Overview

STARDUST is offered for sale by her first owner and is ready for a summer of sailing with new owners. Recently relaunched after her annual services, which included a new sail drive gasket, this Hallberg-Rassy 342 is a very good example of the small but highly capable cruiser.

The furling main rig is very easy to work with and complimented by upgraded Halyard winches under the windscreen and powered primary winches in the cockpit. Sailing from the wheel, one has an unrestricted view forward and digital readouts from instruments and the chart plotter also. A slightly higher cut working jib from North Sails improves visibility even further.

The Hallberg-Rassy 342 is known for her spirited performance on all points of sail and in all sea conditions. The helm is light and responsive making her an easy yacht to control at sea or in marinas. 
Her improved LWL and plumb bow/stern give large interior volumes and plenty of natural light below decks. That Hallberg-Rassy hallmark finish and practical features are all in place for comfortable living on board. STARDUST has seen particularly light use and her interior joinery is in impressive condition throughout. 

Her Volvo-Penta engine has less than 600 hours on from new. STARDUST has been sailing on both sides of the English Channel with her owners, but never for any great length of time. She also benefits from an all over mast-up cover which is on, in part, all year round, preserving this beautiful yacht further.

STARDUST is a UK tax paid yacht.

Measurements

  • Boat Make / Model: Hallberg-Rassy 342
  • Boat Name: STARDUST
  • Boat Length: 33.86 ft
  • Year: 2008
  • Located: Hythe Marina Village
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Water Tanks: 1
  • Capacity: 265 liter
  • Fuel Tanks: 1
  • Capacity: 165 liter
  • Holding Tanks: 1
  • Capacity: 60 liter
  • Engine #01: Volvo Penta D1-30
  • Fuel: diesel
  • Hours: 540
  • Fuel: diesel
  • Propller Type: 3 Blade, Bronze, Folding
  • Power: 29 horsepower

Inventory

Accommodation

Beautiful mahogany interior finished with semi-matt silk varnish. All lockers and doors have rounded edges. Deluxe upholstery in blue. curtains in beige and Carpet in blue. Varnished teak sole boards with inlaid holly strips. Ivory deckhead accentuated with mahogany inlays.

  • HEATING: Webasto Airtop 3500 diesel-fired warm air heater with outlets in each cabin.
  • VENTILATION: Two hatches, eleven opening port holes, fixed ventilation through the companionway washboard and Dorade vents in the saloon coach roof. All interior lockers are ventilated and there is airflow behind all fixed joinery and soft furnishing to prevent mould.
  • SALOON: Two settee berths in the saloon, on the port side a 1.90m long L-shaped settee and on the starboard side 2.15m with berth extension under the chart table. Lockers above the settees and stowage space beneath the starboard side. Bookshelves to port and starboard. Dropleaf saloon table. Opening portlights. Headroom 1.91m. OceanAir blind to deck hatch
  • GALLEY: On the port side, gimballed gas cooker with oven and two burner hob and grill. (no current gas certificate) Deep double stainless steel sinks, with covers,  with pressurised hot and cold water. Ample stowage room, chopping board, drawers and waste bin. Well insulated fridge with baskets and 12v cooling unit.
  • CHART TABLE: Instrument shelf for navigation equipment. Drawers under chart table.12v switch panel with gauges for fuel and water, voltmeter. Opening windows over both galley and chart table.
  • FORWARD CABIN: Double berth 2.14m long and 2.07m wide at the widest part. Foot end 57cm wide. Lockers above on both sides and generous stowage beneath with access via opening locker doors. Hanging locker to starboard and various other lockers and vanity unit to port. Two opening portlights. OceanAir blind to deck hatch. Door leading to saloon. 
  • AFT CABIN: 2.16m long berth, 1.76m wide at the widest part. Foot end 1.11m wide. Hanging locker. Lockers above berth and stowage beneath. Door leading to saloon. Three opening portholes ensure good ventilation.
  • HEADS COMPARTMENT: Interior lining and cupboard in white matt Resopal. Watertight shower stall with teak grating. 12v shower waste pump. Manual pump toilet. Stainless holding tank, to be emptied by gravity or deck pump outlet. Corian wash basin and Corian countertop. Stowage above and below. Wet locker. Large mirror. Two opening portholes for ventilation.
On board sytems

3 Cylinder, 29hp, Volvo Penta D1-30B engine (c.600 hrs at April 2025) with sail drive (Volvo gaiter/seal replaced 2025) and a three-bladed folding bronze propeller. 
Last engine service April 2025.
The engine is fresh water cooled. Engine panel with rev counter and engine hours run counter.
Wheel steering with leather covered wheel.
Service battery bank of 450Ahr at 12v heavy duty batteries. 
80Ahr 12v battery bank dedicated to engine start. 
Charging of batteries is by 115A engine driven alternator. 
Switch panel with fuel and water gauges, voltmeter and automatic circuit breakers. 
12v outlets at the inner chart table and above the sliding hatch in the cockpit. 
International Navigation Lights with combined tricolour/anchor light at masthead. 
Capacity of Diesel tank 165 l, located under part of the starboard side sofa.
Full 230v shore power system with circuit breaker, 4 sockets, immersion heater
Mastervolt IVO 35A Smart battery charger. 
Mastervolt charger control
12v socket at chart table

WATER: Pressurised fresh water system with a two litres accumulator tank. 
Hot and cold pressurised fresh water at heads and galley. 
Freshwater tank 265 litres, located under part of the port side saloon settee berth.
Manual bilge pump as well as an emergency bilge pump.

