70 Hylas 2010 Boat for Sale

Shearwater has a four cabin, four head interior finished in teak, bamboo and Corian. Bamboo cabin soles with teak stringers, solid teak cabinetry and satin varnished teak joinery run throughout the yacht, with Ultraleather saloon upholstery and a Cameo White European headliner.

The main saloon has an L shaped settee wrapped around a custom teak table to port and a full length settee with a cocktail table to starboard, lit by wrap around raised windows and two large overhead deck hatches. The galley and the navigator station, located midship to starboard with an L shaped desk and chart table, serve the saloon. Forward, a passageway leads to the VIP stateroom, with its island queen berth and private head, and to the port side guest cabin, whose head sits across the passageway and shares a stall shower with the VIP head. Aft, the master stateroom spans the beam with a 66 inch island berth and a private owner's head to port, while the aft starboard guest/crew cabin has over/under bunks and a head that can also be reached from the master stateroom.

Interior Styling and Additional Features:

• Solid teak cabinetry and panel doors, with satin varnished teak joinery in the main saloon, galley and living quarters, and chrome pushbutton latches.
• Bamboo cabin sole with teak stringers throughout, with lift out sole panels that lock positively.
• Four cabins, four heads and three separate stall showers.
• Ultraleather saloon upholstery in white with protective terrycloth covers – 2018
• Corian countertops with fiddles in the galley and heads.
• Custom Cameo White European headliner with recessed edges.
• Cedar lined hanging lockers with automatic lights.
• Large deck hatches with teak trim and opening screens throughout, and opening portlights in every cabin and head.
• Teak grab rails, fiddled surfaces and continuous teak handrails port and starboard through the saloon, galley and nav station.
• Bedspreads, sheets & pillowcases.

MAIN SALOON

The main saloon uses Shearwater's full 18 ft beam, with large wrap around raised windows and two large overhead deck hatches with screens.

• To port, an L shaped settee wraps around a large custom teak table with a burled wood finish and folding leaves.
• On starboard, a full length settee with a cocktail table that also features a folding leaf. Both tables lower on adjustable pedestals.
• Full length cabinets along the outboard side of both settees, plus a liquor cabinet and two folding bench seats.
• Flatscreen TV on forward bulkhead and flush “hidden” speakers in the headliner.
• Three multi-speed fans for additional ventilation.
• Multiple overhead and companionway grab handles plus additional stainless steel companionway grab handles.
• Port and starboard overhead lee cloth padeyes.

MASTER STATEROOM

With the beam carried well aft, the master stateroom is especially large and spacious.

• 66 inch wide centerline island berth, with a bank of four drawers at the foot and cabinets and nightstands with fiddled shelving at the head.
• Overhead lee cloth padeyes.
• His and hers wardrobes, cabinets, desktop surfaces and drawers to port and starboard.
• Two large deck hatches with OceanAir screens and shades, two opening portlights and two fixed portholes. Two multi-speed fans.
• Desk/powder station with built in seat.
• Private owner's head to port with shower. Plus a separate door to the aft guest/crew head to starboard for extra shower and head capacity.

Master Head

The owner's private head is to port, with a large stall shower and Corian countertop.

• Separate stall shower with over 7 feet of headroom, glass door and teak frame, molded fiberglass floor.
• Sink with Corian countertop and fiddles, mirrored medicine cabinets and a tall linen closet.
• VacuFlush freshwater electric head.
• Molded non skid floor with teak grate, and teak and stainless steel towel racks.
• Three opening portlights and a 3 speed fan.

VIP STATEROOM

The forward VIP stateroom is comfortable and welcoming, with a private head.

• Island centerline queen berth with two drawers at the foot.
• Deep cabinets outboard and forward of the berth and two substantial hanging lockers.
• Two multi-speed fans and large opening deck hatch with OceanAir bug screen/shade.
• Overhead stereo speakers.

VIP & Day Head

The VIP “Jack & Jill” head is accessible private ensuite & from the forward passageway and shares a stall shower.

• Mirrored medicine cabinets, fiddled Corian countertop and white molded sink.
• VacuFlush freshwater electric heads.
• Stall shower with a linen closet outboard and a teak shower grate with seat.
• Two multi-speed fans and opening portlights.

GUEST CABIN (PORT FORWARD)

Located forward and to port, this versatile cabin comfortably sleeps two.

• Pullman style double berth with a nightstand and lee cloth padeyes.
• Abundant storage above and below the berth, and a hanging locker.
• Three opening portlights, a large screened deck hatch and a dorade vent overhead plus a multi-speed fan.
• Guest head directly across the passageway.

