Veteran Yacht Sales
Boat Highlights:
Year of Vessel
1987
Fuel Type
DIESEL
Length
44 ft
Brand
Hylas
Condition
Pre-owned
Boat Type
Power
This 1987 Hylas 44, Alice in Wonderland, is a well-maintained offshore cruiser, built by the renowned Queen Long Shipyard and designed by German Frers. She has proven her capabilities with long ocean passages, including an Atlantic crossing.
Current owners, professional yacht captain and engineer with over 20 years of experience in the super yacht industry, have mostly lived onboard since 2018, winter cruising season in the Caribbean with our 22-month-old who has basically grown up onboard.
With a strong focus on self-sufficiency, she boasts a robust solar setup, ample storage, and a water maker, making her ideal for extended cruising.
The construction includes an impressive stiffening network of full length fore and aft stringers and transverse floors. The deck is balsa or Airex cored and fastened to the hull via stainless bolts and 5200. Chainplates are massive and tie into glassed over stainless-steel I-beams. Queen Long was already well known for their Kelly Petersons and Stevens 47's before producing the Hylas 44. She was designed by the German Frees and the H44 is regarded as a great world cruiser fast and solid with great sea keeping abilities.
They have crossed the Atlantic from Cap Verde to Martinique in 16 days with just two people onboard, averaging 150nm days in good offshore conditions.
Owners would consider delivering the boat anywhere worldwide if the right deal is made with a new owner. Most maintenance completed onboard by owner.
This Hylas 44 is a rare opportunity to own a well-equipped and ready-to-sail offshore cruiser. Contact us for more details!
KEY FEATURES
Solid hand-laid fiberglass construction by Queen Long Shipyards
Designed by German Frers, proven world cruiser with excellent sea-keeping abilities
Fully equipped for offshore cruising and liveaboard lifestyle
760W solar power with Victron controllers
Spectra Cape Horn 12V water maker (30L per hour)
Extensive refit and upgrades between 2020-2024
New dodger and full enclosure (2022)
Anti-fouling (December 2024)
REVIEWS “The Hylas 44 is one of the most sought-after cruising yachts, offering a perfect blend of performance and comfort.” – Sailing Magazine
Veteran Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by David Walters Yachts. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
INTERIOR ACCOMMODATIONS AND LAYOUT
Spacious, functional and warm interior layout and design allows the owners to enjoy a comfortable living aboard.
The forward cabin has an offset berth forward and settee with a private head and shower. The main salon includes a dinette arrangement to port and a starboard settee. Leading to the master stateroom are dual walk-throughs, a tremendously popular feature. Along the port side is the master head and shower while the galley is along the opposite side.
The 6 clear glass lockable hatches form the inside, 14 opening portlights and 2x Dorade ventilators, one in the bow and the other in the stern. During the year 2022, the gaskets on the hatches and glass were replaced. All of the hatches and opening portlights was found in good condition.
Interior Styling & Features
Teak woodwork throughout
Full interior re-covering (2020)
Ample storage and comfortable living spaces
Main Salon
Dinette arrangement to port, settee to starboard
Ample natural light and ventilation
Master Stateroom
Aft cabin with large berth and en-suite head
Aft Head
Manual Jabsco marine toilet, sink, and shower
Forward Stateroom
Offset berth forward with settee
Forward Head
Manual Jabsco marine toilet, sink, and shower
Galley
Offset to starboard with offshore layout
Force 10 3-burner stove with oven
Frigoboat Milan water-cooled fridge (2022)
Engel portable freezer (2022)
Freshwater, seawater, and freshwater foot pumps
Air-conditioning: Free standing portable unit
Washing machine: Installed in aft shower room
NAVIGATION AND ELECTRONICS
Raymarine E95 9" chartplotter with WiFi (cockpit)
Raymarine A50D GPS (Nav station)
Nasa Marine wind, depth, and log instruments
Forward-facing sonar (Echo Pilot)
Autopilots
Raymarine EV400 autopilot (Controller unit replaced 2022, ram rebuilt 2023)
Aires wind vane self-steering
Raymarine tiller pilot
Icom IC-M94D handheld VHF with AIS
Icom IC-M422 fixed VHF with cockpit handset
Icom IC-M710 SSB radio with insulated backstay
AIS EM Track 2W with Wi-Fi (installed 2023)
Iridium Go for offshore communications
Raytheon SL70 radar
Handheld Icom with AIS
HULL & DECK
The hull, deck and superstructure is built of solid hand laminated reinforced fiberglass. Construction stiffened by moulded stiffeners and glassed/bonded in place interior mouldings, interior joinery and bulkheads in fiberglass covered with wood and semi bulkheads in wood. The stratified beams in the hull distribute the forces over the entire bottom surface. The hull floats on the waterline.
