FP 42 Venezia Catamarans For Sale

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sales on record
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years built
1992–1999
length range
42–42 ft
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The Venezia is not a light boat, at least not by multihull standards. The dry displacement is nearly 15,000 pounds. This is a genuine cruising catamaran and can carry a bit of load without immediately immersing the hulls and destroying performance. The hulls have a narrow entry and the bows are nearly plumb, the waterline length is 41 feet. The substantial bridgedeck is just over 27 feet long, giving the boat a feeling of rigidity and accounting for some of the weight.

Specifications

TypeMultihull
Years Built1992 – 1999
BuilderFountaine Pajot
DesignerJoubert Nivelt
ConstructionFiberglass sandwich construction with vacuum bagged PVC foam cores
Number Built200
AccommodationsMost Venezias have four double cabins and two heads. Some have fitted the forwardmost sections of each hull with single berths, bringing the total number of private cabins to six.  The two aft cabins feature athwartship doubles while the forward cabins have fore and aft doubles. The rare owner's version will have converted one of these cabins into an office.

Dimensions

LOA41' 4"/ 12.60m
LWL41' 4"/ 12.60m
Beam22' 10"/ 6.95m
Headroom6 ft 7 in (2 m)
Draft4' 0"/ 1.20m
Mast Height65' 0"(19.8 m.)

Performance

Displacement18,740lbs / 8,500kgs
SpeedCruising 6 knots; Max speed 11 knots.
Engines28hp Yanmar

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FP 42 Venezia Yachts For Sale

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Fountaine Pajot 42 Venezia (Belize)

Price $210,000 (USD) Reduced!
Location Sittee River, Belize
S/V Pink Panther — a 1993 Fountaine Pajot 42 Venezia, for sale by owner.

S/V Pink Panther is a well-equipped, thoughtfully upgraded 42-foot cruising Catamaran currently located on owner’s Sittee River, Belize property dock; a turnkey sailing business for sale as well. This 1993 Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42 has been actively cruising the Western Caribbean and is fully turnkey for liveaboard or extended sailing. The Venezia 42′ is widely regarded as one of the most solid and capable cruising catamarans produced by Fountaine Pajot in the 1990s.…

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Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42 (Texas)

Price $207,000 (USD) Reduced!
Location Kemah, TX (Texas)
S/V Nyango — a 1996 Fountaine Pajot 42 Venezia, for sale by owner.
26 May, 2026: BIG improvements this year, same price! Both main engines have been rebuilt, installed, and tested from Guatemala to Belize to Mexico and up to Kemah TX. The synthetic teak decking was looking “tired”, so most of it was removed and new gelcoat applied and stamped with custom made nonskid patterns, making the boat look much newer. This Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42 has been refit and upgraded to a very high standard and looks more modern than any other Venezia out there.…
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Educational Articles

Aboard S/V Nyango: A 1996 Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42 Refreshed
New (Sep 23, 2026)

Aboard S/V Nyango: A 1996 Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42 Refreshed

Some owner-led tours tell you more than a spec sheet ever could. This short walkthrough of S/V Nyango, a 1996 Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42, is one of them — a candid lap of the deck from the person who has cruised her for the past five years. Cockpit and helm The tour opens in what the owner calls a “super comfortable” cockpit, built around a table large enough to seat six to eight people in comfort — a reminder of how generously the Venezia 42 uses her beam.…
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Aboard S/V Nyango: Inside a 1996 Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42
New (Sep 23, 2026)

Aboard S/V Nyango: Inside a 1996 Fountaine Pajot Venezia 42

Some catamarans photograph well and live poorly. The interior tour of S/V Nyango, a 1996 Fountaine Pajot 42 Venezia offered by Randall, is refreshingly the opposite: it’s a walkthrough almost entirely about how the boat actually works day to day — where the food goes, where the scuba gear lives, and how much air moves through at anchor. Saloon and galley The tour begins at the nav station and opens into a bridgedeck saloon with a generously sized table and plenty of seating, with more storage tucked beneath the settees.…
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