The Nauticat 44 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood decks and trim.
It has a ketch, schooner or optional cutter rig, with aluminum spars.
The schooner rig may include a jib and staysails on both masts.

The design features a raked stem, a nearly plumb transom, an keel-mounted rudder controlled by wheels in the cockpit and the wheelhouse.
It has a fixed long keel and displaces 32,000 lb (14,515 kg).

The boat has a draft of 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with the standard keel.

The boat is fitted with a British Ford Motor Company diesel engine of 120 hp (89 kW).
The fuel tank holds 285 U.S. gallons (1,080 L; 237 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal).

The design has sleeping accommodation for six to seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a "U"-shaped settee with a drop-down table and a straight settee in the main cabin, plus an "L" settee in the wheelhouse at the navigation station and an aft cabin with a double berth.
The galley is located forward on the port side just aft of the bow cabin.
The galley is "U"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, refrigerator and a double sink.
There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the port side in the aft cabin.

Ventilation is provided by opening ports, a sliding hatch and two main cabin sliding doors that open to the deck.
The aft cabin features stern ports.

For sailing the design is equipped with halyard winches on each mast, plus four sheet winches.
There is a bow-mounted anchor roller provided.
The Nauticat 44 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood decks and trim. It has a ketch, schooner or optional cutter rig, with aluminum spars. The schooner rig may include a jib and staysails on both masts.
The design features a raked stem, a nearly plumb transom, an keel-mounted rudder controlled by wheels in the cockpit and the wheelhouse. It has a fixed long keel and displaces 32,000 lb (14,515 kg).
The boat has a draft of 5.92 ft (1.80 m) with the standard keel.
The boat is fitted with a British Ford Motor Company diesel engine of 120 hp (89 kW). The fuel tank holds 285 U.S. gallons (1,080 L; 237 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 200 U.S. gallons (760 L; 170 imp gal).
The design has sleeping accommodation for six to seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a "U"-shaped settee with a drop-down table and a straight settee in the main cabin, plus an "L" settee in the wheelhouse at the navigation station and an aft cabin with a double berth. The galley is located forward on the port side just aft of the bow cabin. The galley is "U"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, refrigerator and a double sink. There are two heads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side and one on the port side in the aft cabin.
Ventilation is provided by opening ports, a sliding hatch and two main cabin sliding doors that open to the deck. The aft cabin features stern ports.
For sailing the design is equipped with halyard winches on each mast, plus four sheet winches. There is a bow-mounted anchor roller provided.
Nauticat 44