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Very rare UK-delivered and CE-certified single-owner German Frers Hylas 46 launched in 2007. Huge cruising spec with push-button cutter rig, genset, watermaker, air-con and so on.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
With just one private European owner since new, CHINA BLUE is Hull 65 of 75 Hylas 46’s constructed by Queen Long Marine to designs by German Frers. Launched in 2007, like all Hylas 46’s, CHINA BLUE boasts a beautiful semi-custom finish and a comprehensive cruising specification. Perfectly suited to long-distance liveaboard cruising, the Hylas 46 has rapidly achieved cult status on both side of the Atlantic, although finding EU-supplied, CE-certified and tax paid examples is very rare. CHINA BLUE is just one of a handful of such examples.
Her specification highlights include:-
• Centre cockpit configuration with twin staterooms and heads
• Teak laid side decks
• Standard draft (1.97m) lead keel
• Coppercoat antifouling system
• Yanmar 75hp engine with shaft drive and 3-bladed MaxProp with rope cutter
• Bowthruster
• Masthead sloop with cutter rig (main, 135% genoa and staysail)
• Selden 42vDC electric in-mast furling
• Selden 12vDC electric yankee furler
• Electric winches
• Recently replaced mainsail and genoa
• Fisher Panda DC generator
• Victron charger/inverter
• Bamar high-output secondary alternator
• HP watermakers DC reverse-osmosis watermaker
• Cruiseair 220vAC air-conditioning
• Fully-updated Raymarine instrument package with radar, plotters and autopilot
• Navtex and Weatherman
• Force 10 stove
• Microwave oven
• Frigoboat top-opening fridge & freezers with backup engine-driven compressors
• Hand-crafted teak interior joinery
• Oceanair blinds
• Electric heads
• Holding tanks
• Bimini and sprayhood
• EV Airdeck tender with Torqeedo electric outboard
Following a minor lightning strike in November 2019, any necessary aspects of her electrical systems were completely replaced and upgraded as part of an agreed insurance claim. This included a complete suite of new Raymarine instruments and the upgrade of her Selden electric in-mast furling system to the latest 42vDC motor system.
Conveniently located on the Adriatic Coast of Italy, UK Part 1 Registered and deemed EU VAT paid, CHINA BLUE is now reluctantly offered for sale as her owners wish to embark on new projects after 17 years of enjoyable ownership..
MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:
Form and function combine with the keen eye and steady hand of renowned designer German Frers to produce this "must-see" cruising yacht. A true watertight collision bulkhead forward and another aft define the 46 as a serious offshore yacht.
But it gets even better. Step below into a world of refined elegance, beautifully hand-finished teak furniture, splendid totally private comfort for two couples, plus room for up to three additional guests. Abundant storage, unsurpassed electrical and mechanical systems. Top-shelf hardware in every application. A fantastic seagoing galley worthy of a much larger yacht.
In addition to a commanding specification that has been refined by thousands of miles at sea and the invaluable input of our many yacht owners, the Hylas 46 sparkles with a confident profile, a robust and modern sail plan, and a generous beam that carries well aft to provide both excellent stability and more interior volume than other yachts, all in just 46 feet.
YACHTING PRESS REVIEWS:
Yachting Monthly – October 2017 – Feature reviewing ADINA herself.
“What’s she like to Sail?
‘With electric furling for genoa and main, she is easily handled solo, which is essential on ocean passages. The elevated helm position feels secure rather than exposed, although low freeboard means the odd dusting of spray makes it into the cockpit. On passage, I could have tucked myself in under the sprayhood and keep watch from there. Switch off the autopilot and shes pleasing to steer, tight and responsive, but don’t expect the sort of feedback you’d get with a balanced spade rudder. As bluewater cruisers go, she’s really quite rewarding to helm.
What’s she like in port and anchor?
With the bimini up and the sprayhood down, the elevated cockpit will be shaded and high enough to catch a gentle breeze. Then step down onto the sidedecks, fold out the transom’s bathing ladder, grab your mask and snorkel from the transom locker and explore the reef. Rinse off the salt with the deck shower, then settle in the cockpit and grab the cold beer passed through the hatch to the galley. There is a boarding ladder in the lifelines for clambering aboard from a tender or pontoon and at the bow there’s a saltwater deck hose for cleaning the anchor and chain.
Down below, the aircon and fans will keep you cool in warmer climes. In more temperate areas there are plenty of opening hatches for ventilation, all fitted with fly screens. The owner’s cabin aft is the more sumptuous of the two but the guest cabin is well appointed with a decent amount of stowage. Both cabins are en suite and on a 46ft blue water cruiser, any more than two cabins is wasting space.
