St.Francis 44 MKII Cat - Any info?

[Jack Haines]

Hello all,

I have a friend who is interested in a St.Francis 44 MKII catamaran. Does anyone on the forum have any experience of these boats or know what they are like?

Any feedback or links to reviews etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

JB

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

You need to track down Gludy of this forum... he has a St Francis on order

 

[Jack Haines]

Thank you, a PM has been sent!

 

[Adaero]

Go on to the Cruisers & Sailing forum and look up a guy called Schoonerdog he actually has a St Francis 44 MkII.

 

[Gludy]

Hi
Yes I have a 50 on order and there is a dedicated St Francis Forum here http://www.multihulls4us.com
If you post a message there owners of 44 will respond.

Almost every St Francis is cruising the world at present and there is an active user group that can be joined an linked to here
saintfrancis@googlegroups.com
There are many 44 owners in that group.

I think your friend will receive a lot of help and first hand info.

St Francis have built about 80 boats and it seems almost everyone is out there cruising.

 

[Jack Haines]

Brilliant, thanks for that I shall let my mate know.

 

[sailorman2]

I owned a St. Francis 44 for about 6 years, chartered it and lived aboard in the Caribbean. The boat is soundly built and a great live aboard. The only criticisms I had were the low bridge-deck clearance and the forward heads that gave endless trouble as they are below the waterline and seeped back. Otherwise the boat was a pleasure to sail, we put in over 25,000 nm without a hitch.