The Mercer 44 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr as a bluewater cruiser and first built in 1959.
Production has ended but Cape Cod Shipbuilding notes that the molds are still available and that they will build more if a fleet order is received.
The hull has a spooned raked stem, a raised counter, plumb transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, modified long keel with a cutaway forefoot and a retractable centerboard.
The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder under the raised doghouse.
An optional navigation station can be fitted in place of the seventh bunk, on the starboard side aft.