Nautor Swan 44

ARGONAUT is a boat that our office has known for 30 years, having been involved with owners and sales several times. She is a Nautor Swan 44 gem, and for someone looking for an almost entirely original boat, this is it. Her interior is excellent, the decks are in excellent condition, and she has seen almost no use for the past 20 years or so. Her floorboards were replaced with original Nautor teak floorboards by one of her previous owners, who also took excellent care of the boat. She has participated in Swan regattas, Bermuda races, and more, and is ready to hit the water again.

Construction

RCD Status: Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from the essential safety requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive as she was built and placed into use within the EU prior to 1998.

 

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• GRP Maroon hull (awlgrip 82R160) with black bottom, currently painted with Micron CSC (2013).
• Teak decks were replaced in 1994 and are in excellent condition, as the boat has been stored for many years.

 

Keel & Rudder:

• Lead keel casting with antimony, sst keel bolts.
• Unmodified underbody, skeg rudder, fiberglass with sst stock.

Machinery

Engine & Gearboxes:

• Perkins 4.108, 37hp.

 

Maintenance & Performance:

• The engine was replaced sometime around 1988 with an estimated 1000 hours prior to replacement of engine hour meter. Now reads approx. 900 hours.
• Engine has been cleaned and painted, as well as engine compartment.
• In 2014, owner boiled out engine and transmission heat exchangers, as was anticipating launching the boat.
• Engine mounts replaced.
• Engine hoses and heat exchanger end caps (2012/13).
• Filters have been replaced (fuel primary/secondary and oil).
• Heat exchangers (engine/transmission) have been boiled out and checked.

 

Propulsion & Steering:

• Engine throttle controls new as well as new cables.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems:

• 12V ship’s system.
• Electrical panel was replaced with Nautor supplied materials in 1987.
• Electrical outlets at bow and wheel for hand held searchlight.

 

Battery Banks:

• Main house batteries replaced with two gel batteries 2019.
• Engine starter battery replaced with one gel battery 2019. At owner’s home on trickle charge.

 

Management:

• Inverter (Zantex) 2019.

 

Shore Power:

• 120V shore power cord, all cleaned and stored.

Plumbing Systems

• Water heater (was replaced in 1995).
• Shower sump pump.

Tankage

Fuel:

• Total capacity 149.90 litres / 39.6 US gallons in 1 x stainless steel tank.

 

Fresh Water:

• Total capacity of 329.33 litres / 87 US gallons in 2 x stainless steel tanks.

 

Grey/Blackwater Holding Tanks:

• Total capacity of 56.78 litres / 15 US gallons in 1 x rubber holding tank.

Navigation Equipment

• B & G Hydra System 2 with FFD at cockpit and nav. station.
• B & G 190 depth sounder, flux gate compass, boat speed analogue, 360 analogue wind indicator.
• Closed hauled analogue wind indicator.
• Depth analogue indicator.
• Two compass analogue indicators.
• Two speed sensors, two depth transducers.
• Motorola VHF.
• Motorola GPS interfaced with chart plotter and Hydra FFD’s.

 

Note: electronics are listed for reference purposes as owner cannot guarantee availability of parts.

Domestic Equipment

Galley:

• 3 burner UPO propane stove with remote shut off.
• Double sst sinks in galley.

 

Heads/Showers:

• One head aft, accessible via main cabin or aft cabin.
• Manual head, sink with hand held shower.

 

Heating & Ventilation:

• Hella fans with teak trim rings.

 

Entertainment:

• Kenwood stereo.

 

Lighting:

• Hella overhead lighting with teak rims.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation:

• The quality of the teak in ARGONAUT is no longer available, and it is in lovely condition.
• The floorboards were replaced with Nautor supplied floorboard material in approximately 1988, and therefore very little marking.
• Floorboards all remove for complete access to the bilge.  
• Aft cabin is quarter berths port and stbd with access to either the galley or the stbd head.
• Single head stbd side, and galley to port with main companionway entrance and engine box on centerline.
• Main salon has drop leaf teak table and settees/storage on both sides.
• Forepeak has two pipe berths, folding up for access to the sail bins beneath.

Deck Equipment

Rig:

• Tall Rig version of the Swan 44’s.
• I – 57.5’.
• J – 18.60’.
• P – 51’.
• E – 15.50’.
• Mast top above water: 62.5’ plus antennas.
• Traveller rebuilt with new stops and bearings, cleaned and polished.
• Single spreader.
• Two alum. Spinnaker poles.
• Rod headstay and backstay.
• Navtec hydraulic backstay, boomvang and outhaul.
• Boom ainted with Awlgrip Polyurethane (color Bright Alum. And High Gloss Clear).

 

Winches:

• Winches are a mix of Lewmar & Barient, all self tailers with exception of the halyard winches.
• The owner has been told that all the winches were replaced in the 1980’s with the exception of the reel winch on the mast.
• 2 x Primary sheet winches, Barient 36, 3 speed, 7” drums.
• 2 x secondary sheet winches, Barient 73, 3 speed.
• 2 x Running backstay winches Barient 23.
• 1 x Spinnaker foreguy winch Barient.
• 1 x Blooper sheet winch, Barient.
• 1 x Main sheet winch, Lewmar 40.
• 1 x Topping lift winch, Barient, on mast.
• 1 x Jib halyard winch, Lewmar, on mast.
• 2 x Main halyard winches, Barient 27.
• Barient bases (4) refinished with Awlgrip (Bright Aluminum/Black with Clear Coat) installed (new 316 SS mounting fasteners).
• Mounting fasteners all new SS.

 

Sails:

• Mainsail, Doyle, 1992.
• Light #1 genoa 1992 Doyle.
• Heavy #1 genoa, 1992 Doyle.
• #3 genoa.
• .75 oz spinnaker.
• 1.5 oz spinnaker.
• .6 oz spinnaker.
• Reacher.
• Storm trysail, never used.
• Storm jib, never used.

 

General:

• Pulpit/pushpit and lifelines have new sst fasteners.
• Stanchion tips replaced as required.

 

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

• 45lb anchor.
• 22lb anchor.
• Inflatable fenders (approx. 4).
• Two fender boards.

 

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

• Dodger for main companionway.
• Daycovers for upholstery.

 

Notes:

• This boat would be very easy to truck, as all the deck gear has been off and on the boat recently, so no issues with frozen fittings, etc.
•  The owner just measured the boat, and based on the measurements, the boat is under 12’6” for bridge clearances. The bow & stern pulpits, deck stanchions, compass on binnacle, wheel, winches bodies (bases can remain), and dorade vents would need to be removed.
• With the boat in this ownership for over two years, a new buyer would be prudent to replace the rigging as this owner does not have history on the rigging.
• Her sails are serviceable, but since they are 1992’s, again, would be a good idea to replace the main and jib.

Disclaimer

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.