Solaris 44-2 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Solaris 44-2 means looking at a 2019-onward Javier Soto Acebal design from the Aquileia yard, a 43-foot-10 performance cruiser built for fast passage-making with a small crew. She is one of 11 models the builder offers from 40 to 111 feet, and her used examples carry the same beamy twin-rudder character that defines the new boat.
Layouts on the Used Market
Used Solaris 44-2s present a three-cabin, two-head interior. The forward owner’s stateroom has a centerline double berth and en suite head, with sail stowage volume in the fo’c’sle. Aft, expect a starboard quarter cabin with split single berths and a port quarter cabin with a double; the basic plan keeps a real navigation station to starboard and an L-shaped galley to port. Some boats will have taken the option to drop the nav station for a shower stall beside the starboard cabin. On deck, look for a roomy sail locker, large cockpit lockers, and a separate liferaft space, plus a wide stern cabin enabled by the 13-foot-9 beam.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Power and energy centers on the auxiliary: 30 hp is standard with 60 or 75 hp available, the 60 hp Volvo Penta diesel with sail drive being a common upgrade for better than 8-knot motoring. Rig and sail handling often show the standard aluminum double-spreader Seldén mast with a 3Di North Sails inventory, though a carbon mast may have been specified; a code-zero on the fixed bowsprit and a self-tacking jib are usual, with an optional fifth coaming winch to starboard for shorthanded setups. Comfort items include real teak decks as standard, with a faux composite deck possibly specified instead.
What to Inspect
Inspection should follow normal practice for a vacuum-bagged vinylester/Airex foam-cored hull with composite sandwich bulkheads and a T-shaped keel pairing cast-iron foil and lead bulb. Confirm the twin rudders and recessed traveler function, and verify the running rigging led below deck to the pair of winches and clutches remains serviceable.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm keel version (deep 8'5" or shallow 7'10"), verify engine hp fitted, check for carbon mast or fifth winch, and confirm the three-cabin layout matches your nav-station-or-shower preference.
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