1988 Aphrodite 42, 89 950 EUR

Swedish built high-quality centre cockpit bluewater cruiser for Rex Marin and Carl Beyer. Comprehensively refitted and upgraded for long-distance liveaboard cruising 2017-2026, and now ready for anything.

BROKER’S FURTHER COMMENTS:

Launched in 1998, MARATIMI has had just three private owners since build. Constructed by Rex Marin in Henan (Aphrodite was later incorporated into Najad Yachts) to designs by Carl Beyer, the Aphrodite 42 enjoys an enviable reputation for solid construction, safe & predictable sailing manners and beautiful finishes.

Purchased by her second owner with a view to embarking on a circumnavigation, MARAITIMI was comprehensively refitted, taking care of all aspects from her hull and deck, through to her rigging, electrics, plumbing and navigation instruments. A particular focus was given towards low energy cruising with installation of wind generator, solar panels, LED internal lighting and so on. Her specification highlights include:
Fin keel with semi-balanced skeg-hung rudder
Kiwigrip non-slip deck finish (no teak decks) – repainted 2026
Volvo Penta 62hp engine with low hours run
Bowthruster
Copper-coated hull with epoxy system
Inmast furling, genoa furling and hank-on staysail
Self-tailing winches
Recently replaced sail wardrobe
B&G instrument package with chart plotter, radar, autopilot and AIS
Twin fridges
Silent Wind wind generator
New upholstery
Solar panels with stern gantry
Completely revised electrical, gas and plumbing installations.
New batteries
New battery charger
LED lighting internally
Holding tanks

Now afloat close to Barcelona, EU VAT paid and Polish registered, MARATIMI is available for immediate delivery.

REFIT HIGHLIGHTS:

2026-25
Replacement of all seacocks
Repainting of deck areas with Kiwigrip
Repainting of style lines to Najad/Aphrodite Carmine Red
Sanding and revarnishing of interior soleboards
Replacement of interior upholstery
Full service of engine
Servicing of mainsail
Replacement of sprayhood clear windows
New cockpit cover zipping to sprayhood
New electric bilge pump
Fuel tank cleaned and installation of inspection hatches
Replacement of Jabsco manual marine heads pumps

2024
Complete overhaul of Robertson hydraulic autopilot

2023
New Varta engine start battery
New Rocna 25kgs anchor with 60m of 10mm galvanised chain

2022
Application of Coppercoat antifouling system
New 1,200w inverter
Replacement of anchor windlass motor
New AB aluminium bottom inflatable tender


SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:
We understand the vessel is exempted from the European Recreational Craft Directive as she was first placed into use with EEA waters prior to June 1998.

Hull Construction:
GRP hull construction with balsa core sandwich.
Underwater hull sandblasted and 4x coats of epoxy applied during 2017/20 refit
Copper coating antifoul system – 2022
Repainting of style lines to Najad/Aphrodite Carmine Red - 2026

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Deck and coachroof areas and also cockpit are of sandwich construction, solid in parts, laminated to the hull.
Balsa core removed during 2017/20 refit and replaced with PE foam core.
Original teak deck removed during 2017/20 refit, subdeck filled and faired and then finished with KiwiGrip specialist non-slip deck paint – 2026
Teak capped bulwark, cockpit coaming and companionway area

Keel & Rudder:
Long fin keel with iron ballast.
stainless steel bolts
Keel sand-blasted and refinished with epoxy during 2017/20 refit.
Semi-balanced GRP skeg-hung rudder – rudder blade overhauled during 2017/2020 refit.

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Volvo Penta MD31A 4-cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled marine diesel producing 62hp @ 3,500rpm.
Fresh water engine cooling via raw-water intake and heat exchanger

Maintenance & Performance:
Engine hours – approx. 2,500 as of Summer 2026
Date of last engine service – Summer 2026
Engine and gearbox comprehensively overhauled during 2017-20 refit

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propeller shaft
3-bladed fixed pitch propeller – 2018
Wheel steering with hide covered helm wheel
Emergency tiller system, fitting directly to rudder stock.
12vDC tunnel bowthruster- tunnel and propeller replaced 2019/20

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12vDC domestic and engine start circuits with 220vAC via shorepower

Battery Banks:
1x 12vDC 100Ah Varta engine start battery – 2023
2x 12vDC 100Ah Vetus AGM anchor windlass and bowthruster batteries – 2018
3x 12vDC 140Ah Vetus AGM service batteries joined in parallel to supply 420Ah @ 12vDC – 2018
Battery monitoring system - 2018

Charging & Inverter:
Victron Energy Centaur 12/60 60Amp automatic battery charger – 2019/20
Sterling Pro Charge C charge booster - 2019/20
220V/1200W Invertor 2022

Wind & Solar Power Generation:
Superwind wind generator – 2020
525w solar panel array on stern gantry – 2019/20
2x Voltronic MPP charge controllers – 2019/20

Alternator:
12vDC engine-mounted alternator

Shore Power:
220vAC 50Hz shore power with 220vAC sockets throughout interior.

