Finngulf 44 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a used Finngulf 44 on the brokerage market means chasing a scarce Södergren design: only a few were built between 1989 and 2005, so each offering is a one-off rather than a fleet sale. The solid-fiberglass hull and deck, fin keel, and masthead rig define the platform, but the buyer's real work lies in the drivetrain and the few wear points the record does touch.
Layouts on the Used Market
The sourced material does not describe the 44's interior arrangement, berth count, or cabin plan, so a buyer should treat every hull as individually configured until surveyed. What is established is the envelope: 44 feet overall, 12.75-foot beam, 7.22-to-7.52-foot draft by load, and a solid-glass deck over a solid-glass hull. Expect a masthead-sloop cruiser with a Volvo Penta MD22 diesel on a saildrive — the layout will follow from those constraints rather than from any documented standard plan.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The only equipment the record confirms is the inboard Volvo Penta MD22 diesel at 50 horsepower with a saildrive transmission, and the masthead rig with 925 square feet of sail. No generator, watermaker, navigation, or canvas upgrades are listed in the brief, so any such gear on a specific boat is owner-fitted and should be judged on its own condition. A buyer should focus consequence on the saildrive seal service history and the rigging lengths — jib and genoa sheets at 44 feet, mainsheet at 110 feet, spinnaker sheet at 97 feet, all 5/8 inch — since worn running rigging is a visible negotiation point.
What to Inspect
The Finngulf 44's saildrive transmission pairs the Volvo Penta MD22 with a rubber-diaphragm seal at the hull penetration, and on any saildrive the diaphragm and shaft seals are timed-replacement items. At a viewing, check the engine bay for weeping around the saildrive cone and a history of diaphragm swaps; a neglected unit floods the boat through the leg. The solid fiberglass hull avoids cored-deck rot, but inspect through-hulls for stress, since the construction is solid glass. Osmosis or structural cracking is not a known pattern for this solid-glass design, so a clean sounding survey is the expected result.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The boat's scarcity is the defining buyer fact.
- Confirm saildrive diaphragm replacement records
- Sound the solid hull and deck for anomalies
- Verify masthead rigging lengths and condition
- Survey the Volvo Penta MD22 for hours and service
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Finngulf 44. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 | 1 | $256,184 | — |
Where they're listed
Finngulf 44 listings appear across 1 country. Germany has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | $256,184 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |
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