Would she suit you and your crew?
She’s a tried and tested solution for comfortable ocean cruising. She has solar panels on the sprayhood, a Watt & Sea towed generator that fits in a transom bracket, generous tankage, reliable generator and watermaker. The build quality throughout is exceptional and when you need to wield a spanner, as ocean cruisers must, you’ll love the maintenance access.
She’s ideal for a crew of two. With electric winches, furling and bowthruster, she’s easily managed and confidence will come from that. When you want to invite guests, the appointments in their en suite cabin will keep them very comfortable. The galley is kitted out with everything you need to entertain and the saloon is highly convivial. Just make sure your guests have booked a return flight or they’ll never leave.”
Cruising World Review:
"The Hylas 46 comes with extensive standard equipment and an abundance of top quality name brand gear. I deem her a 'must see' for any serious cruiser." "Certainly worth noting, the Hylas 46 gets "electrical panel award of the year" both for access to wiring and superb quality of its installation." "The Hylas 46 is also notable for an interior comfortable enough to border on plush and systems hard to beat for their meticulous installations." "There is excellent (engine) access at the front with further access through panels on three sides... the plumbing and thru hulls are meticulously labelled and easy to reach" "This is classic German Frers..."
Perry Design Review:
“The people at Hylas have brought us a series of cruising yachts drawn by German Frers and built at the Queen Long yard in Taiwan. I always liked the clean and modern styling of this yard's detailing. They've never built one of my designs, but I always wished they would.
Frers has one of the best eyes in the business, and his track record - from Maxis to Grand Prix racers - speaks for itself. This new Hylas is an effort to update the line and build on the center-cockpit concept.
At first glance at the profile you can see the effect of today's emphasis on sailing length. Overhangs forward and aft have been eroded away to a DWL of 39 feet and a D/L of 196. This 46-footer has an L/B ratio of 3.36. It's a very attractive hull shape with a pronounced forefoot knuckle at the cutwater and an even distribution of rocker fore and aft.
The rudder is a partially balanced spade with a small fractional skeg, which allows for a lower bearing for strength. The Hylas 46 has staterooms for two couples, with additional sleeping space available on the main cabin settees… The Hylas also has two heads and each has an adjoining shower stall.
Note also that the Hylas has moved the head forward of the berth in what we usually call a Pullman-style double forward. The shape of the bow severely limits how far forward you can push the head, with the result being that, in this model, you get a big forepeak.
On deck there are unusually wide side decks: a feature that I like. Excessively wide cabin trunks can and do create the feeling of airiness and space below; but they inhibit side deck width and put undue pressure on sheet leads and deck arrangements in general.
You can trust that German Frers would not give you a slug. This boat has the numbers and the pedigree to give it good performance. Aesthetically, center-cockpit boats under 50 feet are a challenge, but this one is okay… I do like the sexy hull shape; and it is for this reason alone I think the new Hylas 46 will make some of its competition look dated.”
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• Our understanding is that the yacht is fully compliant with the European Union's Recreational Craft Directive (CE-marking) and is categorised A (unrestricted offshore).
Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• Solid hand-laid fibreglass layup with no core and using vinylester resins and Isophthalic gelcoats.
• The hull is laid up with epoxy barrier coats below the waterline for optimal protection against osmosis.
• White gelcoat hull finish with blue boot top and strake lines.
• The deck is laid in hand-picked teak planking
• White gelcoat and non-skid in non-teaked areas.
• Teak raised bulwark with inset stainless steel fairleads.
• Teak capping and rubbing rail with stainless steel strip
• Teak laid cockpit sole and cockpit seating.
• Solid GRP fibreglass in all areas of deck for deck fittings and stress area.
• Watertight collision bulkhead forward of forward cabin with independent overboard drainage.
• Watertight stern sections across aft lazarettes and stern locker.
• Teak-laid bathing platform steps inset to transom.
• CopperCoat antifouling system from new – renewed 2014
• All thru hull fittings are solid bronze and all bonded.
