STARLITE - LEGACY FOR SALE

2008 42-foot twin‑diesel elegance with the confidence and cadence of a true cruising thoroughbred. Lying in the United States, this yacht blends timeless lines with the strength and easy ownership of hand‑laid fiberglass/FRP construction and a seaworthy Semi‑Vee hull form. At 42 feet overall with a generous 13-foot beam, she feels remarkably substantial underfoot—broad, quiet, and poised—offering the kind of stability and interior volume that invite longer passages and effortless weekends aboard.

Powered by reliable twin Cummins inboard diesels, she delivers smooth, economical performance and the reassuring torque that makes close‑quarters handling a pleasure for an owner‑operator. The Semi‑Vee underbody strikes the perfect balance between efficient cruise and a composed ride when the sea picks up, while robust FRP decks and clean yacht‑grade systems speak to durability and low maintenance.

On deck, movement is intuitive and secure, with comfortable lounging spaces that invite sunset conversations and relaxed alfresco dining. The cockpit and side decks are arranged for both socializing and practical seamanship, with sightlines that make the helm a calm, confident command post. The feel is purposeful without being fussy—everything you need is to hand, nothing distracts from the experience.

Inside, abundant natural light elevates a warm, contemporary interior that’s both refined and refreshingly livable. The salon’s open plan encourages easy conversation, while a well‑appointed galley allows you to embrace long weekends and extended cruising with ease. Thoughtful stowage, quality finishes, and inviting accommodations ensure guests are as comfortable as the captain—sleep comes easily here, even after a long day on the water.

With a generous 450-gallon fuel capacity and 110 gallons of fresh water, she’s prepared for unhurried coastal exploration and spontaneous escapes. The diesel inboard setup rewards proper seamanship and promises efficient range, making this yacht as practical as she is indulgent.

For buyers seeking the sweet spot between performance and comfort, this 2008 42-footer embodies the best of a modern Motor Yacht with the spirited character of an Express Cruiser. Inboard Diesel power, Semi‑Vee stability, and Fiberglass/FRP integrity deliver a confident Coastal Cruiser that’s equally at home as a refined Weekender, family‑friendly Sport Cruiser, or handsome Owner‑Operator escape. Elegant, capable, and inviting—she’s the kind of yacht that turns plans into voyages and weekends into stories.

Overview

STARLITE is a bespoke 2008 Legacy 42 Extended Hardtop Flybridge, commissioned by her current owner and kept to exemplary standards. Powered by twin Cummins QSB 5.9 diesels with a comprehensive 1,000-hour service just completed, she delivers dependable, turn-key performance. A suite of thoughtful 2025 upgrades elevates her to one of the most desirable Legacy 42s on the market today, blending timeless Downeast-style grace with modern systems and a meticulous care pedigree for confident, go-anywhere cruising. The welcoming layout centers on a bright, spacious salon; dual lower-helm Stidd chairs with adjacent side-deck doors for superb access and effortless docking; wide walkaround side decks; and a covered aft cockpit offering comfortable seating and abundant storage—equally at home on extended passages or at a quiet anchorage. Highlights include new Garmin electronics installed in 2025, all engine services up to date, a spotless and fully updated engine room, true Rhode Island–built quality, a generous master stateroom with a queen berth, a side stateroom settee that converts to a double, and a professionally polished finish that gleams from stem to stern.

Accommodations

This beautiful Downeast flybridge cruiser welcomes you with a bright salon and dual lower-helm Stidd chairs flanked by side doors for effortless step-out deck access and stress-free docking. Generous walkaround side decks lead aft to a covered cockpit with comfortable seating and practical lockers, while a sturdy ladder with robust handrails rises to the flybridge. Up top, a bimini with a full enclosure shelters a Stidd helm chair and a guest settee with newly upholstered cushions, and on the extended hardtop over the cockpit you will find an 800-pound davit alongside a new Starlink antenna and router for fast Internet and streaming TV. Enter the salon through the aft sliding door to discover a newly upholstered Ultraleather settee, a fold-out table, two new chairs, an entertainment center, a warm teak-and-holly sole, and discreet drop-down privacy shades. Three steps down reveal the galley to port and the guest stateroom to starboard, where a convertible L-shaped settee and table sit amid opening portlights and an overhead hatch, with drawers, a locker, a flat-screen television, and a pocket door enhancing privacy. Forward along the companionway, the head features a vanity, sink, toilet, an opening portlight, and an overhead hatch, while the forward stateroom boasts a walkaround queen berth with storage beneath, hanging lockers to port and starboard, opening portlights, and another opening hatch. To port there is en suite access to the head, and to starboard a separate walk-in stall shower with a seat completes this well-appointed, cruising-ready arrangement.

