Frers Swan 44 Mk II Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Frers Swan 44 Mk II means looking at one of 68 yachts built between 1996 and 2002 by Nautor, with a lead-bulb keel and CE Class A Ocean papers. These are small-number offshore sloops, and the used fleet reflects both private and ex-charter histories.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common on the used market, but both owner and charter-style layouts appear, and ex-charter examples are common. Buyers should expect teak interiors with above-average headroom and the 100-gallon water and 105-gallon fuel tanks that support the ocean rating regardless of layout choice.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Well-found examples commonly carry an inverter, radar, autopilot, heating, spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker, electric winches, dodger, teak decks, cockpit shower, life raft, EPIRB, chartplotter, AIS, bimini, freezer, and watermaker. Often-seen additions include air conditioning, a Code Zero, and a short-handed setup for reduced crew. Less common owner upgrades run to solar, wind generator, gennaker, bow thruster, swim platform, and dinghy davits. For a buyer, the watermaker and freezer speak to self-sufficient passage-making, while electric winches and a short-handed setup reduce crew workload on a 24,300 lb yacht.
What to Inspect
The saildrive transmission places the leg below the waterline aft of the keel; a buyer should confirm the leg seals and anode condition, as a failed seal floods the boat through the hull. The 7.15–7.45 ft draft dependent on load means checking the bulb keel for grounding scars and ensuring the lead shows no delamination at the bulb joint. The saildrive and deep draft are the two points where a viewing can go wrong.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts turn up in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, and Greece.
- Confirm saildrive seal and anode condition
- Inspect bulb keel for grounding damage
- Verify CE Class A Ocean papers
- Check three-cabin vs charter layout fit
- Test electric winch and watermaker function
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Frers Swan 44 Mk II. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 4 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26 | 1 | $239,000 | — |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $200,395 | -16.2% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $259,000 | +29.2% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $259,345 | +0.1% |
Where they're listed
Frers Swan 44 Mk II listings appear across 3 countries. United States has the most listings with 3 (60.0%), followed by Australia and Greece.
Country view
5 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $239,000 | 3 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Australia | $200,395 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Greece | $303,049 | 1 | 0 | 20.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic 44 | 43.83' | $ 81,500 | 26 | 11 |
| Swan 46 | 47.08' | $ 147,266 | 24 | 6 |
| Swan 44 | 44' | $ 174,836 | 23 | 8 |
| Sabre 38 Mk II | 38.67' | $ 60,000 | 17 | 1 |
| Nautor Swan Swan 44 Mk IIYou are here | — | $ 239,000 | 7 | 2 |
| Nautor Swan Swan 48-2 | 49.51' | $ 810,656 | 6 | 0 |