44′ DeFever 1998 Yacht for Sale

NEW LISTING! 15 Days on Market

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Price: $265,000

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Length: 44

Year: 1998

Model: 44 Sundeck Trawler

Type: Power

Brand: Defever

Class: Trawlers, Troller

This DeFever Offshore Cruiser is a well maintained and sturdy vessel. She offers 2 staterooms, 2 heads, twin Perkins 135 hp naturally aspirated main engines, bow thruster, 6 solar panels, 12.6 kw Westerbeke generator, and 2500-watt inverter/charger. The upper helm is covered with a custom fiberglass hard top. This vessel is capable of doing the Americas Great Loop as the air draft can get down under 19 feet. This boat is a well-equipped, dependable, turnkey vessel with a comfortable interior, and wide, safe walk around decks. Her pleasant aft Sundeck and flybridge are excellent for gatherings, dining or just relaxing. 

Aft Sundeck 

Folks will be envious as they see you relaxing or entertaining on this awesome large sundeck. This sundeck opens to wide walk around side decks port and starboard that make it easy for throwing lines, when docking. The covered sundeck offers: 

  • A non-skid deck
  • Fresh water wash down
  • Small Magma barbeque grill
  • 6 folding teak chairs with cushions
  • Drop down sun shades on three sides
  • Heavy table permanently fastened to deck
  • Transom gate with stainless steel boarding & swim ladder
  • Boarding gates each side with custom aluminum boarding ladder
  • Many customized features both inside and out






Accommodations

Master Stateroom 

The master stateroom is in the aft of the boat and includes an ensuite head. There is immense storage with duel hanging lockers, drawers and cabinets throughout the stateroom. The ensuite master head includes a vacuflush toilet, storage shelves, cabinets, and a walk in shower with lots of head room. 

The full beam master stateroom offers 

  • Nightstands 
  • 6 port lights. 
  • Overhead LED lights 
  • 2 Transom port/hatches 
  • Reading LED berth lights 
  • Caframo Bora 3 speed DC fans 
  • Walk around centerline queen size berth 

Laundry 

  • Splendide 2000 vented washer/dryer 
  • Lots of shelves and storage 

Guest Stateroom & Head 

The forward guest stateroom offers a comfortable v-berth with: 

  • Shelves 
  • 4 port lights 
  • Hanging locker 
  • Overhead hatch 
  • Reading berth lights 
  • Storage drawers and cabinets 
  • 2 Caframo Bora 3 speed (DC) fans 
  • Memory foam topper and center insert 
  • Ensuite head with a vacuflush toilet and storage

Salon and Lower Helm 

From the sundeck you enter the boat thru a lockable full-sized door that leads down 5 steps to the main salon, 

The large salon offers a long counter with lots of storage cabinetry. The very large Dinette table and L-shaped settee with booth style seating with storage underneath sits across from the 27 inch Samsung Smart TV Flat with Sirius Sat Radio and Polk Audio soundbar. There are sliding doors on both sides of the Salon that provide direct access to the side decks as well as great cross ventilation. 

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.

Galley

Galley 

The galley is aft of the salon with large windows, 6'4" headroom and great natural light. Upper and lower Teak cabinets with countertops. 

  • Frigidaire Stainless Steel microwave
  • Stainless Steel sink with combination faucet
  • Princess 3 burner Stove/Oven (Propane)
  • Overhead lighting – LED Bulbs
  • Side Board with new Isotherm 190 2 drawer Refrigerator
  • Whynter FM-45 G AC/DC Freezer
  • ULine AC Ice Maker

Electrical systems

Electrical System 

Both 12 volt DC and 120 volt AC is controlled via a panel with built-in circuit breakers, switches and meters in the main salon. The electrical system is key to monitoring battery charges and providing dependable power for starting the engines, providing DC power to run all 12 volt equipment on the vessel and using an inverter to provide 120 volt AC for appliances when not connected to shore power. For larger electrical loads and recharging batteries is the Westerbeake generator. The generator has been maintained to the same standard as the engines. Regular oil changes, fuel filters and air filters 

Electrical System Components 

  • Batteries: (4) 8D AGMs New (2022/25), One 4D AGM (2024) 
  • Westerbeke 12.6kW generator with separate battery and approx 1837 hours.
  • Xantrex Freedom Marine 2500 watt inverter (with remote panel located in salon) 
  • Xantrex 3 Bank 40amp Multistage Battery Charger 
  • Xantrex Linklite battery monitor 
  • Shore power inlet 
  • Main breaker and switch panel 
  • Wiring panel with schematic in the engine room 
  • Extra long 70 foot 50 amp shore power cord 
  • 6 solar panels and solar controller 

