Gozzard 44 MK1 AC
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Wagner Stevens Yachts
United States
| Make | Gozzard |
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| Model | 44 MK1 AC |
| Year | 1993 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | US$192,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Cutter |
| Length | 13.41 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Fibreglass |
| Location | Palm Coast, Florida, United States |
| LOA | 15.24 m |
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| Length at Water Line | 11.35 m |
| Length on Deck | 13.41 m |
| Beam | 4.17 m |
| Max Draft | 1.6 m |
| Keel Type | Fin |
| Displacement (Dry Load) | 28000 lb |
| Ballast | 11700 lb |
| Total Sail Area | 1152 ft² |
| Max Bridge Clearance | 17.98 m |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
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| Engine Make | Westerbeke |
| Engine Model | 71C Four |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Engine Year | 2012 |
| Power | 71 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | enums.engine-location.center |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine usage (hours) | 3167 |
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| Designer | Ted Gozzard |
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| Builder | Gozzard Yachts |
| Fuel Tanks | 120 gal |
| Fresh Water Tanks | 140 gal |
| Holding Tanks | 52 gal |
Description
Makani is a beautifully kept 1993 Gozzard 44 MK1 AC, a classic bluewater cutter that blends traditional craftsmanship with serious offshore capability. With an overall length of 50 feet, her solid fiberglass hull and fin keel deliver the kind of reassuring, comfortable ride, stability, tracking, and responsiveness that Gozzards are known for. She is equally at home passagemaking offshore or cruising comfortably along the coast.
Power comes from a dependable 71 hp Westerbeke diesel inboard, offering confident propulsion in tight harbors or challenging conditions. Below deck, the interior is warm, inviting, and intelligently arranged — designed for extended living aboard without sacrificing functionality. Rich joinery, practical storage, and a seagoing layout create a space that is both elegant and purposeful, ideal for long-distance cruisers or liveaboards who appreciate quality construction.
Makani is particularly well-suited for adventure-minded owners. The current owners are avid divers and outfitted the boat with a dedicated dive compressor, turning her into a capable floating dive platform. For many years, she has proven her reliability on annual winter passages to the Bahamas, supporting extended trips focused on exploration and diving.
The vessel has been meticulously maintained and thoughtfully upgraded throughout her ownership. Every system reflects attentive care and a commitment to keeping the boat ready for serious cruising.
Key upgrades include:
Interior refurbished 2025 including:
- All new upholstery
- Cabin sole refinished with 8 coats of varnish
- New Gianigranite countertops
- New stove/oven
- New refrigeration compressor
- New microwave
- LED lighting throughout
- Wheel refurbished with 8 coats of varnish (2025)
- New cockpit cushions
- New AC pumps (2025)
- New shaft and shaft seal (2021)
- New AGM house batteries (2021)
- New bow sprit rail and teak deck (2017)
- Water system replaced with new water tanks and all new lines and fittings (2015)
- New 71 hp Westerbeke diesel engine (2014)
- New 5.7 kW Westerbeke diesel generator (2014)
Makani embodies a rare blend of respected design heritage, a proven cruising record, and meticulous ownership. She is fully prepared for her next crew — whether your ambitions include island cruising, offshore passages, or long-term liveaboard life. This is a vessel that offers confidence, comfort, and enduring elegance in equal measure.
Accommodations and Layout
Overview
Makani features the highly desirable Gozzard 44 Layout A, offering an open interior that feels remarkably spacious for a yacht of this size. Gozzard’s thoughtful design maximizes storage, livability, and comfort, finished in beautiful cherry joinery with a high-gloss teak and holly sole throughout.
Interior
Forward is a full-beam storage compartment in the main saloon and contains the forward air-conditioning unit with removable shelving.
The main saloon is bright and open, centered around a large U-shaped settee and a versatile centerline table that converts from a cocktail table to a full dining table with a tabletop insert. This area converts to a generous double guest berth and can be closed off with hinged privacy doors. Two sliding swivel chairs allow flexible seating for dining or conversation.
A two-person dinette sits just aft of the saloon opposite a well-designed amidships galley with a center island for secure bracing underway.
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Aft of the galley is the navigation station with a large chart deck, seat, built-in electronics, electrical panels, and battery switches
Dual heads are positioned opposite the galley and dinette with a separate stall shower between them, allowing flexible privacy arrangements for owners and guests. The aft head has been converted to a workroom with a generator, a large toolbox, and extensive storage for spares. The shower area holds the dive compressor.
The owner’s stateroom aft to port features a king-size berth, abundant lockers and drawers, and private access to the aft workroom. The inboard bulkhead has been modified with a removable panel to allow additional engine access.
Opposite is a navigation station and a double quarter berth. The berth’s forward section serves as the nav seat with a removable backrest.
Additional features:
- Three electric fans
- Curtains
- All bedding conveys
Cockpit & Deck
The cockpit is exceptionally spacious and designed for entertaining, featuring a large drop-leaf table for outdoor dining. A hinged transom folds down to create a convenient boarding ladder and swim platform, with a freshwater cockpit shower nearby.
