Present 42 Sundeck
Built 1984–1989 by CHB (Chung Hwa Boatworks, Taiwan)
About the Present 42 Sundeck
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1984–1989
- Builder
- CHB (Chung Hwa Boatworks, Taiwan)
- Length
- 41.83 ft
- Waterline
- 38 ft
- Beam
- 13.67 ft
- Draft
- 3.5 ft
- Displacement
- 26,000 lb
- Hull / keel
- semi-displacement
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 600 gal
- Water
- 200 gal
- Holding
- 50 gal
Sources disagree on engines — left blank rather than guessed.
Sundeck motor yacht with two staterooms, galley and dinette down, and covered aft deck; also marketed as CHB or Ponderosa 42. Twin 135 hp Lehmans, a larger Lehman option (225 or 255 hp, see disputed) or twin 225 hp Perkins cruise 10-14 knots.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
Ford Lehman 135 / SP135 (2725E) parts: good
Factory optional engine — you entered “Ford Lehman 135”
Based on the later Ford 'Dover' 2725E 6.2 L naturally aspirated six (Ford built the Dover series 1982–1994, then Otosan/Dovertech to 2005). Parts are sold by the same Lehman specialists as the 120; American Diesel lists spare-parts sheets and Go2marine stocks cooling parts, heat exchangers and elbows for the 135. Do not assume 120 (2715E) and 135 (2725E) internals interchange.
Parts sources: American Diesel Corp, Go2marine (Ford Lehman parts collection)
Model sources (1)
Other Present models
- Present 35 Sundeck 1982–1987
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.