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	1987	Defever	44 Offshore Cruiser
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Company:	Yacht Central L.l.c.	Contact:	Brian Hill
Location:	Gulf Breeze, Florida	Toll Free:	866-448-1481
Local Phone:	850-932-0674	Fax:	850-932-0676
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Specifications

Make:	Defever	Price:(US Dollars)	$279,000
Model:	44 Offshore Cruiser	Year:	1987
Category:	Trawler	Boat Location:	Pensacola, FL
Trailer:	No

Dimensions & Weight

Length:	43.00	Beam:	14' 9"
Draft:	4' 7"

Speed, Capacities & Hull

Fuel Capacity:	900	Fuel Type:	Diesel
Holding:	30	Water:	350
Hull Type:	Fiberglass

Engine Details

Engine Make:	Ford-lehman	Engine Type:	2715 (twin)
Engine Year:	1987	Engine Hours:	3554
Horsepower:	135 (twin)

General Description

The 44" DeFever Offshore Cruiser is a heavily built, serious offshore passagemaker with a 900 n.m. range. Dependable 135hp Ford-Lehman diesels, Holding plate freezer on fly bridge, Fly bridge garbage compactor, generator, Triple air conditioning system, full electronics compliment, dinghy and davit all combine to offer everything you need for extended times aboard. Rich teak paneling and cabinetry in a most comfortable double cabin (queen aft) layout and a full-beam engine room all contribute to a most relaxing lifestyle and ease of maintenance duties. A very big 44 footer! The DeFever 44 is the most popular Defever production design ever. This is flush deck design with single-level walkaround decks. She is a heavy boat for her design with a hard chined semi-displacement hull. This provides for a comfortable ride regardless of weather. This is a serious blue water cruiser. â��Manatee" has every feature one would want and need for any type of bluewater voyage. The cleanest I have seen for this model. She is clean and water ready. ALL OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED â�� OWNER IS A TWO YACHT OWNER AND WANTS TO SELL HER.

BROKERS REMARKS: This is, without question, the finest DeFever 44 Trawler available on the market today. Massively built. This is one of the most popular long range trawlers available. A "must see" for the long-range cruiser or live-aboard couple. Meticulous owners are DOWNSIZING from TWO YACHTS. PERFECT! â��Manatee" has zero issues and all surveys are welcomed. Seller has indicated aggressive sell and will consider all offers. Lifestyle change forces sell as well as multiple boat ownership, the owner and family have enjoyed countless trip to the islands and lived aboard for six months or more at a time on the hook and have had a ball with â��Manatee". She has served them well and now a change in venue forces the sell. You will not be disappointed to see this yacht. Seriously for sale and very clean and maintained!
Accommodations
The highly popular 44' Defever Offshore Cruiser is a semi-displacement, double cabin, galley-up, full walk-around deck design for extended offshore cruising. The "Manatee" has been fitted with all options and offers the utmost in seakeeping ability. A popular layout with queen bed aft, V-berths forward, unique galley positioning in the aft port salon corner with full involvement with all happening in the salon, full teak joiner work and teak parquet flooring that is in above average condition with no water intrusion, this is a most comfortable passagemaker, or, an ideal livaboard. A huge flybridge, an aft deck hardtop, bimini-top with Â¾ enclosure on flybridge and sun shade covers for aft sundeck, full compliment of electronics, large refrigeration system are but a few of the many features to be seen on "Manatee". Walkthru: entering onto the aft sundeck with teak sole, with full beam area use with wet bar and ice maker, storage, up steps to flybridge with huge heln with center captains chair with port and starboard settees, aft to port side with custom installed double sided top load freezer with a trash compactor as well, with massive room for deck chairs or other outside toys. Aft is liferaft (capsule) with access to davit lift and Carolina skiff dinghy with outboard. Down to companion way entrance into salon with stair well to aft master stateroom with large hanging locker to full length drawers and desk space with queen berth, to port sided dressing vanity with slide out stool, to large oversized head with separate stall shower. Exit up to galley to port aft, u-shaped with ample room for two chefs with all amenities, with side by fridge and freezer, three burner stove with oven, double sided stainless sink and massive stowage drawers and cabinets. Forward to large salon with custom entertainment center to starboard just aft of the lower helm with .t.v. stereo, v.c.r. to port is a custom built sofa with intricate and well thought out storage compartments below. Note: the sofa is way better than the original layout from defever due to comfort level. This sofa is extremely welcoming and well thought out and large enough for a large family to social or finish a nice dinner with an electric lifted dinner table/ cocktail table with double drop leaf sides. For to full beam helm bulk head with full array electronics installed in upper bulkhead, down steps into forward guest cabin with large berth, shelves, double sided hanger locker, to forward starboard head with full shower/head combo. To bulkhead with master access door to engine room that is beam to beam and very large, any owner or technician has dreams of a well layed out motor box - - - well this is it. All systems are easily accessible and a work station, tool station, parts and supplies are laid out and easy to get to. A very impressive and well kept engine room.

