Engine
Nanni N4.50
Total Power
50hp
Engine Hours
-
Class
Sail Cruiser
Length
12.80m
Year
2025
Model
42
Capacity
-
Berthon USA
Boat Details
Description
The Rustler 42 is a timeless classic with a modern twist. Designed by Stephen Jones, this yacht features elegant lines, exceptional upwind performance, and luxurious interiors. Perfect for circumnavigation or coastal cruising, every Rustler 42 is custom-crafted to meet her owner's unique preferences. Experience the craftsmanship, performance, and comfort that define true sailing excellence.
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Construction
RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC or RCDII (2013/53/EU as appropriate (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
- A hand laid up system, using glass fibre re‐enforced polyester (GRP) in accordance with Stephen Jones construction drawings and using Lloyds approved materials.
- The hull has a double gel coat and isophthalic resin lay‐up throughout with matched chopped strand mat and woven roving for maximum resistance to porosity and tropical conditions.
- Coach roof and inner coamings are stiffened with 12mm balsa core, and all deck fittings are reinforced by 12mm marine ply pads.
- The hull and deck are joined by overlapping GRP laminate with the resultant bulwarks capped in teak.
- Stanchion bases and cleats are mounted on top and through bolted.
- A choice of colours is available for hull and decks; however, the standard yacht is offered with white topsides and off‐white decks as standard.
- The side decks have a moulded‐in non-slip finish.
- Teak laid side decks are available as an option.
- The hull has two coats of antifouling applied to the owner’s colour choice, with a boot top.
Keel & Rudder:
- The rudder is constructed using a 50mm stainless steel stock with large tangs encapsulated in GRP.
- The rudder is fully protected with a full length skeg.
- The stock has a needle roller bearing at top, bronze gland with greaser at hull position and a massive bronze fitting at base of rudder skeg.
- The ballast is a lead casting comprising of 4.6 tons, and fully encapsulated in the keel.
Machinery
Engine & Gearboxes:
- The engine is located directly over the keel, perfect for weight distribution. Superb access via hinged lid with ability to remove all surrounding panels.
- 1 x Nanni N4.50 (50hp) diesel engine with 2:1 mechanical gearbox. 100amp alternator. Engine is flexibly mounted with built‐in drip tray.
- Cooling by means of seawater, cooling a closed freshwater system through a heat exchanger.
- Engine compartment is insulated with non-combustible foam sound deadening material, fan ventilation.
- Seawater cooling is discharged through the exhaust, which is reinforced rubber hose, with its exit aft through a skin fitting.
- A waterlock is fitted at the lowest point and the engine cooling water return is looped and vented to prevent syphoning.
Propulsion & Steering:
- Single lever control on steering pedestal.
- Instruments in cockpit include tachometer, oil pressure and Temperature audible alarm, alternator warning light, starter switch and stop control.
- Whitlock Cobra steering system with Reliant pedestal, binnacle compass and Commodore hide covered stainless wheel.
- This is a direct drive system with quadrant gear, levers and draglinks giving excellent mechanical advantage and the ultimate in feel and responsiveness.
- Emergency tiller is provided.
- A 30mm diameter stainless steel shaft together with an Aquadrive unit and a fixed pitch 3 bladed bronze propeller is fitted.
- A rubber cutlass bearing is fitted outboard, lubricated by injecting part of the seawater from the engine cooling into the stern tube aft of the inboard bearing.
Electrical Systems
Voltage Systems:
- Main switch panel is protected by contact breakers.
Battery Banks:
- Three heavy duty batteries, charged from 100A engine alternator, one for engine and two for domestic use.
- Isolating switches with link between engine and service bank for emergency starting.
Shore Power:
- Shore power is provided with standard 60A mains charger for batteries and 240V sockets in galley, forward cabin, aft cabin, chart area and saloon.
- 15m shore power lead supplied.
Plumbing Systems
Fresh Water & Water Heating System:
- Calorifier (14 gallons) providing hot water either heated from engine or immersion heater from shore power.