Keel & Rudder:
• Deep draft keel option
• Solid lead long fin keel with bulbed profile (re-bedded and surveyor checked January 2019)
• 1 ½ " stainless steel keel bolts cast-in
• Semi-skegged GRP rudder for optimal performance, strength and protection
• The bottom of rudder plane is above the keel plane for grounding safety, although the tip of the rudder is designed to safely 'break off' in the event of a serious grounding
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Yanmar 4JH4-TE 75hp 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine
• Cockpit controls and complete alarm system
• Freshwater cooling system via raw water intake and heat exchanger
• Yanmar KM4A reduction gearbox with 2.65/1 reduction
• Morse single lever control system to protect against high RPM gear shifting
• Dual Racor 120gph fuel filtration system allowing independent filter and bypass system
• Electric oil change pump built in as standard
• 12vDC engine room blowers with control at helm
Maintenance and Performance:
• Approx engine hours: approx 2,193 hours as of Summer 2024
• Date of last engine service: 2022 (approx. 18hrs covered since last service)
• Cruising speed: approx. 6.5 knots (for maximum range) – approx. 7.5 knots (standard cruising revs)
• Max speed approx. 8 knots
Propulsion & Steering:
• Max-prop VP 20”x14” 3-bladed feathering propeller
• Spur Type C rope cutter
• 38mm stainless steel propeller shaft with Vetus flexible shaft coupling and PSS shaft seal
• Side-Power 95kgf 12vDC bow thruster with joystick control at helm and handheld remote control
• Whitlock pedestal with large diameter hide-covered stainless steel helm wheel with cable linkage to quadrant
• Raymarine ST60 rudder angle display
• Emergency steering gear
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12vDC domestic system with 220vAC via shore power, generator or inverter
Battery Banks:
• 3x 200Ah 12vDC Victron AGM service batteries joined to supply 600Ah @ 12vDC – 2015
• 1x 120Ah 12vDC engine and geneator start battery – 2015
• 1x 120Ah 12vDC windlass and bowthruster battery – 2015
• Battery parallel switch for engine and service battery banks
• Victron Technologies VE-Net battery monitoring system
• All batteries are isolated with a built-in reverse isolation switch
• All batteries self-contained in their own storage boxes and strapped in place
Charger/Inverter:
• Victron Technologies Phoenix Multi-Plus 12vDC/2,500va/120Amp automatic charger/inverters
• Victron Technologies Phoenix multi-control for charger/inverter at chart table - 2020
Alternators:
• Yanmar 80Amp engine-mounted alternator for charging start battery
• Balmar 160Amp secondary high-output alternator for charging service battery banks
• Bamar charge regulator - 2020
Generator:
• Fischer Panda AGT DC PMS4000 3.2kw 12vDC generator with Centek exhaust system
• Generator hours: approx 730 hours as of Summer 2024
• Generator last serviced: 2022 (approx. 2.5hrs run since)
Other Electrical:
• Marinco 32Amp 50Hz 220vAC shore power system
• 220vAC ring main with sockets throughout
• 12vDC sockets at nav station (x2), forward and aft cabins and in cockpit (x2)
• Main AC/DC control panel with V, A & Hz meters
• 3” copper grounding strip
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• Two independent 12vDC Jabsco freshwater pump systems with visual indication lights at AC/DC panel
• Manual freshwater pump, foot activated for freshwater accessed in the galley
• Hot water supply via engine calorifier or 220vAC 1,500w immersion heater element in well-insulated 10 US gallon hot water tank powered by shorepower or inverter via generator
• Pressurised hot & cold water supplied to galley and heads
• Seagull filtered water supply to galley sink
• Hot & cold pressurised water supply to transom shower
Watermaker:
• HP Watermakers UC351 12vDC RP Tronic reverse-osmosis watermaker producing approx. 35 litres per hour
• Watermaker hours – approx. 4.5 as of Summer 2024 (used only during initial commissioning and then laid up using spare membrane)
Bilge Pumps:
• 12vDC automatic bilge pumps in aft lazarette with manual override at helm and two in main bilge with manual override at chart table
• Whale manual bilge pumps in cockpit
Grey & Black Water:
• Heads discharge outboard or to black water tanks via diverter valves
• Tankwatch 4 holding tank level monitors and discharge controls
• Blackwater holding tanks can discharge to sea or to land via s/s deck fillers
• All showers and sinks discharge directly outboard
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• 3x stainless steel fuel tanks with combined capacity of 491 litres
• Fuel manifold system
• Tank levels monitored by Tank Tender gauge
Fresh Water:
• 2x stainless steel water tanks with combined capacity of 653 litres
• Tank levels monitored by Tank Tender gauge
Holding Tanks:
• 2x GRP blackwater holding tanks with individual capacities of 30 litres
• Tank levels monitored by Tank Tender gauge
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
In Cockpit:
• Raymarine Axiom 9” digital chart plotter and radar display mounted within NavPod on pedestal – 2020
• Raymarine Quantum Q24D closed-array radar scanner at mast - 2020
• Raymarine EV400 autopilot system with P70S control head – 2020
• Raymarine i60 wind, i50 depth, i50 speed and i70 muli-display at companionway with transducers - 2020
• Ritchie Powerdamp steering compass
At chart table:
• Raymarine Axiom 12” digital chart plotter and radar display with Navionics+ cartography – 2020
• Raymarine ST60 depth display
• Raymarine i40 wind display - 2020
• Nasa Weatherman – 2020
• Nasa Navtex - 2020
Communications Equipment:
• Raymarine Ray240E VHF with DSC at chart table with external speaker
• Raymarine Ray240E second station handset at helm
• RR Antigua VHF/TV antenna
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Force 10 stainless steel propane gimballed cooker with 3-burners, oven & grill - 2018
• Sharp stainless steel 220vAC microwave oven
• Frigoboat top-opening fridge & freezers with backup engine-driven compressors
• Stainless steel deep bowl sink
• Seagull water purification system
Heads:
• Sealand 12vDC Vacuflush electric marine heads fore and aft
• Basins & showers with hot & cold water supply
• 12vDC pump out for showers
Heating & Ventilation:
• Cruisair reverse-cycle air-conditioning/heating in forward cabin, saloon and aft cabin with 220vAC pump
• 12vDC ventilation fans throughout interior
• Manship stainless steel opening deckhead hatches
• Stainless steel dorade cowls on forward coachroof and aft deck coachroof with crash-bars for forward dorade cowls; blanking plates for dorades.
