1998 Hylas H46

Introducing Sweetwater, a serious offshore yacht designed for adventurous sailors. With a shoal draft that's perfect for exploring the Bay and cruising the Bahamas, she is the perfect combination of versatility and performance. An extensive refit in 2018-2019 has ensured that she is in prime condition and ready to take on any journey with confidence and style. The Hylas 46 is the ideal choice for those seeking a capable and luxurious sailing experience. 

Sweetwater is currently berthed in Annapolis and ready to set sail on her next adventure.  Call the listing broker to schedule an appointment to check out this phenomenal yacht for yourself!

Additional pictures coming soon!

Basic Information

Dimensions & Weight

Engine

Tank Capacities

Accommodations

Notable Upgrades

Sweetwater underwent an extensive refit from 2018-2019 at Lauderdale Marine Center in Florida, including:

• New Yanmar 4JH80 75HP engine
• New ZF transmission
• New shaft & cutlass bearing
• New PYI dripless packing gland
• New fuel lines and dual fuel filters
• New exhaust riser and hose
• New Jabsco blower motor
• 3 blade feathering Max prop reconditioned
• Rudder removed and bearings serviced
• New Northern Lights generator, including exhaust hose, clamps, muffler and riser
• New solenoid and electronic hardware for the bowthruster
• New lithium batteries with 24V high-amp alternator
• New solar panels with MPPT regulators
• New 24V 5,000W Victron inverter
• All DC lighting upgraded to LED
• New refrigerator
• New freezer
• New Force 10 stove/oven
• New Corian countertops (upgraded from factory laminate)
• New undermount S/S sink
• New Garmin 7612 multi-display unit with integrated radar and auto-pilot
• New raw water washdown system at bow
• New Spectra 200 gallon per day watermaker
• New Cruiseair reverse cycle AC units (3)
• New dodger
• New cockpit cushions

As you descend the companionway steps and enter the living accommodations below, you'll first notice the beautiful teak joinery and the quality craftsmanship that is the signature style of Hylas yachts.

Forward is a comfortable guest cabin, complete with a full head in the bow and a Pullman-style double berth to port. In the main salon, a dining nook to port with a large circular dining table, and straight settee to starboard, which doubles as an additional berth if needed. Aft of the dinette to port is the navigation station. To starboard, is a large galley with lots of countertop space and storage, and is also a secure place to be while preparing a meal underway. Aft is a huge master stateroom with queen berth and good storage. The master head, which can also double as the day head, is situated to port. 

• The entire interior of the boat is done in teak paneling and laminate.  Other than some slight water staining (common with a boat of this age), all of the interior joinery is in beautiful condition
• All cushions and mattresses are in good condition. New foam (2020)
• Ultraleather salon upholstery (2009)
• All interior lighting upgraded to LED (2018)
• Lee cloth/pad eyes on forward pullman berth, lee cloth for aft berth
• The height of the forward berth has been raised and custom storage added underneath
• Additional teak companionway hatch board with removable Lexan pane and screen
• 2 additional ports in cockpit
• Teak hatch screens for all hatches
• New CE compliant S/S portlights in salon and aft cabin (2018)
• New overhead hatches (2018)
• Toilets in both heads are Raritan electric flush heads with both raw and fresh water flush options. Heads upgraded to 24V and electrical boards replaced (2018)
• Sanitation hoses replaced (2018)
• New shower sump pumps (2018)
• New 24V air-cooled cold plate refrigeration system (2018)
• New 24V air-cooled cold plate freezer system (2018)
• New galley faucet and freshwater foot pump (2018)
• New Force10 LPG stove/oven combo (2018)
• New Corian countertops in galley to replace original formica (2018)
• New undermount S/S sink in galley (2018)
• AED defibrillator
• Interior detail (August 2024)

