Trader 445 Signature

This vessel was both designed and built by the Trader shipyard back in 1990. Key features 1990 Trader 44 Sundeck: length 44 feet, beam 14.99 feet, boat displacement 30,864.68 pounds and max boat draft 2.99 feet. 

Inventory includes:

Engines - 2 x TAMD6L Pentas 318hp each. 10hrs run since last service. 

 

Gen: 7.5kw - 2hrs since last service. 

 

Smeg appliances. Electric heads, last serviced with new one fitted aft only a few years ago. 

 

Electrical:

 

Raymarine Axiom, large display at main helm, small display on flybridge

Raymarine Quantum solid state radar

Raymarine dual transducers for fishfinder

Raymarine remote control for main display

Fusion audio to main cabin and flybridge

 

Machinery/equipment:

 

Engines as stated, recently serviced.

Full teak decks in near perfect order. Kept clean and free of treatments

7.2KW gen

Bow thruster controllable from both positions

Smeg electric cooker, 4 hob, microwave (no gas onboard)

12/230 fridge

6 new batteries last year (engine, leisure & gen start)

Bimini top

Stainless oversized CQR anchor with electric windlass controllable from both helm positions and from windlass

Custom stainless rails. Considerably thicker than standard

Passerelle

Fenders & lines

Shore power

Swimming step shower & steps

Fuel cut offs & vent controls from cabin

New calorifier

Air con (needs service, not much use in the UK.)

 

 

Accommodation:

 

8 berths

3 private cabins

Main saloon with dining & drinks cabinet

2 person helm station

Shower

BATH!

2 electric freshwater heads (aft new, forward serviced 2023)

Owners notes:

"Traders aren't like other cruisers. They're built to go to sea when other cruisers cannot. Everything about them is a bit tougher. They have that "hewn from granite" quality which is so obvious from the moment you step aboard. Everything from storage layouts to wiring is distinctly "yacht-like". You can tell that someone really cared.

 

On The Water

 

Northwestern's maiden voyage in 2002 was to the Mediterranean. While we were not the owners then, we have the logs from that trip and will be passing them on with her. Since then, she has explored most UK waters, spending a great deal of time in the channel and off South Wales. She came into our family 10 years ago and has spent those years steaming around the North Welsh coast and across the Irish Sea. She cuts through a heavy sea without the slightest complaint, Volvo Pentas pushing her through like a train, flared bows keeping her topsides nice and dry.

 

We've put a lot into her, including top of the line electronics, all Raymarine based MFDs with dual sensor high-definition sonar, solid state radar and AIS. She has absolutely everything you need to get anywhere. 

 

In The Marina

 

Traders are renowned as party boats. With multiple entertainment areas, plenty of space and Fusion audio, you'll find your friends on the marina gravitating towards you on summer evenings. Northwestern has accommodated upwards of 25 people onboard for these events with no issues at all, most notably for our pirate themed engagement party. The commanding rear deck allows for excellent views all around. Equally, cosy cabins are perfect for multiple families to enjoy trips together. With a decent shower and even a bath, Northwestern is also perfect for children. 

 

Northwestern has been a very special member of our family. From proposing to my wife on the flybridge to trips all over, taking us safely to Dublin, fishing, and general pottering around the bay, she has never us down. In return, we've kept her well serviced and maintained throughout. We will be sorry to see her go, but being over a hundred miles away, with children and a growing list of other responsibilities, we felt that now was the right time to see her go to a family ready for the same things that we have enjoyed so much."

 

All the appliances are electric and absolutely top of the line.