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we sold our 44' Swift Trawler when I was 77, not because of any health issue, we/I didn't have any problems. It was just we had gone everywhere we wanted to go (multiple times) and it was time for a new chapter. Bought a house in the mountains of Colorado

I have also heard some folks saying bad things about Volvos but from my experience, I've had a Beneteau 44 Swift Trawler for 3 years and put 700 hours on the engines in all kinds of conditions and NEVER had a problem. They just purr day in and day out. D4's, 300hp

not any different from on any boat, all depends upon speed, wind direction, seas, currents. was the best boat I ever had we would live on it for up to 4 months at a time

We have had a Beneteau 44 Swift Trawler for that last 3 years, gone through the Bahamas to Turks and Caicos then up to Canadian border and back to Florida. Wonderful cruising experience and very reliable boat, engines, and systems. Twin 300hp Volvos, 20 gal/hr at 16 knots but sipping fuel at 10...

I found a good web site that updates covid-19 cruising conditions https://blog.marinas.com/state-regional-covid19-boating-restrictions/

Does anyone know of a web site that continuously updates COVID-19 cruising regulations state by state?

thanks for the tip still not sure what is going on, I like the alternator working hard thought since we did have a period where our aux battery charger failed and the house batteries would get low. They would charge up when running the engines. I just don't like the thought of loosing a belt...

I have a Beneteau 44' Swift Trawler with twin 300hp Volvo D4s I notice that I get a fair amount of black powder from the drive belts Is this normal? The belt tension all seem good. I did lose the starboard belt a week ago after seeing a continuous accumulation of black powder, there were no...

I have a Beneteau 44 swift trawler. How does one care for the teak decks? wash down every week but at some point should one use a teak cleaner, brightener, and oil the teak??? thanks