2002 Hylas 54

AEOLI (name reserved), formerly BLUEWATER and previously SERENITY, is a top-notch 2002 Hylas 54 ready to continue her journeys.

AEOLI, H54#24, is equipped with all hydraulic furlers, eliminating the issues associated with electric mainsail furling. She also features electric two-speed primary winches and a mainsheet winch. Forward, she has optional adjustable staysail cars, allowing you to modify the sheeting angle for greater versatility. Aft, the top-of-the-line stainless steel Simpson Lawrence davits gleam in the sunlight and now support a custom stainless steel rack with 1kW of solar panels.

The interior was customized at the time of order to include a wrap-around dinette, providing additional seating and storage. The interior trim is finished in high-gloss instead of matte, with louvered cabinetry. Additional rich teak trim and paneling accent the portlights and windows, while the headliner was upgraded to supple leather.

A third refrigeration compartment was added to the galley for extended cruising. At the companionway, two sturdy stainless steel handrails ensure safe access to and from the cockpit. The nav station is traditionally forward-facing, allowing for a doorway to the aft shower - an uncommon feature in later H54 models.

Under her original owner, SERENITY was a full-time liveaboard vessel, captain-maintained, and seasonally used. During the offseason, she was stored on the hard in Grenada. The second owner purchased her in 2019, renamed her BLUEWATER, and continued her meticulous upkeep. The current owners acquired her in 2023, renaming her AEOLI, and have maintained the same high standards. They completed a refit in preparation for a Mediterranean voyage, though their plans have changed. AEOLI is now ready for anything, with regular maintenance performed by her owners and long-time trusted professionals in Grenada.

This is an excellent opportunity to own a world-cruising yacht with an equipment list typically found on yachts over 60 feet. Below is a summary of her features and recent upgrades:

• 2024 Improvements
• Schenker Zen 150 watermaker (low power consumption, inverter compatible)
• Webasto FCF air conditioning, tropical system (five units, 46,000 BTU)
• Northern Lights 6kW generator with soundproof enclosure
• 1kW solar array on custom davit rack
• Victron 3kW inverter/charger
• Transformer for Euro/US shore power connection
• Icom IC-M510 VHF
• New deck non-skid
• Copper Coat bottom paint
• PropSpeed treatment
• New Manship deck hatches
• Rocna 88 lbs anchor with 250' G43 chain
• Simrad autopilot (controller, compass, head unit)
• Forespar 50/50 carbon/aluminum whisker pole with track and control lines
• Starlink High Performance Marine system
• New teak transom steps
• Custom mattress in aft owners cabin
• New docklines
• New dyneema running backstays
• 2023 Improvements
• New SeaFrost DC refrigeration with cold plates in both refrigerators and freezer
• Lifeline AGM house batteries 840 Ah total
• Fusion stereo
• Standing rigging inspected aloft and serviced
• 2021 Improvements
• Full replacement of canvas (dodger, bimini, connector, side shades, cockpit pillows, hatch covers)
• 2020 Improvements
• Entire sail package (main, genoa, staysail) replaced with North Sails
• 2019 Improvements
• Topsides, deck, non-skid, mast and boom completely repainted
• New tender and outboard
• Standing rigging disassembled and inspected, backstay replaced
• Saloon cushions and nav station seat replaced
• 2016 Improvements
• New Raymarine electronics
• Recent Services
• Main engine: new raw water pump, raw water system cleaned, motor mounts replaced
• Generator: fully serviced
• Hydraulic furler pump motors cleaned
• Winches serviced
• Both outboard motors serviced
• Rudder dropped and serviced

It's rare to find a bluewater yacht of this age in such impeccable condition and with a legacy of experienced owners. This is your chance to step aboard a turnkey Hylas 54 and cruise the Caribbean this season in style. Grenada is easily accessible, with daily flights from the U.S. mainland.

