Back to top

1984 Pearson 422 Center Cockpit Ketch

Yarmouth, Maine

$115,500

The Pearson 422 Center Cockpit was designed by Bill Shaw to be a very capable offshore sailer built with a solid hull and deck joint; her deck is also glass. Her interior is finished in elegant teak joinery. These designs attract liveaboards who wish to spend winters in warmer climates; with her 5'3" draft, they are well suited for The Bahamas. A PIACERE has all the extras that serious sailors look for. Please call us if you wish to inspect her and thank you for your interest. A PIACERE (meaning at pleasure)  is ready to go.

Basic Boat Info

Boat Name: A PIACERE
Make: Pearson
Model: 422 Center Cockpit Ketch
Year: 1984
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: Pearson Yachts, Portsmouth, RI
Designer: Bill Shaw
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: PEA75005M84A
Has Hull ID: Yes

Dimensions

Length: 42 ft
Length Overall: 42'4 ft
Beam: 13 ft
Min Draft: 5'3 ft
Displacement: 22,000 lb
Cabin Headroom: 6'4 ft
Ballast: 7630 lb

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Westerbeke
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 58hp

Other

Heads Count: 2
Boat Class: Ketch

Contact

Annie Gray
Gray & Gray Yacht Brokers, Inc.

Office

Gray & Gray Yachts
36 York Street
York, Maine, US, 03909
Tel:(207) 363-7997


VESSEL DETAILS

HULL & DECK:

  • Dark blue hull, white cove stripe and boottop, blue bottom.
  • Built-in teak swim platform aft for easy boarding with ladder to transom, and a swim ladder.
  • S/S bowsprit with teak platform and two rollers.
  • S/S bow and stern rails and double lifelines and gates.
  • Kato S/S dinghy davits.
  • Skeg-hung rudder; fin keel underbody.
  • Vetus Bow Thruster, seviced in 2020. 
  • Off-white fiberglass decks.
  • Generous-sized center cockpit with Edson pedestal wheel steering, elkhide-covered wheel and cockpit mounted teak table; Lewmar folding wheel to provide more space when anchored.
  • Beige Sunbrella Bimini top and Dodger and connector piece.
  • Four Bomar deck hatches; two vents.
  • Edson outboard bracket and S/S Magma grill.
  • Lofrans Project 1000 windlass - dual action.
  • Eight opening aluminum portlights.
  • Two Sunwise solar panels to trickle charge batteries.
  • Lifelines were replaced by first owner; jacklines included.
  • Ampair wind generator - very quiet.
  • Varnished teak exterior trim.
  • Bow anchor locker.
  • Moulded raised bulwarks with teak caprails, for safe transiting the decks.
  • Bronze ball valve-type seacocks.

 

TANKAGE:

Fuel: 80 gallons in two aluminum tanks under settees

Water: 160 gallons under cabin sole

Holding: 40 gallons in two tanks; one 15 gallon bladder tank aft and one 25 gallon tank forward

Hot Water Heater: 6 gallon Raritan

 

ENGINE & MECHANICAL:

  • Westerbeke 58 hp, 4 cylinder, FWC.
  • Engine rebuilt and present owner was told approximately 100-150 hours since rebuild.
  • Two Racor 500 MA fuel filters with vacuum gauges.
  • Algae X fuel polishing system.
  • Walter V-drive hydraulic transmission.
  • 1 1/2" S/S shaft, and PSS shaft seal to 20" 3 blade Max feathering prop.
  • Fuel manifold system at forward end of engine compartment.
  • Waterlift muffler system.
  • Cruising speed: 6-6.5 knots. 
  • 2019 installed new fuel line and new fuel gauges.
  • 2019 installed two fuel sending units.
  • 2019 installed new starter.
  • 2020 installed new engine insulation.
  • 2020 installed new heat exchanger.
  • 2020 replaced raw water pump.
  • 2020 reconditioned Max prop.
  • 2020 serviced Bow Thruster.
  • 2020 added access ports into fuel tanks.
  • 2020 installed two bilge pumps with high water alarm.
  • 2020 new cutlass bearing.
  • 2020 installed access panels to service starter and heat exchanger.
  • 2019 replaced steering cables.
  • 2020 replaced raw water pump.
  • 2020 installed two 12V macerator pumps for both holding tanks.
  • 2020 replaced two shower sump pumps.
  • 2020 replaced fresh water pressure pump.
  • 2020 installed new washdown pump.
  • Engine fire extinguisher system.
  • 2020 new plumbing hoses.
  • Removed forward air head and replaced with new manual W.C. 