Galley

The U-shaped galley down is purpose-built for passage-making, with Corian countertops framing a dual stainless-steel sink topped by a removable, counter-matched cover and served by a retractable hot/cold wand faucet installed in 2024. Cooking is handled by a three-burner Princess electric stove and a versatile G.E. microwave/convection oven with air-fryer functionality, new in 2025. Cold storage comes via a Norcold over-under AC/DC refrigerator/freezer, while a tankless hot water heater—also new in 2025—keeps domestic supply instant and efficient. A large opening portlight brings in fresh air, under-counter lighting brightens work surfaces, and the galley is fully outfitted for immediate departure with pots, pans, flatware, dishes, glasses, cups, a toaster, and a coffee maker.

Electronics

At the lower helm, SmartCraft VesselView digital engine monitoring keeps you fully informed—tracking oil, temperature, RPM, GPH, engine load, transmission and turbo—while a 24-inch Garmin GMR Fathom radar (new 2025) and twin Garmin 8616XSV radar/depth/chart displays (new 2025) provide sharp situational awareness. Two Garmin GC-100 cameras—one covering the cockpit/aft and one in the engine room, both new in 2025—augment visibility, with depth precision courtesy of an Airmar B175M transducer (new 2025). Autopilot duties are handled by a Raymarine ST8002, communications by an Icom IC‑M604 VHF, with supplementary Raymarine ST60+ depth finder and ST60+ wind gauge. An ACR spotlight with directional pad, Lenco trim tab LED pitch indicators with new actuators fitted in 2024, LED ship lights with bilge “in use” status, Exalto automatic controls for three wipers with washers, a Fireboy manual pull, Glendinning electronic controls with sync, bow thruster control, high-water alarms, trim tab control, and a Ritchie compass complete this confident command station.

On the upper helm, SmartCraft VesselView again presents core engine data—oil, temperature, RPM, GPH—paired with a Garmin 8612XSV radar/depth/chart display (new 2025) and a Raymarine ST6002 autopilot. A Furuno FM‑4850 VHF with AIS (new 2025) enhances safety and traffic awareness, while an ACR spotlight pad, a new 2025 Pyle Bluetooth stereo, bow thruster, trim tab control, Glendinning controls with sync, Icom Command Mic II, Fireboy manual pull, 12V and 110V outlets, windlass controls, and a Ritchie compass ensure seamless operation aloft.

In the cabin, entertainment and connectivity are equally up to date: an HDTV Glomax antenna (2023), Starlink Wi‑Fi with router (new 2025), a new 2025 Pyle Bluetooth stereo and a Kenwood KDV‑412 with a separate CD changer serve audio needs, while an LG 32-inch Smart TV in the saloon (2023) and an LG flat-screen TV in the guest stateroom deliver crisp visuals. Finishing touches include a quartz brass ship’s clock and a Weems & Plath brass set comprising a clock, barometer, and thermometer.

Electrical

Electrical systems are comprehensive and cruising-ready, starting with an Onan 9 kW 60 Hz generator showing 1346 hours and a 240V AC/12V DC ship’s service. Shore power arrives via a 50A 125/250V connection with two 50-foot white power cords, new in 2025, and an isolation transformer with auto-adjust safeguards the system. House energy is delivered by four 12V AGM 8D batteries replaced across 2024/2025, with a dedicated AGM genset start battery new in 2025. A Mastervolt 2000W inverter with remote readout/control works in concert with a Mastervolt 100A charger, and a clearly arranged battery panel manages house and start circuits. An anchor windlass/thruster battery was renewed in 2024, and 120V AC outlets are distributed throughout the saloon, helm, galley, guest cabin, head, and master. An additional AGM battery powers the davit.

