This popular motoryacht began life in 1986 as the 410 Aft Cabin. She became the 415 in 1988 when Sea Ray added a bow pulpit, and in 1989 the company’s marketing people took another look and settled on the 440 designation, which lasted for the duration. She’s constructed on a good-running modified-V hull with moderate beam and prop pockets—the same hull used in the company’s 440 Convertible. Her galley-down floorplan is arranged with an offset double berth in the forward stateroom (over/under bunks are found in the original 410 model), a walkaround queen bed aft, and a comfortable (and very spacious) salon with a built-in entertainment center. In 1990, off-white laminates replaced the teak paneling and cabinets used in previous years, and the dinette was eliminated in favor of wraparound lounge seating. Because the salon is so large, the aft stateroom is compact. So too is the aft deck, where entertaining space is at a premium. A popular model, standard 330hp gas engines cruise the 440 Aft Cabin at a sedate 15–16 knots and top out in the low 20s. Optional 375hp Cats cruise at 20 knots and reach 24–25 knots wide open.