Leopard 42 / Moorings 4200 (2001-2004) Buyer's Guide
The first-generation Leopard 42, sold through the Moorings charter program as the 4200 from 2001 to 2004, remains a recognizable name for catamaran buyers who want a volume-carrying bluewater platform without jumping to a newer design. Robertson and Caine built fifty of this Simonis Voogd hull, and both ex-charter and private examples reach the used market. Cross-shoppers often look at the Lagoon 410, Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42, and Voyage 440, but the Leopard's stepped hull and in-water serviceable shafts set a distinct ownership profile.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin versions are the more common configuration available to buyers, though four-cabin boats appear as well, and ex-charter examples are common. The boat was delivered in either three or four double cabins, each with its own head and shower, plus single berths in the forepeaks and a saloon table that drops to a double. The galley-up arrangement serves both saloon and cockpit, and the walk-through to a wide aft bathing platform is a layout feature worth confirming on any viewing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, a Leopard 42 will commonly carry an inverter, air conditioning, a watermaker, dinghy davits, a chartplotter, a hardtop, autopilot, and solar. Often-seen additions include electric winches, AIS, radar, and lithium batteries. Power and energy clusters matter most: a watermaker and air conditioning point to a boat equipped for independent tropical cruising, while lithium upgrades signal a modernized house bank. For canvas and sail handling, hardtop and davits usually mean a fixed cockpit shade and dinghy stowage already solved. Navigation is typically covered by chartplotter, autopilot, and often radar or AIS. Less common owner upgrades such as a code zero or life raft are worth noting but not expected.
What to Inspect
The hulls are GRP with balsa core and solid glass along the centerline, so inspect deck and hull hardware sealant carefully where water could reach the core. The stepped hull form should be checked for impact or repair along the step, since it is integral to volume and wetted-surface behavior. Fixed skegs protect the rudders and straight shafts; confirm the skeg attachment and look for play in the rudder shafts at the skeg union. Because the straight-shaft transmission is serviceable in the water, examine shaft and seal condition for signs of past underwater repair.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats turn up in the United States, Spain, Saint Lucia, the British Virgin Islands, Belize, and France. For a shopper, the short list is: confirm three- versus four-cabin layout and owner versus ex-charter history; verify the core is dry around all through-hulls and deck fittings; check skeg and rudder-shaft unions; test the twin Yanmar access from both sides; confirm the house electrical system matches the redundancy or lithium upgrade claimed.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Leopard 42 / Moorings 4200 (2001-2004). The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 19 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $711,277 | — |
| May 25 | 1 | $660,000 | -7.2% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $585,000 | -11.4% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $585,000 | 0.0% |
| Aug 25 | 3 | $659,000 | +12.6% |
| Sep 25 | 6 | $679,000 | +3.0% |
| Oct 25 | 3 | $660,871 | -2.7% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $615,000 | -6.9% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $1,050,000 | +70.7% |
| Jan 26 | 10 | $706,162 | -32.7% |
| Feb 26 | 6 | $649,900 | -8.0% |
| Mar 26 | 15 | $499,000 | -23.2% |
| Apr 26 | 38 | $499,000 | 0.0% |
| May 26 | 31 | $504,054 | +1.0% |
| Jun 26 | 26 | $499,000 | -1.0% |
| Jul 26 | 16 | $490,000 | -1.8% |
| Aug 26 | 9 | $649,000 | +32.4% |
| Sep 26 | 15 | $499,000 | -23.1% |
| Oct 26 | 4 | $459,000 | -8.0% |
Where they're listed
Leopard 42 / Moorings 4200 (2001-2004) listings appear across 16 countries. United States has the most listings with 44 (27.5%), followed by Saint Lucia and Spain.
Country view
160 listings · 16 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $536,500 | 44 | 13 | 27.5% |
| Saint Lucia | $459,000 | 25 | 12 | 15.6% |
| Spain | $504,054 | 14 | 0 | 8.8% |
| British Virgin Islands | $675,000 | 13 | 2 | 8.1% |
| Belize | $486,000 | 10 | 0 | 6.3% |
| France | $626,147 | 10 | 0 | 6.3% |
| Australia | $781,084 | 8 | 0 | 5.0% |
| Italy | $446,928 | 8 | 0 | 5.0% |
| Saint Martin | $469,000 | 8 | 0 | 5.0% |
| Panama | $649,000 | 6 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Bahamas | $490,000 | 5 | 3 | 3.1% |
| Fiji | $275,000 | 3 | 2 | 1.9% |
Comparable models
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10 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson and Caine 42 / Moorings 4200 (2001-2004)You are here | — | $ 504,054 | 174 | 36 |
| Catalina 42 | 41.86' | $ 75,000 | 117 | 23 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 42 DS | 42.42' | $ 155,000 | 91 | 18 |
| First First 42 | 42.92' | $ 49,500 | 27 | 9 |
| Sabre 42 | 41.75' | $ 89,000 | 19 | 8 |
| Palmer Johnson J/42 | 42' | $ 144,900 | 19 | 4 |
| Island Spirit 40 | 39.66' | $ 197,277 | 18 | 2 |
| Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42 | 42.33' | $ 197,968 | 16 | 3 |
| Catana Catamarans 42 | 41.27' | $ 447,208 | 14 | 3 |
| Baltic 42 | 42.43' | $ 72,771 | 4 | 1 |