1981 Frers 44 boat for sale

Broker Remarks

F & C 44 For Sale. "Tritsch Tratsch IV" was built by Cibils in Buenos Aires to a design by German Frers in 1981. The Frers & Cibilis 44 F&C 44 quickly established itself as a quality passage making cruising yacht. This is a fast sea kindly yacht with the benefit of a shallow keel with inner lifting keel allowing access to many calas and bays denied to vessels of similar size. A balance ketch rig the F&C44 is ideal for short handed long distance ocean passage making or distance racing. Quality hand build with sturdy hardware and magnificent internal joinery and carpentry. A GRP composite hull with teak decks and finishes that are most pleasing to the eye. GRP lay up a combination of 770 to 330grms roving 450 to 300 gms mat and 510 to 380 grms unidirection roving over Airex core. This yacht has been in continuous family ownership from original build over forty years with diligent servicing and drydocking as well as many renewals such as spar repaint four years ago and a complete deck and cockpit recalking in the autumn of 2024. "Tritsch Tratsch IV" is afloat at Howth some 20 minutes from Dublin Airport. EU VAT paid and on the Irish Ships Register.

Accommodation

Six to eight berths - two double and four single in two cabins (fore & aft) plus the main saloon.
Internal joinery of hard woods is of craftsman quality rarely seen on production yacht today.
Plenty of ventilation with opening side ports, overhead hatches and dorade vents.
Gold upholster in the main saloon and red PVC in the aft cabin, the crew/night watch cabin.
Teak & holly striped sole.
Warm air heating.
Wet locker.

GALLEY
L shaped to port side.
Plenty of storage and lockers.
2 burner oven gimballed new 2021
Twin stainless sinks with mixer tap.
Coolbox
Chest fridge.
Calorifier water heater with 35l tank insulated.
Engine water heat supply.
Electric water heater shore power with thermostat.
Pressure water system
Fresh & sea water foot pumps.

SALOON
Full size centre table with two drop leaves.
U shaped dinette to port side.
Shelf and locker storage  outboard of the settee berths.
Deep settee seats providing maximum comfort.
On the starboard side is a straight settee berth with lockers and bureau.
Open shelf outboard and above the settee.
Aft to starboard is a full size chart table aft facing with navigators seat and instrumentation.
Pilot berth
Brass clock and barometer companion set.
Steps to the companionway.
Hot air heating.

FORWARD CABIN
V berths with infill piece to make a double.
Aft to starboard full height hanging locker. with shelf storage.
Access to the anchor locker via panel door at the front of the cabin.

FORWARD HEAD
On the port side is the guest head.
Teak grate floor for shower drain to holding tank.
Stainless sink bowl with surround shelf.
Storage in the heads compartment.
Jabsco Braydon toilet
Pressure water
Fresh water foot pump

AFT CABIN
Aft of the galley is the aft cabin.
Large single bunk on the port side.
Large full height hanging locker.
Double bed to starboard side with heads and shower.
Access to the engine from this cabin.
Steps to companionway from this cabin.

AFT HEAD
Starboard side beside aft cabin.
Teak grate floor for shower drain to holding tank.
Stainless steel sink bowl with surround shelf
Storage in the heads compartment.
Jabsco Braydon toilet
Pressure water
Fresh water foot pump.

Mechanical and Rigging

Hand laid GRP hull.
Centreboard keel 
Teak laid decks on GRP.
Teak laid cockpit.
Wheel steering.
Ketch rigged alloy spars recent repainted white.
Mainsail 2018
Number 1 2010
Bamar head sail furler.
Mizen 2005
Storm sails never used.
Spinnakers light use.
Mizen staysail.
Original Perkins 4106 running normally.
Hydraulic drive.
Two blade variable propeller
Running rig replaced 2021.
New jib sheets and main track sheets new 2025.
Electric windlass 2024.

Inventory

B&G Depth and log.
Navstar 2000
Furuno plotter & GPS.
Danforth Constellation compass.
Raymarine autohelm.
6 person liferaft 2021
Horse shoe buoy and light.
MOB recovery sling.
Winches:
2 X Barient 28's
2 X Barient 27's
2 X Barient 26's
1 Barinet 21
1 Barient 20
1 Harken.
2 X manual bilge pumps.
1 electric bilge pump.
4 new batteries 2024, 2 engine and 2 services.
Battery ammeters & voltmeters at the switch panel