2004 Hylas 46

"Southern Cross" boasts two staterooms and two heads.  The master stateroom is aft with a centerline queen, ample storage and an en-suite head and stall shower to port.  The guest stateroom is forward with a double berth offset to port and a head and shower forward of the stateroom, ensuite. There is also a tremendous amount of storage in this forward area, including all of the space under the berth.   The salon is midships, with a U-shaped settee and table to port and a straight settee to starboard.  The table has a fold-out leaf, and there is a sliding loveseat midships for additional seating. (It moves to allow full access to the bilges.) There is copious storage under all settees as well as inside of the many cabinets.  The walkthrough galley is aft and starboard from the salon, leading to the master stateroom.  Opposite, aft and to port of the salon, is the nav station with an additional walkthrough into the aft head and master stateroom. 

• All interior teak surfaces are hand rubbed with a satin finish 
• Cedar-lined hanging lockers 
• Solid teak handrails both overhead and lower for safety 
• Cabin sole floorboards all lock down for offshore safety 
• (2024) All new LED reading lights throughout
• All berths fitted with lee cloths 
• Thermal insulation installed behind interior liner panels on hull and deck house 
• Victron GoFree Wifi connectivity 
• Taylor Made high efficiency 12vdc fluorescent lighting fixtures 
• Mermaid Marine 16,000 BTU air conditioning servicing salon and aft cabin 
• Dickinson 9000 BTU propane fireplace cabin heater 
• Fusion sound system with AM/FM stereo radio, MP3, 10 CD changer
• 4 interior speakers 
• Samsung smart TV with HDMI cables for computers HP inkjet printer/copier/scanner with Wifi connectivity to phones and computers

Galley Specifics: 

• 2 top and side loading refrigeration and freezer boxes, approximately 10 cu.ft. in total 
• 3 burner Force 10 propane stove and oven 
• 12v Katadyne 160E watermaker (140 gallons per day) 
• Deep stainless steel sinks 
• Saltwater and freshwater footpumps
• Pressure hot and cold water
• Frigoboat refrigeration and freezer 
• Salt and pepper grey corian countertops Pots, pans, and dishes included

"Southern Cross" has a standard Hylas 46 cutter rig with one very special feature: a stainless steel sleeve and a 7.5' aluminum bowsprit that was custom made for the bow to facilitate a Facnor Code 0 sail and furler.  The windlass electrically drives the furling line remotely from the cockpit, using the rope clutch mounted on the electric windlass.  Essentially it becomes a cockpit-controlled electric furler for the large Code 0 sail - easily manageable by a couple. This setup provides a safe and powerful downwind/tradewind arrangement for passagemaking. Light air performance is vastly improved as well.   

Before the building process, the original owners had the rig design modified slightly to accommodate a larger heavy-weather staysail.  The chainplate and tack were moved about 3 feet forward, and the mast attachment place was moved accordingly upward. This change created a large enough staysail area to fit an effective storm staysail, which the owners deploy in 25 - 35 knot winds, bringing the sail power toward the center of the boat and creating a more seakindly ride. After thousands and thousands of sea miles, this small change has proven to make a big difference.    

Rig Details: 

• Selden Aluminum double spreader mast, stepped to the keel 
• Selden Aluminum boom with 3 internal single-line reefing lines led to the cockpit 
• (2022) New Standing Rigging with Stalok fittings
• Selden aluminum Rodkicker boom vang 
• Antal System 5 mainsail track with low-friction slides and batten cars 
• 2 Selden 20' whisker pole tracks with cars mounted on mast 
• 6 Lewmar line clutches servicing electric cockpit winch for main halyard, 3 reefing lines and 2 furling lines 
• Furlex 400 furling for headstay 
• Furlex 300 furling for staysail 
• Running backstays for use with staysail, with 4:1 line block system to safely deploy and retract backstays from cockpit 
• 4 Garhauer movable snatch blocks for managing headsail trim 
• Garhauer adjustable staysail blocks mounted on genoa track 
• 2 custom Forespar carbon fiber telescoping (from 18' to 29') whisker poles vertically stowed on mast
• Masthead LED Tricolor and Anchor Light 

