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Bali 4.2

The Bali 4.2 is a 12.84 m flybridge cruising catamaran from Bali Catamarans (Catana Group), built since 2020/21 by Chantier Catana in Canet-en-Roussillon, France, as the successor to the Bali 4.1: concept by Olivier Poncin, naval architecture by Xavier Faÿ, interiors by Lasta Design Studio and, from the 2024 model year, by Piaton Bercault. Like the other Bali models it has a solid foredeck with a forward cockpit instead of trampolines, a watertight door from the saloon to that cockpit and the large tilting aft door that opens the saloon to the aft cockpit. It comes with three cabins (owner’s suite in the port hull) or four cabins and four bathrooms, and the standard engines changed from 30 hp Yanmar to 29 hp Nanni N3.30 with the 2024 model year. Bali publishes no owner’s manual: owner documents sit in a members’ area behind a login, so this page links the builder’s spec sheet for each model year instead.

Manuals & documents

The links go to Bali’s own documents — some as archived copies of pages the maker has since taken down. We host no manuals or drawings.

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

ItemModelManual / pageNote
EngineYanmar 30 hp × 21,2,3Standard on the spec sheets A-2021 (2020/21) to B-2023—Bali names only the make and the rating, never the engine model. The model page offered up to 2 × 45 hp Yanmar as an option (2020 and May 2023). Mechanical (cable) engine controls at the helm. Read the engine plate before ordering filters, impellers or belts.
EngineNanni N3.30 × 24,5Standard from the A-2024 spec sheet (December 2023), also on A-2025: 29 hpNanni N3.21, N3.30, N4.38 & N4.50 Parts & service pageOption: 2 × 47.5 hp; the sheets name neither make nor model of the bigger engine. Both engine rooms are fully separated from the accommodation, each with its own fuel filter and water separator.
Propeller—5All model years: fixed 2-blade propellers on the saildrives; 3-blade folding propellers as an option—Bali names neither the saildrive nor the propeller make.
Windlass1000 W5All model years: vertical windlass with corded remote control, depending on the pack—Make not named. Stainless anchor roller under the forward platform.
Winches2 + 15,6All model years: one electric winch for the main halyard and one for the solent sheet, mainsheet and reefing lines (electric as an option), plus an optional third sheet winch to port; on the September/October 2020 sheets the electric winch also worked the furling line and the davits—Make and size not named. Mainsheet on the flybridge, self-tacking solent on a coachroof track, automatic reefing for the first two reefs depending on the pack.
SteeringØ 800 mm5,7,6All model years: cable steering with a rigid link bar, two balanced spade rudders, one wheel at the raised starboard helm; composite wheel on the 2020 sheets, aluminium from March 2021—The emergency tiller fits through a stainless deck cap in each sugarscoop.
AutopilotRaymarine P70S5,8Raymarine electronics Pack 1 on every sheet from A-2021 to A-2025, depending on the pack chosen—Bali names only the pilot control head, not the drive or the course computer. An optional Pack 2 exists; its contents are not listed.