Master Stateroom
* Centerline walkaround queen bed with upgraded mattress
* Throw pillows
* CruisAir with control
* Teak parquet flooring
* Built-in nightstands, each with storage drawers and ceramic lamp
* Portside walk-in closet
* Full teak panelling and cabinetry
* Dressing vanity to port with make-up lighting
* Cedar-lined hanging lockers, port and starboard
* 8 porthole windows with drapes

Master Head
* Ensuite head off Master stateroom
* Stall shower
* White Corian countertop with Integral sink
* Hot and cold pressure water
* Mirror front medicine cabinet
* Three storage cabinets

Guest Stateroom
* Located forward
* V-berth with storage under
* V-berth filler cushion
* Throw pillows
* Two cedar-lined hanging lockers to port
* Full length mirror
* Teak parquet flooring
* Access door to engine room
* CruisAir with control
* Eye-level bookcase shelving, port and starboard
* Overhead hatch
* Full teak panelling
* Privacy door separates from salon
* Two brass reading lamps
* Ensuite head with handheld shower, lavatory
* Two porthole windows
* Anchor locker access forward

Salon
* "Dog house" entry door off aft deck to starboard
* Spacious teak panelled salon with teak parquet flooring, sliding port and starboard doors to sidedecks
* Storage under step boxes at port and starboard doors
* Lower control station forward starboard corner
* Master electrical panel forward port corner
* Portside chart flat
* TV/VCR unit to starboard with entertainment center under
* Entertainment center in starboard cabinetry houses a CD changer, AM/FM receiver,
* Mini-curtains
* Teak Electric salon table with hi/low and drop leaf sides with custom sectional sofa that has custom stowage for hard foods and fits other needs for massive bluewater storage.
* CruisAir control
* Stereo speakers in salon and on flybridge
*Custom built pedestal base varnished teak dining table with electric lift
* Two salon reading lights
* Ship clock and barometer set
* Magazine rack built above galley "pass-thru"
* Intercom station

Galley
* Located in aft port salon corner
* Built-in "pass-thru's" to aft deck and salon
* Three 110V AC outlets
* Gray Formica countertops with teak trim
* Abundant storage cabinets and drawers
* Three burner electric range with cutting board top, exhaust fan and conventional oven
* GE microwave oven
* Double well stainless sink with pressure hot and cold water
* Custom galley window coverings
* Large capacity Norcold side by side refrigerator and freezer installed in Starboard teak cabinetry opposite galley
* Teak parquet flooring

Electronics
Electronics and Navigational Equipment

* Flybridge:
* AP 200 dl auto pilot
* V.H.F
* Depth
* Speed
* All Mechanical Gauges
* Searchlight remote control
* Glendinning engine synchronizer switch
* 4 station intercom system
* Lower Station:
* Datamarine link 6000
* AP 200 d/l control head autopilot remote control
* Datamarine depth sounder with speed and temperature readout
* Standard VHF radio
* 6" Hamburg compass
* Spotlight control
* Glendinning engine synchronizer switch
* Magellan nav 5000 gps
* Furuno 24 mile radar
* Full engine instrumentation
* Northstar loran 800
* Stephens sea 222 radio telephone

Electrical
Electrical System

* 12.5kW Westerbeke FWC generator
* Alternators on engines
* 110V/220V AC electrical system with two 50' cords
* 12V DC electrical system
* Master electrical panel forward port corner of salon
* 12 Golf batteries secured in covered fiberglass boxes (Inverter system)
* AC and DC volt meters on master panel
* Trace 2500 watt w-remote system
* 50 Amp battery charger
* AC and DC lighting throughout
* Frequency meter on master panel
* DC system master disconnect switches