GUEST CABIN (STARBOARD AFT)

Accessed from the passageway to starboard, ahead of the master stateroom, this cabin suits crew, guests and kids.

• Over/under single bunks with drawers, and reading lights and a multi-speed fan at each bunk.
• Tall hanging locker.
• Two opening portlights.
• Head aft of the cabin, also accessible from the master stateroom.

GUEST/CREW HEAD (STARBOARD AFT)

Aft of the guest/crew cabin, this head with a separate shower is also accessible from the master stateroom.

• Mirrored medicine cabinet and sink.
• VacuFlush freshwater electric toilet.
• Separate shower with teak grate and shower seat, and a linen closet.
• Multi-speed fan and opening portlights.

The galley emphasizes space and functionality and is equipped for long distance cruising or entertaining.

• Force 10 three burner gimbaled propane stove with oven and broiler and a Corian insert for extra prep space.
• GE Advantium convection oven and microwave with vent. – 2021
• Four Vitrifrigo front opening stainless steel boxes (two freezers, two refrigerators) with 12VDC Frigomatic compressors.
• Pull out dishwasher, trash compactor and Avanti wine chiller.
• Dual basin custom stainless steel sinks with a chrome ShurFlo pullout faucet and a dedicated tap for filtered drinking water.
• Deep cabinets with segmented storage for flatware and glasses, felt lined drawers for cutlery and utensils, and Corian countertops with fiddles.

NAVIGATION STATION

The navigator station is located midship to starboard, with panels for monitoring the yacht's systems outboard of the desk.

• L-shaped desk with two banks of drawers, a three way adjustable seat trimmed in black leather, an outboard chart table and a forward facing computer desk, each with folding desktops and storage.
• Panels outboard of the station monitor and control the battery systems, watermaker and tank monitors.
• Navigation and communication equipment is mounted on a hinged panel for easy access to wiring and system components.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

Shearwater carries a new Raymarine electronics suite, installed to ABYC standards with references available on request.

• NEW Raymarine Axiom chartplotters (4) at both helms, companionway, and nav station. – 2023
• Garmin 4208 chartplotter as backup at the nav station.
• NEW Raymarine Smart Pilot EV400 autopilot with Lewmar drive unit, autopilot display units at both pedestals and fluxgate compass. – 2023
• NEW Raymarine 24 inch 4 kW radar scanner with 48 mile range. – 2023
• NEW Raymarine AIS 700 transmitter and receiver. – 2023
• NEW Raymarine RNSB network switch, RS150 antenna and SSR20 Sirius satellite weather receiver. – 2023
• NEW Raymarine i60 wind instruments at each pedestal. – 2023
• Raymarine i70 speed, depth and wind displays above the companionway. – 2021
• ICOM M604 VHF radio with Command mics at the navigation station and helm.
• ICOM M802 Single Sideband radio with Pactor II modem and SP24 speaker.
• Cell phone antenna with amplifier.
• Starlink Gen 3 system purchased and ready to be installed.

HELM STATION - PORT

• NEW Engine control panel. – 2024
• NEW Raymarine autopilot control head and i60 wind instrument. – 2023
• NEW Bow thruster controls, with joystick control. – 2026
• Icom VHF Command mic.
• Ritchie compass.
• Dark blue leather helm cover.

HELM STATION - STARBOARD

• NEW Maxwell wireless remote chain counter at the starboard pedestal. – 2024
• NEW Raymarine autopilot control head and i60 wind instrument. – 2023
• NEW Bow thruster joystick control. – 2026
• Ritchie compass.
• Dark blue leather cover.

HULL

Solid, hand laid Twaron carbon aramid fiber reinforced GRP using vinylester resins and an isophthalic gel coat, built to American Bureau of Shipping standards for hull and deck.

• Solid lead keel with 28,980 lbs of ballast, solid 35 mm stainless steel keel bolts and transverse mounted 8 mm backing plates. Shoal draft of 7’ 3”.
• Watertight collision bulkhead at the bow and a watertight stern section across the aft lazarettes, each with independent overboard drainage.
• Off White Awlgrip topsides (New England Boatworks) with navy blue boot stripe, gold cove stripe and fiberglass rub rail with solid stainless steel striker plate. – 2022
• NEW Bottom paint refresh: PropSpeed coating applied to all underwater metal parts. Two additional coats of SeaHawk over the three coat system (blue undercoat, two black top coats), with epoxy barrier coat where needed. – 2026
• 60% skegged rudder, rebuilt, with the bottom of the rudder plane above the lowest point of the keel for grounding protection. – 2022
• Five layers of epoxy barrier coat.
• NEW Lewmar 300TT 24V electric bow thruster; motor, props, and new wiring (double 4 AWG cables). – 2026
• Solid bronze Groco style thru hulls integrated with the yacht's bonding system.
• Stern garage with hydraulic lift and dedicated bilge pump, teak planked transom steps, folding swim ladder, tender cleats and a stainless steel striker plate along the edge of the stern.
• Scandvik hot and cold transom shower.

