This yacht, built in 1981, is our demonstration yacht. She is currently on the hard at the Cherubini yard. She needs some sprucing up, but she does give a clear idea about the distictive chractaristics of a Cherubini yacht.
Compared with other Cherubini 44s, Sunshyner is distinctive in the layout of her aft cabin -- two single quarter berths -- ideal berths for crew while passage making.
Her main cabin is more open, with fewer cabinets coming down from the ceiling.
An older boat, she does not have a bow thruster.
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She shows her distinctive Sheel keel, that improves the efficiency of the keel. She is a a shoal draft boat with good windward performance.
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She has a three bladed feathering propeller.
The notch in the leading edge of the rudder enables servicing of the propeller shaft without removing the rudder. |
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Her deck configuration is characteristic of the Cherubini 44s. The cockpit is coated with Cetol. Other brightwork needs TLC.
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The aft cabin has a comfortable quarter berth to port, with lots of stowage lockers.
The navigation area is on the adjacent area of the engine cover. Above the work surface, a radar monitor is mounted. Barely visible in this photo is the corner of a folding seat for the navigator. |
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| In front of the port quarter berth is a chest of drawers and the electrical panel. |
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On the starboard side of the aft cabin, there is also a quarter berth, with a bench in front, that is handy for putting on shoes/boots or generally relaxing.
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| As on the port side, the starboard side also has many stowage lockers. Between the berth and the companionway is a hanging locker for foul weather gear. |
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Coming forward, the head is to starboard.
The head has two doors, so it can be entered either from the aft cabin or from the main cabin.
A third door can separate the aft from the main cabin.
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| The complete, U-shaped galley is to port. |
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The main salon (port side) is just forward of the galley.
The settee can slide out to table and the back rest drops horizontal, creating a double berth when desired. |
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| The starboard side is similar to the port side (but does not expand), with ample shelves and lockers. |
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The main cabin includes a classic folding table (non-gimballed), with stowage compartments in its middle.
The openness of the cabin and its integration with the galley are obvious. |
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| The forward cabin features two vee berths can can be joined into a double bed. There are drawers and hanging lockers on both sides. The starboard side cabinets are visible here. |
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The chest of drawers on the port side (as well as the hanging locker just aft of this photo) provide the occupants of the forward cabin very ample locker space.
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| Throughout the interior, she has a proper, teak and holly floor, made of real teak boards, not veneer. |
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