It is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim.
It features a raked stem, a raised counter reverse transom, a partial skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with retractable centerboard.
[6][7] This construction was chosen for improved sound and thermal insulation, rather than reducing weight as is sometimes the justification for cored hulls.
[10] The Little Harbor 44 features a molded one-piece fiberglass hull and deck with a gelcoat finish.
Stainless steel chain plates were bolted to built-in fiberglass knees.
The galley sink has a macerator pump which also serves the ice box drain.
Laminated teak overhead deck beams are offset by off-white Formica panels.
Head compartments are lined with off-white Formica and solid teak trim.
There is an insulated, removable engine cover for easy access in the main salon.
There is a deluxe stainless steel three burner stove with oven, broiler, and safety solenoid switch.
Also fitted is a double stainless steel galley sink, utensil drawers, and a garbage bin.
There are 5 solid teak dorade boxes with plexiglass tops and stainless steel cowl vents.
The reacher and genoa tracks are stainless steel and include lead blocks.
[11] The boat has a double spreader sloop rig with an extruded aluminum mast and boom.
[11] The standing rigging is wire, and the running rigging includes internal main and genoa halyards, two genoa sheets, a mainsheet, a boom outhaul and topping lift, a four-part boom vang and preventer, and two flag and burgee halyards.
[11] Hull number 1 of six center cockpit versions built was named Robin Too, and was designer and builder Ted Hood’s personal boat.