1978 CSY 44 Cutter Rig for Sale – 44 ft – Cambridge, MD, United States

1978 CSY 44 Center Console Cutter Rig

  The 1978 CSY Walkover is a tough, heavy built blue water cruiser. CSY was founded by Jack Van Ost and located in Tampa, Florida and began as a chartering company. CSY boats were built to unusually high standards of strength, durability, and quality consistent with Lloyd's design and boat building requirements. Uniquely, CSY did not use wood lamination in its construction, the only wood used in the construction of these boats are heavy laminated structural stringers, bulkheads and interior furniture. The CSY hull is up to 1.5" of solid fiberglass reinforced plastic resin with 14 dual layers, and the deck is also solid fiberglass. The keel is internal encapsulated 8,900 lb. lead and internal encapsulated 3,000 lb. concrete, the CSY was designed so the 3,000 lb. concrete could be cut off the bottom to make the boat draft 4’11” if desired.

    This CSY has got all the potential to be the perfect cruising vessel. She was repowered in 1994 with a Perkins 85hp diesel engine . She is a cutter rig with a self-tacking staysail. There are many sails being sold with this vessel, the following are all in good condition: furling mainsail (2024) headsail is a furling Genoa and there’s a staysail .

The Standing rigging was replaced in 2024.

This CSY has already got some of the equipment needed for long offshore voyages. She has the capacity to hold 400 gallons of fresh water and 100 gallons of diesel. Also installed were dinghy davits, an outboard motor lift. She is also being sold with a 10’ inflatable dinghy with a Mercury 3.5hp engine.

This vessel is a two-sleeping cabin layout with abundant storage and plenty of space at 6’8” headroom and a 13’6” beam. Her galley is equipped with a double sink, propane 3 burner stove and oven . For refrigeration there is a Two Compartment Frig / One Compartment Freezer . Both the V-berth and aft cabin have comfortable mattresses and the aft cabin has its own head, while the second head is located opposite the galley. The salon is a bright, spacious layout with the starboard settee area over/under bunk beds .

 Given the reputation of the CSY, this vessel would be an incredibly worthy investment and make someone the perfect solid cruising vessel. 

OWNER COMMENTS

The boat has a hardtop as well as full cockpit vinyl enclosure 

3 anchors: Danforth, Plow, Fortress

Each anchor has 200 feet of chain plus back up 100ft 3 strand rope 

Anchor windlass with foot switch

Aft radar tower with VHF Antenna, LORAN, rear running light mounted on radar pole

Forward running lights mounted on pulpit

2 marine VHF- one antenna on radar pole, other is mast top

GPS

Depthfinder

Wind speed 

Espar Diesel Heater

2 heads, separate enclosed shower

Top jib, staysil ,main-new 2024, storm jib- top jib and main are on furling gear- main is behind the mast

There is a spinnaker snuffer 

All new rigging- 2024

External Chain plates Added Recently

Boat was rewired by  Mid Shore Electronics with new panels 

Perkins 4-236  replacement motor-3697 hours +/-

Tach/oil pressure, water temp gauge

On board fuel polishing system with dedicated fuel filter

Custom fuel filter panel with dual filters

Numerous internal lights

Masthead international running light

Masthead anchor light

Deck light

Numerous life jackets

Vessel is USCG documented

Inflatable Dink with outboard motor

Davits

Manuals including motor

Architect's drawings

Service records available from Yacht Maintenance Company, Cambridge

2 compartment frig/ 1 compartment freezer

Coast Guard approved emergency beacon

Synthetic taff rails

Mid-ship folding boarding ladder, dock lines, numerous fenders

Mast climber

Numerous lines

4 house batteries

2 dedicated engine start batteries

Batteries have their own battery switch per bank- can start with all banks

150amp high output marine alternator

Battery charger/ inverter

TV and external antenna

AM/FM 12 radio

110 volt AM/FM radio

2- 400 gallon water tanks

2- 50 gallon aluminum fuel tanks - Estimate 80% full

Fuel reading stick graduated in 10 gallon increments

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.