Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 I Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Sun Odyssey 42 I means looking at a Marc Lombard-designed 2005-era coastal cruiser with a solid-glass hull and injection-molded deck. She was built as a coastal cruiser with two interior plans, and the brokerage pool reflects both, with ex-charter examples a common sight. Knowing which layout and which rig a given hull carries will matter more than cosmetics when you compare boats.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both the two-cabin, two-head and three-cabin, two-head plans are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The two-cabin version places a roomy double berth aft to starboard with a head and separate shower to port, plus a finished storage area behind a water-tight door that can serve as a small workshop. The forward owner's cabin carries a full head and second shower in both plans. A galley with two-burner propane stove, oven, double sinks, and top-loading fridge and freezer sits to starboard, and a dinette forward folds to a double berth. Fine Teak laminated panels and solid trim are used throughout.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry the core navigation and comfort suite: chartplotter, solar, autopilot, and bimini are commonly fitted. Beyond those, buyers will often find a bow thruster, radar, AIS, inverter, electric winches, wind generator, hot water, EPIRB, life raft, and cockpit shower — all frequently seen rather than exceptional. For buyer consequence, the meaningful clusters are power and energy (solar, wind generator, inverter, sometimes lithium batteries), canvas and sail handling (bimini, often a furling main or asymmetric spinnaker as owner upgrades), and safety (life raft, EPIRB, AIS). A teak deck or cabin heating shows up less often and is a true owner upgrade rather than standard fit.
What to Inspect
The deck is built with discontinuous balsa block coring and solid mat under winches and hardware, so check for soft spots around the Harken 40 and 46 winches and the companionway clutches where loads concentrate. The hull is solid glass with an iron keel, and the shoal-draft version carries 6,131 pounds of ballast against the standard 5,629 — confirm which keel is fitted, as draft and displacement change the boat's behavior. Verify whether the rig is the standard full-batten main or the optional Seldén in-mast furling system, since the latter changes sail-handling assumptions and spares inventory.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in Spain, the United Kingdom, Greece, the Netherlands, Italy, and the United States. For a buyer, the short list is: confirm two-cabin versus three-cabin layout and whether the boat is ex-charter; check deck core at winch and hardware mounts; verify keel draft and ballast; confirm rig type (standard main versus in-mast furling); and review the presence of life raft, EPIRB, and AIS against your own cruising plan.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 I. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 16 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 1 | $132,418 | — |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $139,000 | +5.0% |
| Sep 25 | 8 | $138,242 | -0.5% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $110,666 | -19.9% |
| Nov 25 | 4 | $146,078 | +32.0% |
| Dec 25 | 4 | $123,506 | -15.5% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $139,986 | +13.3% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $142,880 | +2.1% |
| Mar 26 | 11 | $145,518 | +1.8% |
| Apr 26 | 18 | $138,833 | -4.6% |
| May 26 | 6 | $179,587 | +29.4% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $132,484 | -26.2% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $119,772 | -9.6% |
| Aug 26 | 7 | $125,000 | +4.4% |
| Sep 26 | 2 | $125,860 | +0.7% |
| Oct 26 | 1 | $143,279 | +13.8% |
Where they're listed
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 I listings appear across 11 countries. Spain has the most listings with 18 (29.5%), followed by Netherlands and United Kingdom.
Country view
61 listings · 11 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | $128,168 | 18 | 4 | 29.5% |
| Netherlands | $189,173 | 9 | 1 | 14.8% |
| United Kingdom | $132,844 | 6 | 2 | 9.8% |
| United States | $154,499 | 6 | 0 | 9.8% |
| Greece | $123,131 | 5 | 0 | 8.2% |
| Italy | $140,051 | 5 | 1 | 8.2% |
| Malaysia | $125,000 | 4 | 2 | 6.6% |
| France | $128,727 | 3 | 0 | 4.9% |
| Turkey | $138,802 | 3 | 0 | 4.9% |
| Germany | $122,011 | 1 | 0 | 1.6% |
| French Polynesia | $109,698 | 1 | 0 | 1.6% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau Oceanis Oceanis 423 | 43.14' | $ 124,000 | 122 | 41 |
| Performance Sun Odyssey 36 I | 35.89' | $ 89,270 | 94 | 14 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 42 DS | 42.42' | $ 155,000 | 93 | 19 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44 I | 45.11' | $ 138,802 | 79 | 18 |
| Sun Sun Odyssey 39 I | 38.91' | $ 117,534 | 63 | 21 |
| Performance Sun Odyssey 42 IYou are here | — | $ 138,329 | 62 | 11 |
| Bavaria Yachts Vision 42 | 41.99' | $ 251,858 | 48 | 8 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.2 | 41.99' | $ 76,028 | 22 | 4 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.1 | 41.99' | $ 82,307 | 12 | 4 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 CC | 42.16' | $ 85,912 | 10 | 4 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 44 I Perf. | 45.11' | $ 129,000 | 7 | 0 |