The "First in Class" Hylas H48 design has been the choice of voyagers in mid-size yachts for decades and for very good reasons. Bill Dixon's lifestyle enhancements will keep this yacht relevant for aspiring voyagers in years to come. Extending the enclosed center cockpit to accommodate crew numbers and cockpit relaxation. Staying with the classic cutter rig will bring peace of mind as weather deteriorates. The self-tacking staysail makes very light work in heavy going. All lines run back to the cockpit so there's no need for crew to be on deck. A more plumb bow and a beam that carries aft not only enhances performance underway but brings the interior space to life.
Living aboard is a delight with the raised salon skylights allowing plenty of natural light and the oversized portlights mean you're never disconnected from the world you want to explore. The walk-through galley offers storage, ease of use and safety underway. In the master stateroom every cubic inch has been utilized to provide a comfortable living space more often found on much larger yachts. The aft area being the most comfortable under way. A very important consideration for the long passages and sleeping comfort.
The ensuite master bathroom is set up as a walk through to the nav station and main salon with an incorporated washer/dryer space.
In the forward part of the yacht guest quarters are generous. A V-berth at the bow with an additional over/under crew cabin on the port side.
When combined with the Hylas build quality, there are few yachts of this size that will carry you with such confidence and comfort to anywhere in the world.
Additional Information
Accommodation
- Three-cabin, two-head interior layout
- Aft Master Stateroom: centerline queen berth with private head (separate stall shower and second passageway)
- Forward VIP Cabin: centerline berth
- Forward Guest Cabin: single over-under bunks to port
- Forward Head: accessible from both the forward VIP cabin and forward passageway (day head use)
- Galley: passageway style to port
- Navigation Station: forward-facing, located starboard
Interior Craftsmanship
- Hylas signature contemporary interior with handcrafted white oak joinery and cabinetry
- Modern square-top passageways, doors, cabinets, and lockers with flat panels
- Teak cabin sole with marine-grade plywood subfloor (end grains sealed with epoxy)
- Master Carpenter hand-selects each piece of wood for joinery (precise fit and finish)
- Concealed hinges where appropriate
- Noise-dampening gaskets on passageway door frames
- Positive-locking cabin sole sections
- Cabinets and lockers with high-quality stainless steel push-button latches
- Doors with stainless steel locking stops for offshore passage making
Material Selection
- Countertop surfaces with fiddles
- High-quality polished stainless steel fixtures, latches, and handles
- Contemporary white headliner with secure quick-access fastening and wood trim
Interior Comforts and Amenities
Master Stateroom
- Queen-size centerline berth
- Lounge seats starboard
- Cedar-lined hanging locker to port
- Nightstands with fiddled surfaces on both sides
- Two 5” x 12” Manship opening portlights
- High cabinet with divider
- Six pad-eyes for lee cloth (excluded)
Master Head
- Raritan #220HF02401 Elegance toilet system with angled back, holding tank, macerator pump, overboard discharge, deck pump-out, and monitor
- Countertop surfaces with fiddles
- Molded white sink
- Three mirrored medicine cabinets with shelves above sink
- Cabinet under sink for plumbing access
- 5” x 12” Manship opening portlight
- Separate stall shower with acrylic door and second passageway to saloon
- Shower seat with storage inside (molded fiberglass base)
- Molded non-skid fiberglass floor
- Polished chrome fixtures with handheld sprayer
- Towel rack and toilet paper holder
- Linen closet above shower seat (washer/dryer option)
Galley
- Force 10 three-burner gimbaled LPG stove with oven, broiler, and stainless safety bar
- Countertop surfaces with fiddles
- Galley sink
- Large insulated top- and front-loading refrigerator and freezer boxes with electric drain pump
- Frigoboat 24-volt refrigerator and freezer compressors
- Fireboy-Xintex S-2A propane & CNG fume detector (two sensors for stove and BBQ)
- Fireboy-Xintex SS-775 smoke and fire detector
- Full-size pull-out rubbish bin with fiberglass liner
- 5” x 12” Manship opening portlight
