Bali 4.2 Buyer's Guide
The Bali 4.2 is a 42-foot catamaran built by Catana with naval architecture by Xavier Faÿ and interior styling by Piaton Berco, offered on the brokerage market in both private and ex-charter guises. She replaced the earlier 4.3 and 4.5 and brought a more polished finish to the range, with a spreader-less rig and a black hull reveal that doubles as reinforcement. For a shopper, the key is reading the layout and equipment against how the boat was used before, then inspecting the known structural and rig details that distinguish this model.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin, four-head versions are the more common on the used market, though the three-cabin, three-head arrangement is also available, and ex-charter examples are common. The four-cabin layout suits the charter trade with symmetrical guest hulls, while the three-cabin devotes one entire hull to an owner's cabin with head and shower forward. Either way the boat presents two main cockpit areas plus a lounging space over the aft bimini, a large forward galley, and a forward cockpit with settees and dining table.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used 4.2s carry a chartplotter, bimini, autopilot, electric winches, cockpit shower, inverter, watermaker, life raft, and air conditioning as commonly fitted gear. Often-seen additions include solar panels and dinghy davits — the solar provision is built into the upper-level starboard side by design. Less common owner upgrades run from a freezer, radar, and self-tacking jib to heating, hot water, lithium batteries, and teak decks. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are power and energy (inverter, watermaker, often solar and lithium), climate and comfort (air conditioning, cockpit shower, sometimes heating and hot water), and sail handling (electric winches, occasional self-tacking jib) — these define how self-sufficient the boat is at anchor.
What to Inspect
The hulls show a long chine cum spray knocker from stem to transom, and the black reveal integrates numerous openings while serving as longitudinal reinforcement and rain shield — check those openings for sealant fatigue. The keels have a short chord and minimal planform area, so inspect for grounding scars given the 4-foot draft. The spreader-less aluminum mast is slightly larger in fore-and-aft section and relies on a pair of cap-shrouds and lowers; verify rigging terminal condition and mast-step integrity, since there are no spreaders to share load.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats typically appear in Croatia, Spain, France, Türkiye, the Bahamas, and the United States. When viewing a 4.2, confirm the layout matches your use, verify the commonly fitted systems are operational, and have the black-reveal openings and spreader-less rig surveyed.
- Decide between charter four-cabin and private three-cabin layouts
- Confirm solar, inverter, and watermaker health for off-grid use
- Survey hull openings at the black reveal and the cap-shroud/lower terminals
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Bali 4.2. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 17 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $640,902 | — |
| Apr 25 | 6 | $585,790 | -8.6% |
| Jun 25 | 2 | $662,169 | +13.0% |
| Jul 25 | 6 | $661,607 | -0.1% |
| Aug 25 | 7 | $592,893 | -10.4% |
| Sep 25 | 25 | $604,779 | +2.0% |
| Oct 25 | 7 | $625,000 | +3.3% |
| Nov 25 | 5 | $605,944 | -3.0% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $612,930 | +1.2% |
| Jan 26 | 9 | $619,875 | +1.1% |
| Feb 26 | 3 | $604,779 | -2.4% |
| Mar 26 | 7 | $594,652 | -1.7% |
| Apr 26 | 66 | $607,351 | +2.1% |
| May 26 | 15 | $589,000 | -3.0% |
| Jun 26 | 10 | $690,427 | +17.2% |
| Jul 26 | 4 | $565,698 | -18.1% |
| Aug 26 | 7 | $568,000 | +0.4% |
Where they're listed
Bali 4.2 listings appear across 19 countries. Croatia has the most listings with 31 (20.8%), followed by Spain and France.
Country view
149 listings · 19 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | $592,893 | 31 | 4 | 20.8% |
| Spain | $674,216 | 22 | 1 | 14.8% |
| France | $628,016 | 20 | 3 | 13.4% |
| Turkey | $605,944 | 14 | 2 | 9.4% |
| United States | $625,000 | 13 | 4 | 8.7% |
| Greece | $613,451 | 12 | 1 | 8.1% |
| Bahamas | $589,000 | 10 | 1 | 6.7% |
| British Virgin Islands | $550,000 | 6 | 0 | 4.0% |
| Costa Rica | $674,000 | 4 | 0 | 2.7% |
| Martinique | $420,580 | 3 | 0 | 2.0% |
| Malaysia | $568,000 | 3 | 1 | 2.0% |
| Italy | $649,956 | 2 | 0 | 1.3% |
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