• Hull construction: above the waterline is a balsa wood core sandwiched between fiberglass; below the waterline is solid fiberglass.
• Hull is painted with blue Awlgrip
• Bottom was stripped to bare gelcoat, and two coats of new barrier coat applied, along with an ablative bottom paint (2021)
• Deck construction: Fiberglass with wood core construction with molded non-skid for safety
• Fixed lead keel.  Shoal draft at 5'8"
• Rudder removed, bearings service (2018)
• eXturn300S bowthruster (replaced solenoids and electronic hardware 2018)
• All deck hardware was removed, polished and reinstalled with new marine sealant and fasteners (2018)
• (4) stainless steel port lights (replaced with CE certified components 2018)
• (6) stainless steel deck hatches (2018)
• (4) stainless steel dorade vents
• Stern pulpit with fold down seating
• All below the waterline through hulls were inspected and serviced in 2018, (2) were replaced
• Dodger (2019) and connecting bimini with full cockpit enclosure.  Eisinglass panels and mesh sun shade panels
• Cockpit cushions (2019)
• Atkins and Hoyle dinghy davits
• 10' Apex dinghy w/15 HP Yamaha 2-stroke outboard, nav lights, 3 gal. tank
• Edson outboard motor bracket on stern pulpit
• 6 Person Winslow Liferaft (last certified 2019)
• Removeable aft deck outboard engine hoist
• Dockside water with regulator and filter
• (2) 10 lb. propane tanks in dedicated, vented enclosures
• Magma stern mounted BBQ
• Teak rubrail
• Teak 3-step-down sugar scoop transom
• Teak cockpit grate
• Teak folding cockpit table and 4-glass holder
• Primary anchor: Rocna 70lb galvanized steel plow anchor w/ 150' 3/8" SS chain and 100' nylon rode (new chain and rode 2018)
• Secondary anchor: Fortress FX-37 aluminum anchor w/ 40' 3/8" SS chain and 150' nylon rode (new chain and rode 2018)
• Maxwell 2200 lb. electric windlass (rebuilt 2018, motor upgraded to 24V)
• Dual anchor locker
• Raw water washdown system at bow (new pump and plumbing 2019)
• Life sling in hard shell container on stern rail
• Switlik Man-overboard pole on aft stay (recertified 2019)
• Side gate boarding ladder
• Teak rubrail varnished (2024)
• Exterior detail (August 2024)

• Doyle Full Batten Main (2014 - serviceable condition)
• Leisure Furl in-boom mainsail furling system on Selden mast  
• Furling 110% Genoa on a Harken furling system (2014 - good condition)
• Inner Forestay with Yankee Sail (2014)
• Quantum .75 oz. asymmetrical spinnaker with lines, tack shoe and blocks in sock (2006)
• Forespar Hybrid Aluminum/Carbon Spinnaker Pole (2013)
• Keel stepped mast
• Oversized 12mm standing rigging: upper shrouds, forestay, and fore/aft lower shrouds
• Standing rigging inspected and tuned by Storm Rigging (2019)
• Primary Winches: (2) Lewmar ST54 electric winches on coaming, (1) Lewmar ST44 electric winch on aft coaming for main sheet to allow for a controlled jibe (2018)
• Secondary Winches: (2) Lewmar ST48 winches on coaming
• Service Winches: (3) Lewmar ST44 winch, (1) Lewmar ST44 electric winch 
• Electric winches were upgraded to 24V and have new motors (2018)
• All winches were rebuilt in 2018
• Boom Safety Preventer

Sweetwater has gone through an extensive refit (2018/2019) including major upgrades to its electrical system.  All AC & DC systems and circuits were installed by a certified ABYC electrician and are equipped with proper overcurrent protection and disconnects. The boats electrical systems meet and surpass current ABYC Standards. The upgrades include:

DC SYSTEM & COMPONENTS:   

• New Ocean Planet Lithionics Lithium-ion Iron Phosphate batteries
• 24-volt high-amp alternator 
• New solar panels and solar panel regulators
• New 24-volt 5000-watt Victron inverter 
• New battery disconnects 
• New breaker panels, with an additional sub-breaker panel in the aft cabin (2018/2019)
• All DC lighting converted to LED 

The DC system is a 12/24 volt system consisting of 8 batteries divided into 5 banks. All batteries replaced in 2019 with the exception of the bow thruster batteries and the (2) 12V house batteries.  