- Sliding lockers and open spice storage under outboard cabinetry
- Cutlery drawer and cabinet
- Tall pantry with shelves
- Countertop built-in knife rack
Freshwater System
- Total capacity: 192.5 gallons across three independent tanks
- One 99.9-gallon tank beneath aft berth
- One 60.9-gallon tank beneath saloon port settee
- One 31.7-gallon reserve tank beneath saloon port settee
- High-quality 316L stainless steel construction
- Threaded inspection ports for quick access/manual dipstick measurements
- Larger maintenance access ports for easy cleaning
- Sensotex freshwater tank gauges at navigation station
- Two ShurFlo 24-volt freshwater pumps plumbed in parallel (redundancy)
- Torrid stainless steel 10-gallon 110-volt & engine-driven water heater
- Pre-plumbing and wiring for future watermaker installation under forward VIP berth
Main Saloon
- Panoramic 3D laminated curved safety glass windows with integral solid fiberglass reinforced frame
- Two oversized Manship fixed hull portlights providing superb natural light and seascape views
- Large wraparound settee to port around the saloon table with storage under and behind cushions
- Large settee to starboard with storage under and behind cushions
- Cabinets above seating areas port and starboard, adjacent to forward bulkhead and aft of settees
- All surfaces fiddled for safe and secure passage while underway
- Fiddled shelf located behind settees to port and starboard
- Teak handholds above companionway
- Varnished solid wood saloon table with stainless steel table leg
- Companionway entry with wide, non-skid wood stairs and teak handrails leading into the main saloon
- Headliner facing (PU White #425) finish on interior window surrounds
Navigation Station
- Forward-facing navigation desk with fold-top chart table
- Upholstered bench seat
- Electrical panel with hinged bottom and fast-pin access
- Chart light
- 12-volt DC outlet
- Chart box for storage of navigation charts and vessel documents
Forward VIP Cabin
- Centerline double berth with top-load storage beneath
- Large drawer under berth
- Large cedar-lined hanging locker starboard
- Cabinets with mirrored faces and shelves with teak fiddles port and starboard
- Fiddled shelves outboard of berth
- Two pad-eyes installed for lee cloth (excluded)
Forward Guest Cabin
- Over-under single berth bunks with underside of upper berth finished to match headliner
- Two drawers beneath lower berth
- Cedar-lined hanging locker forward
- Mirror located on aft bulkhead
- High cabinet with divider on top
- Six pad-eyes installed for lee cloth (excluded)
Forward Head
- Raritan #220HF02401 Elegance toilet with angled back, polypropylene holding tank, electric macerator pump, overboard discharge, deck pump-out, and holding tank monitor
- Head base finished in white fiberglass
- Countertop surfaces with fiddles
- Hylas molded white sink
- Two mirrored medicine cabinets with fiddled shelves above sink
- Cabinet under sink for plumbing access
- Molded non-skid fiberglass floor with teak grate
- Shower seat over molded fiberglass base
- Polished chrome shower fixtures with handheld sprayer
- Towel rack
- Toilet paper holder
- Overhead opening hatch for ventilation
- Linen closet with fiddled shelving above shower seat
Black & Gray Water System
- Two polypropylene holding tanks:
- Forward: 17 gallons
- Aft: 25 gallons
- Each tank with dedicated macerator pump, overboard discharge, and deck pump-out
- Dometic Sealand holding tank ventilation filter
- Gray water system collects and discharges from multiple sources via automatic pumps:
- Forward gray water tank: plumbed to forward shower drain, main saloon A/C, and forward A/C units
- Galley gray water tank: plumbed to galley sink drains
- Aft gray water tank: plumbed to aft head floor and shower drains, and aft A/C unit
- One Whale BP1554 Gulper 220 (24V) as head wastewater pump
- Remote mount bilge waste pump and strainer system
- Non-clog electric valve technology for reliability
Electronics and Navigation
Navigation Electronics
• Raymarine Axiom 12” Pro-S HybridTouch multifunction display with integrated high CHIRP conical sonar (pod at companionway)
• Raymarine 4kW, 48 nm HD color radar with associated cabling
• Three Raymarine i70 displays above the companionway
• One Raymarine P70 display and one AXIOM2 PRO 9 RVM at the helm
• Raymarine EV-400 Sail autopilot with p70 control head at the helm station