Sails and Winches Details: 

• (2022) Zoom Fully-Battened Mainsail, 10.5 ounce Dacron with 5 full battens and 3 reefs 
• (2023) North Sails Stack Pack with Sunbrella sail cover 
• (2023) Lazy jacks Doyle 135% Genoa, 6 ounce Dacron with Sunbrella cover 
• Doyle Working Staysail, 10 ounce Dacron, with Sunbrella cover 
• Doyle Storm Staysail, 10 ounce Dacron, hank on 
• Doyle 2 ounce Dacron radial cut 165 Code 0 sail with sunscreen cover 
• 3 Lewmar chrome ST 48 mast winches 
• 2 Antal chrome ST64 primary winches with covers 
• 3 Antal chrome ST48 secondary winches with covers 
• 1 12v Antal chrome electric ST48 cockpit winch, servicing main halyard, reefing lines, and both furling lines

"Southern Cross" is equipped with a 120vac/12vdc arrangement.  However, since she is equipped for worldwide cruising, she has the capability to employ both 120v and 240vac systems. 

DC: 

• (2022) EVE280 Grade A 12v lithium batteries.  
• 540 AH (2022) Smart Gen Battery Management System (BMS) with bluetooth iPhone monitoring 
• (2023) Victron BMS output Color Connect GX monitor 
• (2021) AGM batteries for starting and anchor windlass TriMetric volt monitor for AGM batteries (new 2024) 
• 1 Balmar Series 6 12v 100 amp alternator with Balmar Maxcharge 618 smart regulator for lithium batteries 
• 1 Balmar Series 7 12v 110 amp alternator with Balmar Maxcharge 618 smart regulator for AGM batteries
• Spare Balmar Series 7 alternator Spare Balmar Maxcharge 618 smart regulator 
• Southwest Windpower Airmarine 400W 12v wind generator mounted on S/S pole 2 removable 
• 120W 12vdc solar panels mounted on bimini top with MPPT controllers 

AC: 

• (2023) Fischer Panda 8000i 220v generator.  Provides 110vac throughout boat via transformer (250 hours) 
• Victron Multiplex 120v charger/inverter 220v to 110v Victron transformer used to connect to 220v shore power worldwide 

"Southern Cross" is fully equipped for offshore cruising: 

• Standard Horizon VHF radio with RAM cockpit microphone/speaker 
• Raymarine ST60 Depth, Speed, and AWI B&G forward-looking sonar/depthsounder 
• B&G Broadband 48nm radar with self-leveling mount 
• ICOM 802 SSB marine radio with AT140 antenna tuner 
• Iridium Go! Satellite Phone with internal antenna and remote antenna in cockpit 
• Tecnautic Autopilot with hydraulic ram at quadrant 
• Backup Raymarine 2000 tiller autopilot linked to Sailomat 601 self-steering gear and emergency tiller
• Removable Sailomat 601 wind vane self-steering gear mounted on stern and coupled directly to the emergency tiller 
• Masthead Sea-Me active radar reflector - greatly amplifies boat radar signature AIS receiver and transmitter collision avoidance system  

"Southern Cross" has a feature that all bluewater sailors will appreciate:  a hard dodger and bimini.  Both are constructed of stainless steel and fiberglass.  The dodger has 1/2" thick Lexan panels, a 24" opening hatch (center) for ventilation, a fiberglass top with handholds, and a sun cover.  The bimini also has a fiberglass top with handholds, plus full-enclosure eisenglass panels and full-enclosure bug screen enclosure panels.  May 2024: haulout, bottom painted, hull compounded and waxed.  No blisters were seen. 