Spars & Sails

Silver anodised 7/8 fractional rig by Seldén with air draft of 16m. 
Seldén Furlex 200S headsail furling and reefing system 
Seldén Furlin-mast furling and reefing system for the mainsail allowing setting, reefing, and furling away to be carried out from the cockpit. 
1x19 stainless steel discontinuous wire rigging with chrome bronze rigging screws replaced in 2019
Double, swept-back spreaders and Seldén backstay adjuster.
Carbon Fibre Spinnaker Pole 
Halyards and furling lines lead into the cockpit through 8 clutches to two Lewmar 30CST self-tailing winches under the windscreen. 
Spinnaker Halyard.
Lewmar  40CEST primary winches with control buttons on cockpit coaming
Seldén Rodkicker with gas spring.
Aluminium protective tubes for rigging screws. 
Spinnaker track with pole stowed on the mast. 
LED Navigation lights and deck light on the front of the mast.
Tri-colour and anchor light at top of mast@


SAILS:
Elvström EMS DC-cloth furling mainasail with four vertical battens in good condition
Elvström Furling genoa jib  sacrificial strip
North  Sails working jib
Both sails are very lightly used and will give years of service

 

Deck Equipment

Deck, caprail, handrails, cockpit seats, bathing platform, cockpit floor and side trims in solid teak. 
Strong stainless steel cleats forward and aft.
Brass strips to all mooring and spring cleats
Spring cleats and fittings for spinnaker blocks fitted on caprail. 
Protective brass strips to all cleats.
Two skylights, 70 x 70 cm. 
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit with double guard wires. 
Glass windscreen in silver anodised aluminium frame with handholds and opening centre screen for ventilation. 
Sprayhood with extension to cover the entire cockpit. 
12v socket under windscreen
Genoa tracks with floating blocks and track control lines lead back to the cockpit. 
Stainless steel rudderstock with self-aligning roller bearings. 
Wheel steering with leather covered wheel and stainless steel emergency tiller, cover for wheel and pedestal. 
Stowable cockpit table. 
Cockpit cushions
Chain locker forward with space for fenders and chain. 
Strong, double roller, stemhead fitting. 
Lewmar electric anchor windlass, 16kg Delta anchor and 40m 8mm anchor with chain and line. 
Gas cylinder locker in aft of cockpit with 3kg camping gas cylinder.
2 folding fittings for lifebelt in the cockpit
Outboard bracket in cockpit
All over winter cover

Navigation Equipment

Raymarine E80 radar/chart plotter display mounted in the cockpit
Raymarine E80 radar/chart plotter display mounted at the chart table
Furuno NavTex at chart table
Sea-me active radar blipper
Raymarine GPS antenna mounted on pushpit
Raymarine 2KW radome mounted on mast
Raymarine ST60+ windspeed and direction
Raymarine ST60+ Course
Raymarine ST60+ Graphic
RAymarine ST60+ Tridata
Raymarine ST6001G with Type 1 drive
Raymarine Ray240E DSC class D VHF with control mic and loudspeaker in cockpit
Raymarine AIS250 receiver 
VHF antenna mounted at masthead
Steering compass over companionway


Safety Equipment

Please note: All safety equipment included in this sale is offered without warranty. the next owner must satisfy themselves that this equipment is suitable for their intended use of the vessel.

Lifebuoy with light
Fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
High-capacity emergency bilge pump

Press Clip

The following comments from Europe’s largest sailing magazine, Yacht after testing the Hallberg-Rassy 342:

"Frers has given this bestseller more comfort and more elegant lines. The sailing performance is excellent, even in light airs, but her speed increases effortlessly in response to every increase in wind strength. She reacts instantly to steering commands, but not nervously. From the moment you set sail she edicts a feeling of confidence, a feeling that is retained even in a freshening wind. The hull and deck are completely laminated and cast together with a polyester mixture, the resulting rigidity to the hull gives the boat a more comfortable ride in heavy seas.

The high standard of the build quality is valid throughout the whole build process and is evident even to a non-expert. It is not only the precisely fitted interior joinery, the dimensions and solid feel of the khaya mahogany with its varnished finish which is smooth to the touch. Even in those areas hidden from view Hallberg-Rassy is leading its competitors. For example the heating hoses are double, in order to minimize loss of heat. The pressure water pump is not just fitted anywhere as an afterthought but in rubber in the already insulated engine room so that noise levels are reduced. All these things are evidence of how determined Hallberg-Rassy are to continually move the limits in an effort to provide their clients with the ideal cruising yacht.

It is easy to fall in love with the 342 just because she has so many better details than other yachts in this segment of the industry. But it is not just the attention to detail, it is the great overall concept where she scores points. At 10.32 x 3.42 m (33’10” x 11’3”) she has the best layout on the market, ideal for a crew of four. This new model has what it takes to become a class leader. Part of the explanation is that there is hardly any direct competition for this yacht. But even if the competition were keener, the market tougher, the Hallberg-Rassy 342 would still hold her exceptional position safely. We have rarely sailed a yacht that is so carefully evaluated."

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The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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