Deck and Hull

The foredeck carries a Delta plow anchor on a stainless steel roller with an all-chain rode, complemented by a Fortress auxiliary anchor stowed with line and chain. Ground tackle is powered by a Muir electric windlass with foot and helm controls (2022) and a remote toggle, with a bow washdown close at hand. Oversize stainless rails and stanchions frame fiberglass diamond-pattern nonskid walkaround decks, where teak toerails have been painted to reduce maintenance. A three-panel windshield with Exalto wipers and washers fronts the house; fresh wiper blades and spares were added in 2025. A walk-through transom door leads to a fiberglass swim platform with a collapsing swim ladder, while the aft deck is hard-covered for protection. Both starboard (standard) and port (optional) side-deck doors ease movement, with insect screens ready when you need ventilation. Up top, a bimini with full Stratoglass enclosure protects the flybridge, which features an Isotherm icemaker (new 2025), a covered flybridge freezer, a Stidd captain’s chair, new 2024 flybridge cushions, courtesy lighting, a fixed mast, and an angled ladder for access. On deck you’ll also find port and starboard fuel fills feeding a single 450-gallon tank, a forward saltwater washdown and an aft hot/cold shower, a Marquipt 800 electric davit, a new 2025 Offshore life raft, four fenders with covers and nine lines, port and starboard deck storage, teak chairs on the aft deck, a deck flange for a table, four stainless hawse holes in the cockpit, a transom teak flag staff, a bow pennant, and a Magma pole-mounted propane grill. The cockpit’s lazarette is accessed via four hinged hatches for excellent serviceability.

Engine and Mechanical

Performance and reliability are at the core of STARLITE’s machinery: twin Cummins QSB 380 hp direct-drive diesels (Port: 2686 hours; Starboard: 2706 hours) turn through ZF 220A transmissions with 1.75:1 ratio, replaced new in 2024. Stainless floating engine mounts (2018) tame vibration, while dripless shaft seals (2023) and line-cutters add durability and protection. Close-quarters control comes via a Side-Power 8 hp bow thruster and Glendinning electronic gear/throttle controls, with positive Hynautic steering and Lenco trim tabs fitted with new actuators in 2024. Fuel polishing and protection are ensured by twin Racor 75900MAX filters with vacuum gauges per engine, and changes are streamlined by a Reverso automatic oil change system. Safety is bolstered by Fireboy automatic fire suppression, portable extinguishers, Delta‑T engine room ventilation blowers, and three bilge pumps with high bilge alarms, including an engine room pump with an automatic float switch new in 2025. Spares on board include a Gulper 220 shower sump pump (new 2025), a Dometic holding tank pump (new 2025), and a Seaflow fresh water pump (new 2025). Additional 2025 service items include new port and starboard transmission coolers, new port and starboard engine water pumps, and a new ElectroStrainer sea strainer, alongside fresh engine tensioner pulleys port and starboard. Climate control is handled by two 16000 BTU Marine Air reverse-cycle heating and air-conditioning units, and the Jabsco electric flush head feeds a holding tank monitored by a TankWatch4 system. Fuel fills port and starboard supply a single tank, and 3 inches of Sound-Down acoustic insulation keeps machinery spaces impressively quiet. Expected performance figures are 8.5 kn at 1,350 rpm burning 5 GPH, 18.5 kn at 2,400 rpm burning 24 GPH, and 20 kn at 2,500 rpm burning 27 GPH.

Upgrades

Recent enhancements read like a best-practices checklist. The full 1,000-hour service encompassed main engines, transmissions, and generator, and both port and starboard transmissions received new units and couplers. Dripless shaft seals were replaced, an engine room bilge pump was renewed, the port engine received a new raw water pump, the starboard engine a new raw water impeller, and the generator a new raw water pump. House and thruster batteries were upgraded, a new 2 kW Mastervolt inverter/charger was installed, and trim tab actuators were replaced. Domestic water improvements include a new freshwater pump and accumulator tank and a new pressure-and-temperature valve for the hot water heater. Interiors shine with a new Samsung smart TV in the saloon, a new HDTV Glomax antenna, new saloon chairs, new saloon carpet and runner, reupholstered saloon seating in Ultraleather, reupholstered flybridge seating, and new cockpit chairs with cushions and cover.

Broker comments

STARLITE is the finest Legacy 42 to emerge from Rhode Island, conceived by her original owner with the rare addition of a port-side door complementing the standard starboard door, and an extended aft-deck hardtop that gifts a wonderfully sun-protected cockpit. Her condition is exceptional: new electronics, a spotless engine room with every maintenance item current, beautifully polished gelcoat, and a gorgeous interior. If you have been waiting for the right Legacy 42, STARLITE is the one.