Piping:
- All wastes and seawater pipes are reinforced PVC.
- Freshwater pipes are non‐toxic polybutylene.
- All flexible pipe connections are made with stainless steel hose clips.
- Hull exits through bronze Blakes seacocks and skin fittings.
Bilge Pumps:
- External manual bilge pump fitted adjacent to helm position.
- Two Henderson MKV pumps, one located in cockpit, the other sited internally, both discharge overboard.
- One submersible electric pump.
- Pick‐ups are in the main bilge and discharge is overboard through skin fittings.
Tankage
Fuel:
- Stainless steel tank, holding approximately 320 litres (75 gallons) filled from the side deck and vented outboard.
- Isolation valve fitted to tank and contents are measured by an air pressure gauge.
- A primary filter/water separator is fitted in addition to the engine fuel filter.
- Fuel spill‐off is returned to the tank.
Fresh Water:
- Stainless steel fresh tanks under saloon and galley floors. (110 gallons, 500litres).
- Fitted with inspection hatches and dip gauges.
- Tank filled from side deck and vented overboard.
Gas:
- Gas bottles stored in a vented locker under helmsman seat.
- 1 x 4.5kg bottle supplied, space for three.
- Gas piped in rigid copper pipe to galley, flexible hose to the cooker and an additional isolation valve is fitted by the cooker.
Domestic Equipment
Galley:
- Twin stainless steel sinks.
- Fresh water mixer taps to sink and manual foot pump with faucet.
- Aquafilter to manual pump system.
- GKN Espace Ocean chef cooker, 3 burner grill and oven, fiddled and gimballed.
- Bin under sink unit.
- Large, moulded fridge compartment top loading with keel cooled compressor unit.
Heads/Showers:
- 2 x Marine WCs.
- 2 x Showers.
Lighting:
- Halogen 10W flush lights throughout.
- Reading lights to saloon.
- Red/white lights to heads, red courtesy lights to chart area, galley, and companionway steps.
- Additional switchable white lights to chart table and pilot berth.
- Option for LEDs throughout.
- Two 25-watt port and starboard nav lights to pulpit, one 25-watt tri‐colour masthead navigation light combined with 10-watt all‐round white light; one 10-watt stern light; one 25 watt steaming light; one 35-watt sealed beam deck light.
Accommodation
Summary of Accommodation:
- The interior joinery is constructed from high quality materials and in accordance with the very best yacht building practice.
- Joinery is finished in solid European oak and marine faced quality plywood as standard.
- The interior hull is flo‐coated below the waterline and lined with a moisture resistant material above the waterline.
- All locker doors and drawers have secure push button catches.
- Skyscreens and curtains can be fitted as an option.
Description of layout from forwards:
Fore Cabin:
- V berth with infill to make large double.
- Stowage under.
- Draws and hanging locker to starboard.
- Bookshelf and lockers port and starboard.
- Door to saloon and toilet.
- Anchor locker access forward.
Forward Heads:
- Moulded GRP unit with marine WC, washbasin, lockers outboard and under sink unit.
- Shower mixer tap.
- Seat over WC.
- Grating to shower tray.
- Opening hatch.
- Fixed portlight.
- Mirror.
Saloon:
- Very large saloon open plan to galley and chart table area.
- Oak saloon table to port with seating for 8.
- Port and starboard seating can be used as berths and have lee cloths.
- Stowage under saloon seating.
Galley:
- Stowage for cutlery, crockery etc.
Chart Area:
- Large chart table with plenty of space for instrumentation.
- Chart stowage under hinged lid.
- Stowage to port side of seat and under.
- Bookshelf.
Pilot Berth:
- Navigators pilot berth aft of nav seat.
- Main electrical panel outboard.
- Additional dedicated chart drawer under berth.
- Stowage locker beneath draw.
Aft Heads:
- Moulded GRP unit with marine WC, washbasin, locker outboard and under sink unit.