The external shell is sound and inspected and found to be free from signs of distortion, delamination or major damage.
The surfaces above and under waterline are in satisfactory condition with no signs of apparent damages at the moment of the survey, except some little superficial scratches above waterline.
There is no visible blistering that would indicate the presence of the phenomenon of hydrolysis in the underbody.
Hull
Lead fin keel, bolts inspected and tightened (2020)
Small osmosis patches fixed (2020)
Antifouling (December 2024)
All thru-hull fittings: new from Hylas
All valves (2020)
Keel bolts checked and tightened to spec (2020)
Deck
New dodger and full enclosure (2022)
Fresh deck paint (2022)
Covers
Shade overs for aft and fore deck
Winch covers
Steering wheel cover
Ground Tackle
Nielson V1000 anchor winch
25kg Rocna anchor with 80m of 10mm chain
20kg QRN anchor (spare)
Additional sand anchor stored in lazarette
MAST & RIGGING
Aluminum mast 2-spreader sloop rig
Spectra Inner stay for storm jib and staysail (2020)
All furling main bearings checked (2020)
Running rigging replaced as needed
Gas push-rod kicker
Shrouds: 8mm for inner, 10mm for vertical
Forestay: 10mm with Sparcraft Harken roller fitting
Babystay and backstay: 8mm
Sails & Winches
Mainsail
North Sails
Harken furling system (replaced 2010)
Gennaker with sock (older but functional)
Barlow Trinidad furling genoa (serviced 2010)
Stay sail with reefing point (good condition)
Storm jib (like new)
Two whisker poles
Winches
1x Barient 24 main sheet
2x Barient 27 reefing lines
2x Barient 32 genoa sheet
3x winches on mast for halyard and vang
Cockpit
Fully enclosed cockpit with new dodger (2022)
Ample seating and storage
SHIP SYSTEMS
Engine and mechanical
Engine: Yanmar 4JH4AE 1 800hrs, new starter
Shaft sealed: 1.5inch PSS (2020)
Cutlass bearing (2021), with spare & removal tool
Drive: Direct shaft
Propeller: 3 bronze blade fixed pitch
Fuel Consumption: 3.5 L/h @ 5.5 knots
Complete engine room refit and insulation
Electrical System
220V and 12V systems
House: Victron 2x 220AH AGM batteries (2023)
Start: 1x 110Ah start battery
Bluetti AC200 Lithium standalone battery with 2000W inverter (2022)
Alternator: 80A on main engine
Charger: Victron IP43 smart charger 50A
Solar
2x 180w solar panels (2020)
2x 75/15 Victron Blue Tooth MPPT (2020)
Wind generator: Aerogen 4
Genset: none
All LED lighting (inside and navigation) (2020)
Steering
Rudder dropped and bearings replaced (2020)
Plumbing & Tankage
Spectra Cape Horn 12V 2x motor setup water maker (30L per hour) (2020)
25L Isotherm hot water system engine & 220V heated (2020)
All hoses and fittings (2020)
Water and fuel tanks all cleaned 2023
1x Whale Gulpa 330 for low level, audible alarm
High level rule 220
Emergency manual 30L whale pump
Gas System
Propane with twin detectors
5kg and 3kg gas bottles
Safety Equipment
Viking 6-man offshore life raft (Serviced December 2024)
1x Dan Buoy inflatable
1x John Buoy inflatable
Offshore EPIRB
Multiple inflatable life jackets with tethers
3x safety harnesses
2x Automatic Ergofit 190 OS Life Jackets with harness
2x Automatic Enijo 1240-3/A1 2010 Life Jackets
2x spare air bottles for the automatic Life Jackets
Plastimo 150N life Jackets
Flares/Distress Signals: 6x hand-held, 6x Parachute, 1x Orange Smoke signal - all of them in date
Liferaft: Viking Inflatable ISO 9650 6pax, on deck, valid until February 2025
Floating anchor
Lifebuoy with safety line
Emergency handheld GPS
Gas detector, carbon monoxide and fire alarms
4x 1kg and 2x 6kg dry powder fire extinguishers (Serviced December 2024)
1x wire cutter
EXTRAS
Carib 3.2m dinghy
Yamaha 15HP Enduro 2-stroke outboard
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.
Listing MLS by Yachtr.com
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