The bay of islands 44 is a cutter rigged 44 foot steel cruiser built in 1988 by conyer marine . Since febuary 2023 she has had new davits for the allstar rib with a stainless frame on top that has two 370 watt solar panels with 4 new 100ah batteries and a 3000 w inverter . There are 8 lewmar self tailing winches 2 large 2 small in the cock pit , 2 on the pilot house roof for the in mast main and 2 on the mast. There is a spare old 3hp yamaha outboard but we tend to use the new mercury 9.9hp . A new Ais was fitted in febuary . The engine room has a 5.5 kw cummings diesel generator and ... read more

Cal boats are well-renowned American cruisers from the era (1977) when hulls were thick and solid. This Cal 39 (11.88 m) has been completely refitted in 2010, before cruising her from the US to Asia. In 2010: new mast, new rigging, new engine, new fuel and water tanks, new watermaker, new auto-pilot, new inverter, new solar panels, new oven, new sails, and so on. In 2015: new navigation equipment, new batteries, new additional solar panels, new anchor and chain, new windlass, new running rigging, new head, and so on. In 2017: new davits, new upholstery, extra chain, and superb maintenance....2... read more