DECK

Hand laid laminates with a 3/4 inch end grain balsa core, solid fiberglass in high stress areas where deck fittings take compressive or tensile forces, and a hull to deck joint chemically bonded with 3M 5200 and mechanically fastened with stainless steel bolts.

• Lewmar Ocean Series V4/V5 vertical hydraulic anchor windlass with bow and cockpit controls.
  • NEW Ultra 60 kg (132 lb) primary anchor. – 2024
  • NEW 350 ft of 1/2 inch ACCO G43 anchor chain with locking pin and Lewmar swivel. – 2024
  • Delta 40 kg secondary anchor.
  • NEW 50 ft of 1/2 inch ACCO G43 chain with 300 ft of line and Mantus Marine stainless steel swivel. – 2025
  • Saltwater anchor washdown, and freshwater anchor washdown with quick disconnect hose.
  • Stainless steel stem fitting with striker plate and double bow roller; chain locker divided to keep two rodes separate, draining directly overboard.
  • NEW Maxwell wireless remote chain counter and windlass control. – 2024
• Near 10 ft deep sail locker with stainless steel ladder, sizable stern garage, and two large lazarettes port and starboard. The port lazarette holds the two 5 gallon propane tanks with a safety alarm. All deck lockers have Bailey latches and independent overboard drains.
• Stainless steel stern rail extending to midship; stanchions and uncoated double lifelines over 33 inches high and 1 1/2 inches in diameter with substantial backing. Midship boarding gates with removable stainless steel and teak ladder, heavy duty pad eyes for jack lines and harness attachments, and stainless steel and teak handrails on the coach roof and foredeck.
• Manship low profile deck hatches with 316 stainless steel frames and smoked acrylic lenses, opening portlights with screen inserts, fixed hull portlights, and two dorade boxes with stainless steel cowlings and rails on the foredeck.
• Stainless steel pushpit with teak transom seats and a gate to starboard, passerelle cradle bracket, and a stainless steel arch holding satellite communications and navigation antennas.
• Heavy duty 12 inch stainless steel mooring cleats (four at the stern, four midship, four at the bow), aluminum toe rail, molded non skid finished in contrasting Linen Beige Awlgrip, and deck courtesy lights.
• BBQ mounted on the stern rail.

COCKPIT

• Large lounge style cockpit with walk through access from the aft deck, tall comfortable backrests, and a cockpit that stays dry and well protected in foul weather.
• High gloss varnished cockpit table with dual leaves and a built in ice chest, seating up to twelve for dining.
• NEW Full length tan Sunbrella bimini and dodger on a 1 1/4 inch stainless steel frame, with a dodger Isinglass panel and Sunbrella side panel enclosure – 2023
• Push button controls for the main, genoa, staysail and windlass, and for the deck light and bilge panel
• NEW Mantus Marine rechargeable cockpit lights (6), switchable to white and red – 2025
• Blue and white Sunbrella helm and lounge seat cushions and backrest bolsters – 2018
• Bonded teak cockpit sole and seating.
• Harken hydraulic control panel for the boom vang and backstays.
• Numerous pad eyes for harness connections, including four folding pad eyes in the cockpit and folding pad eyes at each helm seat, and stainless steel companionway rails.
• Coaming compartments with teak fiddles, and a pair of opening portlights at the forward end of the cockpit.

MAST AND RIGGING

• NEW Forespar aluminum triple spreader mast completely refit by Annapolis Rigging: every piece of hardware removed and repaired, cleaned or replaced, damaged threads and corroded holes filled with weld, many new parts, lights and fittings, sections of the rod rigging replaced, and the mast painted white to Awlgrip specifications. – 2023
• Keel stepped mast, 94 ft high, retuned by an Annapolis Rigging team led by Jay Herman after the refit. Vertical clearance required is 98 ft.
• Navtec rod standing rigging in cold drawn Nitronic 50 stainless steel, with sections replaced in the 2023 refit. – 2016/2023
• Carbon fiber Park Avenue boom. – 2014
• NEW Harken hydraulic power pack motors. – 2024
• Harken hydraulic boom vang.
• Selden Furlex hydraulic furling system for the genoa and staysail.
• Split backstay with SSB insulator and Harken hydraulic tensioner with cockpit controls, and a PBO running backstay.
• Spare genoa and main halyards, Antal halyard tensioner system for the genoa and staysail halyards, Lewmar mainsheet traveler and Harken dual pump hydraulics.
• GMT carbon fiber whisker pole.
• NEW Spreader and foredeck lights, and mast up lights. – 2023

