Cartwright 42
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Puerto Vallarta Yachts Sales and Service in Mexico
Mexico
| Make | Cartwright |
|---|---|
| Model | 42 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | US$75,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Center Cockpit |
| Length | 42 ft |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Fiberglass |
| Location | La Paz, BCS, Mexico |
| LOA | 42 ft |
|---|---|
| Length at Water Line | 32 ft |
| Beam | 15 ft 10 in |
| Max Draft | 5 ft 5 in |
| Keel Type | Other |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | Isuzu |
| Engine Model | 4LE1 |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Power | 50 hp |
| Engine usage (hours) | 1010 |
| Designer | Jerry Cartwright |
|---|---|
| Builder | Cartwright |
| Fuel Tanks | 90 gal |
| Fresh Water Tanks | 300 gal |
| Holding Tanks | 100 gal |
Description
1987 Cartwright 42 “KEETYA 1”, proven offshore cruiser in La Paz, Mexico
KEETYA 1 is a powerful and capable 42’ center cockpit cutter designed by renowned long-distance sailor Jerry Cartwright. Custom built in 1987 for serious offshore sailing, she’s heavily constructed and impressively outfitted, ideal for long-range cruising or liveaboard life.
Her current owners, professional marine business owners, purchased her as a project in 2006 after she’d spent several years on the hard. Since then, she has undergone a thoughtful and thorough upgrade, sailed from Canada to Mexico in 2009, and is now located in the world-class cruising grounds of La Paz, in the Sea of Cortez.
She features:
- Rugged Offshore Design: Center cockpit, cutter-rigged, with hard dodger and hard rails
- Self-Sufficiency: Hydrovane windvane steering, radar, wind generator, solar panels
- Anchoring Gear: 66 lb Lewmar with 250' 5/16" G4 chain + 300' 3/4" nylon rode
- 50 lb Danforth with 50' 5/16" G4 chain + 100' 1/4" nylon rode
- Engine: Isuzu 52 hp 4LE1 diesel with just 1,000 original hours
- Comfortable Living: Two private double staterooms with ensuite heads & showers
- Large galley with Force 10 3-burner stove/oven, double SS sinks, large fridge/freezer
- On-demand hot water, 6'+ headroom, ample storage, dedicated workshop
- Systems: Watermaker, SSB, VHF, stereo, TV
Recent upgrades include new bronze Groco thru-hulls, new shaft, cutlass bearing, bottom stripped, epoxy barrier-coated & painted, fresh topside paint, fully refinished and insulated interior.
When you first see KEETYA 1, the impression is immediate: a strong, ocean-ready vessel built for serious adventure. Whether you're planning extended cruising or seeking a reliable liveaboard, this boat delivers on capability, comfort, and self-reliance.
Located in La Paz, Mexico, one of the world’s best sailing and liveaboard destinations. Explore white sand anchorages, rich marine life, and tranquil coves, many just a day’s sail from downtown. Let our local experts help you start your cruising dream in the Sea of Cortez. Don’t miss this rare offshore-ready opportunity !
EQUIPMENT LIST
Walkthrough
Center cockpit down companionway stairs with galley to port and navigation station to starboard. Main saloon forward with seating for 8. Forward stateroom has a double pullman berth with a head and pull out shower head in the sink. Going aft to starboard is a walkthrough that doubles as a workshop with engine room access to starboard. Aft cabin has a double athwartship berth, seating area forward of the berth and ensuite head with separate shower to starboard. Entire interior has been refinished.
Galley- Danfoss 12V air cooled refrigeration, spill valve freezer
- Force 10 3-burner propane stove with oven
- Double SS sink
- Pressure and manual water system. Galley sink has both fresh and salt water foot pedals.
- Fosset propane on-demand water heater
- 5 drawers in the galley for lots of storage
- Dickinson Newport diesel heating
- Icom 802 SSB radio
- AIS receiver
- Raymarine 24-mile range radar, with alarm
- Icom 504 VHF
- ACU Smart Pilot autopilot
- Raymarine C120 chart plotter
- Raymarine RayStar 125 GPS
- Ritchie binnacle compass
- DSM 300 depth sounder
- ST60 wind speed/direction and knot/meter log
- Milltech AIS receiver
- Jensom MPR 2121 stereo
- Samsung 24 in. TV
- 1 Group 31 AGM start battery & 4 Group 31 Deep Cycle 12 V battery bank. 600 total amp hours
- Xantrex 1800W inverter
- True Charge 20 battery charger
- Blue Seas Solar Controller
- Kiss wind generator
- LED interior lighting
- Racor 500 fuel filters
- Dickenson diesel heater
- Katadine 160 watermaker, located under the saloon starboard settee.
- Wheel steering, hydraulic
- Hurth 250 transmission
- Hydrovane Self Steering system
- Engine room and salon bilge pumps, manual/auto. Manual emergency bilge pump plus Rule 3500 movable emergency bilge pump.
- Heads are both salt water flush or fresh water, Jabsco diaphragm waste pump, direct and holding tank. Electric holding tank. Fwd head also has a pull out shower head.
- All tanks are integral to the hull giving the benefit of a double hull in case of breach. Forward is a water tight bulkhead and forward enclosed crash compartment filled with foam for extra floatation. All tanks are located low in the bilge leaving lots of storage space available under all settees and very good ballast location when the tanks are full for extra stability.
- Airr AC (not installed)
- Solid fiberglass hull, no core. Hull is also foam insulated throughout
- Lewmar 66 lbs. anchor with 250' 5/16" G4 chain and 3/4" nylon rode
- Danforth 50 anchor with 50' 5/16 BBB chain and 1/4" twisted line
- Lofrans Protect 1000 anchor windlass
- Bow rollers
- Spreader and deck lights
- 2 gates
- Rails
- Boarding ladder
- Dodger, full bow sun cover and cockpit cover
- Tread Master deck
- Yamaha 9.9 outboard
- Chainplates are visible and in good condition
- All ports open and have screens
- (2) Mains, spinnaker with sock, #1 and #2 Genoa, (2) staysails, drifter. Dacron, cruise equipped. Sails are of various ages, but all in good condition.
- Mainsheet traveler
- Genoa roller furling
- Boom vang
- Aluminum keel stepped mast
- Wire standing rigging. Standing rig was replaced 10 years ago with 1 X 19 SS wire and Staylock compression fittings and has had very little sea time since then.
- Spinnaker pole
- 2 Barient number 28 primary winches. Barient number 23 mainsheet winch. Harken 40 Staysail winch. 2 Harken 40 halyard winches. Andersen 40 reefing winch. All winches are self tailing
- Flotation suits
- ACR EPIRB
- Life sling
- Life ring
- MOB pole
- Ditch bag also has a hand pump watermaker never used and ready to go if needed.
Spares
- circulation pump
- 2 raw water pumps
- impellers
- 2 alternators
- acudrive bearing
- fuel pump
- 4 inhectors
- 4 glow plugs
- thermostat
- top end gasket kit
- bronze 3-lade solid 18x12 RH propeller
- oil and fuel filters
Rigging
- Profulr drum
- SS horns (Profurl)
- rigging blocks
- staylock fitting
- rigging cable
Extras
- running lights
- hack gasket material
- ditch bag
- Katadyn Pur Survivor 35
- Tasca 7x50 binoculars
- whale foot pump for galley
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.
Presented For Sale By:
Puerto Vallarta Yachts Sales and Service in Mexico
Mexico
Presented For Sale By:
Puerto Vallarta Yachts Sales and Service in Mexico
Mexico
