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Sold Catamaran 1994 St. Francis 44 Mark II Full Specifications

$129,000 BIRDWING Rio Dulce Guatemala

BIRDWING

Layout & Accommodations

Layout is four cabins and four heads with four sinks. He has been planning to remove two heads for years and never got around to it… He has mentioned he would have made one aft cabin into storage, and the other into a workshop space.
There is a 12 volt fridge/freezer in saloon and another 12 volt Minus 40 fridge n the galley. The galley has synthetic Teak Holley sole, and the hulls both have traditional teak and holly soles.
The saloon roof has built in rainwater catchment that works great.
Hella fans throughout
Cockpit cushions

Galley

Galley Down in Port Hull
Force 10 three burner stove
Double sink
Minus 40 fridges (X2)
Blender, food processor, coffee grinder

Deck & Equipment

Built in rainwater havesting on saloon roof
Four three gallon aluminum propane tanks
Remote propane shutoff solenoid
Lofrans Tigre windlass- rebuilt 2017 with a cockpit remote as well as a foredeck remote switch.
Windlass remote on foredeck and at the helm
180ft 5/16” high test
45lb CQR
FX37 Fortress (He stopped using the 45lb CQR in favor of the Fortress FX 37. There is 210 feet of 5/16 hi test chain and two other storm anchors, chains and rodes.)
FX 16 lunch hook
Stainless Targa Bars with davits and 350 watts of BP solar -19 amps in full sun
He stopped using the 45lb CQR in favor of the Fortress FX 37. There is 210 feet of 5/16 hi test chain and two other storm anchors, chains and rodes.
Plenty of snorkel and scuba gear
Five aluminum dive tanks
Fishing tackle, rods and reels
Good tool selection
A lot of spares
Tank Tender fuel and water monitor
Two sit on top kayaks and paddles
Trampoline was replaced in 2007

Electronics & Navigation

Whitlock helm
Fish finder
Raymarine 7002 Autopilot- new 2014
Raymarine ST60 instruments- new wind transducer- not installed
Icom M125 VHF handheld
Icom AT 120 SSB tuner- and brand new Icom 802 SSB radio uninstalled
Thrane and Thrane Satphone

Electrical, Power & Plumbing

There is an 48” six blade Aerogen 6 quiet wind generator.
Currently there are five solar panels of 75 watts each.
Prostar 30 LED digital readout charge controller
1000 watt Heart 110 volt inverter
2000 watt Heart 220 volt inverter
Dual freshwater pumps
Seawater foot pump
Seawater wash-down pump- flojet 12 volt
Four Jabsco heads
LED lighting
Xantrax Link 2.0 battery monitor
Four Trojan T-105 6 volt house batteries
Two 12 volt start batteries
Fused breaker panel

Engine & Mechanical

Sail drives with Max props
Engines were serviced 2017 with impellor checks/engine oil changed/trans oil changed and heat exchangers cleaned. Aftermarket spin
On diesel filters
Raycor-(8 extra filters)

Sails & Rigging

He has singlehanded over 4000 miles and she is a breeze to do so. She tracks straight and floats easily over a seaway. He has never used the staysail in 17 years. It is a laminate sail, and may need replacement. There are one or two spinnakers on board, but I have chosen to use the screecher every time when shorthanded. It is so easy to just roll it up.
One or two spinnakers with spinnaker sock
New mainsail being made now
Stackpack mainsail cover with lazy jacks- new 2015
Profurl roller furler genoa- inspected, new Sunbrella cover, and restiched 2015
Profurl roller furler staysail- original laminate sail- never used and likely damaged from tropical heat
Profurl code zero on two to one halyard- sail being recut by Louigi
Genoa (North) was built in 2001 and seems fine, but the shape may not be ideal anymore
Harken top of the line fiddle block mainsheet
Norseman on standing rigging- 12mm shrouds; and 10mm forestay, backup forestay, and staysail stay
There are seven top of the line Anderson winches. Replaced the pelican striker 10 years ago. The sail maker advised replacing all standing wire rigging and repainting the mast. This can all be done in it’s current location.
Southern Spars mast with jumper stays for masthead screecher- time for full service/inspection.

Additional Information

He sailed over 25,000 miles on her and she always took care of her captain and crew. She is relatively light and fast, and often hit 13 knots, with a few 17’s every season and an all time record of 22 while surfing in big swells. The average days run were around 180-190 miles with the record being 240 miles while crossing the Atlantic; keeping in mind they were grossly overloaded at the time with extensive stores including 100 bottles of wine.

In December of 2016 he had the bottom sanded to bare gel coat, re gel coated, primered and bottom painted with two coats each of Hempel copper. He is currently having a new mainsail made by an Italian master sail maker, Louigi, of Camelia Sails. There is a good roller furling North genoa, two spinnakers and a roller furling code zero. I also had a custom A Frame 3.5 meter bowsprit made to hold the code zero furler.

BASIC SUMMARY

Boat Length

44 ft

Asking Price

$129,000

Manufacturer

ST. FRANCIS

Year Built

1994

Model Year

1994

Type of Yacht

Sail

Boat Condition

Used

Boat Name

"BIRDWING"

Status

Sold

Layout

Owner

LOCATION

City

Rio Dulce

State / Province / Island

Izabal

Country

Guatemala

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Boat Description

Sailed over 25,000 miles and she always took care of her captain and crew. She is relatively light and fast, and often hit 13 knots, with a few 17’s every season and an all time record of 22 while surfing in big swells.

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Mechanical Disclaimer

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing.

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