1996 Nautor Swan 44 Mk II for Sale – 45 ft – Sausalito, CA, United States

The Swan 44 MK II represents and unprecedented opportunity to buy a modern design built to the extraordinary standards of Nautor's Swan.  Yes, you could buy a newer vessel of lesser quality, but once you experience the quality and condition of KELLSI, I suspect nothing else will do.  With a "conventional" companionway and a modern interior layout, she provides the kind of living one seeks in a modern vessel, and does so with a German Frers designed hull which performs wonderfully, is renowned for its exceptional point ability and is comfortable offshore. Additionally, fitted with boom furling, electric winches, hydraulic vang and backstay, fast sailing could not be easier.

Comfort at the dock is assured by reverse-cycle air-conditioning!

A Nautor's Swan is the "holy grail" for many sailors. There is good reason for this.  We encourage you to take a look at KELLS and see for yourself.  Highly recommended. Read on for further details.

• The SWAN 44 Mk II hull construction is solid fiberglass reinforced polyester laminate.
• The deck construction is with a closed-cell foam core sandwich.
• The deck is thru-bolted to the hull on 4" centers through the standard NAUTOR silver anodized aluminum toe rail (provided with drain holes where necessary).
• There are solid laminate or high-density inserts with aluminum backing plates under deck fittings.
• The structural bulkheads are high-quality marine grade plywood especially fabricated to NAUTOR specifications, perimeter laminated to both the hull and deck.
• Hull stiffeners/stringers are unidirectional lay-ups over foam cores. 
• The mast is stepped through the deck onto a galvanized steel mast step with movable shoe for mast rake adjustment. There is a deck tie rod connected to the mast.
• There are laminated reinforcements on the settee backrests for the through-bolted anchor plates, which are connected with tie rods to the through-deck main shroud chainplates. 
• The keel is fin shape with an elliptical bulb. Ballast is cast lead alloyed with antimony. The cast-in bolts are of high tensile stainless steel.
• The rudder is foam filled GRP with tubular stock of hi-tensile stainless steel supported by two (2) self-aligning roller bearings.
• There is a cable steering system with chain drive.
• The stem head is a custom stainless steel unit fitting with an anchor chain roller and headsail tack attachment.
• There are stainless steel main shroud chainplates bolted to the bulkhead.
• The deck gear includes a double-rail stainless steel bow pulpit, a double-rail stern rail with a gate.
• There are lifeline stanchions bolted through the deck and upper & lower stainless steel lifelines with a standard gate, starboard side, and the optional port side gate. 
• KELLS has the optional "scoop transom" recessed bathing platform in the with an integral stainless steel ladder and steps. The cockpit has a rinse down shower.
• There is an anchor well forward with a LEWMAR V2 electric windlass.
• For storage, there an exceptionally large cockpit locker and provision with a shelf for the life raft outboard. There is propane tank stowage under the helmsman's seat. 
• The deck features the standard NAUTOR 9mm laid teak construction overlay battens on the side decks, coachroof centerline recess, entrance hatch garage cockpit floor, seats & winch bases. The teak is vacuumed-bagged without screws. Teak lips are provided outside of sheet tracks.  
• There are GRP moldings for the entrance hatch hood, dorade box, removable aft part of the cockpit floor, helmsman's seat and front, cockpit stowage hatch and the anchor locker hatch. There is an elevated dodger base on top of the coach roof molding.  
• Hinged GOIOT hatches are provided for the Aft Cabin (under the port cockpit seating area), Forward Shower Room and Guest Cabins, Passageway, Main Salon & the Owner's Cabin aft.
• Six (6) openable GOIOT ports for the Aft Cabin & Head, Galley & Navigator's areas
• Main Salon portlights of tinted laminated tempered glass
• Main Companionway sliding hatch of tinted acrylic, lockable from inside and out with (2) removable teak drop boards.