• A 24V bow thruster bank with (2) AGM group 31 batteries, charged by a Sterling Power 40-amp DC to DC charger from the 24V house bank (2019)
• A 24V house bank consists of (2) lithium iron batteries, charged via a 180-amp 24V alternator on the main engine.  They are also charged by the Victron inverter that has a 200-amp multi-stage charger
• A 12V house bank with (2) AGM batteries, charged a Sterling Power 60-amp DC to DC charger off of the 24V house bank (2019)
• A generator battery consisting on 1 Group 24 AGM battery, charged via the generator and has an emergency parallel switch to the engine battery
• An engine bank with 1 group 27 AGM battery, charged by a voltage sensitive relay connected to the house 12V bank
• House batteries are additionally charged by 4 solar panels located on the dodger and on the davits at the stern of the boat.  750W total solar with MPPT controller (2019)
• New Pico battery monitoring system that individually monitors the amp draw on all battery banks (with the exception of the genset battery), as well as the amp draw from the refrigerator and watermaker (2019)

AC SYSTEM & COMPONENTS:   

• The AC system consists of a 250V / 50-amp inlet brought into a 5000 watt Victron inverter. The inverter is also the transfer switch for the shore power/generator and the inverter itself
• All AC circuits, including the air conditioning, are run through the inverter with the exception of 1 outlet and the water heater
• The inverter has a built in soft start that will allow it to use the DC house batteries to start heavy AC loads for the generator or shore power
• The AC system was upgraded from a 125V / 50 amp service to a 250V / 50 amp service and the majority of the wire for the AC system was replaced (2018)
• 125V outlets were upgraded to include USB ports (2018)
• Galvanic protection and additional overcurrent protection added at the shore power inlet (2018)
• 50amp shorepower system w/ 30 amp adapter cords
• Prewired for a windvane

ENGINE:

• The engine, its plumbing and it's systems were new in 2018 and have had very few hours put on them.
• Yanmar 4JH80 75HP diesel engine (2018)
• Current engine hours: approximately 210
• New ZF transmission (2018)
• New fuel lines and dual fuel filters (2018)
• (2) aluminum fuel tanks, 50 gallons each. New fuel linkages (2018)
• New exhaust riser and hose (2018)
• New Jabsco blower motor (2018)
• New Yanmar engine panel in cockpit (2018)
• New shaft w/ line cutter (2019)
• New cutlass bearing (2019)
• New PYI dripless packing gland (2019)
• 3 blade feathering Max prop (reconditioned 2019)
• Electric engine and generator oil changing system
• Electric fuel bleed pump for engine
• Safety switch on engine to prevent engine from starting. Great option for if you'll be away from the boat for long periods of time and also as a theft prevention measure

GENERATOR:

• Northern Lights 6KW diesel genset (2018)
• Current hours: approximately 20
• New exhaust hose, clamps, muffler and riser (2018)

AIR CONDITIONING:

• Cruiseair 10,000BTU reverse-cycle unit in the forward cabin (2019)
• Cruiseair 12,000BTU reverse-cycle unit in the salon (2019)
• Cruiseair 10,000BTU reverse-cycle unit in the aft cabin (2019)
• All AC units, plumbing, electric and ducting updated (2019)
• All three units are supplied by a Mach 500GPH circulation pump (2019)

FRESHWATER

• (2) Stainless Steel fresh water tanks under the floor of the salon; one is a 39 gallon tank, the other is a 132 gallon tank, totaling 171 gallons of freshwater.
• There is an additional 39 gallon water tank under the salon floor to starboard that is not in use.
• Spectra 200 gallon per day watermaker (2019)
• New Jabsco freshwater pumps (2018)
• Freshwater foot pump in galley (2018)
• A good portion of the freshwater plumbing was replaced in 2022 using PEX tubing

SANITATION

• (2) 25 gallon Stainless Steel holding tanks
• Raritan electric flush heads that can do a freshwater or saltwater flush
• All sanitation hoses were replaced in 2018

• Garmin 7612 Multi-Function display with Radar and forward scanning FLIR thermal camera at the helm (2018)
• Garmin 7608 Multi-Function display at the Nav Station (2018)
• Garmin autopilot integrated with chart plotter (2018)
• Raymarine ST60 Speed/Depth/Wind displays
• iCom VHF IC504
• Ritchie compass
• Fusion stereo system integrated into the chart plotters, or via the control unit at the nav station