• Raymarine Raystar RS150 72-channel 10Hz GPS receiver
• Raymarine STHS crossover coupler for radar installation
• Raymarine Raynet9F to RJ45 10m cable for radar installation
Communication Equipment
• Raymarine Ray90 VHF radio with Digital Selective Calling and hailer horn
• Raymic 60/70 handheld VHF mic installed at helm
• Raymarine AIS 700 Class B receiver/transmitter with antenna splitter
Entertainment Equipment
• Hylas-spec Fusion RA770 stereo system with AM/FM, Bluetooth, Sirius XM, and Aux input
• SONY XM-N502 amplifier
• Stereo speakers: two in master stateroom, two in saloon, two in cockpit
• Pre-wiring for saloon and main cabin TV
Electrical Systems
General Configuration
• Organized electrical architecture using high-quality tinned copper wiring (minimal voltage drop)
• Each wire numerically labeled and traced from source to load
• 50A shore power inlet at transom with Marineco 50A 125/250V, 50’ yellow cord
• DEI Max Galvanic Isolator GI-50/60A-FSM
• Copper grounding strips along hull integrated into bonding system
Battery Banks & Charging System
• House Bank (24V systems): four 12V 8D AGM Lifeline batteries (510 Ah total)
• Forward Bank (windlass/electric furling): two 12V 8DL AGM Lifeline batteries configured for 24V (400 Ah total)
• Engine Start: one 12V Lifeline AGM GPL-27T (100 Ah)
• Generator Start: one 12V Lifeline AGM GPL-24T (80 Ah)
• Alternators:
• Volvo high output 24V/80A (house bank)
• Secondary 12V/125A (engine start & 12V service)
• Chargers/Inverters:
• Victron Multi Inverter/Charger 24/3000/70-50 110V (#PMP243021011)
• Victron Phoenix Battery Charger 12V/30A (engine)
• 12V Service Bank: one 12V 4D AGM Lifeline battery
Power Distribution & Panels
• Hylas Signature distribution panel with hinged access
• Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC charger non-isolated 24/12-30 (360 W) for 12V service bank
• BEP Marine AC & DC system monitors
• BEP heavy-duty main battery switches (12V and 24V circuits)
• Blue Sea Systems ML-RBS remote isolator switches (bow thruster, engine, windlass, electric winches, generator)
• Blue Sea Systems e-Series 12V service-to-bank parallel switch for emergency start capability
Sails and Rigging
Spars
- Cutter-rigged Seldén aluminum two-spreader mast with electric in-mast mainsail furling
- Seldén boom with push-button mainsail furling controls at helm
- Seldén internal conduit for masthead wiring
- Masthead Windex-style wind indicator
- Stainless steel mast base
Boom Vang & Backstay
- Split backstay with turnbuckles
- Seldén Rodkicker boom vang with gas spring
Headsail Furling
- Seldén Furlex 400E electric genoa furler with push-button controls at primary winches
- Seldén Furlex 400 staysail furler
Standing Rigging
- Discontinuous 316 stainless steel 1x19 wire with Sta-Lok mechanical fittings (oversized for offshore strength and safety)
- 12 mm forestay with 316L stainless steel stemhead fitting, secured by five M12 and ten M10 bolts
- 12 mm D1 and 14 mm V1 with 15 mm 316L stainless steel chainplates, secured with eight M16 bolts and 35 mm stainless tie bar
- 10 mm inner stay with 10 mm 316L stainless chainplate, secured with six M12 bolts and 6 mm backing plate tied to reinforced forward collision bulkhead
- 12 mm split backstay with 10 mm 316L stainless steel chainplates, secured with six M16 bolts and 8 mm backing plate tied to reinforced transom and bonded lazarette bulkhead
Running Rigging & Deck Hardware
- In-boom preventer led to cockpit
- Mainsail outhaul led to cockpit
- Dyneema running backstays with Harken becket stand-up blocks on deck
- Spectra-cored running rigging: mainsail, genoa, staysail, spinnaker, and topping lift
- All sheets led within proximity to helm for safe short-handed sailing
- Mainsheet hardware: Harken stand-up block with high-load pad eye
- Genoa hardware: Outboard tracks with adjustable pin-stop cars; sheets led through cheek blocks to optimize line angles at Antal primaries and clear cockpit steps
- Self-tacking jib hardware: Harken track with pin-stop car, becket block, and adjustable stop locators; sheet routed via mast to cockpit winch
- Mast tracks for mainsail and genoa
- Mast-mounted line clutches (topping lift, spinnaker halyard)
- Stainless steel pad-eyes for running backstays
- Stainless steel downhaul eye integrated into stemhead fitting
- Five Spinlock line clutches adjacent to cockpit winch
Winches
