This web site is primarily maintained for the exchange of information, stories, and photos by and for owner's of the Peterson 44/ 46 cruising cutters, including Kelly-Peterson 44, Formosa 46, and Kelly-Peterson 46, and all their variants. But all are welcome to join, whether you own a boat or not.   The site is updated by registered members (owners and wannabees) and is an active source of information from many owners of these vessels. You can ask the list members a question or provide an answer.

Check out What's New for the latest additions to the website and New Links for useful stuff on other websites, or search the site with our Google™-powered search engine, or check the Table of Contents for information and articles.

Site Directory Structure

Table of Contents

• Report on Survey regarding Inflatable Life Vests.
• Article about KP44 Brilliant II. (Cruising Helmsman July 2007)>
• Article about KP44 Sea Esta (Latitudes and Attitudes May 2005).
• View article from Cruising World Nov. 1997
• View article from Blue Water Sailing, May 1998
• View Kelly-Peterson 44 Specifications
• Information on the Peterson Cutter Mailing List (A groups.io Group)
• Direct Link to Peterson Cutter Group
• Boats for Sale
• Photo Gallery
• Plans and Drawings
• KP44 Original Design Drawings. Contributed by Iolanda and Phil on Good Cruzing
• Documents
• Notes from the Field
• KP44 & F46 Hull Numbers.  How the HIN identifies your boat.
• Links
• Sailing Directions
• Pilot Charts
• Rudders — all about rudders
• Complete Table of Contents

Selected Items on the Website?

• Rigging the Peterson Cutter A White Paper on how to rig a Peterson Cutter by Jeff on s/v Beatrix
• Totally Rebuilding The Rudder on KP44 Deo Volenteby Raul the Pig
• Charles Moorhead aboard s/v Shadowfax ) has written an in-depth article on fitting new refrigeration aboard an F46.RefrigerationRefit_on_Shadowfax__byCharlesMoorhead
• Ralph Ferges ( s/v Sola Gratia ) shows us the innards of the backstay attachments on the F46.Formosa_46_BackstayPlate_and_Chainplates__byRalphFerges
• Robert Klingberg (s/v Williwaw) has written excellent how-to on fixing tabbing.Tabbling Bulkheads to the Hull and Deck
• Chainplate design drawings for KP44 chainplates")
• Engine Repowering
• Rudder Failures and Rudder Rebuilds.
• Reefer box project on F46 Shadowfax . Charles Moorhead undertakes to rebuild his galley.
• Tips and Techniques. Simple (and not-so-simple) ideas to solve problems or make life aboard easier. New tips include door latches and where to put SCUBA tanks.
• KP44 Passage Refit and Rebuild Page. Lots of good ideas here from Bud and Nita. They have done a beautiful job.
• Custom-Made Peterson-Cutter Baseball Caps.
• Ford Lehman Engine Manuals in PDF and Flashpaper format.
• Perkins Engine and Velvet Drive Manuals in PDF and Flashpaper format.
• Boats for Sale
• "New concept" Octopus Linear Hydraulic Actuator installation.
• Raw Water Pumps for Perkins 4-154.  Specs for Sherwood and Jabsco pumps.
• KP44 Polar Diagrams.
• Winch Analysis.  Documents and analysis spreadsheet.

Selection of Some of the Information on the Website

• Original Sales Brochures. 
• Fixing Hull Seams.  Filling the voids on Persistence and Aventura. 
• Rebuilding The Rudder Greg Rodgers on KP44 Second Sally tells you how.
• Electrical Conductivity of Materials.  
• Differences Between International and North American Power. 
• Forward Chainplate Corrosion.
• Rudder shaft exposed on Canopus.
• Documents Pertaining to KP44 & KP46
• Installation of the Cape Horn Wind Vane on Canopus
• Articles on Lightning Protection

What's New in Links?

• F46 Tainui — Australia to Russia with legendary skipper John Vallentine.
• Why do Boats Sink?
• Tang bolt replacement/upgrade
• Marine SSB Single Sideband Simplified
• Guide to Cordage & Colors
• Boatkeeper Alaska Sea Grant Publications
• Comparing Marine Battery Technologies - a Brief Introduction
• USCG Documentation. Look up your boat by name or documentation number.

Home Page Links

• List of HTML files in the kp44.net base directory

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MJ Patterson (KP44 Wheatstrong)
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