DeFever 49 Pilothouse (soft chine)
Built 1977–2006 by CTF Marine (Taiwan)
About the DeFever 49 Pilothouse (soft chine)
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1977–2006
- Builder
- CTF Marine (Taiwan)
- Designer
- Arthur DeFever
- Length
- 49.75 ft
- Waterline
- 43.75 ft
- Beam
- 15 ft
- Draft
- 4.5 ft
- Displacement
- 50,000 lb
- Hull / keel
- semi-displacement
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 1,000 gal
- Water
- 400 gal
- Holding
- 70 gal
Raised-pilothouse cruiser with master stateroom under the pilothouse. A separate DeFever 49 Pilothouse with hard chines was built by Sen Koh; the CTF boat has rounded aft chines and a lower flybridge. Twin 135 hp Lehmans cruise 7-8 knots.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
Ford Lehman 135 / SP135 (2725E) parts: good
Factory standard engine — you entered “Ford Lehman 135”
Based on the later Ford 'Dover' 2725E 6.2 L naturally aspirated six (Ford built the Dover series 1982–1994, then Otosan/Dovertech to 2005). Parts are sold by the same Lehman specialists as the 120; American Diesel lists spare-parts sheets and Go2marine stocks cooling parts, heat exchangers and elbows for the 135. Do not assume 120 (2715E) and 135 (2725E) internals interchange.
Parts sources: American Diesel Corp, Go2marine (Ford Lehman parts collection)
Model sources (1)
Other DeFever models
- DeFever 40 Passagemaker 1973–?
- DeFever 41 Trawler 1980–1995
- DeFever 44 Offshore Cruiser 1981–2007
- DeFever 48 Offshore Cruiser 1978–1992
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.