Anchoring: 

• Robust stainless steel bow rollers for easy storage and deployment of 2 bow anchors 
• Stainless steel bow plate for securing anchor bridle and bowsprit bobstay to hull Maxwell 2200 12vdc windlass (new motor 2018) with both bow and cockpit controls 
• Fresh and Salt water anchor chain washdown pumps
• Removable stainless steel anchor roller to safely deploy and retrieve stern anchor 
• 2 stainless steel roller fairleads for stern anchor rode 
• 66 lb. Bruce primary anchor with 300' 10mm chain (chain new 2022) 
• Fortress FX55 secondary bow anchor with 60' 3/8" chain and 250' of 3/4" nylon rope rode 
• Fortress stern anchor 100' 3/4" extra nylon rode on stern roller 

Deck Details: 

• Grey molded non-skid fiberglass decks (no teak decks) 
• 4 stainless steel handrails on deckhouse (no teak on deck) 
• 14 stainless steel mooring cleats (6 extra from standard) 
• Aluminum toerail (no teak caprail) 
• Stainless steel and teak boarding ladder, moveable and mounts either port or starboard, midships
• Garhauer stainless steel outboard engine hoist mounter on sternrail 
• 2 stern fold-down pushpit seats 
• 65 cubic foot bow sail locker 
• 2 large stern lazarettes 
• Locker in swim step with generous storage 
• 6 stainless steel Manship deck hatches with bug screens and sunbrella covers 
• 11 stainless steel Manship opening ports with s/s screens 
• 4 stainless steel Manship fixed ports 
• 4 stainless steel removable dorade vents with s/s guards 
• Beige sunbrella awnings for both the foredeck and aft deck 
• Cockpit cushions 2 cockpit speakers 
• Assorted fenders 
• Assorted docklines 

• New bottom paint 5/2024
• Hookah setup to allow entire bottom to be cleaned, good to 15 feet 
• Teak rubrail with stainless steel striker full hull length 
• Dinghy: 2017 Ultra mar 11AL aluminum bottomed RIB, 11', in reasonable condition with chaps 
• Suzuki 15 hp fuel injected four stroke outboard 
• Yamaha 3 hp 2 stroke outboard 
• Small dinghy anchor with chain
• Zodiac Liferaft 6 person, automatic releasing, needs recertification (last one in 2022) 
• Ocean Signal EPIRB1 Pro, automatic release 
• MOM-8A auto-inflatable 
• MOB lifering with hard canister, serviced 2022 
• Lifesling MOB rescue sling with hard case 
• 2 large USCG orange liferings (2023) 
• 2 USCG approved inflatable life vests with harnesses and tether lines 
• Emergency Tiller with removable above-deck emergency steering control lines linking steering helm wheel to emergency tiller
• Complete offshore emergency signal kit with parachute flares and smoke bombs 
• Complete offshore medical kit with basic surgical instruments

Main engine is a Yanmar 4JH3TE, 75 hp, 4 cylinder turbo diesel engine.  Although she has 8700 original hours, she has always employed a pre-luber system.  The owners credit this system with extending the life of the engine well beyond what is normal.  In addition, there has been annual service by Yanmar technicians. She runs very well. 

• Dual Racor 500 fuel filtration system enables rapid bypass of clogged filter 
• Walborough in-line fuel pump with manifold system enables fuel transfer and fuel polishing between the 4 tanks 
• Preluber engine oil pump pressurizes internal oil passages prior to starting engine + changes crankcase oil 
• Annual maintenance by certified Yanmar mechanics
• 1 stainless steel fresh water tank (135 gallons)
• 4 stainless steel fuel tanks (169 gallons total)
• 12v Katadyne 160E watermaker (140 gallons per day) 
• Salt water and fresh water foot pumps at galley sink 
• Pressure hot and cold freshwater to galley, heads, and swim step with dual in-line pumps 
• 12 gallon hot water heater 12v and through engine heat exchanger 
• 2 fiberglass holding tanks (forward 54 gallons, aft 30 gallons)

• Zodiac Liferaft 6 person, automatic releasing, needs recertification (last one in 2022)
• Ocean Signal EPIRB1 Pro, automatic release MOM-8A
• auto-inflatable MOB lifering with hard canister, serviced 2022
• Lifesling MOB rescue sling with hard case
• 2 large USCG orange liferings (2023)
• 2 USCG approved inflatable life vests with harnesses and tether lines
• Emergency Tiller with removable above-deck emergency steering control lines linking steering helm wheel to emergency tiller
• Complete offshore emergency signal kit complete with parachute flares and smoke bombs
• Complete offshore medical kit with basic surgical instruments