Island Gypsy 44 Flush Aft Deck
Built ?–1997 by Halvorsen
About the Island Gypsy 44 Flush Aft Deck
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- ?–1997
- Builder
- Halvorsen
- Length
- 44.25 ft
- Waterline
- 38.75 ft
- Beam
- 15.33 ft
- Draft
- 4.25 ft
- Displacement
- 38,500 lb
- Hull
- fiberglass
- Hull / keel
- semi-displacement
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 800 gal
- Water
- 400 gal
- Holding
- 60 gal
Sources disagree on first year — left blank rather than guessed.
The company's most popular boat until a late-1996 factory fire destroyed the molds. Built in China on a solid fiberglass hull; three staterooms with galley aft in the salon. Teak decks (including aft deck and bridge), handrails and transom. Older boats have twin 135 hp Lehmans (8-9 knots); twin 210 hp Cummins later became standard (10 knots); 375 hp Cats cruise 16 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 Island Gypsy models
- Island Gypsy 32 Sedan 1981–2000
- Island Gypsy 36 Classic / Quad Cabin 1978–2001
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.