Interior

• General
• Custom cabinet design
• Teak interior in high-gloss varnish
• Paneled doors with louvers
• Louvered locker doors
• Cedar-lined lockers
• Euro headliner in Oyster Ultra Leather
• Heat shield insulation between deck and headliner
• Teak and holly cabin sole with gloss varnish
• LED lighting fixtures in headliner with dimmers
• LED bulkhead lighting with dimmers
• Hella fans
• Salon
• Salon window frames trimmed in teak
• Teak facing on cabin top vertical surfaces
• Stainless steel handrails adjacent to companionway steps
• Handholds on port and starboard sides, as well as overhead
• Dinette table with wrap around seating for six
• Custom burl teak dinette table
• Storage in dinette table base
• Full-length starboard settee pulls out and additional 9" to form a wide sea berth
• Liquor cabinet
• Two opening hatches
• TV
• Speakers
• Custom settee cushions in blue suede (2019)
• Rope lighting under settees
• Nav Station
• Forward facing nav station
• Nav seat in cream leather (2019)
• Nav station desk custom double opening top
• Chart storage area
• 110V outlets
• 12V outlet
• Opening port to cockpit
• Walk thru to aft head
• Galley
• Corian countertops in Sand
• Stainless steel galley sink with Moen faucet (2019)
• Trash drawer
• Backup freshwater foot pump at sink
• Storage cabinet with split cabinet doors above engine room door
• Four opening ports
• Hella fan
• Forward Cabin
• Island berth with custom memory foam mattress
• Custom bedding
• Lockers under berth
• Large opening deck hatch
• Rope lighting under berth
• USB outlets
• Two Hella fans
• Port Forward Cabin
• Two opening ports
• Large opening deck hatch
• Hella fans
• Aft Cabin
• Centerline queen-size berth with custom mattress (2024)
• Cranberry suede settees on port and starboard sides
• Hanging lockers on port and starboard sides
• Full-length hanging locker centerline
• Large double-door cabinet with shelves below berth
• Locker behind headboard
• Rope lighting under berth
• Three Hella fans
• Large opening deck hatch
• Large opening transom and side ports
• Speakers
• Stereo speaker volume control
• USB outlets
• Forward Head
• Custom design
• Hella fan
• Corian countertops in Sand
• Grohe faucet
• Vacuflush freshwater head
• 27-gallon dedicated holding tank with dual Y-valve system
• Two opening ports
• Opening hatch in shower
• Separate enclosed shower stall with clear Lexan door
• Fold-down teak shower seat
• Aft Head
• Custom design
• Hella fan
• Corian countertops in Sand
• Grohe faucet
• Vacuflush freshwater head
• 27-gallon dedicated holding tank with dual Y-valve system
• Two opening ports
• Separate enclosed shower stall with clear Lexan door
• Fold-down teak shower seat

Engine & Mechanical

• Engine
• Yanmar 4LH-HTE 140HP with 5,400 hours
• Above average maintenance: recently replaced all rubber hoses, cleaned complete cooling system, replaced exhaust elbow, and installed new raw water pump
• Bruntons Varifold propeller
• Auxiliary engine start/stop in engine room
• Morse single-level control
• PSS shaft seal
• Dual Racor fuel filters (rebuilt 2019)
• Fuel transfer and polishing system
• Electric oil change pump and selector manifold
• Fireboy automatic fire suppression system
• Fire-retardant engine room sound insulation
• Generator
• Northern Lights 6kW in soundproof enclosure (2024)
• Remote panel at nav station
• Racor fuel filter (rebuilt 2019)
• Other Systems
• Air Conditioning: Webasto FCF 46,000 BTU tropical system, five zones (2024)
• Bow Thruster: Side Power SP155TC with joystick control
• Refrigeration: Two refrigerator boxes and one freezer box with Seafrost DC cold plate system (2024)
• Cooking:
• Broadwater 4-burner propane stove with oven and broiler
• Panasonic microwave 1300 watt
• Watermaker: Schneker Zen 150 (150 lph) (2024)
• Tank Monitoring: Montour water and fuel tank gauges at nav station
• Water Systems:
• Two independent freshwater pumps
• Vacuflush freshwater heads (2)
• 20 gallon water heater (engine or AC-powered)
• Head waste hoses replaced (2015)
• Bilge Pumps: Two independent bilge pump systems, plus a manual bilge pump at nav station