- Two electric Antal 62 XT chromed 2-speed self-tailing primaries
- One electric Antal 52 XT chromed 2-speed self-tailing mainsheet winch
- One electric Selbus cockpit winch
- Push-button winch controls at each winch location
- Two Antal 48 XT chromed 2-speed self-tailing mast winches
Sails (North Sails)
- High-quality offshore-grade white Dacron sails with Hylas logo
- North Sails Radian Dacron in-mast furling mainsail
- North Sails Dacron 135% genoa
- North Sails Dacron self-tacking staysail
- White Sunbrella UV covers for genoa, staysail, and mainsail tack (other colors available)
Mechanical Equipment
Bow & Stern Thruster
- Side-Power SE100/185T-24V variable speed bow thruster (Package II)
- Variable speed controls and hold function
- GRP tunnel and associated components
Environmental System
- MarineAir reverse-cycle air conditioning system with digital controls and Smart Start
- 16,000 BTU saloon
- 8,000 BTU forward
- 8,000 BTU aft
Generator
- Northern Lights 6kW generator
- Control panel at navigation station
Mechanical Room
- Unrestricted engine room access via companionway, nav station, galley, aft head, and shower
- All access doors removable for maintenance
- CE-approved 1.5” fire-retarding insulation (noise dampening)
- Jabsco continuous-duty high-volume engine room blower (250 cu ft/min, 4” exhaust)
- Fireboy MA2-200-227 automatic fire suppression and alarm system with cockpit and nav station remote panels
- Two LED engine room lights
Fuel System
- Total capacity: 189.9 gallons across three tanks (two 64.5 gal, one 60.9 gal under saloon sole)
- 316L stainless steel construction with threaded inspection and larger maintenance ports
- Sensotex fuel gauges at nav station
- Warlbro engine fuel transfer pump
- Emergency fuel shut-off
- Dual Racor primary fuel filters with vacuum gauges and water contamination alarms
- By-pass valve for fuel polishing capability
- Flame guards under Racor filters
Bilge System
- Rule 2000 primary bilge pump with float switch, alarm, and manual override
- Whale Gulper 320 (24V) secondary bilge pump
- Whale Gusher 10 manual cockpit pump (17 gal/min capacity)
- Audible and visual high-water alarms
Rudder & Steering
- Semi-skegged elliptical rudder for strength and performance
- Rudder bottom positioned above keel plane with stainless steel foot for grounding protection
- Jefa torque-tube and transmission gearbox steering system
- Raymarine Evolution Sail autopilot with EV1 sensor, ACU actuator unit, and Jefa drive
- Skeg laminated and integral to hull, reinforced with steel gusseted T-bracket bonded to aft bulkhead
- Heel of skeg fitted with aluminum-bronze alloy heel fitting
- Rudder construction: hand-laid laminates with vinyl-ester resin, stainless stiffener, welded web structure, and 60 mm stainless rudder stock
Fire Extinguishers & Safety
- One Fireboy Halotron 5 lb (2 kg) handheld extinguisher with engine compartment fire port
- Three Hygrapha 5 lb (2 kg) handheld dry chemical extinguishers
Engine Info
Main Engine
- Volvo Penta D2, in-line 4-cylinder, 2.2L naturally aspirated diesel
- Cam-driven in-line injection pump
- Freshwater cooling system
- Low cruising RPM for quiet operation and reduced vibrations
- Lower Gear S-Drive 150S-D, 150SR-D (Ratio 2.19:1)
- Proven saildrive system for ease of operation and maintenance
- Reduced vibration compared to direct-drive for quieter running
- Electric oil-change pump for engine, generator, and transmission (spill-free maintenance)
- Volvo engine control panel located in cockpit aft of helm inside coaming with Lexan lid
- Alarms: low oil pressure, high water temperature
- Instruments: tachometer, hour meter, voltage indicator, oil pressure gauge, temperature gauge
Propeller & Running Gear
- Bruntons Varifold folding propeller (20” diameter x 15 pitch)
Tankage
Fuel
- Total capacity: 189.9 gallons
- Three independent tanks:
- Two 64.5-gallon tanks
- One 60.9-gallon tank
- All tanks located under saloon cabin sole
Freshwater
- Total capacity: 192.5 gallons
- Three independent tanks:
- One 99.9-gallon tank beneath aft berth
- One 60.9-gallon tank beneath saloon port settee
- One 31.7-gallon reserve tank beneath saloon port settee
Black Water
- Two polypropylene holding tanks:
- Forward: 17 gallons
- Aft: 25 gallons
- Each tank with dedicated macerator pump, overboard discharge, and deck pump-out
Disclaimer
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.