Deck and navigation systems

Flybridge & Upper Helm Electronics 

This ¾ enclosed flybridge offers wonderful visibility and protection from bad weather when traveling. This upper helm is set up with a Hard Top with a strata glass & Sunbrella enclosure. It is also another space for entertaining guests or just getting away. There is an exceptionally large amount of storage under the helm station. Bench seats with storage underneath on both sides and teak tables with 2 folding teak chairs. The flybridge offers a fully equipped upper helm with: 

  • Garmin 7612 XSV MFD chart plotter 
  • Garmin 18inch GMR xHD Radar Dome 
  • Standard Horizon VHF Matrix GX 2200 radio 
  • Garmin Autopilot GMI 20 display 
  • Garmin depth/wind/speed display GMI 20 display 
  • Pompanette helm seat 
  • Ritchie Powerdamp magnetic compass 
  • NEMA 2000 Backbone Network 
  • Engine Room, Cameras via Garmin Chart plotter 
  • Bow thruster controls 
  • Deck storage box with 2 fiberglass propane tanks 
  • Fiberglass Hard Top/Radar Arch 
  • Strataglass (New 2024) enclosure forward and sides and Sunbrella aft enclosures 
  • Radar arch lights 
  • Intellian Satellite Dish connected to Direct TV equipment 


Deck Equipment 

  • Maxwell windlass with foot controls and controls at upper and lower helm stations 
  • 73lb Rocna anchor with 150 feet of 3/8 BBB chain and 150 nylon rode 
  • Chain Bridle/Snubber 
  • Spare Fortress anchor with chain and nylon rode 
  • Stainless steel dual anchor rollers 
  • Stainless steel deck hardware 
  • Teak cap rail on stainless steel stanchions all around main deck 
  • Fresh water wash down 
  • Foredeck storage boxes 
  • Sun screen covers 
  • Window Sun Screens 
  • Boarding gates port and starboard 
  • Fiberglass swim platform with stainless steel swim ladder 
  • Custom Boarding ladder with attachments on port and starboard gates 
  • Numerous dock lines and supplemental storm lines 
  • Telescoping boat hooks 

Safety

Safety & Fire Protection 

  • ACR Global Fix Pro 406 MHz GPS EPIRB 
  • Flare gun kit, signaling mirror and daytime flag 
  • Rule automatic bilge pumps (3) w/high water alarms 
  • Firebuoy engine room fire suppression system 
  • USCG approved electronic flares 
  • Man overboard horseshoe throw ring and Life Sling 
  • Multiple Fire extinguishers throughout the boat 
  • Multiple life jackets with strobe lights and whistle 

Engines

Engine Room/Mechanical Equipment 

Bedouin’s engine room has standing head room with access to all service points. The following engine & mechanical equipment are located there & adjacent spaces. Raw water intakes via sea chest. 

  • Twin Perkins Sabre M135 naturally aspirated engines with approximately 2690 hours
  • Newage PRM 302D 2.5 ratio gear boxe
  • Westerbeke 12.6KW generator approx. 1837 hours
  • 3 Cruiseair reverse cycle air conditioning units –Salon 16K BTU, Fwd and Aft cabins 10K BTU each
  • Groco sea strainers serving each Perkins engine,
  • Westerbeke generator and AC system circulation pump
  • Four 8D AGM batteries – 3 new Odessey house, 1 Deka engine start
  • One 4D AGM new Odessey backup bow thruster/windless
  • One group 31 generator start battery
  • Racor 900FG fuel filters with T-Handle vacuum gauges for Perkins engines. One 500 FG fuel filter forgenerator
  • Raratan 12 Gal (AC) water heater
  • Fuel transfer manifold connecting all 3 fuel tanks with Perkins engines and generator
  • Reverso fuel polishing and transfer system connecting Port and Starboard saddle tanks
  • Parmax HD5 water system pump 40psi and a Shurflow galley cold water booster pump with Groco PST-1 pressure storage tank
  • Fireboy engine room suppression system with alarms at each helm station
  • Vacuflush heads serviced/rebuilt – 2023/2024 with Dometic Holding Tank monitoring system.Macerator pump & Y valve for overboard discharge
  • Misc spare parts, filters, impellers tool box, etc.


One of the major advantages of a 44 DeFever is the walk-in engine room. Bedouin has a clean, bright engine room with standup access to all service points. Perkins engines have been maintained with regularly scheduled oil changes and fuel filters replacements. The transmission oil is changed on a regular basis and new transmission damper plates were installed 

Misc/Spares 

  • Spare Xantrex 2000 watt inverter/charger
  • Husky toolbox
  • Numerous impellers, fuel filters, oil filters

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