind vane system
- Teak refinished 2023
- Molded nonskid surface
- Chain locker with hinged lid
- Stainless bow pulpit
- Stainless stanchions
- Double course lifelines
- (4) deck hatches
- (1) large deck hatch with ladder
- Teak handrails on cabin top
- Spacious aft cockpit
- (3) Cockpit lockers
- (1) Propane locker
- Steering pedestal with instrument pod
- Custom folding teak table
- Boarding ladder on transom
- Manual boom vang
- Wire standing rigging
- Aluminum keel-stepped mast
- Mainsheet traveler
- Whisker pole
- Roller furling on headsail
- Mainsail lazy Jack system
- (2) Lewmar 55 winches for jib sheets
- (1) Lewmar winch for main sheet
- 100% jib
- Mizzen staysail
- Yanmar 4JH5E Diesel Engine – 53 HP
- Stove and engine fuel shut-off valves
- Cockpit engine controls
- Acoustic engine area insulation
- Engine fire extinguishing
- Electric bilge pump
- Manual wheel steering
- Electric head with macerator and overboard discharge
- 17-gal holding tank



































































