CHB 42 Europa

About the CHB 42 Europa

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Builder

CHB (Chung Hwa Boat Building, Taiwan)

Length

42 ft

Beam

13.67 ft

Draft

4 ft

Hull

fiberglass

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

480 gal

Water heater

AC

Sources disagree on displacement, engine count, engines, water tank, holding tank — left blank rather than guessed.

Europa-style sedan trawler: the upper (flybridge) deck runs aft over the cockpit and out over the side decks, so the walk-around side decks and cockpit are covered. Galley and lower helm share the salon level, often with doors from the helm to the side decks; two staterooms forward (owner's cabin with a centerline queen, small guest cabin to port) usually share one head (one ad lists two). That tells it apart from CHB's 34 and 38 Double Cabins, which have an aft stateroom, and from the CHB/Present/Ponderosa 42 Sundeck, a different boat with the master aft. Pacific Yachting notes the Europa's wide upper deck shelters the windows and lets you leave doors open in rain, but a bow master can be noisy at anchor and the companionway down is steep. Sold as CHB 42 Europa, CHB 42 Europa Sedan or just CHB Europa; model years seen in listings and owners' posts run 1979-1985, and a July 2024 marine survey lists one as a 1986, but no builder record of production years was found. Draft: 4 ft is the maximum three listings give; that 1986 boat's survey gives 3 ft 6 in. One owner's 42 Europa came with paperwork calling it a 'Modern Trawler 42' (Modern Boats Corp.), and a by-owner ad calls a 1979 CHB Europa 42 a 'Kadey Krogan Europa 42'; neither link to CHB is confirmed. CHB also used the Europa name on 45-49 ft boats, so check the length. Engines: sources show Ford Lehman 120 hp diesels, single or twin, fitted from new ('standard' here means factory-fitted in the boats found; no builder list of engine options was found). Whether single or twin was typical is unresolved (see disputed). A 1985 listing titled 'CHB 41 Europa Sedan' (41 ft, 42 ft overall for moorage, 13.5 ft beam, single 200 hp Perkins 6HDTA) may be the same model; its figures are shown in disputed for comparison only and were not used to confirm anything. Single-source and unconfirmed: LWL 38 ft and an Ed Monk design credit (both from Boatshed's 1985 listing). Both Boatshed listings describe a solid fiberglass, semi-displacement hull, but hull type is left empty without a builder or brochure source. Deck construction: teak laid over fiberglass sub-decks on at least some boats; the core material is not confirmed for this model. Several listed boats have a bow thruster (one also a hydraulic stern thruster); none says whether it was factory-fitted. Owners' and magazine guides say osmotic blistering is not a common CHB problem, but still have the hull hammer-tested.

Engines fitted

• Ford Lehman 120 — 120 hp, diesel, twin standard
  An owner of a CHB-built 'Modern Trawler 42' King Sedan (Europa) reports twin 120 hp Lehmans. No builder brochure found to confirm the base configuration, so 'standard' rests on owner/listing evidence only.
  Sources: trawlerforum.com
• Ford Lehman 135 — 135 hp, diesel, single factory option
  A 1985 CHB 42 Europa Sedan listing shows a single 135 hp Lehman (engine dated 1985, same as the hull); the listing describes the boat as built to order.
  Sources: seattle.boatshed.com
• Perkins 6.354 (Series 4) — 135 hp, diesel, twin factory option
  Original twin Perkins on a 1986 CHB Europa 42, per its July 2024 marine survey (“age of engines: original to boat”). First-hand owner record; no forum or guide source found.
• Perkins T6.354 (turbo) — 165 hp, diesel, twin factory option
  A broker listing for a 1984 CHB Europa 42 says she is powered by twin Perkins turbo 165 hp engines. Read as a search-result excerpt only — the listing site blocks automated readers.
  Sources: yachtbuddha.com

Boats of the same model can differ — check which engines yours actually has before ordering parts.

Generator

No builder information was found, and the broker listings we could read (1984 and 1985 hulls) don't mention a generator.

Known problems for this model

• Window leaks and rot in the deckhouse deck
  CHB owners' guides say these boats are known for structural damage in the cabin sides from leaking windows, and buyers report rotten frames, stained teak and rot under the side decks. The Europa's overhanging upper deck shelters the windows, but still have the surveyor tap around every window and look for stains below the sills.
  chmiel.com · trawlerforum.com · pacificyachting.com
• Screwed-down teak decks over a cored sub-deck deck
  Teak planking screwed through the deck lets water into the core, leaving soft spots and loosening deck fills set in the teak. Check the deck's low points and look at the underside from the engine room; many CHB owners have stripped the teak and glassed over.
  trawlerforum.com · chmiel.com · pacificyachting.com
• Soft upper (flybridge) deck and its supports deck
  The Europa's large upper deck is carried on posts over the side decks; one 42 CHB owner had to rebuild half of it and replace all four supports, and other Europa owners report wet wood cores in the cabin top. Walk the upper deck for soft areas and inspect the posts.
  trawlerforum.com · trawlerforum.com · chmiel.com
• Original steel (black iron) fuel tanks fuel
  Most CHBs left the yard with steel tanks, which rust from the top where water from deck and fill leaks collects; any other material means they have been replaced. Ask for tank inspection records; replacement usually means cutting the old tanks apart in place and fitting several smaller tanks.
  chmiel.com · trawlerforum.com · trawlerforum.com
• Wet or rotten stringers and engine beds hull
  The glassed-over wood stringers and engine beds can rot inside, especially where drilled for wiring or soaked with diesel; a soft bed lets the engine mounts and alignment move. Have the surveyor moisture-test and sound them.
  chmiel.com · trawlerforum.com · pacificyachting.com

Engines & parts

Other CHB models

• CHB 34 Double Cabin 1972–1985
• CHB 38 Double Cabin 1978–1985