SAILS AND WINCHES

• NEW Quantum Tri radial Hydranet mainsail with five full battens and three reef points and lines, 1,243 sq ft. – 2023
• NEW Stack Pack sail cover with battens and zippered enclosure. – 2023
• NEW Lazy jacks for safely and efficiently flaking the mainsail (Latell & Ailsworth, Evolution Sails). – 2023
• NEW Antal Boom Brake system. – 2024
• Harken Switch Track luff system on the mast for smooth flaking. – 2014
• Doyle 100% furling genoa, 1,058 sq ft, 11.77 oz Dacron, with two ply leech, Sunbrella suncover, luff flattener, and extended head and tack patches for reefing. – 2014
• Doyle 95% furling staysail, 470 sq ft, 11.77 oz Dacron, with two ply leech, Sunbrella suncover, luff flattener, and extended head and tack patches for reefing.
• APC asymmetrical spinnaker, 2,614 sq ft, full radial panel layout, 1.5 oz ripstop nylon with oversized head, tack and clew patches and ATN dousing sleeve.
• Winches:
  • Antal W80.3 hydraulic primary winches (2).
  • Antal W66 hydraulic secondary winches (2).
  • Antal W66 hydraulic mainsheet and outhaul winch.
  • Antal W44 traveler winches (2).
  • Antal W52 halyard winches on the mast (2).

A new Yanmar 4LV 250 and drive train, installed in 2024, power Shearwater. The boat easily achieves 8 knots at the recommended cruising RPM of 2,800 to 3,000, and reaches 3,800 to 4,000 RPM at full throttle.

• NEW Yanmar 4LV 250 HP turbo diesel, 4 cylinder common rail, with Yanmar VC20 second generation electronic vessel control, new display unit, new engine mounts, new 24VDC auxiliary alternator and new exhaust riser. – 2024
• NEW Yanmar KMH50A transmission, gear ratio 2.43, direct drive. – 2024
• NEW Drive train: damping plate, dripless shaft seal and cutlass bearings. – 2024
• NEW PYI Max Prop Boomerang 5 blade automatic feathering propeller, which forces the blades to feather as soon as engine torque stops. – 2024
• NEW AB Marine Shaft Shark 600 line cutter. – 2024
• NEW Spectra Newport 1000C watermaker, 41 gallons per hour on 24V DC power directly from the battery bank with no need to run the generator or engine; automated, with a Z ion protection system against fouling. – 2026
• Fischer Panda 12 kW generator with sound shield, approximately 1,400 hours. – 2019
• Dual Racor 75/500 FGX Max Series main engine fuel filters with bypass for fuel polishing, Walbro in line fuel pump with engine bypass for fuel polishing, Racor 500FG Turbine Series generator fuel filter, and engine and generator water contamination alarms.
• Aqualoy 22 propeller shaft, 2 inch, with PropSpeed coating on all metal parts and ample zincs.
• Lewmar Mamba solid linkage steering system.
• Cruisair 4 zone reverse cycle system with digital controls, 65,000 BTU total (aft control board, relay and pump replaced – 2026).
• Splendide combination washer/dryer with external ventilation.
• Oil changing system with electric pumps for the engine and generator, two blowers, Soundown 2 inch insulation, lighting, and Groco sea strainers.

PLUMBING AND TANKAGE

Fuel, fresh water and holding capacity are carried in four 316 stainless steel fuel tanks, four 316 stainless steel water tanks and two fiberglass holding tanks, with three greywater tanks.

• Fuel: 710 gallons total in four 316 stainless steel tanks with baffles and vents, under the saloon sole with quick access inspection ports.
• Water: 360 gallons total in four 316 stainless steel tanks with baffles and vents with quick access inspection ports.
• Wema electronic fuel and water monitoring system and digital display at the nav station.
• Pressurized hot and cold water with two Shurflo pumps, an 18 gallon 240VAC water heater, and a Seagull water filtration system with the filter unit under the galley sink.
• Two 45 gallon fiberglass holding tanks (90 gallons total), one serving the forward heads and one the aft heads, each with Dometic SeaLand macerators, discharge controls, tank monitors and Whale Gulper 320 waste pumps.
• Three Whale polypropylene greywater tanks for the galley appliances, sink and showers, all with Whale Gulper 320 automatic pumps (replaced where needed).
• Rule 3700 primary and secondary bilge pumps with Rule A Matic Plus float switches and high water alarms, independent Jabsco Par Max 4 pump in the stern lazarette with alarm, and a Whale Gusher 10 manual bilge pump.
• Dock Mate fresh and saltwater deck washdown systems with independent Jabsco pressure pumps and new stainless valves.
• Two 5 gallon propane tanks in the port lazarette with a safety alarm.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

