Yacht Detail
1999 Catalina 42' (12.80 m) 42 MK II
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Bella Vita
1999 Catalina 42 MK II
Flag of Registry: United States
- Sloop / Cruisers
- Sail
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
Description
BELLA VITA is a clean and well-maintained Catalina 42 MKII Sloop. The three-cabin model is preferred by both cruisers and liveaboard sailors. The sellers have cruised her extensively in the Bahamas, and she is ready for continued cruising in the Bahamas, the Caribbean Islands or coastal waters. Bella Vita has plenty of space for six adults to cruise together or can be an excellent liveaboard for a family. Is it time for your "BELLA VITA - Good Life"?
The interior features a main salon with the settee/dinette to port, and the galley to starboard. The ensuite master stateroom is forward. The two guest staterooms are aft and are mirror images. They share a guest/day head off the main salon aft to starboard. The navigation station is aft to port.
BELLA VITA can be boarded through opening in the rails and lifelines on both sides of the vessel. The Sugar Scoop walk-through transom provides easy access to a swim step as well as access to the dinghy.
The interior features a main salon with the settee/dinette to port, and the galley to starboard. The ensuite master stateroom is forward. The two guest staterooms are aft and are mirror images. They share a guest/day head off the main salon aft to starboard. The navigation station is aft to port.
Aspire Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by United Yacht Sales. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Specifications
LOA: 41' 10'' (12.75 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 1999
Beam: 13' 10''
LWL: 36'
Draft Max: 4' 11''
Cabins: 3
Sleeps: 7
Heads: 2
Maximum Speed: 8.04 Knots
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Hull Shape: Monohull
Bridge Clearance: 59'
Fuel Tank: 38 Gallons (143.85 Liters)
Fresh Water: 115 Gallons (435.32 Liters)
Holding Tank: 52 Gallons (196.84 Liters)
Displacement: 20500 lbs
Ballast Weight: 8300 lbs
Dry Weight: 20500
Builder: Catalina
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Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Yanmar
- Engine Model: 4JH2E
- Engine Year: 1998
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Power HP: 50.00
- Power KW: 37.29
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 3312.00
- Serial Number: 10906
- Engine Location: Middle
Full Details
Cockpit, Foredeck and Hull
BELLA VITA can be boarded through opening in the rails and lifelines on both sides of the vessel. The walk-through transom provides easy access to a swim step as well as access to the dinghy.
SALON: The main salon has a dinette to port with a settee with two large storage areas beneath and a teak dining table. This area can convert to an additional double berth with a fill-in cushion by lowering the table. The salon cushions were reupholstered in 2025. The sole has been upgraded to engineered vinyl wood throughout.
The navigation station is to port, aft of the dinette, with overhead storage.
The salon on Bella Vita also features: one large overhead hatch, two small overhead hatches, two opening portlights, two non-opening portlights, and adjustable halogen lighting. The headroom is 6ft 9in.
GALLEY: The galley is to starboard and features: a large double stainless steel sink, a three burner gimballed Princess propane stove with oven, a 12v front and top loading refrigerator with new compressor (2024), a 12/120v cooler/freezer under dinette, a water filter on the faucet, hot and cold pressurized water, a six gallon stainless steel hot water heater (2023), and a cabin fan.
MASTER STATEROOM: The ensuite master stateroom on Bella Vita is forward through a privacy door. with a 6ft 5in double pullman berth to port with an Innerspring mattress. The significant storage includes: two large drawers under the berth, a large hanging locker opposite the berth, as well as shelves and additional drawers.
The sole has been upgraded to engineered vinyl wood. There are reading lights, a cabin fan, a large overhead hatch, and four opening portlights. The headroom is 6ft 7in.
MASTER HEAD: There is a privacy door to the ensuite master head, which is forward of the master stateroom on Bella Vita. The composite vanity with sink is to starboard with the Jabsco manual marine head to port. Above the vanity is a mirrored medicine cabinet. Forward in the head is a separate stall shower with seat. There is storage both behind the seat and forward below the anchor locker. There is a large overhead hatch. The headroom is 6ft 3in, with 5ft 8in in the master shower.
GUEST STATEROOMS: Bella Vita has two guest cabins with double berths aft that are mirror images. They share the guest/day head off the main salon to starboard. Both guest cabins feature: a privacy door from the salon, one large overhead escape hatch, one small overhead hatch, one non-opening portlight, reading lights above the berth, a hanging locker, a cabin fan, and access panels to the engine which are handy for routine maintenance. The through-hulls and strainers are accessible from the port guest cabin. The headroom in each guest cabin is 6ft 8in.
GUEST/DAY HEAD: Aft of the galley is the guest head with a privacy door from the salon. It features: a wet shower, a Jabsco manual marine head, a composite vanity with sink, a mirrored medicine cabinet, and a shelf for storage. The headroom is 6ft 7in.
