Bruce Roberts Offshore 44
Proven center cockpit bluewater liveaboard cruiser. Original builder and owners from 1994 launch. Recently returned from its second Panama canal transit. This vessel has cruised extensively, Indian ocean North and South, South East Asia four years, Red sea Suez canal, Mediterranean, Caribbean, USA East coast, Atlantic ocean twice and Pacific ocean twice. We have been full time liveaboards since launch and very rarely go into marinas since we are self sufficient. Large aft cabin, V-berth forward and two additional berths. Force ten stove, but we mainly use an induction cooktop, air/watercooled refrigeration. Four Solar panels with 1200w output, 2000w Victron inverter, two Victron 30amp solar controllers. Comes with extensive cruising gear and includes a 2.9m Highfield inflatable dingy and 3hp Yamaha outboard. Queensland Rego
Region
Queensland
Location
Wide Bay/Hervey Bay Area Bundaberg QLD
Usage
Live Aboard
Launch Year
1992
Hull
Steel
Rego
BTF09Q
Rego Expiry
04/06/2025
Designer
Bruce Roberts
Length
44' 3" - 13.50m
Beam
4.2M
Draft
2.1M
Displacement
18 Tonne
Keel / Ballast
Lead 4 tonne
Deck Material
Steel
Engine Make
Volkswagen
Engine
55hp engine has 1300 Hrs since rebuild with spare starter motor, alternator and injectors
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
55
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
1300 hrs approximately
2nd Engine Hrs
N/a
Fuel Consumption
2 liters an hour
Max Speed
6 Knts
Cruise Speed
4/5 Knts
Propulsion
Stainless steel shaft with Drippless seal and 3 blade bronze prop
Thrusters
No
Genset
No
Fuel
300 liters in stainless steel tanks
Water
400 Lts in 3 seperate stainless steel tanks
Accommodation
Large aft cabin and V-berth
Berths
6
Galley
Gas and option induction cooker. Stainless steel sink.
Refrigeration
Air and Water cooled Danfoss copressor
Freezer
Small freezer within refrigeration compartment
Stove
Force 10 3 burner and induction cook top.
Water Maker
No
Hotwater System
Engine water heater tank 10lts
Shower
Cockpit
Toilet
1 Jabsco
Entertainment
CD/Mp3 and 4 Sony speakers
Air Conditioning
None
Dinghy
2.9 Meter Highfield inflatable
Covers
Canvas aft cabin, cockpit and foredeck
Ground Tackle
30KG Bruce and Fortress Hi Tensile aluminuim stern anchor with newly galvanized 10mm high tensile chain. Simpson Lawrence 555 Sea tiger manual windlass. Anchor chain is stored in a stainless steel locker.
Safety Gear
. 2 sets off lifelines one stainless and webbing
Bilge Pumps
2 manual and 3 electric
Life Raft
Expired
Epirb
2, one has expired battery
Life Jackets
8
Fire Protection
5
Electrics
400 Amp Hrs lifepo 4 battery, consisting of 1 300 amp and 1 100 amp with indepentdent BMS and monitoring
Electronics
Raytheon Depth, Windspeed and Autopilot Type 3 linear drive actuator. Icom VHF. Northstar chartplotter
Sail Inventory
Mainsail, 2 Furling Genoas, Stay sail and stom staysail
Mast / Rigging
Aluminuim mast with 3 winches, aluiminum boom, Profurl furler, German compact strand Stainless steel rigging replaced in 2015. Ronstan rigging screws replaced 2015
Deck Gear
2 Barlow self tailing and 2 lewmar standard cockpit winches
Remarks
You could not build the the hull for the advertised price. Will not take much work to be ready for a third circumnavigation.
ABOUT THE SELLER
Terry Geldenhuys
Bundaberg
QLD 4670 Australia
QLD 4670 Australia