The 2024 Cruisers Yachts 42 GLS is the builder's flagship outboard day yacht — a 42-foot luxury bowrider built for entertaining on big water. This is a freshwater Lake Erie boat, ordered with essentially every factory option: twin Mercury Verado V12 600 outboards, a Seakeeper 6 gyro stabilizer, joystick piloting with Skyhook digital anchoring, and a powered sunroof hardtop.
With 1,200 combined horsepower on the transom, the 42 GLS runs in the low-50-MPH range while keeping the quiet, low-maintenance ownership that modern V12 outboards are known for. It is offered at $825,000.
Why This Boat
The 42 GLS answers the question a lot of Great Lakes buyers are asking: how do you get big-boat comfort and range without diesel inboards and a full engine room? Cruisers' answer is a wide, deep hull with a massive social cockpit — an aft U-lounge with a power-adjustable sunpad, a full wet bar with sink and refrigerator, a bow J-lounge with a table, and SeaDek underfoot throughout. The Seakeeper 6 takes the roll out at anchor, and the joystick with Skyhook makes docking and holding position genuinely easy for a boat this size.
Below, it is a real weekender, not an afterthought: a convertible forward stateroom, a full-beam mid-cabin, an enclosed head with a separate shower, and a galley with a microwave, refrigerator, and solid-surface counters. Twin Mercury Verado V12 600s are among the most refined outboards on the market, and on a freshwater boat this age they represent years of low-hour, warranty-era running ahead.
Condition & Next Steps
This is a 2024 model in excellent condition, run in freshwater only. It is equipped from the factory with the Seakeeper 6, 9kW Kohler generator, twin Simrad displays with radar and autopilot, Rockford Fosgate audio, cockpit and cabin air conditioning, and dual 30-amp shore power.
Buyers newer to a boat at this level are welcome to lean on our boat buyer service to coordinate survey and sea trial, and we can help with title and registration at closing. An independent survey and sea trial are recommended prior to purchase. Above info deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
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