ChartplotterRaymarine Axiom 7″5,8Raymarine electronics Pack 1 on every sheet from A-2021 to A-2025, depending on the pack chosenRaymarine Axiom Parts & service pageGPS chartplotter. The sheets say Axiom 7″ for every year without naming the generation; the label on the unit tells.
InstrumentsRaymarine i70s5,8Raymarine electronics Pack 1 on every sheet from A-2021 to A-2025, depending on the pack chosenRaymarine i70 & i70s Parts & service page
VHFRaymarine Ray635,8Raymarine electronics Pack 1 on every sheet from A-2021 to A-2025, depending on the pack chosen—
Fridge336 l5All model years: combined fridge/freezer with chilled-water dispenser and its own inverter—Make not named. Some early sheets also carry a stray paragraph about a 402 l + 213 l fridge with ice maker from another model; the galley section and headline of the 4.2 give 336 l. Dishwasher for 6 place settings optional.
Stove—5,9All model years: 3-burner gas hob, gas oven depending on the pack, locker for a 13 kg gas bottle and a spare—Make not named. Microwave and a gas grill in the starboard aft locker are options (December 2025 brochure).
Toilet—5All model years: a marine toilet in each bathroom—Make and type not named. Holding tanks 2 × 55 l (a third with the skipper option), emptied by gravity at sea or through a deck pump-out.
Water pump—5,4,6All model years: pressurised fresh-water pump with expansion tank—Pump make not named. Hot and cold shower in the port sugarscoop on the sheets up to A-2024 V3, in the starboard one on the May 2024 and A-2025 sheets. Fresh-water purification filter optional (ecological pack).
Water heater60 l5,660 l from March 2021, 50 l on the 2020 sheets; heated electrically and by the engine heat exchanger—Make not named.
Bilge pump4 + 25All model years: 4 electric and 2 manual bilge pumps—Make not named.
Batteries2 + 3 × 130 Ah5,10,4All model years: 2 gel engine-start batteries and 3 × 130 Ah house batteries; 2 more house batteries optional—12 V DC system: every French sheet, A-2025 included, says 12 V, and every sheet lists 12 V alternators and a 12 V inverter; only the English sheets of May 2024 and A-2025 print 24 V, which looks like a misprint, so check the boat. Battery switch with manual emergency parallel, low-charge alarm at the chart table. Option: 2 extra 12 V alternators (125 A; 120 A on the A-2025 sheet).
Charger12 V · 2000 VA / 80 A · 1600 VA / 70 A5,10All model years, depending on the pack: inverter-charger—The English text of every sheet from 2020 to A-2025 says 2000 VA and 80 A, the French text 1600 VA and 70 A, so read the label on the unit before ordering. Make not named.
Shore power230 V · 25 m5,7,6All model years: shore-power circuit with a 25 m cable; 220 V on the A-2021 sheets—
Solar panels4 × 100 W5Option—Make not named.
Watermaker—5Option, all model years—Make and output not named.
Doors—5,11,9All model years: Bali tilting aft door in methacrylate with a built-in access door, lifted with gas-strut assistance depending on the pack; a separate watertight door from the saloon to the forward cockpit—The 4.2 sheets list gas-strut assistance, i.e. the manual door. Bali’s 2020 article on the door says larger installations moved from electric rams to a hydraulic unit with an emergency lowering valve, with doubled rams and cables; the door seals with a model-specific gasket at the bottom and a brush seal around the frame.

