Sea La Vie, 1983 44' DeFever is a clean vessel with an Awlgrip exterior paint and sky blue non skid decks with no exterior teak making her very updated, crisp and easier to maintain. This vessel has upper and lower helms. Many system overhauls and upgrades including Naiad Stabilizers complete service/fins dropped new seals, new electric heads/plumbing and tank, macerator and fresh water pumps, AGM batteries, Magnum inverter/charger and Bimini with enclosure and complete set of sun screens for the back deck. There is a maintenance log and receipts for the major work kept in binders by the current and past owners. There are boxes of spare parts. Thank you for checking out the listing and please be sure to page thru all of the listed updates [found below]. Sea La Vie is Great Loop capable.

Sea La Vie Vessel Walkthrough

Sea La Vie can be boarded conveniently from a fixed or floating dock with the TODD boarding stairs and the custom made boarding platform or the MARQUIP ladder. Upon entering the sundeck the privacy boards and roll down sun screens provide full protection.

The large flybridge is accommodating to the captain with an Ipad holder, 2 ICOM VHFs, EM-Trek model B100 AIS and the radio has a Sirius receiver. There is a top loading 7.0 cu ft. freezer aft portside (2022), and large settees. On her back boat deck there is a storage box and a tender davit (needs winch motor).

Entering the cabin her U-shape galley is well equipped with SS sink and 3 burner cooktop, new Breville coffee maker, microwave, ice maker and Corian countertops. Two new G.E 6.0 cu ft undercabinet refrigerators (2021) to starboard. Interior teaks and finishes are in excellent condition. The salon is midship with L-shaped settee and hi/lo dining table. A large desk is to starboard. The lower centerline helm with port and starboard doors offers good visibility and access when docking. Headroom is 6’6”.

The forward stateroom entered port side from salon has 6’10” of headroom with a large V-berth and shelving for storing binders with maintenance records. The electrical panel is located port side at forward stateroom entry steps.

The engine room is accessed from the forward stateroom and houses the washer/dryer just inside the engine room door.

Aft of the galley is the master stateroom with dedicated head and large shower. An island queen berth with vanity desk, abundant storage, 6’4” of headroom, and beautiful wood flooring and finishes.

Mechanical & Electrical Equipment

ENGINE & MECHANICAL

• (2) Lehman Model 2715E 120hp engines
• 1.75” Shafts & PSS dripless shaft seals and line cutter
• 26x19 four blade bronze propellers
• Dual Racor for each engine w/pressure gauges (electric fuel pump primer)
• Electric oil change pumps for engines/transmissions/gensets
• Northern Lights 10kw generator
• Fischer Panda 6kw generator
• Naiad #161 Hydraulic Stabilizers
• Sea Recovery Watermaker 33gal/hour system (decommissioned)
• Teleflex Capilano variable rate hydraulic steering
• Sea chest for raw water inlets

ELECTRICAL

• Northern Lights generator 10kw (2000)
• Fischer Panda 6kw generator (2011)
• (2) 30 amp shore power inlets
• (2) 50 amp/30 amp splitters
• Magnum MS 2812 inverter/charger
• (2) 3.6 KVA Charles transformers
• (8) AGM House batteries
• (2) AGM Start batteries
• (1) AGM Generator batteries
• Parallel switching for house/starting
• New wiring/cables from batteries to main panel (2011)

Electronics & Navigation

ELECTRONICS

Lower Helm



• Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF
• Naiad Stabilizer controls
• Rudder angle indicator
• Sony CD/ Tuner radio

Upper Helm

• Garmin GPSMap 942XS
• Garmin 942GPS 162
• Furuno FR 1830 Radar 24 mile
• Furuno Navpilot 500
• Icom IC-M502 VHF
• Icom IC-M504 VHF
• Sirius XM receiver w/CD player
• Naiad Stabilizer controls
• Rudder angle indicator

Deck Equipment

DECK

• Maxwell 2200 Windlass
• Delta 55# anchor w/ 200’ 3/8” chain & snubber
• Delta 55# spare w/ 200’ rode
• (2) 16k btu A/C units
• Bimini & enclosure for flybridge
• Top loading deep freezer on flybridge
• 110V Davit (needs repair)
• (2) Raritan electric heads
• Magma propane grill
• Fish cleaning table
• Lifesling for MOB

Recent upgrades & spares

2020

• Breville BDC650 coffee maker
• Master stateroom mattress
• Sunbrella settee, drapes and valance
• Garmin 942XS GPS touch screen
• Corelle dishes in galley
• Salton toaster

2021

• (2) GE Model GCE06GGHDBB 6.0CU FT refrigerators
• (2) Raritan electric toilets serviced and rebuilt
• Alternator for port engine
• (2) Jabsco Y valves installed
• TODD boarding stairs
• Custom boarding platform (see pics)
• HVAC serviced
• (6) New spot lighting fixtures thru out cabin
• (2) new lounge chairs

2022

• Engine coolant hoses replaced
• New HVAC raw water pump installed
• New freezer 7.0 cu ft
• Jabsco 18590 macerator pump
• Jabsco 31755 fresh water pump 4.5gpm
• New transmission oil coolers
• New engine oil coolers for Lehmans
• New 40” TV- Hisense- Roku
• New GE dehumidifier ADHL35

2023

• Microwave- Black and Decker .9 cu ft

SPARE PARTS

• Heat exchanger for Lehmans
• 2 Jabsco water pumps
• Alternator
• AC raw water pump
• Impellers for all raw water pumps
• Raritan rebuild kit and parts

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