• Stainless steel-framed windows and opening side-ports throughout
Lighting:
• 12vDC lights inset to deckhead with additional lights in engine bay
• Dedicated chart light at chart table
• Floor-level night lighting
Entertainment:
• Radio/CD with speakers in saloon, aft cabin and cockpit (head unit replaced 2020)
• Niles independent volume controls for all three areas (saloon, cockpit and aft cabin)
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• Up to six berths in two double cabins (guest forward & master aft) with settee berth in saloon
Accommodation Finish:
• Interior joinery in Taiwanese teak with satin varnish
• Teak doors & trim
• Louvered doors to galley cabinets and forward and aft accommodation cabins to aid ventilation
• Teak & holly solid floors with satin varnish
• Solid teak handrails throughout the interior for easy movement offshore
• Epoxy sealed endgrains and subflooring
• Lamp push button latches on cabinets
• Astra Lam 49 upholstery with fire-resistant foam cushions in saloon
• Sprung 8” mattresses for forward and aft cabins
• Wahlee stone countertops in galley
• Marble counters in heads
• Oceanair surface sky screens for deckhead hatches
• Curtain tracks for hull side ports
• Mosquito screens for all opening hatches and ports
• Padeyes for lee cloths
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forward Heads:
• Marble counter with sink.
• Four mirrored storage lockers on starboard and two large storage lockers on port.
• Electric vacuflush marine heads.
• Shower with fitted shower curtain and varnished teak shower grating
• Door lockable from inside ensuite.
Forward Guest Cabin:
• Aft of ensuite heads to port.
• Lengthened full double berth
• Four large drawers in two rows underneath berth and four lockers above berth.
• Starboard side twin hanging lockers and four drawers in between plus two extra lockers.
• Full-length mirror on back of door to ensuite.
• Oceanair blind over hatch with blackout and mosquito net options.
• Door to saloon lockable with key
Main Saloon:
• Solid Teak dinette to port.
• Full length starboard settee.
• All tankage in main saloon is located below the sole allowing extensive storage under all seating areas and behind the dinette and settee.
• Double walk through passageway offering optimal ventilation and movement throughout the interior.
• Slide out locker/seat on locking floor tracks with storage for added seating which locks below table when underway.
• Maximum headroom approx. 2.10m
• Lockers to each corner of the saloon and bookshelves and a bar unit.
• Large hull ports affording excellent outward visibility when seated, whilst the deck-saloon superstructure with side and forward windows, create a spacious and light saloon.
Navigation Station:
• Aft of saloon to port.
• Forward facing Nav Station with full size table to hold folded Admiralty charts or full-size Chart Kits.
• Fast pin access to complete wiring harness and breakers.
• All instruments and systems well labeled inside and out and traced numerically.
• Major electrical breakers sited below nav station seat.
• Two drawers located inside of chart table.
Galley:
• Aft of saloon to starboard, the galley is over 7' in length with a through to aft cabin offering total safety with room to brace on either tack while offshore.
• Ample cabinets, storage lockers and drawers including full length pantry for cutlery, cookware, and food storage.
• Plate rack
• Slide out trash container with positive locking door.
• Force 10 range with 3 burners, oven and grill
• Stainless steel surround to stove
• Moveable worktop cover over stove, can be held in place behind stove or lowered to cover stove top when not in use.
• Opposite is a microwave oven.
