44' Beneteau Swift 42 Trawlers

Builder: Beneteau America, Marion, SC

Designer: Joubert/Nivelt

LOA: 44.25 feet

LWL: 37.42 feet

Beam: 13.92 feet

Displacement: 35000 pound

Bridge Clearance: 23 feet 

Cruising Speed: 18 knots

Max Speed: 25 knots

Fuel: 395 gallon

Water: 169 gallon

Holding: 35 gallon

Engine 1 Inboard: Yanmar Model: 6LYA-STP Fuel: Diesel Transmission: Direct Drive Power: 370.0 HP Hours: 495

Engine 2 Inboard: Yanmar Model: 6LYA-STP Fuel: Diesel Transmission: Direct Drive Power: 370.0 HP Hours 495

Master stateroom forward with centerline queen berth. Two opening portlights, opening hatch overhead with OceanAir SkyScreen. Ensuite head with mirrored vanity, sink, shower and fresh water VacuFlush aft to port. Opening portlight in head. Guest stateroom aft to starboard with offset double berth, two opening portlights, and screened opening hatch overhead. Guest head with shower and fresh water VacuFlush opposite to port. Opening portlight in head. Screened opening hatch above passageway. Up three steps to salon. 6'+ headroom throughout. Lower helm station to starboard with built-in upholstered, adjustable seat. Galley forward to port. Sliding doors with recessed, retractable Phantom Screens port and starboard provide convenient access to wide, deep, covered walk-around side decks. Hinged boarding gates/doors directly outboard each sliding door. Convertible ultra suede U-shaped settee with hi/lo table aft to starboard. Bottle storage, under counter refrigerator and freezer to port. Windows port, starboard and forward lend bright, open and airy feeling to salon. Hinged hatches in salon sole open directly to engine room. Custom window treatments. Sliding door with retractable Phantom Screen in aft bulkhead opens to large cockpit with teak deck protected by bridge overhang. Great "back porch!" Solid wing doors port and starboard. Four hinged hatches in cockpit sole access spacious lazarette. Aft-most compartment houses propane bottles. Transom door opens to large swim platform. Fresh water hot and cold cockpit shower. From cockpit up seven-step ladder through hatch to flybridge. Flybridge features full enclosure, centerline helm station with helm seat forward, L-shaped cushioned bench seating with dining table to port, companion seat opposite. Wet bar aft to starboard. Dinghy stowed on chocks aft to port. Warm, cherry stained mahogany interior and generous drawer, locker, concealed and bin storage throughout. GREAT LAYOUT! BEAUTIFUL FIT AND FINISH!

• Galley up

• Corian countertop 

• Eno three burner propane stove with oven and broiler

• Frigoboat AC/DC refrigerator with freezer

• Tappan turntable microwave oven

• Cuisinart automatic coffee maker

• Cuisinart toaster

• Double stainless sink

• 11 gallon electric hot water heater with engine circulation

• Pressure and dockside fresh water systems

• FischerPanda 8kw generator with 170 hours in sound box

• Xantrex True Charge 40A automatic battery charger

• Xantrex MS2000 inverter/charger

• AGM maintenance-free batteries

• Twin 30A 125 V shore power hookup

• CATV and phone hookups

• 12V DC/110V AC electrical systems

• 12V DC plugs

ROCNA 73lb anchor with all chain rode

• Lewmar electric windlass and capstan with foot and remote controls

• Ultra Anchor chain grab and snubber

• Bow pulpit and rails

• Anchor roller

• Anchor washdown 

• Hinged aluminum mast and boom with electric winch for dinghy deployment and retrieval

• Zodiac/Avon Rover 310 10'2" RIB with canvas cover and lifting bridle

• Mercury 9.9 outboard

• Fiberglass decks with nonskid

• Teak cockpit

• Transom door

• Swim platform

• Swim ladder

• Cockpit fresh water hot and cold shower

• Fenders and lines

• Fender racks

• Navigation lights

• SIngle trumpet electric horn

• Stainless rails

• Windshield wipers and washers

  Garmin GPSmap 5212 touch screen display with 48 mile color radar, color depth sounder and chart plotter with radar overlay

  Garmin Wind System added to mast

• Raymarine ST6001 SmartPilot autopilot

• Standard Horizon Intrepid VHF

• Icom Commandmic II VHF

• Samsung 23" HDTV with Apple TV, Sirus satellite weather and music

• Direct TV satellite receiver

• Intellian radome

• Kenwood KMR-700U AM/FM/Stereo/CD/Sirius satellite/iPod and Aux inputs stereo

• Kenwood KCA-RC107MR AM/FM/CD/ stereo

• Sony speakers 

• Plastimo compass x 2

•Bow thruster controls at both helms

 Rudder angle indicator

More upgrades and equipment

Dual Cruise-Air A/C-Heat units

Rail Canvas,Varnished toerails,

Dink canvas

Dinghy and OB unused since 2012

Both heads fresh or saltwater flush

Active radar overlay

2015 Bridge canvas

Sunshades, screens and windows for cockpit(stored since 2015)

Rocna anchor

Custom hinged engine room service hatch

Yanmar's and Panda serviced in September 2018

New bottom paint(Trinadad SR) September 2018

PropSpeed applied September 2018

Many valuable engine and system spares convey

Great service by very highly experienced industry experts

DESIRE balances the comfort of a sailboat interior, the efficiency of a slow-paced, economical trawler and the quickness of a modern motor yacht. Explore the ICW at a sedate 8 knots, cruise the Chesapeake Bay comfortably at 18 or transit to the Bahamas at 25!  From her spacious flybridge that features a brand new enclosure to her tidy, bright engine room, DESIRE is well-equipped, comfortable and clean. Her hull and topsides were recently professionally polished and she has a good wash every two weeks or sooner if needed! Stored under shrink wrap cover in winter months and always maintained and cleaned during the season! Her owners no longer have time to enjoy her. CLEAN AS CAN BE! GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL BENETEAU SWIFT 42 TRAWLER!! COME SEE HER TODAY!