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A KP44 well worth a look! She's well equipped, deck hardware and sail handling gear upgraded, and shows very well below. The owners have moved ashore and it's your turn to seek distant shores with this cruising classic! Her new, lower price makes her an even better value, too!
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:

Builder: Jack Kelly/Yu Ching Designer: Doug Peterson

Dimensions
LOA: 44' LWL: 38'8" Beam: 12'11"
Displacement: 30,000 lbs Draft: 6'4" Ballast: 10,000 lbs


Engines
Engine(s): Westerbeke Engine(s) HP: 60 Cruising Speed: 7.5 @ 1800 Kts.
Max Speed: 8.5 @ 2200 Kts.

Tankage
Fuel: 100 US gal. Water: 100 US gal.


Accommodations
Easily one of the prettiest center cockpit design ever built! The KP44 has a foreward stateroom with vee berth and extensive storage. Next aft is the forward head and shower to port and more storage to starboard. The salon has a dinette to port converting to a roomy double; to starboard is a settee and pilot berth. The U-shaped galley is to port, the forward-facing nav station to starboard. The starboard walkthrough leads to the master stateroom with large center-line double berth, separate head and shower.


Galley
REFRIGERATION/FREEZER: Yes
WATER HEATER: 7 gal. electric with engine loop
STOVE: Force 10 four burner propane
WATER SYSTEM: Pressure H-C
SINK: Double SS
CLOTHES WASHER/DRYER; Caribe custom combo with cabinet enclosure



Electronics
SSB/HAM: Icom IC-M710 with Icom AT-130 Tuner:
STEREO: Sony 6 disk CD changer, Bose speakers with sub-woofer
DEPTH SOUNDER: Yes
VHF: Standard Horizon Intrepid with full function remote in cockpit
WIND SPEED & DIRECTION: Horizon
AUTO PILOT: Alpha Marine Systems
COMPASS: Two
OTHER: HF radio has Pactor IIe modem for email



Electrical
BATTERIES: (4) house, (1) starting
BATTERY PARALLEL SWITCH: Yes
SOLAR PANELS: (2) 75watt with regulator
BATTERY MONITOR: Yes
DOCKSIDE CABLE: Yes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 12vDC/120vAC
INVERTER: Heart 2500watt
INTERIOR LIGHTING: 12vDC Alpenglow
ALTERNATOR: 100amp
BATTERY CHARGER: Siemens
OTHER: Electrical system set up for extended cruising



Sails and rigging
SAILS: Main, jib, #1 genoa, staysail, storm,drifter and gennaker
BOOM VANG: Yes
MAST/S: Aluminum keel stepped
STANDING RIGGING: SS wire
MAINSHEET TRAVELER: Yes
LINES LED AFT: Jib & staysail; raise and lower main from mast
ROLLER FURLING: Jib and staysail
WINCHES: All Lewmar; (2) #55ST. (2) #16ST, (2) #16



Deck and ground tackle
ANCHORS: Bruce 66lb. with 400? 3/8? BBB chain rode; CQR 45lb. with 100? BBB 3/8' chain and 200' 3/4" line rode combo; Danforth 22lb. with 75' BBB 3/8" chain and 200' 3/4" line rode combo
TOE RAILS: Teak
ANCHOR WINDLASS: Maxwell 2200 electric
BOW ROLLER: Double
LIGHTS: Deck mounted nav and spreader
COVERS & CURTAINS: Bimini top and dodger; cockpit completely enclosable with plastic or screen
LIFELINES & STANCHIONS: SS
DECK MATERIAL: Teak
GATES: P and S



Mechanical Equipment & Engine Details
BILGE PUMPS: (1)Auto and (1)Manual
RAW WATER SEA STRAINERS: Yes
BILGE BLOWER: One each
FIRE EXTINGUISHING: Manual dry chemical
FUEL FILTERS: Racor
STEERING: Wheel
FUEL SHUT OFFS: LPG and diesel
TRANSMISSION: Hurth
HEAD TYPE: Direct discharge
WATERMAKER: Village Marine Tec Little Wonder, 7GPH



Safety
LIFE JACKETS: Yes
EPIRB: ACR 406 manual
LIFE SLING: Yes
MOB POLE: Yes
STROBE: Yes
LIFE RAFT: Avon 4-person automatic