1979 Island Gypsy 44'
13.41 m1979 Island Gypsy 44'
SERENITY is a rare 1979 Island Gypsy 44' Pilot House. A very spacious Great Loop capable vessel offering economical cruising or living aboard. Equipped with bow thruster, electric tender davit, 12’ Carolina Skiff tender, radar, 3 heads, spacious storage, good engine access, and recent engine service
Description
SERENITY is a rare 1979 Island Gypsy 44' Pilot House. A very spacious Great Loop capable vessel offering economical cruising or living aboard. Equipped with bow thruster, electric tender davit, 12’ Carolina Skiff tender, radar, 3 heads, spacious storage, good engine access. Her twin Volvo 240hp engines get 2 miles per gallon at 7 knot cruising speed.
Specifications
HHB440150379
Power-Used
1979
2010
4'3"
4
4
1
3
10
7
Diesel
Fiberglass
Semi Displacement
Yes
18'6"
800Gallons (3028.33 Liters)
150Gallons (567.81 Liters)
35Gallons (132.49 Liters)
28
Halverson
King & Halverson
10
EKHK0292C494
none
Description
Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Volvo
- Engine Model: TMD60
- Engine Year: 1979
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Power HP: 235.00
- Power KW: 175.24
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 1505.00
- Hours Date: 09-09-2023
- Engine Location: Port
Engine 2
- Engine Make: Volvo
- Engine Model: TMD60
- Engine Year: 1979
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Power HP: 235.00
- Power KW: 175.24
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Hours: 1503.00
- Hours Date: 09-09-2023
- Engine Location: Starboard
Generators
Generator 1
- Generator Make: Kohler 16245
- Generator Model: 16245
- Generator KW: 9.50
- Generator Hours: 1671.00
- Generator Date Hours Recorded: 09/09/2023
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Accommodations and Layout
Upon entering the covered aft cockpit from transom door or over gunnels the is a floor hatch to a huge lazarette with storage shelving and engine room access. The port side has a wide tread ladder to flybridge hatch. To cockpit starboard is a sliding door to the salon, the galley is midship along the starboard side of salon with a day head forward, a full-size desk with chair centerline forward; aft is a convertible sofa and a reclining upholstered chair; mid ship to port is a large cabinet with front opening access. A ceiling fan offers light and circulation. To port a seat over a freezer, teak parquet, and tile flooring. The two forward staterooms are "down" with access stairs through the pilothouse. The forward cabin has "v-berths" with an enclosed head with shower, the master stateroom has a walk around queen size berth, separate head, and shower. The pilot house has deck access doors on each side, centerline helm seat, with an "L-shaped" lounge aft. Forward and side decks are accessed from pilothouse sliding doors. The forward deck is spacious with built in seating area and custom cushions. The spacious flybridge is accessible from the side decks or ladder from the cockpit. There is room for deck chairs, large dock box storage, propane locker, built in seating to both sides of helm. The dock box, locker, and built in seating have custom cushions for added comfort. Helm seat in center line. There is a bimini top with cover for storage and a full tonneau cover for the helm area. The entire aft flybridge area has safety railing with canvas insert top to bottom.
Salon
To cockpit starboard is a sliding door to the salon, the galley is midship along the starboard side of salon with a day head forward, a full-size desk (vessel manuals and records) with chair centerline forward; aft is a convertible sofa and a reclining upholstered chair; mid ship to port is a large cabinet with front opening access for small appliance storage and a small settee hiding a Engle frig/freezer. The forward salon wall has huge storage areas with door access and a small closet to port and a wall mounted 32’ LCD television. A ceiling fan offers light and circulation. The floor is teak parquet, with tile at the cockpit entrance. A room size rug offers ambiance and nonskid. Head room is 7’4”. Ceilings/overhead are fabric and brightwork with AC and DC lighting fixtures.
The day head is located starboard of salon with full size Kenmore washer and dryer, electric head, water maker control panel, house water gauge and valves.
Galley
Galley is on starboard side of salon with Formica countertop, large porcelain sink, with Norcold refrigerator w/freezer; an auxiliary Engle frig/ freezer, Galley Maid 3 burner propane stove; Kenmore washer dryer located in day head; combination built in microwave convection oven; large pull-out pantry; to port is a breakfront storage cabinet ideal for small appliances.
Pilothouse
The pilothouse offers great visibility, sliding side doors, window and door sun covers, L shaped lounge/berth, full electronics, helm chair, under helm large storage, audio control center and starboard stairs to “down” staterooms.
Electronics / Navigation
Pilot-house Electronics
- Simrad auto pilot
- Computer monitor (for navigation software if desired)
- Simrad chart plotter radar
- Simrad RS35 VHF radio
- Garmin 2010 color GPS/plotter 1
- Rudder angle indicators
- Danforth compass
- Raytheon LS65 depth/fish sounder
- Technics Stereo, CD payer and speaker selection
- Ventus 24 volt bower thruster controls
- Volvo Penta complete twin engine gauges
- Morse engine controls gear and throttle with Glendenning synchronizer
- Balmar Smart Gauge battery monitor
- Raymarine spotlight controls
- Full AC and DC electrical panels
- Pilot-House AC control
- Seth Thomas Clock and Barometer
Flybridge Electronics
- Volvo Penta complete twin engine gauges
- Morse engine controls gear and throttle with Glendenning synchronizer
- Danforth compass
Electrical System
- Kohler 9 Kw generator with factory "sound box” and 1671 hours (9/9/23)
- 6 Lithium LiFePO4 house batteries, 3 starting batteries, 2 bow thruster batteries
- 3000-watt Heart invertor
- 50-amp shore power inlets fore and aft.
Deck
All fiberglass decks with stainless railing. Anchor windlass Galley Maid electric with chain gypsy and rope drum; 75# plow and 75# Danforth anchors with 250’ of ¾ chain. Wash down pumps located fore and aft, transom shower. Hull has a deep keel for prop protection. Flybridge has bimini top and full bridge cover
Mechanical and Engine
- Engines twin Volvo Penta TMD60 Turbo Charged 235 HP each. Engine hours approximately 1500 hours.
- Transmissions Twin Disc
- Fuel aluminum tanks 4 - 800 gallons total
- Fresh water 2 plastic tanks 150 gallons total
- Waste tanks plastic 35 gallons
- Hot water 15 gallon (engine room)
- Gray water overboard directly or by sump
- Steering Hydraulic
- Glendinning automatic engine synchronizer
- Fuel transfer system
- Lube oil transfer system
- Halon automatic engine room fire extinguisher
- 12 and 110 volt bilge blowers;
- Automatic bilge pumps 3
- Four zone reverse cycle air conditioning.
- Salon- 16k BTU
- Pilothouse- 8k BTU
- Master stateroom 8k BTU
- V Beth 8k BTU (air only)
- SK 900 GPD water maker. (needs new membrane)
Tender
Carlonia Skiff - 12' fiberglass with 25 hp Mercury outboard (not working). Custom stainless steel davit system with Dayton 3VJ66 1000 lb. electric winch.
The red Old Town Sandpiper canoe in pictures does not convey.
Listing MLS by Yachtr.com
Contact
For more information about this yacht, please contact Lin Earley We look forward to working with you!
For more information about this yacht, please contact Lin Earley. We look forward to working with you!
For more information about this yacht, please contact Lin Earley.