1972 42 Merritt Sportfish FOR SALE

Oxnard,CA $359,000.00

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  • Year: 1973
  • Length: 42ft
  • Engine Type: Twin Engine
  • Price: $359,000.00
  • Location: CA, Oxnard
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Contact Name: Ian Ballantyne
  • Contact Email: ian@riggsyachtsales.com
  • Max Draft: 3'8 ft
  • Dry Weight: 22000 lbs
  • Holding Tank: 40 gal
  • HIN Hull I.D: Merritt1972
  • Beam: 13'2 ft
  • Fuel Tank: 400 gal
  • Fuel Type: Diesel
  • Cabins: 1
  • Heads: 1
  • Engine 1 Hide
    • Engine: Cummins
    • Engine HRS: 3900
    • Engine HP: 450
  • Engine 2 Show
    • Engine: Cummins
    • Engine HRS: 3900
    • Engine HP: 450

Great opportunity to own a classic 42′ Merritt Sportfish. Powered by Cummins Diamond Series 450C Cummins. Beautiful teak accents including teak bulkhead, toe rail, helm pod, and transom totally re-finished in 2023. Interior was updated in 2023 as well as the Simrad electronics. She also received a major mechanical re-fit in 2012. All while maintaining the classic look of Merritt with a period correct tuna tower. Please contact the listing broker for additional details and showings.


Recent Updates Full Awlgrip paint job (2023) New brightwork (2023) New interior soft goods (2023) New Simrad electronics (2023) New digital antennas (2023) New Simrad radar (2023)
Salon
  • Updated custom decor
  • Custom headliner with recessed lighting
  • Teak overhead hand rail
  • Custom teak valance boards with indirect lighting ports
  • Custom window treatments
  • Teak cabinetry with satin finish
  • Ample storage
  • 110V outlets
  • Dimmer switches
  • L-shaped sofa with storage
  • Carpet
  • Teak and holly at entry
  • Main electrical breaker panel
  • Cruisair reverse cycle air conditioning
Galley
  • Galley-down style layout
  • Custom headliner with recessed lighting
  • Custom wallpaper
  • Teak cabinetry with satin finish
  • Custom roll away storage doors
  • Teak & holly sole
  • 110V outlets
  • Dimmer switches
  • Ample storage
  • Indirect lighting
  • Carpeted access steps
  • Stainless steel sink
  • Delta faucets
  • Corian countertop with teak inlay
  • Custom under counter refrigeration
  • Sharp Carousel microwave
Foreward Stateroom
  • Crossover bunks
  • Hanging locker
  • Teak cabinetry with satin finish
  • Custom headliner with recessed lighting
  • Teak valance boards
  • Indirect lighting
  • Custom wallpaper
  • Anchor locker access
  • Ample storage
  • 110V outlets
  • Dimmer switches
  • Custom teak ventilation hatch
  • Overhead rod hangers
  • Corian countertop
  • Teak & holly sole
Head
  • Galley Maid electric head
  • Walk-in stall shower
  • Corian vanity top with teak inlay
  • Stainless steel sink
  • Delta faucets
  • Mirrored medicine cabinet with storage
  • Teak cabinetry with satin finish
  • Custom Lucite towel bars
  • Custom wall paper
  • Custom headliner with recessed lighting
  • Dimmer switches
  • 110V outlets
  • Teak & holly sole
  • Exhaust blower
Flybridge
  • Custom molded fiberglass hardtop
  • Venturi windshield
  • Varnished teak helm pod
  • Single lever controls
  • Custom steering wheel
  • 5-Rod rocket launcher
  • Rupp triple spreader outriggers
  • Bridge cover
  • Bench seating with storage
  • Merritt helm seat
  • Varnished teak cap rails
  • Non-skid deck
Electronics
  • Gauge package
  • Bennett trim tab switches
  • Ritchie compass
  • Electronics breaker panel
  • SIMRAD HALO 2000 Series Open Array Radar
  • (2) SIMRAD NSS EVO3 Display (2023)
  • ICOM IC-M424G Marine VHF
  • Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ GX 2150 Marine VHF
  • Newmar transducer
  • Sidescan transducers
Electrical System
  • Northern Lights generator, approx 2200 hrs.
  • 12V DC
  • 110V/220V AC
  • Overload protection with magnetic breakers in the panel
  • Amp & volt meters
  • 24,000 BTU air handler and compressor, new 2012
  • Air conditioning digital control system, new 2014
Hull and Deck Features
  • Thru hulls
  • Custom triple stripe boot top
  • Anti-fouling paint
  • Custom spray rails
  • Over-sized cockpit door
  • Varnished teak transom
  • Varnished teak toe rail with stainless chafe strips
  • Varnished teak half round trim
  • Struts
  • Zincs
  • Stainless steel shafts
  • NiBral 4-bladed propellers
  • Trim tabs
  • Non-skid walk ways
  • Stainless steel grab rails
  • Running lights
  • Anchor locker
  • 2 Bow chocks
  • 2 Bow cleats
  • 2 Amidships cleats
  • Stainless deck fills
  • New fuel tanks
  • 400-gallon fuel capacity, (2 tanks x 200 gallons)
  • 40-gallon fresh water capacity
  • Teak deck, new 2014
Cockpit
  • Custom varnished teak bulkhead & cockpit boxes
  • Custom varnished cockpit station with single controls, custom steering wheel & start/stop buttons
  • Oversized bait freezer (port)
  • Refrigerated drink box (starboard)
  • Overhead lighting
  • 2 Stereo speakers in overhang
  • Custom aluminum bridge ladder with teak steps
  • 4 Lee swivel rod holders,  gunwhale mounted
  • 4 Rod holders mounted on tower legs
  • Teak covering boards, new 2014
  • Teak cockpit, new 2014
  • Oversized free-flowing live well
  • Lazerette access
  • Under gunwhale storage boxes
  • Full size Murray tuna chair
  • Over sized tuna door
  • Salt & fresh water wash down
  • 50-amp shore cord
  • Outlets for kite rods or deep drop rods
  • Fuel gauges
  • 2 Stern Hawse pipes
  • 2 Stern cleats
  • Manual Halon fire pull
  • Cockpit cover
Engine Room
  • Repowered in 2001 with Twin 450 hp Cummins Diamond Series 450C diesel engines, approx 3900 hrs.
  • ZF transmissions
  • Racor fuel filters
  • Dripless shaft seals
  • Awlgripped angle iron stringer caps
  • Halon Fire Boy bottle
  • Hynautic hydraulic steering
  • Bilge pumps
  • High water alarms
  • Batteries
  • Eskimo ice chipper (dumps in cockpit)
  • Watermakers Inc., water maker
  • Oil exchange system
  • Ample overhead lights
  • Snow White paint scheme

Inquiry

  • Name: Ian Ballantyne
  • Email: ian@riggsyachtsales.com
  • Phone: 336-420-1868

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