- Mixer tap to sink.
- Separate shower head behind door with separate mixer.
- Seat over WC.
- Grating to shower tray.
- Opening hatch.
- Fixed portlight.
- Mirror.
- Access to wet locker behind WC.
Wet Locker:
- Large wet locker accessed through aft heads and drained to bilge.
- Shelf for boots.
- Access to machinery space.
Machinery Space / Locker:
- Large space suitable for installation of generator, heater unit, watermaker etc.
- Alternatively, a large storage locker.
Aft Cabin:
- Spacious double berth.
- Draws and hanging locker to port.
- Further large storage lockers to port and behind companionway steps.
Deck Equipment
Rig:
- Cutter rig standard.
- Mainsheet track and car with 6:1 purchase block system fitted to centre of cockpit behind which is the wheel binnacle.
- Chainplates to cap shrouds, aft and forward lowers, backstay.
- Genoa tracks in aluminium with cars.
- Webbing jackstays.
- Selden deck stepped double spreader anodised mast and boom section.
- Track to front of mast for spinnaker pole option.
- Fixed cleats and stoppers, as necessary.
- Turning blocks to mast base.
- Single line slab reefing lead aft as standard.
- Selden Gas Rod Kicker.
Standing Rigging:
- All standing rigging stainless steel 1 x 19 10mm wire throughout and including forestay, cutter stay, forward and aft lowers, cap shrouds and backstay.
Running Rigging:
- Main halyard, topping lift, vang led aft to cockpit.
- Yankee and staysail halyards cleated off at mast.
- Yankee and Staysail sheets.
- Spectra checkstays for heavy weather.
- Lazyjacks, burgee and signal halyards.
Winches:
- Two Anderson 40ST stainless winches mounted either side of the companionway coachroof, together with associated clutches, to control reefing and halyard lines lead aft.
- 2 x Anderson 58ST sheet winches plus 2 x 46ST spin/ running backstay winches.
- Anderson 28ST mast winch with clutch above.
Sails:
- Fully battened mainsail with 3 reefs and Selden MDS car system.
- UV protection to yankee and staysail.
- Furlex 300S furling gear to yankee, hanked on staysail.
General:
- Teak laid cockpit seats and sole, locker tops and bridge deck.
- Cave lockers port and starboard.
- Lockers under helmsman seat including gas, emergency tiller and warps locker.
- Large stainless-steel hoop provided to protect binnacle.
- Sliding companionway hatch and garage in perspex with two teak storm boards. Speed, depth and wind instruments to the companionway instrument pod.
- Grab handles port and starboard of companionway.
- Stemhead fitting in stainless steel with bronze rollers.
- Pulpit and pushpit in stainless steel.
- Stainless steel stanchions and guard wires with gates port and starboard.
- Stainless chafe protection to teak toerail sides where appropriate.
- Dorade vents to saloon, forward heads and forecabin.
- Handrails in teak to coachroof.
- Fixed portlights to coachroof sides.
- Hatches to saloon, aft heads, forward heads, and fore cabin.
Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:
- Electric anchor windlass with foot switches.
- Six bulwark mounted mooring cleats.
- 20kg Delta anchor, 60 m 3/8” galvanised chain.
- 2 x 15 metre x 16mm Mooring warp.
- 4 x fenders.
Covers, Canvas & Cushions:
- Sprayhood with hide covered grabrail.
- Mainsail cover.
Safety Equipment
· Safety harness attachment points.
Propulsion
Engine Make:Nanni
Engine Model:N4.50
Total Power:50hp
Engine Type:Inboard
Fuel Type:Diesel
Measurements
Dimensions
Length Overall:12.8m
Max Draft:1.83m
Beam:4.06m
Length at Waterline:10.21m
Miscellaneous
Hull Material:Fiberglass
Tanks
Fresh Water Tank:500 l
Fuel Tank:320 l
Holding Tank:
Accommodations
Cabins:2
Heads:2