 

ELECTRICAL:

  • 12V DC & 110V AC electrical systems.
  • 2020 new house battery and 1 AGM engine start battery; 2 AGM's for house.
  • 2500w Freedom inverter charger.
  • 125 amp alternator.
  • Some red and white LED lights installed below.
  • Remove a lot of old wiring; added new DC panel.

 

ACCOMMODATIONS:

  • For 6 in three cabins in an elegant varnished teak interior with varnished teak and holly soles.
  • Vee berth cabin has thick memory foam mattresses making one large queen berth. There are two drawers below and shelves outboard, with dual hanging lockers aft. Ventilation is provided by overhead hatch and opening portlights.
  • The enclosed head is next aft to port with two access doors. A new W.C. was installed. Also, sink and handheld shower.
  • Next is the main salon with settees port and starboard, with blue ultra suede cushions, and a centerline drop leaf table. Outboard are lockers and book shelves.
  • Next aft to port is the large Nav table with seat, electronics and electrical panels, followed by drawers and lockers.
  • A passageway leads to the owner's stateroom which features a walk-around queen-sized berth, bureaus with drawers port and starboard, extra hanging lockers, and an ensuite head with separate stall shower, vanity and sink and W.C. 
  • Access to the engine is excellent from the aft cabin.
  • U-shaped galley is to starboard opposite the Nav station in the main salon and includes a new 3 burner S/S Force 10 LPG stove with oven, double S/S sinks, and Adler Barbour cold plate refrigerator.
  • Teak and holly varnished soles are throughout the cabin.

 

ELECTRONICS:

  • 2021 Raymarine hybrid touch Radar - Axiom Pro GPS-Chartplotter with depthsounder ($14,000).
  • ICOM-ICM802 SSB radio (owner never used).
  • ICOM-IC-M604 VHF, with Ram mic at helm.
  • Raymarine ST60 depth, speed and wind at helm.
  • Clarion AM/FM stereo radio with bluetooth.
  • Raymarine ST6002 autopilot with wireless controller.
  • Raymarine AIS installed.
  • Sharp 32" TV on main bulkhead (owner doesn't use).
  • Garmin 192C GPS-MAP at nav station.

 

SAILS & RIGGING:

  • Aluminum masts for main and mizzen.
  • Keel-stepped main; mizzen is deck-stepped.
  • Forespar Leisure furl in boom furlers for both main and mizzen.
  • Forespar hard boom vang for main.
  • Hood Seafurl roller furling genoa system.
  • North main, mizzen, 130% genoa.
  • Flasher by Ulmer-Kolius wih sock.
  • Lewmar 48 S.T. winches; S.T. genoa sheet winches are electric.
  • Lewmar 44 S.T. winches.
  • S/S standing rigging replaced approximately 2012.
  • Installed boom breakers on main and mizzen.

 

EQUIPMENT:

  • Custom Fairclough winter cover.
  • Complete owner manuals.
  • Emergency tiller.
  • new braided docklines - still in their box.
  • EPIRB and SOS beacon.
  • Charts from Bay of Fundy to FL.
  • Gumbie suit.
  • 4 winch handles.
  • Pillows and comforters; pots and pans.
  • Curtains on opening portlights.
  • 33 kg Rocna anchor with 300' chain.
  • 2nd anchor with chain, with 2 anchor snubbers.
  • Lee cloths on berths in main salon.
  • 2109 West Marine 9' inflatable and 2019 Yamaha 8 hp 4stroke outboard.
  • Spreader lights.
  • Fire extinguishers, fenders, life jackets, boat hook.
  • Two LPG tanks located in starboard deck locker.
  • 12V portable freezer.

 

COMMENTS: The Pearson 422 Center Cockpit was designed by Bill Shaw to be a very capable offshore sailer built with a solid hull and deck joint; her deck is also glass. Her interior is finished in elegant teak joinery. These designs attract liveaboards who wish to spend winters in warmer climates; with her 5'3" draft, they are well suited for The Bahamas. A PIACERE has all the extras that serious sailors look for. Please call us if you wish to inspect her and thank you for your interest. A PIACERE (meaning at pleasure)  is ready to go.

 

 

Potential purchasers should assume that items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. Vessel subject to sale, price and inventory changes, and withdrawal from market without notice. 

 

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 meter. 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.

 

DISCLAIMER TO BOARD VESSEL: In the event the Buyer boards the vessel either on land or in the water without a broker or owner, the Buyer(s) agrees and understands he boards at his sole risk and liability.