Hull

• Topsides: Awlcraft 2000 topsides in Blue Glow White with Blue Cove Stripe and Blue Boot Stripe (2019)
• Hull Construction:
• Twaron hull with carbon aramid fiber, with alternating GRP lay-up
• Hand-laid with no core & vinylester resins and isophthalic gelcoat
• Watertight forward collision bulkhead
• Watertight stern sections across aft lazarettes and transom locker
• Bottom Coating:
• Two epoxy barrier coats
• Copper Coat bottom paint system (2024)
• Propspeed treatment (2024)
• Keel: Solid lead keel with 35mm stainless steel keel bolts and 8mm transverse-mounted backing plates
• Rudder: Partially skegged rudder, recently dropped and serviced
• Bow Thruster: Side Power SP155TC (New props 2021)
• Additional Features:
• Teak rubrail with solid stainless steel striker plate
• Stainless steel transom edge protection to deck level

Deck

• Paint:
• Decks repainted with Awlgrip White in smooth areas and Oyster White in non-skid areas (2019)
• Non-skid repainted (2024)
• Construction:
• Solid GRP fiberglass in all deck fittings and stress areas
• Manship 316 stainless steel hatches (2024) and ports
• Varnished teak cap rail and cabin top handrails
• Stanchions and Lifelines:
• 32" tall stanchions, 1.25" in diameter, with double lifelines
• Chocks:
• Closed chocks at bow, midship, and stern
• Additional open chocks at bow and midship
• Bow:
• Step-down sail locker
• Aft Pushpit:
• Extended design with folding transom pushpit seats
• Stainless steel antenna pole with outboard motor lift, LED flood light, Starlink
• Varnished teak cabin top handrails
• Teak outboard motor storage bracket
• Stern railing with a single opening gate
• Davits:
• Simpson Lawrence electric davits (300 kg capacity; new drive installed in 2020)
• Transom Features:
• Freshwater connection and valve in starboard lazarette
• Transom locker with dedicated Jabsco bilge pump (manual override in cockpit)
• Freshwater hot/cold shower on transom steps
• Fold-down stainless steel transom swim ladder with custom grab handles
• New teak transom steps (2024)
• Additional Features:
• Magma LPG grill with dedicated gas line
• Two aluminum SCUBA tanks with holding brackets in transom locker

Ground Tackle & Mooring

• Windlass: Maxwell 3500 with bow controls (2). 
• Port side is active.
•  Starboard side motor is stored below and ready for use if needed
• Chain Stoppers: Two installed
• Primary Anchor: Rocna 40 / 88 lbs (2024)
• Primary Rode: 250' G43 10m chain (2024)
• Bow Features:
• Stainless steel bow anchor protection plate
• Saltwater washdown system in anchor locker
• Anchor locker with separate storage compartment for lines and fenders
• Extra bow cleats (2)
• Additional Cleats:
• Extra mid-ship cleats and chocks (2)
• Extra aft corner folding cleats (2)
• Docking Gear:
• Dock lines (2024)
• Fenders with covers

Rigging

• Mast and Boom:
• Selden aluminum mast with double spreaders, painted white (repainted 2019)
• Selden hydraulic in-mast sail furling with cockpit controls
• Selden aluminum boom, painted white (repainted 2019)
• Furling Systems:
• Selden Furlex hydraulic furling headstay with cockpit controls
• Selden Furlex hydraulic furling staysail with cockpit controls
• Furling pump motors recently cleaned
• Traveler and Vang:
• Continuous line mainsheet traveler with ratcheting winch
• Selden compression vang (new gas spring 2016)
• Rigging:
• Hasselford standing rigging with forward and aft lowers and discontinuous rigging
• Forespar shroud covers
• Insulated backstay
• Rigging disassembled and inspected in 2019; backstay replaced
• Forespar 50/50 carbon/aluminum whiskey pole and new track and control lines (2024) (pole not yet installed, currently at FKG on Sint Maarten)
• Mast Features:
• Custom mast bracket for main outhaul turning block
• Masthead Tricolor, Anchor, and Steaming lights (new 2019, LED)
• Foredeck light on mast
• LED spreader lights
• Spinnaker halyard with swivel block at masthead
• Staysail cars and tracks
• Running Rigging:
• Dyneema running backstays (2024)
• Schaefer stand-up blocks for asymmetrical spinnaker
• Winches, recently serviced:
• Anderson stainless steel two-speed electric primary winches
• Anderson stainless steel two-speed secondary winches
• Anderson stainless steel two-speed electric mainsheet winch
• Anderson stainless steel two-direction ratcheting traveler winch
• Anderson stainless steel two-speed preventer winch
• Anderson stainless steel two-speed halyard winches on mast
• Deck Hardware:
• Stainless steel cleats aft of primary winches

