42’ Ponderosa – Magic Too

BOAT INFORMATION

Accommodations:

From the aft deck, a door with window opens to a staircase leading to the saloon, which is also accessed through a sliding door on starboard at the helm. A white ultra-leather sofa and leather swivel chair with foot stool and entertainment center port forward complete the setting. Large sliding windows feature blinds, and the windshield is well forward above the galley and dinette.

Heading aft, 4 steps down in the stairwell is the laundry closet, with an Equator washer/dryer combo unit and storage above. A sliding door closes off the aft cabin. Inside is a centerline queen berth with nightstands on either side. A large hanging locker is on port with opening window, plus a mirrored dresser and vanity and a 2nd hanging locker. On starboard is a huge hanging locker with sliding screened doors and sliding windows outboard. There are 13 drawers in the cabin, a carpeted sole, and 2 large screened hatches plus a pair of stainless steel framed opening ports above.

The master head is forward on starboard with a porcelain sink, electric head, large shower and medicine chest. The sole has a teak grating and a sliding window.

Forward of the saloon, 4 steps down are the galley on starboard and the dinette to port, which converts to a double berth. 2 opening ports and a sliding window give plenty of light. 

Just ahead is the forward cabin with sliding privacy door, upper and lower single berths to port, a mirrored vanity on starboard, stainless steel framed opening ports and a screened overhead hatch. At the head of the berths is a hanging locker, while opposite is the head with electric toilet, teak shower grating and translucent opening port.

Galley:

4 steps down from the saloon is the U-shaped galley on starboard. It features:

• a two year old Princess 3-burner electric stove with oven
• GE microwave overhead with light and exhaust fan
• a Norcold AC/DC refer/freezer
• Numerous drawers and lockers to store galley gear and provisions

Plenty of windows and the windshield overhead make the galley a bright space

Electronics:

At the flybridge:

• Standard Horizon Spectrum VHF
• Datamarine depth repeater
• Standard Horizon GPS Chart 170C
• Spot light control
• Trim tab control

At the lower helm:

• Datamarine Depth,
• Furuno 1700 16 mile radar
• Standard Horizon Maxi VHF
• Intercom with extensions to aft cabin and flying bridge.

Entertainment Systems:

• Samsung Flat Screen TV with Sony DVD player,
• JVC KD-G320 AM/FM/CD unit
• with speakers at:
  • Flying bridge
  • Aft deck
  • Main cabin,
  • Aft and
  • Forward cabins

Electrical Equipment:

• AC and DC panel with circuit breakers at lower helm
• 6 volt batteries (02/2015) are located beneath in boxes.
• ProMariner 50 amp battery charger.
• A new 2000 watt inverter is present but must be installed. Shore power or the inverter can supply the AC electrical outlets.
• Shorepower and water access ports are located on the port side.

The interior features 3 thermostatically controlled electric heaters with built-in blowers: 1 in each stateroom, plus a 3rd in the saloon.  The stateroom heaters are presently non-op.

Engine &Mechanical Equipment:

The pristine engine room can be entered behind the forward galley steps or hatches set into the saloon sole.

The economical Perkins engines have easy service access.  (They need to have new exhaust risers and water pumps installed. They are already present in the mechanical spares that come with the boat.)

• The 8 kw Westerbeke generator is in a sound enclosure at the forward end of the engine room, opposite the water heater.
• The generator control panel is located in the lower helm station, next to the AC and DC electrical panels.
• Two coated metal fuel tanks outboard of the engines.
• Two metal water tanks are located beneath the master berth.

A Raritan 20 gallon water heater is in the forward engine room.

Deck & Hull:

MAGIC TOO has a wide bow with two large storage chests for gear. A stainless-steel handrail runs down each side to the teak cap rail at the aft deck with canvas covers for the teak.

The aft cabin trunk provides a great feature of the whole boat with a screened roomy sun deck with wicker furniture.

Flybridge

• loud hailer
• dual horns
• spot light mounted on the flybridge
• A stainless-steel boarding ladder can mount on either port or starboard
• The windshield and forward side windows have UV screens

The flying bridge is fully enclosed by a canvas cover with zip up Isinglass curtains.

The helm is located centerline and has a Tempress swiveling helm seat.  A pair of doors either side of the helm provide access to a large storage area forward under the helm.

• A hi-low table sits to starboard
• Long benches provide seating for a large group
• A large single door in the center has a window and a sliding overhead hatch.

Aft Deck

Down 4 steps leads to the aft deck. The Aft deck sports

• Full canvas enclosure with fiberglass panels beneath the teak handrail
• A center gate on the transom opens to a ladder providing access to the fiberglass swim platform and a shower.

Starboard at the bottom of the flying bridge steps finds:

• A wet bar
• Liquor rack and U-Line refrigerator with icemaker
• Teak-framed wing doors providing weather protection forward.
• Fully carpeted
• Wicker sofaand chair
• 2 side tables

Ground Tackle

Ground tackle consists of a 45 lb. plow-type anchor on a bowsprit, controlled through a heavy-duty electric windlass with rope and chain gypsies.There are two stainless steel capstans on each side of the windlass. A foot switch controls  the anchor rode.  The chain locker is reached through double doors in the forward cabin.

Safety & Fire Protection:

Safety equipment includes:

• Lifesling II
• Numerous PFD’s

4 fire extinguishers:

• 1 at the flying bridge
• 1 at the aft cabin door
• 1 in the galley, plus

Automatic extinguisher system in engine room