Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS means looking at the smallest of Jeanneau's deck-saloon cruisers, a 42-foot 5-inch boat with a raised trunk and cat's-eye windows that followed the 49 DS and 54 DS. The used fleet is mostly ex-charter and comes in both owner three-cabin and two-cabin layouts, with the three-cabin version more common. Knowing what these boats carry and where they tend to turn up will sharpen a search.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 42 DS was built around a deck-saloon interior with an airy saloon, nav area, and galley in the middle, a double cabin forward with its own head and a roomy hanging locker, and a totally inviting aft owner's cabin with a 77-inch-wide berth. Two heads were fitted, one forward and one to starboard at the foot of the companionway, and the companionway ladder pulls out for engine access. Both three-cabin and two-cabin owner layouts exist on the market; ex-charter examples are common, so buyers should expect wear consistent with that history rather than assuming private-owner condition.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these boats commonly come with autopilot, chartplotter, solar, heating, bimini, radar, furling main, teak decks, electric winches, cockpit shower, life raft, inverter, bow thruster, AIS, hot water, and dodger already fitted. Often-seen additions include air conditioning, asymmetric spinnaker, spinnaker, and dinghy davits. Less common owner upgrades are lithium batteries, freezer, swim platform, watermaker, EPIRB, and short-handed setup. The factory deck layout employed a wealth of Harken hardware and a deck-stepped Selden spar, and the test boats were fitted with radar and chart plotter right at the helm station, so a well-equipped example will already have the electronics clustered at the twin wheels.
What to Inspect
Documented known issues are limited but worth a close look. The cockpit seats have a small step adjacent to the companionway that makes them not quite as comfortable as a simple straight seat, so check for cracking or wear at that transition. Engine access is a bit tight, though the companionway-ladder module removes for service and the starter is reachable through a watertight hatch in the central head; verify those access paths work and that the 54-hp Yanmar and its fixed three-bladed prop are intact or properly upgraded. The standard boat left the factory with one 110-Ah starting battery and two 110-Ah house batteries and a Scheiber panel displaying voltage and tank levels, so confirm the electrical system and the 34-gallon fuel and 94-gallon water tanks are sound.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up across the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Germany. For a buyer, the practical checklist is short: confirm the layout (three-cabin more common, ex-charter frequent), verify the companionway seat step and engine-access routes, and check that the common equipment tier (autopilot, chartplotter, solar, heating, furling main, electric winches, bow thruster, AIS, and the like) is present and functional before negotiating.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 13 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 3 | $ 155,000 | — |
| Jul 25 | 4 | $ 145,000 | -6.5% |
| Aug 25 | 3 | $ 148,900 | +2.7% |
| Sep 25 | 14 | $ 159,743 | +7.3% |
| Oct 25 | 10 | $ 155,141 | -2.9% |
| Dec 25 | 4 | $ 149,162 | -3.9% |
| Jan 26 | 7 | $ 156,696 | +5.1% |
| Feb 26 | 6 | $ 164,847 | +5.2% |
| Mar 26 | 6 | $ 141,895 | -13.9% |
| Apr 26 | 25 | $ 152,498 | +7.5% |
| May 26 | 12 | $ 156,109 | +2.4% |
| Jun 26 | 6 | $ 139,412 | -10.7% |
| Jul 26 | 5 | $ 165,632 | +18.8% |
Where they're listed
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 DS listings appear across 18 countries. United States has the most listings with 22 (23.7%), followed by United Kingdom and Spain.
Country view
93 listings · 18 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 149,000 | 22 | 2 | 23.7% |
| United Kingdom | $ 165,632 | 12 | 4 | 12.9% |
| Spain | $ 156,696 | 9 | 1 | 9.7% |
| Italy | $ 158,231 | 8 | 3 | 8.6% |
| Greece | $ 162,184 | 7 | 5 | 7.5% |
| Germany | $ 136,445 | 5 | 1 | 5.4% |
| Croatia | $ 113,513 | 5 | 1 | 5.4% |
| Martinique | $ 136,445 | 5 | 1 | 5.4% |
| Australia | $ 172,862 | 4 | 0 | 4.3% |
| France | $ 171,417 | 4 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Denmark | $ 151,459 | 2 | 1 | 2.2% |
| Malaysia | $ 115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2.2% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Sun Odyssey 45 DS | 45.11' | $ 197,000 | 100 | 15 |
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| Hunter 45 DS | 43.21' | $ 199,000 | 32 | 14 |
| Moody 41 DS | 41.08' | $ 644,955 | 25 | 2 |
| Moody 45 DS | 45.01' | $ 524,885 | 17 | 5 |
| Robertson and Caine 42 / Moorings 4200 | 41.57' | $ 589,975 | 12 | 2 |
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