The Peterson 44 was one of the early designs of Doug Peterson, a tough, seaworthy, ocean going cruiser with a fair turn of speed. She is also meant to be so well balanced that she can sail herself to windward.  This good example has had a major refit over the past 4 years with new electrics, engine, canvas work & much much more. A very rare find in British Waters - she has just had a full Post Construction Assessment done so is fully compliant with the latest RCD requirements.

Viewing by appointment through our Suffolk Office - 01473 659 681.

Accommodation

The accommodation is light and airy with well finished teak joinery. There is full standing headroom, excellent ventilation and a wealth of stowage throughout. The layout offers up to seven berths with two double sleeping cabins separate from the main accommodation.  

In the fore cabin, there is a good sized V berth with infill and stowage under. Opening hatch to foredeck. The forward heads compartment has a marine toilet, shower and washbasin. There is access to the heads from the fore cabin and saloon. 

In saloon there is a dinette to port which converts down to a double berth, with a single settee berth opposite. The forward facing chart table to starboard with instrumentation and control panel. Opposite to port is lovely U shaped galley with a Eno Bretagne four burner gimballed gas cooker with grill and oven. Isotherm water cooled fridge/freezer. Twin stainless steel sinks with a pressurised hot and cold water supply.  Manually pumped cold water back-up. Approximately 600 litre freshwater capacity in four stainless steel tanks . 

The Walk through into the aft cabin is to starboard with good storage for tools. Large double berth with stowage underneath. Large storage locker to port which can be converted back into a heads compartment. 

Mechanical Systems

Located under the cockpit, is the Beta Marine 60, fitted new by Karl Day Marine in 2020. 56hp, 4 cylinders, freshwater cooled via a heat exchanger. Single lever controls. Shaft driven to a fixed three bladed propeller. Approximately 60 engine hours. Maintained by local engineer.

Engine was fitted with new exhaust and all ancillary components. Engine bay was rebuilt including aft bulkhead before engine installed. New propeller and shaft fitted as well.

Electrical Systems

• Eight 6 volt domestic batteries at 12 volts (2020)
• Two 12 volt 110ah engine start batteries (2020)
• Alternator charging
• Victron Multiplus compact battery charger & inverter
• 230 volt shore power system with outlets
• Immersion heater integral to the clarifier - located in engine room

Spars & Sails

Masthead rigged cutter. Le Fiell Marine white painted aluminium alloy mast and boom.  Separate trysail track on mast.  Stainless steel standing rigging (2019). Terylene running rigging. Slab reefing mainsail. Profurl headsail furling systems for genoa and staysail. Spinnaker pole with mast stowage. Barient 23 self tailing main halyard winch. Lewmar 30 genoa halyard winch. Lewmar 10 staysail halyard winch. Lewmar 16 reefing winch. Two Lewmar 56 self tailing genoa sheet winches. Two Lewmar 43 self tailing winches for staysail. Two Lewmar 30 winches for main foreguys and running backstays. Lewmar 40 genoa furling winch. All winches have been regularly serviced.

• Mainsail (fully battened, triple stitched) - Gowen Ocean - 2008  
• Furling Genoa (triple stitched) - Gowen Ocean - 2010  
• Furling Staysail (triple stitched, can be used as Storm Jib) - Gowen Ocean - 2007 

Deck Equipment

• Plough anchor with chain 
• Twin bow rollers
• Stern anchor roller
• Balmar 2200lb high speed electric anchor windlass with warping drum 
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires
• Lifeline gates port and starboard and in pushpit.
• Sprayhood (Elite Covers - 2022)
• Cockpit enclosure with sun shades(Elite Covers - 2022)
• Cockpit Bimini and awning (Elite Covers - 2022)
• Stackpack system (Elite Covers - 2022)
• Stainless steel boarding ladder
• Various warps and fenders

Navigation Equipment

• Binnacle mounted steering compass
• Raymarine Axiom with 360 vision

Safety Equipment

• Jackstays
• Cockpit harness attachment eyes
• Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Radar reflector
• Fire blanket
• Seago 4 man liferaft (serviced 2022)

Construction

Built in 1979 by Jack Kelly Yachts to a design by Doug Peterson.  White painted GRP hull (repainted with Awlgrip 2002).  Teak toe rails.  White GRP superstructure with painted non-slip to deck (painted with kiwi-grip).  Long fin keel with encapsulated lead ballast.  Skeg hung rudder.  Wheel steering.  Self draining centre cockpit.  Self draining stowage for the gas bottles.  Ongoing maintenance and replacement includes some of the following:

• 2008 - mast wiring replaced & new calorifier
• 2011 - new batteries; new Jabsco toilets
• 2012 - staysail tracks replaced; new galley sinks
• 2013 - new freshwater pump
• 2014 - hull epoxy re-applied (preventative); new upholstery forecabin and saloon
• 2015 - rudder dropped, checked and gland repacked; all seacocks serviced
• 2020 - New standing rigging
• 2020 - ne engine with ancillary's,  
• 2020 - Engine bay and beds rebuilt along with aft bulkhead
• 2020 - New wiring with control board and internal lighting
• 2020 - All new seacocks
• 2020 - New fuel tank
• 2022 - New canvas work and stainless framing
• 2023 - New stanchions and push pits