Other Electrical:
12vDC charging outlets at switch panel and in cockpit
All electrical cabling and AC/DC panel replaced 2019/20

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

General:
Complete replacement of all through hole fittings and plumbing hoses (fresh water, salt water and grey water) – 2019/25

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water system with 12vDC high pressure pump - 2019/20
Hot water generated by engine calorifier and via 220vAC immersion heater element in well insulated capacity hot water storage tank

Bilge Pumps:
Manual bilge pump – 2019/20
12vDC electric bilge pump – 2025

Gas:
Gas locker with supplies to galley and aft deck for Magma BBQ grill – completely replaced and rebuilt 2019/20

TANKAGE

Fuel:
250 litres fuel capacity in 1x stainless steel tank.
Fuel tank cleaned and installation of inspection hatches – 2025

Fresh Water:
700 litres fresh water capacity in 3x tanks

Holding Tanks:
Tank fitted with fittings for charge overboard via gravity or deck discharges.

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

Navigation Instruments:
Plotter B&G Zeus 3-9” MFD – 2019/20
Radar (B&G Halo 20+) – 2019/20
B&G Triton2 SDW package (wind/depth/speed) -2019/20
B&G Triton digital display – 2019/20
Compass B&G Precision 9 – 2019/20
B&G GPS Antenna – 2019/20
AIS B&G V 3100 B transmitter and receiver – 2019/20
NMEA Multiplexer – 2019/20
Robertson hydraulic autopilot – completely overhauled 2024
Steering compass

Communications Equipment:
B&G VHF Marine Radio – 2019/20

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Mobilife gas stove with 2x burners and oven
12vDC top-loading and front-loading refrigerators – compressor replaced 2019/20
Additional top-loading 12vDC fridge/freezer located in galley.
Sink with pressurised, hot & cold fresh drinking water supplies.

Heads:
2x Jabsco manual marine heads – 2019/20 (new pump in 2025)
Both heads can discharge overboard, aft also to independent holding tank.
Hot & cold pressurised shower

Lighting:
LED lighting throughout interior with dimmer – 2019/20

ACCOMMODATION



Summary of Accommodation:
Up to 6 berths in two cabins plus saloon.
Double forward cabin with en-suite heads.
Offset double berth in aft cabin with en-suite heads.
Two occasional saloon berths via settees to port and starboard

Accommodation Finish:
All interior woodwork in mahogany with hand rubbed satin finish
Floors are varnished teak with inlaid holly stripes, sanded completely and varnished 2026
Saloon and aft cabin ceilings have panelling of white vinyl with mahogany strips
Solid handrails throughout the interior for easy movement offshore
White laminate surfaces for galley and heads
All new upholstery 2025

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Masthead rigged sloop.
Seldén keel stepped, double spreader, silver anodised alloy mast.
Seldén silver anodised alloy spars.
Stainless steel standing rigging - 2020
In mast furling mainsail system
Selden Furlex genoa furler – 2019/20
Removable inner forestay
Rod vang with block & tackle adjustment
Mechanical adjustable backstay
Genoa and jib sheet deck tracks
Aluminium spinnaker pole stowed vertically on adjustable mast track
Maststeps
Walder boom-break

Winches:
2x Lewmar 2-speed self-tailing primary winches in cockpit
2x Lewmar 2-speed self-tailing halyard secondary winches in cockpit
2x 2-speed self-tailing halyard winches on mast

Sails:
Hydranet vertically battened mainsail 44sqm – 2019/20 – looked over by sailmaker summer 2026
Hydranet furling 120% genoa – 2019/20 (new UV strip 2022)
Dacron touring hank-on staysail 22sqm – 2019/20
Dacron touring orange storm jib 12sqm – 2019/20
Dacron touring orange trysail 9sqm – 2019/20

General:
Fixed aluminium framed windscreen forward of cockpit
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails.
Stainless steel stanchions mounted on caprail with stainless steel guardwires.
Guardwire gates port and starboard with central gate in pushpit to access transom.
Stainless steel mast pulpits
Cockpit table
Outboard bracket on stern pulpit
Folding stainless steel swimming ladder
Stainless steel aft targa-gantry for mounting solar panels
Stainless steel transom pole for wind generator
2x Lewmar opening hull ports, 4x Lewmar deckhead hatches and 4x Lewmar opening superstructure ports – 2019/20

Anchoring & Mooring:
Stemhead roller with self-stowing anchor.
Lofrans 12vDC electric anchor windlass – motor replaced 2022
Rocna 25kgs anchor with 60m of 10mm galvanised chain - 2023
Bruce galvanised stern anchor
Warps and fenders.

Canvas Work:
Blue canvas sprayhood with stainless steel frame new windows in 2026
Tent extension to cover cockpit area, never used

Tender & Outboard:
AB aluminium bottom inflatable tender – 2022
Suzuki 8hp 4-stroke outboard engine

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as Liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:
LED navigation lights

Lifesaving:
6-man cannister liferaft mounted within pushpit bracket
MOB recovery sling



VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying Barcelona, Spain

Available to view strictly by appointment

Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.

Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.

Lead Broker : Alex Grabau
Tel: +44 (0)1590 673715
Email: ####@grabauinternational.com