Stamas 44 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Stamas 44 means chasing a scarce 44-foot ketch: only about 22 were built between 1981 and 1985, and most survivors carry the marks of serious cruising. She is a heavy-displacement center-cockpit offshore boat, so the used Stamas 44s you meet will reflect that life — lived aboard, sailed bluewater, and upgraded for independence.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The center-cockpit hull pairs the helm station with aft and forward cabin volumes, and the ex-charter history means some boats will show higher cycle counts on systems and interiors than privately owned sisters.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Energy independence is the dominant theme among upgrades. Solar, inverter, and freezer are commonly fitted, while lithium batteries and watermakers are often seen — together they let a buyer take a boat offshore without immediate yard work. On navigation and steering, autopilot, chartplotter, radar, and AIS are often carried, which matters more than entertainment gear for a 35,000-pound ketch. Sail-handling and comfort clusters include furling main, spinnaker, bimini, dodger, swim platform, and dinghy davits — all often seen and relevant to how easily the boat is managed at anchor and under way.
What to Inspect
The Stamas 44 is a heavy-displacement center-cockpit offshore cruising sailboat with a 35,000-pound displacement and 12,000-pound ballast, so inspect the keel-to-hull joint and the skeg-hung rudder bearing for the loads of bluewater use. The ketch rig's mizzen step and chainplates should be checked, as the 903 square feet of sail area works through those fittings on every passage.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in the United States. For a shopper, the takeaway is simple:
- Expect owner three-cabin layouts as the norm; ex-charter boats exist
- Verify lithium, watermaker, and autopilot before paying for "ready to cruise"
- Inspect rudder, keel joint, and chainplates as bluewater-critical items
- Accept low production numbers as a parts and knowledge constraint
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Stamas 44. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 1 | $125,000 | — |
| May 26 | 3 | $89,900 | -28.1% |
Where they're listed
Stamas 44 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 4.
Country view
4 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $89,900 | 4 | 3 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Yachts Morgan 44 | 44' | $ 95,000 | 23 | 1 |
| Reliance 44 | 44.33' | $ 19,500 | 21 | 4 |
| Bruce Roberts 44 | 44' | $ 69,661 | 16 | 0 |
| Hylas 44 | 44.17' | $ 104,495 | 14 | 1 |
| Gulfstar 44 Kth | 44.67' | $ 44,500 | 12 | 0 |
| Sunbeam 44 | 43.96' | $ 190,276 | 10 | 3 |
| Peter Ibold 44 | 44' | $ 97,712 | 10 | 1 |
| Stamas 44You are here | — | $ 89,900 | 4 | 3 |