Specifications

Length overall12.84 m (42′1″) incl. bowsprit (sheets from March 2021 to A-2025); 12.85 m on the September/October 2020 sheets; 12.86 m (42′2″) in the December 2025 brochure5,7,6,9
Waterline length12.27 m (40′3″) on the 9-page sheets A-2021 to A-20244,7
Beam7.07 m (23′2″); 7.08 m on the builder’s 2020 model page5,2
Draft1.22 m (4′) from the March 2021 sheet onwards; 1.10 m on the September/October 2020 sheets5,7,6
Displacementabout 11.4 t light, 16.4 t maximum (A-2023 to A-2025; the current model page gives 36372 lb, about 16.5 t, at maximum load); earlier sheets: 12.8 t light and 16.4 t maximum (March 2021, B-2022), 11.3 t and 15.5 t (September/October 2020)1,5,12,8,6
Sail area90 m² standard, 117 m² maximum upwind (A-2024 new-format sheet, A-2025); older sheets give the upwind maximum as 90 m² (March 2021, B-2022), 92 m² (A-2023 to A-2024 V3) and 113 m² (September/October 2020); options: 63 m² code 0, 102 m² asymmetric spinnaker5,13,8,14,6
Mainsail52 m² full-batten Dacron mainsail with 3 reefs (from March 2021; 50 m² on the 2020 sheets); options: 54 m² square top (51.8 m² in 2020), Hydranet sails8,6
Genoa38 m² self-tacking cross-cut Dacron solent on a furler (from March 2021; 35 m² on the 2020 sheets)8,6
Air draft18.78 m above the waterline, anodised aluminium mast (from March 2021); 18.75 m on the 2020 sheets5,6
Engine2 × 29 hp as standard, up to 2 × 47.5 hp (A-2024 and later); 2 × 30 hp, up to 2 × 45 hp (A-2021 to B-2023, though the A-2023 and B-2023 headers already say 29–45 hp); saildrives5,4,1,2
Fuel tank640 l in 2 × 320 l tanks (from March 2021); the September 2020 sheet gave 2 × 400 l (800 l), its October 2020 reissue 2 × 300 l (600 l)5,7,6
Water tankone 800 l tank in the plumbing list of every sheet since March 2021; the headline says up to 860 l (2020 sheets, A-2023 to A-2025) or 800 l (March 2021, B-2022), depending on the pack5,8,7
Holding tank2 × 55 l black water, a third 55 l tank with the skipper-cabin option (3 × 55 l in the headline from March 2021; 2 × 55 l on the 2020 sheets); optional grey water 2 × 120 l with discharge pump (2 × 150 l on the 2020 sheets)4,6
Cabins3 cabins with 3 bathrooms (owner’s suite in the port hull, 2 guest cabins to starboard) or 4 cabins with 4 bathrooms (guest heads with a shared central shower or two showers); optional skipper berths in the forepeaks, one with toilet and basin in the 4-cabin version5
CE categoryA (10 people), B (12), C (24), D (28) on the A-2024 new-format and A-2025 sheets; A for 10 people on A-2023 to A-2024 V3; A for 12 people on the A-2021 and B-2022 sheets5,13,12,14,8
Designerconcept: Olivier Poncin; naval architect: Xavier Faÿ; interior: Lasta Design Studio (sheets up to A-2024 V3, December 2023), Piaton Bercault Yacht Design (A-2024 new-format sheet of May 2024 and later)13,4,5
BuilderChantier Catana (Catana Group), Canet-en-Roussillon, France5
Hullone-piece hull, infused PVC-foam sandwich with polyester resin and a vinylester anti-osmosis barrier below the waterline; deck in infused foam sandwich with solid-laminate and plywood reinforcements; two profiled stub keels5
Versionsmodel years by spec sheet: A-2021 (issues of September 2020, October 2020 and March 2021), B-2022, A-2023, B-2023, A-2024 (V3 of December 2023, then a new-format sheet in May 2024 with the Piaton Bercault interior), A-2025; each as a 3-cabin owner’s version or a 4-cabin version. All have the Bali tilting aft door in methacrylate with a built-in access door, lifted with gas-strut assistance depending on the pack, and a watertight door from the saloon to the forward cockpit12,6,7,4,13,5,9
Years builtsince 2020/21 (first spec sheet A-2021 of September 2020), in production6,12

Good to know

  • Check which engines the boat has: boats built to the A-2021 to B-2023 sheets left the yard with 30 hp Yanmar diesels, boats from the 2024 model year with 29 hp Nanni N3.30 as standard, and either may have the optional bigger engines (up to 45 hp Yanmar at first, 47.5 hp later). Filters, impellers and saildrive parts differ, so read the engine plate before ordering.4,1,2
  • Much of the standard list is marked “according to chosen pack”: the windlass, the electric winch functions, Raymarine Pack 1 (P70S, Axiom 7″, i70s, Ray63), the inverter-charger, the gas oven and the davits. A used boat may have more or less than its model-year sheet shows, so go by the boat’s own inventory.5
  • The spec sheets contain misprints, so do not take every figure literally: the first issue of September 2020 is headed “Bali 4.3” on its pages, the English sheets of May 2024 and A-2025 print 24 V where every French sheet says 12 V, the English and French texts disagree on the inverter-charger (2000 VA/80 A against 1600 VA/70 A), and some early sheets carry stray paragraphs from another model, such as a 402 l + 213 l fridge with ice maker and a touchscreen panel.6,5,10
  • Tank figures vary between sheets: the headline says up to 860 l of water while the plumbing list has one 800 l tank, and the earliest 2020 sheets gave 800 l or 600 l of fuel before the 2 × 320 l layout. If exact capacities matter, ask for the boat’s own CE documents.5,6
  • At a survey, work the tilting aft door and the watertight door to the forward cockpit through their full travel. On the 4.2 the aft door is lifted with gas-strut assistance, so tired struts show at once, and Bali relies on a gasket at the bottom and a brush seal around the frame to keep it tight, so check both for wear.11,5
  • Do not confuse it with the “Bali 4.2 Loft” shown on the builder’s website in 2014: that was a different, earlier design, and by January 2015 the site listed the Bali 4.3 in its place. The Bali 4.2 on this page is the design launched in 2020 (first spec sheet September 2020), so check the build year when a listing says Bali 4.2.15,16,6

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