• Frigoboat12v Freezer/Refrigeration with separate thermostatic controls and temperature gauges. Freezer/refrigeration boxes are both top and front loading.
• Manual foot pump for fresh water.
Aft Head
• Located in walk-through from saloon to master cabin on port side.
• Marble counter with sink.
• Three large mirrored storage lockers over sink top and one large locker behind shower.
• Electric Vacuflush marine heads.
• Large mirror opposite heads.
• Shower with fitted shower curtain and varnished teak shower grating.
• Both doors lockable from inside ensuite.
Master Cabin
• Queen size aft berth set near centerline with split mattress and accompanying starboard side settee.
• Port side 6 drawers and shoe locker with two large storage lockers under bedside top.
• Starboard side double hanging locker.
• Port vanity with fold up lid with mirror and storage tray on centreline.
• Further stowage available under foot of owners berth.
• Hanging locker opposite foot of bed with watermaker positioned below.
• Full-length mirror on back of door to ensuite.
• Oceanair blind over hatch with blackout and mosquito net options.
• Door to galley lockable with key.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Selden white powder-coated aluminium alloys spars
• Keel-stepped masthead-rigged spar with two sets of inline spreaders
• Stainless steel wire 1x19 rigging with fore & aft lowers cap shrouds and split fixed-backstay - 2007
• Adjustable checkstays (can be clipped forward when staysail is not in use)
• Selden white powder-coated gas-strut vang adjustable from cockpit
• Selden 42vDC electric in-mast furling system with button controls in cockpit & manual handle for back-up - 2020
• Bamar MEJ 1.02 12vDC electric genoa furler with control at helm pedestal & manual handle for back-up
• Bamar C2 manual staysail furler
• Harken mainsheet system with adjustable track
• Spinnaker track on mast
• Carbon fibre spinnaker pole (mast stowed)
• Insulated backstay
Winches:
• 2x Antal W44 2-speed self-tailing manual halyard winches mounted to mast
• 2x Antal W48 2-speed self-tailing manual staysail winches in cockpit
• 2x Antal W60 ELH 2-speed self-tailing electric genoa winches in cockpit
• 1x Antal W48 ELH 2-speed self-tailing electric mainsheet winch in cockpit
• 1x Antal W48 2-speed self-tailing manual outhaul/vang winch at cockpit companionway
Sails:
• Olimpic Sails Dacron inmast furling mainsail - 2018
• Olimpic Sails Dacron 135% furling genoa - 2018
• Channon Sails Dacron furling staysail – 2007
• I = 18.30m, J = 5.43m, P = 15.90m, E = 5.50m / 18.04ft
General:
• Stainless steel guardrail stanchions with twin stainless steel wire guardwires
• Side boarding gates with detachable side-boarding ladder
• Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit
• Teak grabrails on main superstructure coachroof
• Stainless steel folding ladder at bathing platform
• Folding teak cockpit table
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Stainless steel foredeck fitting incorporating twin anchor rollers and deck plate
• Bow protection plate
• Maxwell VWC 2200 2.2kw 12vDC reversing anchor windlass with deck buttons
• Quick CHC1203 windlass control in cockpit - 2020
• 20kgs Spade anchor with 90m of 10mm anchor chain
• 20kgs Delta spare anchor
• Warps & fenders
• Saltwater pressurised anchor/deck wash
• Stainless steel mooring cleats - single set aft, twin sets midships and fore
Covers & Canvas:
• Blue canvas sprayhood with stainless steel frame and hide covered grabrail
• Blue canvas bimini with stainless steel frame and cockpit enclosure
• Canvas cover for helm pedestal, wheel and cockpit table
• Cockpit cushions
• Passage covers for saloon table and sliding bench settee
Tender & Outboard:
• Stainless steel davit for lifting outboard or MOB recovery mounted on starboard aft quarter
• EV Airdeck 2.3 inflatable tender - 2020
• Torqeedo Travel model 1003CS electric outboard motor – 2020
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
• Navigation lights with tri-colour head with strobe, steaming lights, running lights and deck flood lights
Lifesaving:
• SeaMe passive radar reflector at masthead
• ACR RapidFix 406Mhz EPIRB
• 6-man canister liferaft with cradle integral to pushpit
• 2x Lifebuoys
• Overboard Rescue Sling
• Loud hailer/fog horn
• Visiball radar reflector
Fire control:
• Firebuoy engine-room auto-fire extinguisher control/alarm at helm
• Automatic fire-extinguisher in engine bay
• Manual fire extinguishers in each cabin & saloon
• Fire blanket in galley
• Smoke detectors in cabin and engine spaces
• Gas alarm in bilge space