Companionway access is through stained-glass doors with plexiglass drop boards for offshore conditions. Teak cockpit seating and sole complement the classic teak wheel at the binnacle.
Forward on deck, a large anchor locker sits just aft of the bowsprit, allowing easy chain washdown before retrieval — a practical cruising detail.
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Galley
- Three-burner Force 10 propane stove with oven and broiler, gimbaled
- Nova Cool 12v refrigeration and separate freezer (new compressor)
- Upgraded Gianigranite countertops
- Double stainless steel sink with faucet
- Fresh and saltwater foot pumps
- Microwave oven
- Seagull water filter system.
- Hot and cold pressure water system
- 20 gal. hot water tank
- Freshwater manifold under sink
- Rainman portable water maker, 38 gal./hr (2018)
- Abundant storage lockers outboard and in the island counter
- BBQ grill with cover
- All galleyware conveys
Deck
The large aft cockpit with a windshield, hard dodger, and full canvas enclosure with strataglass panels and screens. Teak cockpit sole.
Large bow locker with chain locker forward, storage space, propane locker aft, and anchor washdown (fresh or salt) hookup.
- Lifelines with port and starboard boarding gates
- Steering pedestal with large cockpit table with drop leaves
- Storage lockers under the starboard cockpit seats
- Fold down the transom door to a platform with a stainless steel swim ladder
- Stainless steel stern rail with integrated dinghy davits
- Teak outboard motor mount on rail
- Cockpit shower at the transom door
- Maxwell electric windlass
- Teak bow pulpit with heavy-duty double bow rollers
- Rocna 33 (73 lb.) anchor with chain and rode
- Fortress FX28 with chain and rode
- Fresh and saltwater washdown
- Solid frame hard windscreen and dodger
- Bimini
- Lewmar winches
- Cockpit cushions
- Emergency tiller in custom storage under cockpit locker lid
- Handrails on cabin top
- Rubrail with s/s striker
- Achilles 10' 4" inflatable dinghy (2012)
- Yamaha 20 hp four stroke (2017)
- Paddleboard
- Dive suits convey (not regulators)
Electronics and Navigation
- Richie 5" Powerdamp compass
- Icom ICM 125 VHF
- Icom ICM 58 VHF
- Icom IC 600 SSB (needs grounding strap)
- Ratheon F40X 4kW radar
- Autohelm ST-50 depth, AWI, speed, and distance
- Autohelm GPS
- EPIRB
- Radar reflector
Electrical
- Westerbeke 5.7 kW generator 2,982 hrs (as of 2/2026)
- Two Kyocera (total 270 watt) solar panels (2010)
- 4 x 6 volt Lifeline GPL 6CT , 300 AH AGM batteries (2021)
- 12 V DC system
- 120 V AC system
- AC shore power cord
- 240 V 50 amp breaker box
- Small portable inverter (stowed under nav. station).
Sails and Rigging
The true cutter rig and bowsprit allow for a good amount of canvas for light air performance.
- Anodized aluminum mast and boom with double spreaders, deck stepped
- Forespar rigid vang
- Z-Spar in mast furling
Sails
- North sails furling mainsail
- North sails furling Yankee
- North sails furling staysail
- North sails cruising spinnaker and sock
- S/S standing rigging
- Schaefer 3100 headsail furler
- Schaefer 3100 staysail furler
- Staysail self-tacking traveler
- Two Lewmar ST54 primary winches
- Lewmar ST44 mainsheet winch
Mechanical
- Westerbeke 71 C-Four, freshwater cooled 3,167 hrs (as of 2/2026)
- Hurth transmission with 2.74-1 reduction gear
- Kobelt engine controls
- DualRacor fuel filters/water separators
- Engine room blower
- Edson cable steering
- Dual-zone rev cycle A/C 16k BTU and 9k BTU with digital controls
- Rule 2000 gph high water bilge pump with alarm
- Automatic electric bilge pump
- Whale manual bilge pump (near helm topside)|
- Tank Tender (gauges for fuel, water, and holding tank)
- Max Air dive compressor
Hull and construction
Proven hull design with a long keel, skeg-hung rudder, and the propeller protected in an aperture.
- White hull with blue whale stripe and green boot stripe
- Rub rail with s/s/ striker
- Clipper bow
- Fiberglass bowsprit with wide teak planking top
- Chromed cast bronze dolphin on toe rail mid-ship port and starboard
- Shrouds and chainplates are outboard
- Wide unobstructed side decks
- External lead ballast
- White decks are fiberglass with molded in non-skid
- Teak cap rails with several-inch high bulwarks
- Teak eyebrows on the edge of the coach roof
- Teak cockpit sole
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Presented For Sale By:
Wagner Stevens Yachts
United States
Presented For Sale By:
Wagner Stevens Yachts
United States