Gozzard 44B MKII

Concept

First introduced in the 1990s as the G44 MK1, the design was revamped in 2001 (starting with Hull #19) to incorporate advancements from the Gozzard 37 and 41 models. The modifications included a slightly increased draft and a significantly reduced wetted surface, thanks to a new keel and rudder design. These changes improved pointing ability, enhanced righting moments, and boosted directional stability. Additionally, the boat's structure underwent a complete re-engineering process, resulting in a lighter, stronger vessel—essentially a yacht that combined strength with efficiency.

Tankage

Fuel: 100 gal. in two s/s tanks. One 70 gal. forward and one 30 gal. tank on centerline
Fresh Water: 200 gal. in two fiberglass tanks. One 120 gal. under the forward berth and 80 gal. under aft quarter berth
Water Heater:  11 gal. w/engine heat exchanger and 110 v AC (recently replaced) 
Waste:  40 gal. in fiberglass tank under the main cabin with Y-valve for overboard or deck pump-out with Electro-Scan Waste Management System.
Propane:  20 lb. aluminum tank in a dedicated vented locker with a gasketed lid and remote solenoid shutoff 

Accommodations

From forward to aft:
Forward cabin with centerline berth, hanging locker forward, and one more each on port and starboard. Forward berth with queen-size innerspring mattress and cover. The ensuite head is to port with a shower.

Continuing aft is the main saloon with an L-shaped settee to port with a table. To starboard are two chairs with a table/nav. station between. 

Aft to starboard is the galley. To port is the aft cabin with ensuite head and pull-out shower wand at the sink

Engine under and aft of companionway steps. Teak-hinged companionway doors with louvers. Built-in stormboard tracks for drop panels. There is an overhead sliding screen and screened companionway doors.

Other features: 
Interior joinery in American cherry
Saloon butterfly hatch
Green upholstery
Ventilation:
- two s/s 24" x 24" deck hatches with hinged interior screens
         (forward cabin with hexagonal hatch)
- two s/s 8" x 14" vent hatches with hinged interior screens
- nine s/s opening ports 5" x 12" with screens
- eight s/s opening ports 7" x 14" with screens
- four teak dorade boxes

Galley

Refrigeration and freezer have heavily insulated boxes with closed cell foam (8" for freezer and 6" for refrigeration, tops 4") 
Seagull fresh water filter 
Force 10 stainless steel three-burner gimballed propane stove with oven
Xantec propane detector and shutoff
Microwave oven

Deck

Bow sprit with two anchor rollers
Maxwell VWC 200 electric vertical windlass (recently serviced) with foot switches and helm controls
80 lb. Mantus Supreme anchor on bow roller with 260' HT chain (2021)
Fortress F-37 anchor stowed onboard
Deck wash down
Large deck locker forward with front part for anchor chain and rode and aft portion for sail. This locker drains through hull sides and is completely separate from the interior.
Hardtop dodger and bimini with full canvas enclosure
Sheet storage bags in the cockpit
Wood wheel
Cockpit shower
Cowl vent and dorade on deck
Wide low-cambered side decks with a substantial bulwark
Emergency tiller stored in the specially designed holder under the cockpit locker lid
Full-length fiberglass rub rails with s/s strikers 18" below the caprail
Exterior eyebrows, bow platform, cap rail, dorade boxes, cockpit sole, and other trim in genuine Asian teak
Stylized signature bronze dolphins on the toe rail
Stanchion bases mounted on the side of the bulwark into a threaded s/s backing plate|
Double stainless steel lifelines 31" above the deck with port and starboard midship gates
Stainless steel handrails on near side decks and coachroof
Dinghy davits are designed to hold up to 400 lbs 
8 Gozzard bronze chock/cleat able to handle two 3/4" dock lines each
Fold down walk-thru transom with fold down s/s swim/boarding ladder
Built-in hot and cold pressure water show
Storm drain built into the transom with 8" x 18" spring-loaded door

Electronics and Navigation

Icom M802 VHF radio with foghorn at the bow
VHF mic at the helmAIS
Ritchie Powerdamp compass at helm
Raymarine C90 MFD
SiriusXM weather system
Raymarine Digital Radar with an enclosed antenna on the mast
Raymarine ST60 depth and speed
Raymarine ST7001 autopilot
Raymarine ST60 wind speed and direction
TV and stereo

