1978 DeFever 42

Priced to sell! Call for financing options.

Art DeFever designed Trawler. Perfect as a live aboard or longer range cruiser. Twin Ford Lehman engines recently rebuilt, immaculate engine room recently refurbished, New Garmin Electronics. Mechanically 9/10 condition.

From April 2025 survey: "In 2023 a tremendous amount of excellent work was done on this vessel at CSR; the details are thoroughly reflected in the ship’s records and logs. The vessel is far improved under this owner’s care with much “value-added”. It would be prudent to carefully review all the work and improvements. The owner should be very proud of the care and improvements made on “UNITY”."

Accommodations

Unity has a huge interior, a large private V-Berth forward with a separate head, marble countertop, sink and shower. The main salon has a convertible dinette to a large double berth. The Owner's cabin has a large double pullman berth, tons of storage, a private desk, and a large hanging locker. The ensuite head features a marble countertop, stainless steel sink, new manual head and a large shower.

• Aft Stateroom with walk-around queen bed and new custom marine mattress from Seattle Mattress
• Large V-Berth with private head
• Ample storage drawers, hanging locker, cupboards and elevated shelves
• Convertible Dinette to Double Berth
• Electric Heat
• Massive storage
• Writing Desk
• Emergency Exit Door

Galley

• U-Shaped Galley to Stbd
• Deep, Double SS Sinks
• Hot & Cold Pressure Water
• Large Fridge with Freezer
• Additional In-Counter Ice Box
• General Electric 3 Burner Propane Stove w Oven - NEW 2024
• 8 Storage Cupboards
• 6 Storage Drawers
• All Teak Construction

Recent Work

Starboard Engine

• New pistons, rings, heat exchanger, oil cooler, engine water pump, thermostat, fuel lines, transmission
• cooler, exhaust elbow, starter. Rebuilt fuel injectors. Cylinder head refurbished. 

Port Engine:

• New heat exchanger, oil cooler, engine water pump, thermostat, fuel lines, exhaust elbow. Rebuilt fuel injectors.

-Engine room refurbish – grated fiberglass floor, painted bilge, and engine room floor.

-New sea strainers (3), new Racors (2)

-Port fuel tank: cleaned, and re-sealed, which inspection port installed. 

-Starboard fuel tank: replaced with new

-Prop shafts serviced, new cutlass bearings, new shaft seals.

Electrical

• BRAND NEW Onan 6kW Genset, installed at CSR. Roughly $30,000 to complete.
• 2 new battery chargers (1 house, 1 engine)
• 2 new batteries (1 engine, 1 house)
• Engine room camera, bluetooth salon and aft deck camera 
• 12V marine system with circuit breaker panel and master switches. 
• 110AC shore power system 

Hull & Deck

• Bottom Paint and Zincs 2023
• Thru Hulls 2025
• Engine Controls & Cables 2025
• NEW LED Running Lights
• Teak rails refinished 2024
• Fly bridge Bimini
• Teak Furniture
• Propane BBQ w/ Tank
• Electric windlass
• Nonskid Decks

Misc.

• Fully found galley (silverware, dishes, etc)
• Bedding for both berths
• Ample spare parts
• Crab pots (2)
• Dinghy and 4.5 HP Evinrude outboard engine.
• Shilshole Marina slip available for 1 year sublet

Electronics

NEW Garmin Electronics Package Including:

• Chartplotter at Inside Helm
• Autopilot
• Autopilot Remote
• Multifunction Instrument
• Radar
• AIS
• VHF Radio
• Stereo Sound System

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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