• NEW Lithium battery system: twelve Blue Heron 315Ah Series III lithium iron phosphate batteries in the 24V house bank, arranged as six parallel 24V banks with a 300A BMS, giving 1,890Ah at 24V (3,780Ah at 12V). – 2023-2024
  • Each battery has 300A charge and discharge capacity and an integrated custom Bluetooth Battery Management System.
  • All new cabling and framing, extensive fusing, and Mastervolt and Victron devices to control and protect the system.
  • Installed with the president and founder of Blue Heron Batteries and an ABYC certified technician.
  • 210Ah 12V lithium bank for 12V loads and engine auxiliary starting.
• NEW Six Solbian High Output 144W flexible PV solar panels on 8 mm twin wall polycarbonate plates, on a new stainless rack above the bimini by Tiffany Yachts, adding up to 864 watts for the house bank, wired for 24 volts with output monitoring at the navigator station. Wiring, controller, and charging system was installed in 2026 – 2023/2026
• NEW Mastervolt CombiMaster 24V/4500W 120V inverter/charger with Mastervolt Easy View power monitor – 2023
• Two Mastervolt 24V 75A chargers (one new 2018), a Mastervolt 24V/12V auxiliary charger, and a Mastervolt 12V/25A charger for the generator start battery.
• 24V alternator with a three stage Mastervolt external regulator, alternator temperature sensor and backup Balmar Alternator Protection Module, plus the 12V auxiliary engine alternator.
• Battery banks: 24V house bank; 12V service bank (one lithium iron phosphate battery); engine start battery (AGM 4D); generator start bank (AGM Group 31).
• Custom backlit distribution panel adjacent to the navigator station, with a dedicated breaker for every system.
• Configured for 12/24 VDC and 110/220 VAC, accepting 50/60 Hz power; 15 kVA 120/240 isolation transformer for European shore power with selector switch.
• Two shore power inlets with two Glendinning Cablemaster electric retracting spools for the 50A 75 ft cords.
• Two 3 inch copper grounding strips along both sides of the hull for SSB counterpoise; all batteries isolated through a built in reverse isolation switch; all wiring tinned.
• NaviLED Pro bow running lights with the required 3 mile range.
• Ventura LED recessed lights (71) with four Power LED dimmers, reading lights, 10 LED foot lights, red LED courtesy lights, deck and spreader lighting, and Aqua Signal navigation and masthead tricolor lights.
• Hella 2 speed 12VDC jet fans (14) in the living quarters, saloon, galley and heads, and additional 12VDC and 110VAC outlets throughout.

AUDIO/VISUAL AND ENTERTAINMENT EQUIPMENT

• Fusion stereo system with four six inch Fusion cockpit speakers. – 2021

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• NEW Winslow life raft in a cradle on the stern rail. – 2026
• McMurdo SmartFind G8 406 MHz EPIRB. – 2021
• Fireboy automatic fire suppression system in the engine compartment.
• Fireboy Xintex SA 2 marine fume and smoke detectors.
• Dry chemical fire extinguishers.
• SOS Dan buoy, horseshoe life ring.

TENDER

• NEW Highfield Classic CL380 O aluminum RIB, 12 ft 6 in, with a 25 HP Yamaha outboard. – 2023
• Simpson 225 kg electric davits (496 lbs), rebuilt with new Dyneema lift lines.
• Outboard motor lift and bracket on the stern arch.
• A Venture trailer for the tender is offered as a separate item for purchase if desired. – 2022

• Owners tools.
• All personal items in the galley and heads.

BROKER’S COMMENTS

Built in 2010, this Hylas 70 has carried three names under three owners: Destiny, Rover and now Shearwater.

• Destiny: Built and customized by her first owner for long distance cruising, refit in 2015 and maintained to a very high standard, with a Flag Blue Awlgrip hull. Sold in 2020.
• Rover: Under her second owner she stayed under professional management. In summer 2022 New England Boatworks completed the Awlgrip, rudder and hull work listed under Hull. Sold in October 2022.
• Shearwater: Her current owner bought her in late 2022 and has refit her extensively, including the lithium power system, mast, sails, engine and drive train, electronics and watermaker.

REVIEWS

• Cruising World: 2008 Boat of the Year, Full Size Cruiser category (Hylas 70)