2018 Beneteau Swift Trawler 44

• Electrical Breaker Panel 12 V / 220 V
• Full DC disconnect
• 220 V shore power
• (2) House Service Batteries
• (4) 12v Engine Start Batteries
• (2) Bow Thruster Batteries
• (2) Battery Chargers 25 amp
• Interior / Exterior LED Overhead lights, Courtesy lights

Full Raymarine Package

• (2) Ray 260 VHF's
• Lighthouse 3 Raymarine i70 Display w/ Plotter, Sounder, Auto Pilot and Radar Networked to Fly Bridge
• Fusion Stereo and Speakers

• Diamond tip type non-slip decking
• Stainless Steel (guard plate) Rub Rails
• Teak Cap Rail and Bow Pulpit
• Starboard Side Entry Door
• Bow Hatch
• Electric 12v Lewmar Anchor Windlass
• 2 Stainless steel fairleads to aft of cockpit
• Hinged Mast and Loading Boom (275lbs boom lift max) no tender but the Cradle Mount is included
• Swim Ladder
• (2) Teak Decked Aft Deck Hatches for access to Generator and Lazzo Storage Areas
• (2) Helm Chairs at Fly Bridge Helm Console
• Port and Stbd seating w/storage

• Four-blade propellers
• Dual engine Volvo D4 300 HP / HP (2 x 221 Kw)
• Primary Fuel Filters
• Raw water filters
• Sound Down insulation
• Air intakes for engine space w/blowers
• 2 Fire Extinguishers w/2 Fuel Pull Handles for emergency
• 2 Aluminium fuel tanks (Capacity = 2 x 700 L / 2 x 185 US Gal) inter-connected and pre-fitted for FPS (Fuel Polishing System) connection system
• Steering system
• Stern and Bow Thrusters 12v
• Lenco Trim Tabs
• Hydraulic steering

• Salon located aft of Galley and Helm Area
• Stbd Entry door to Helm Area
• Full Wrap Around Window Layout with 360 deg visibility
• Drapery for Privacy and Sun Protection
• Drop in Refrigerator located next to Sink
• Cuisinart Microwave
• Under Counter Storage

Master Cabin

• Under Bed Storage
• Full Shower/Head
• TV

Guest Cabin

• Washer/Dryer Combo
• Side By Side Twin Beds w/storage
• Full Head/Shower on Stbd Side Hallway

The 44 replaces the Swift Trawler 42 and is a vast improvement over it. The hull is unchanged, which is a good thing since it’s a fine design. To be clear, this is no trawler in the classic sense. Her chines are hard, and she planes effortlessly and without excessive bow rise. However, like a displacement vessel, she’s quite stable—even beam-to in a moderate sea—and her keel provides excellent tracking and some grounding protection. Because the keel’s not particularly deep, it doesn’t produce that disconcerting outboard heel in turns, and it’s cut away well forward of the props so it doesn’t impair maneuverability. Indeed the 44 is surprisingly responsive to the helm, despite hydraulic steering that demands a considerable amount of muscle to effect the three-boat-length turns that this vessel is capable of.

Adding to this boat’s cruisability are two exterior features. One is an exceptionally roomy bridge deck with seating for eight and room enough aft to easily accommodate an eight-foot tender. A standard mast and electric winch should make launching and retrieval a one-person operation. The other feature is a 38-inch-deep swim platform with a beefy ladder that looks like it belongs on a much larger boat. (In fact it’s the same as Beneteau uses on the Swift Trawler 52.) When deployed, its side rails extend up from the deck some 18 inches—like those on a typical swimming pool ladder—making it much easier to clear that last step and gain the platform without resorting to crawling on your arms and elbows—especially if you’re wearing a scuba tank. A slightly-to-starboard, inward-opening transom door makes it easy to access the seven-foot-long, fully covered cockpit from the platform.

27mph WOT

2mpg @1750rpm = 10mph

1mpg @ 3000rpm = 21.5mph