Electronics:
- Raymarine Axiom multifunction display
- Raymarine radar (non-operational)
- Radar Reflector
- ST60 Depth
- Autohelm speed system
- Autohelm wind system
- Autohelm ST6000 AutoPilot
- Raymarine AIS 700 Class B transceiver with splitter
- Dual MXD337BT digital media receiver
- iCom M504 VHF with Command Mic at navigation station
- EPIRB
Sails and Rigging:
- Standing rigging
- Running rigging
- Genoa
- Main
- Mack pack (2015)
- Vinyl coated lifelines (2 levels)
- Boom vang
Electrical:
- (3) 175 watt Solar panels mounted on bimini top with Victron smart controller
- (4) 100 AH Batteries (2018)
- (2) Start Batteries (2018)
- Xantrex 2000 watt Inverter/Charger
- (2) 30 amp Shore power cord
- Shore power selector, 3 position at navigation station
- Ship's clock, and barometer
Additional Units:
- 2019 West Marine 310 Tender
- 11/2022 9.9hp Yamaha Motor
- Includes Sunbrella Cover and Chaps
Accommodations
SALON: The main salon has a dinette to port with a settee with two large storage areas
beneath and a teak dining table. This area can convert to an additional double berth with a fill-in cushion by lowering the table. The salon cushions were reupholstered in 2025. The sole has been upgraded to engineered vinyl wood throughout.
The navigation station is to port, aft of the dinette, with overhead storage.
The salon on BELA VITA also features: one large overhead hatch, two small overhead hatches, two opening portlights, two non-opening portlights, and adjustable halogen lighting. The headroom is 6ft 9in.
GALLEY: The galley is to starboard and features: a large double stainless steel sink, a three burner gimballed Princess propane stove with oven, a 12v front and top loading refrigerator with new compressor (2024), a 12/120v cooler/freezer under dinette (2023), a water filter on the faucet, hot & cold pressurized water, a six gallon stainless steel hot water heater (2023), and a cabin fan.
MASTER STATEROOM: The ensuite master stateroom on BELA VITA is forward through a privacy door. with a 6ft 5in double pullman berth to port with an Innerspring mattress. The significant storage includes: two large drawers under the berth, a large hanging locker opposite the berth, as well as shelves and additional drawers.
The sole has been upgraded to engineered vinyl wood. There are reading lights with USB outlets, a cabin fan, a large overhead hatch, and four opening portlights. The headroom is 6ft 7in.
MASTER HEAD: There is a privacy door to the ensuite master head, which is forward of the master stateroom on BELA VITA . The composite vanity with sink is to starboard with the Jabsco manual marine head to port. Above the vanity is a mirrored medicine cabinet. Forward in the head is a separate stall shower with seat. There is storage both behind the seat and forward below the anchor locker. There is a large overhead hatch. The headroom is 6ft 3in, with 5ft 8in in the master shower.
GUEST STATEROOMS: BELA VITA has two guest cabins with double berths aft that are mirror images. They share the guest/day head off the main salon to starboard. Both guest cabins feature: a privacy door from the salon, one large overhead escape hatch, one small overhead hatch, one non-opening portlight, reading lights above the berth, a hanging locker, a cabin fan, and access panels to the engine which are handy for routine maintenance. The through-hulls and strainers are accessible from the port guest cabin. The headroom in each guest cabin is 6ft 8in.
GUEST/DAY HEAD: Aft of the galley is the guest head with a privacy door from the salon. It features: a wet shower, a Jabsco manual marine head, a composite vanity with sink, a mirrored medicine cabinet, and a shelf for storage. The headroom is 6ft 7in.
Sails and Rigging
- Air draft is 59 ft
- Standing rigging
- Running rigging
- Genoa
- Main
- Mack pack (Reconditioned 2023)
- Vinyl coated lifelines (2 levels)
- Boom vang
Engine and Mechanical
- Yanmar 50 HP 4JH2E diesel engine with 3312 hours
- Westerbeke 5kW generator
- Dripless seal
- 6 gallon Seward water heater with engine heat exchanger hoses (2023)
- Rain Man 30 Gallon per hour water maker included
- 16,000 BTU Marine A/C with vents in salon and master stateroom
- 10,000 BTU Marine A/C with vents in guest staterooms
- Secondary high water bilge pump added with high water alarm
Electrical
- (3) 175 watt solar panels mounted on bimini top w/ Blue Sky smart controller
- (5) 144 AH AGM Batteries (2018)
- (1) 105 AH AGM Start Battery (2018)
- Xantrex 2000 watt Inverter/Charger
- (2) 30 amp shore power cord
- Shore power selector, 3 position at navigation station
- Ship's clock, and barometer
- (4) Caframo Cirocco II 12v cabin fans
- Ritchie 5" compass at helm
Electronics
- Raymarine Axiom multifunction display
- Raymarine radar (non-operational)
- Radar Reflector
- ST60 Depth
- Autohelm speed system
- Autohelm wind system
- Autohelm ST6000 AutoPilot
- Raymarine AIS 700 Class B transciever with splitter
- Dual MXD337BT digital media receiver
- iCom M504 VHF with Command Mic at navigation station
- EPIRB
Additional Units
2019 West Marine 310 Tender
11/2022 9.9hp Yamaha Motor
Includes Sunbrella Cover and Chaps
Exclusions
The sellers' items are excluded from the sale of the vessel.
Mechanical Disclaimer
Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
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.
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