Mechanical and Electrical

2002 Westerbeke 82B with approx. 1950 hrs. It delivers 82 horsepower at 3,600 RPM. It is a naturally aspirated, four-cylinder engine that features a self-bleeding fuel system, front-mounted seawater pump, electric oil drain hose, and one-side servicing. 
ZF transmission model ZF25 M
Vetus Bull-Flex to reduce engine noise and vibration
Kobelt single lever throttle/shifter
Instrument panel at the helm with gauges for tach, hr meter, oil pressure, volt meter, and water temperature with audible alarms for low oil pressure and high cooling water temperature
Twin Racor filters
Engine compartment exhaust blower
3-blade MaxProp
12v 8 hp bow thruster
1.5" 316 S/S shaft
36" wood rim traditional wheel
PSS No-drip shaft seal system with a vent
Two electric bilge pumps (auto and manual switches) (one pump 3700 gph)
Whale Gusher 11 manual bilge pump in cockpit
Two Marineair rev. cycle AC units (16K and 12K BTU)
Pressure water
Spectra watermaker (new diaphragm not installed)
The engine room is heavily sound-insulated
Engine compartment access is via panels under the aft berth and under the hinged companionway stairs.

Two 125v 30 amp shore power receptacles 
Bass AC electrical panel with labeled switches and breakers with analog volt and amp meters, and polarity indicator.
Multi-strand copper wiring
Fischer Panda 8kw generator with approximate 463 hours.
Magnum inverter/charger (recently installed)
12v house battery (new 2021) 1200 amp hr with twelve 2v lead/acid batteries located under the saloon cushion over the keel. It is equipped with a semi-automatic re-hydration system
Engine battery Grp 27 AGM with 1000 cranking amps
225 amp engine alternator
Bass DC electrical panel with labeled switches and breakers with analog volt and amp meters

Sails and Rigging

Selden aluminum unpainted spars with deck-stepped mast
In-mast furling main
Schaefer roller furling on headsails
S/S standing rigging
Lewmar electric winch

Main sail approx. 5 years old
Genoa and staysail approx.7 years old

Safety

Smoke alarm
CO alarm
Lifesling
Electric flare
Epirb (battery due for replacement)

Construction

The hull is molded from female production tooling. The laminate as with all Gozzard Yachts is a “sandwich” cored construction. The “SP Systems” Corecell foam core increases panel stiffness, strength, impact resistance, and sound/thermal insulation while maintaining an excellent weight-to-strength ratio. Most of the weight saved by designing the cored laminate is then re-applied in extra skin thickness on either side of the core, making the laminate schedule, in the words of the SP engineers, “robust in the Gozzard tradition”. Only marine-grade Vinylester laminating resins are
used in the hull laminate.

Extended fin keel with external lead ballast 

The hull deck joint is bedded in 3M 5200 and bolted on 6" centers with 5/16" s/s machine screws with ny-lock (aircraft) nuts. This is covered in a solid teak cap rail. 

Fiberglass rudder with two 1/4" sides. A stainless steel web is welded to the shaft. The cosmetic joint between the two halves is glassed over and faired creating essentially a solid structure.  

All main or structural are constructed using cored fiberglass laminates and glassed to the hull and deck prior to the interior trim is installed. 

The gelcoat is an NPG/ISO Cook “Buffback”. It is backed with Hydrex-100 vinylester skinning resin. Only white gelcoat is used below the waterline for better quality control. The hull is constructed using both “hand lay-up” and “vacuum-assisted resin infusion” techniques using Hydrex-100 vinylester laminating resin to eliminate osmotic blistering. Bottom redone 2025.

The hull laminate is constructed of knitted double-bias E-glass RM (0-90) and XM (45-45) cloth and is built up to a thickness shown on the following chart. Additional reinforcing is utilized in the bow, trail-board, chain plate, mast step, and transom areas.

The core material measures ¾” in thickness, and has a density of 6 pounds per cubic foot. The core is installed using both vacuum bagging and hand-laid techniques. The core runs from the cove stripe to approximately 10” from the centerline. The coring material is eliminated and replaced with a solid glass laminate in the areas of the sheer line, centerline, keel, rudderpost, and thru-hulls.

The finish above the waterline is Off White gelcoat with the standard broad stripe “Traditional” configuration in any normal color. The stripes are painted in Awlgrip not gelcoat to extend the service life of the colored finish. Below the waterline is finished with 2.5 mils (dry) of Interprotect 2000 barrier coat to create a “primed” surface for the (optional) bottom anti-fouling paint of your choice.

All thru-hulls below the waterline have Forespar ball type Marelon seacocks 

Disclaimer

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.

Exclusions

- personal items
- Three oil paintings
- Oriental runner rug in the saloon