Deck, Hull & Flybridge
Aft Deck
* Teak decking in aft sundeck only
* Wet bar
* U-line icemaker
* Fiberglass hardtop
* Port and starboard weather boards
* 110V AC duplex outlet
* Table with four chairs
* Starboard side entry - door to interior from aft deck
* 2 stainless steel mooring bit blocks and 4 Stainless steel rope guides
* Gate in aft handrail to access swim platform ladder

Deck Equipment
* Port and starboard teak varnished handrails with entry gate on each side and at transom
* Freshwater washdown, foredeck
* Maxwell windlass with rope and chain gypsies and foredeck toe switch
* One plow anchor
* One Danforth anchor
* 10' Carolina skiff dinghy with 9.9 hp mecury outboard on aft hardtop
* Stainless steel davit with powerswitch motor
* Forward raking radar arch
* Fiberglass aft deck hardtop, joined to arch
* Hot and cold shower
* Four fenders in racks
* Windshield is 3 pane glass
* Exterior mesh windshield covers
* Welded stainless steel double anchor chute with roller asemblies
* Stainless steel Samson post on foredeck

Flybridge
* Center helm with full engine instrumentation
* Pedestal mounted helm chair
* Large helm console with flush mount instruments
* 110V outlet
* stereo speakers
* Starboard inward facing bench seating with vinyl cushions and storage under
* Console cover
* Dual lever Morse mechanical controls
* Two forward facing bench seats, each side of helm chair, with vinyl cushions and storage under
* Bimini top with custom extended forward Enclosure
* Air horn
* Hydraulic steering with wheel

Hull
* Designed by Arthur Defever
* Built by CTF Boatyard, Kaohiung, R.O.C.
* Handlaid solid fiberglass
* 3 1/2" X 15" fiberglass stringers
* Forward and side decks are patterned non-skid
* Three automatic bilge pumps
* Three fuel tanks, 900 gallons total (350 each in port and starboard, 200 aft)
* Stainless steel rubrails
* White gel coat with feature stripe
* Molded-in pale blue/grey non-skid decks and flybridge sole
* Molded fiberglass hardtop over aft deck
* F.R.P. swim platform with boarding ladder and ladder to aft deck
* Teak toe rails

Mechanical & Engine Room
Engine Room

* Spacious full beam engine room is extremely "mechanic friendly"
* Access is via a door in the bow stateroom
* Twin FWC 135hp Lehman Ford diesels
* High output alternators on engines
* Engine hour meters
* Fuel manifold and shut-off valves
* Bilge alarm
* Oil change system, mains and generator
* Internal Groco sea strainers, mains, generator and A/C
* Glendinning engine synchronizer
* 12V fresh water pump
* Hot water heater
* Warner velvet drive 2.5/1 gears
* 1 3/4" shafts with 4 blade 26X20 props
* Diamond plate flooring
* Engine room remote gauges, oil pressure and water temperature
* Spare parts bin and workbench in engine room
* Holding tank with macerator pump

Mechanical
* Engine high temperature alarm
* Automatic Halon fire extinguishing system

Remarks and Disclaimer
Remarks
For dedicated extended, long distance cruising, the Defever 44 Offshore Cruiser was designed and built, and the "Manatee" is as nice a 44 Defever as you will find. Maintained and cruised by a most knowledgable owner/operator, this Defever is ready for your next voyage. Very well kept, inside and out, the rich teak interior and excellent creature comforts lend themselves to pleasant days aboard and the oversized freeze plate system will keep your provisions for extended times aboard. The full beam engine room provides accessability to all systems with room to spare. A great entertaining boat with a spacious salon, huge flybridge and large aft deck - the 44 Defever is a Very Big 44 footer!

EXCLUSIONS: PERSONAL SATALITTE SYSTEM AND SHORT WAVE RADIO AS WELL AS PERSONAL ITEMS NOT TO CONVEY.

Contact Brian Hill for more information or to see this vessel. Call 850-433-2077 today!

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.