Sails & Canvas

• Sails
• Mainsail: North Sails furling mainsail (2020)
• Genoa: North Sails furling 135% genoa with UV cover (2020)
• Staysail: North Sails furling staysail with UV cover (2020)
• Canvas
• Dodger: Marine Blue Sunbrella (2021)
• Bimini: Marine Blue Sunbrella (2021)
• Connector: Dodger-to-Bimini connector Marine Blue Sunbrella (2021)
• Side Shades: Marine Blue Sunbrella (2021)
• Cockpit Accessories:
• Pillows (4): Marine Blue Sunbrella (2021)
• Cockpit cushions: White

Cockpit

• Dodger & Bimini Frame: Upgraded to 1-1/4" stainless steel tubing
• Cockpit Flooring: Upgraded to teak planking instead of teak grates or non-skid
• Hardware:
• Padeyes installed
• Lewmar low-profile pedestal
• Steering System: Whitlock cable steering system with Lewmar Mini Max Wheel (35")
• Audio: Bose speakers installed in the cockpit
• Instruments & Controls:
• Bow thruster control
• Danforth 5" compass
• Yanmar engine control panel in starboard coaming
• Lighting/Control panel with bilge indicators in port coaming
• Cockpit Table: Solid teak varnished table with built-in teak drink holder
• Companionway Features: Teak and lexan hatch board
• Ports: Three opening ports

Electronics

• Helm Electronics
• MFD: Raymarine E127 multifunction display at companionway watch station (2016)
• VHF: Icom CommandMic (2024)
• Autopilot: 
• Simrad controller, compass, and display (2024)
• Backup (new) Lewmar autopilot motor (not onboard, can be shipped to next owner)
• Instruments:
• Raymarine i60 Depth (2016)
• Raymarine i60 Speed (2016)
• Raymarine i60 Wind (2016)
• Raymarine i70 Multi-function display (2016)
• Nav Station Electronics
• MFD: Raymarine A67 multifunction display (2016)
• VHF: Icom IC-M510 (2024)
• Instruments: Raymarine ST60 Multi-function display
• Other Electronics
• GPS: Raymarine RN300
• Speed Log: Ultrasonic speed log
• AIS: Raymarine AIS 650 transceiver (2016)
• Stereo: Fusion (2024)

Electrical

• Batteries
• House Bank
• Lifeline GPL AMG Batteries: 210 Ah each (4 total, total 840 aH) with BEP monitor (2024)
• Linked Systems:
• Windlass, bow thrusrter, and furlers are linked to the house bank
• Windlass, Bow Thruster, Furlers Bank
• SMF Marine Sealed Batteries (VESMF220): 230 Ah each (2 total, 460 Ah) with BEP monitor (2021)
• Generator Battery
• Odyssey Extreme: 1100 CCA (2021)
• Engine Battery
• West Marine Battery: 1245 CCA (2019)
• Includes an emergency tie to the house bank if needed
• Solar: 1kW solar array on custom stainless steel rack over davits with Victron MPPT (2024)
• Charger/Inverter: Victron 3kW with Cerbo GX controller (2024)
• Transformer: 50/60hz shore power compatible
• Shore Power:
• Two 50' shore power cords
• 32A 230V European shore power inlet
• 50A 125/250V USA shore power inlet

Safety

• Cockpit Features: Folding padeye in cockpit
• Fire Extinguishers: Two installed
• Life Raft: Plastimo 4-person life raft in valise (2015)
• MOB Equipment:
• MOB light
• Two horseshoe life rings
• EPIRB: 406Mhz emergency beacon
• Radar Reflector: Firdell Blipper (mast-mounted)
• Interior Safety: Lee cloths in salon starboard settee and port forward cabin
• Emergency Equipment:
• Flares
• Emergency tiller

Tender

• Tender: AB 12 AL Hypalon RIB with aluminum hull (2019)
• Custom-fit composite nesting shoes for secure attachment to davits (eliminates the need for towing or deck storage during passages)
• 6-gallon fuel tank installed in bow of tender
• Primary Outboard: Yamaha F25L with electric and manual start (2019), recently serviced
• Backup Outboard: Yamaha 6 HP, recently serviced

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