PEARSON 424 KETCH
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 42.33 ft |
| LWL | 33.67 ft |
| Beam | 13 ft |
| Draft | 5.25 ft |
| Displacement | 21,000 lb |
| Ballast | 7,633.5 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 7.8 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 44.08 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 15.75 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 38 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 14.5 ft |
| PYmizzen luff | 23 ft |
| EYmizzen foot | 8.75 ft |
| FLforestay | 15.8 ft |
| Mainsail | 644.7 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 347.1 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 590.1 sq ft |
Engine
| Commonly | Atomic 4 |
About the PEARSON 424 KETCH
Reverse mounted engine with Walter V-drive. The Pearson 424 (aft cockpit) and 422 (center cockpit) share the same hull and evolved from the 390 and 419. *Rig dimensions varied significantly for this model.
Direct variants of the PEARSON 424 KETCH
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Estimated Value
Low ConfidenceAsking price by model year
7 listings · boat years 1978–1984 · median $33,500
Each dot is one listing · hover for details · dashed red line marks the median · obvious data-entry outliers (top & bottom 2.5%) excluded.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 42.33ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
3 documented issues across 2 systems, documented on the near-identical sister model PEARSON 422. The PEARSON 424 KETCH shares its hull, so these findings apply.
This variant has a different rig (Masthead Ketch vs Cutter); those items are flagged below. Everything else is hull/structural and applies directly.
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Which engine powers your PEARSON 424 KETCH?
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Brands sometimes mentioned for this model: Atomic 4 — is it one of these?
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