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Forum: Boats For Sale and Wanted 28-01-2021, 08:22
Replies: 166
Views: 32,840
Posted By nesscapade
Re: 42'-54' Bluewater Cruiser Monohull - Ready to Buy

Many sailors have circumnavigated on Hylas yachts. They have 40-46 foot versions, some are available for <150K but they are early 90s. I have a Hylas 54 and find their builds are really really solid.
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-04-2020, 08:57
Replies: 35
Views: 12,559
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Hylas 49 vs. Tayana 48 DS

You can't go wrong by buying a Hylas. We spent a few years looking at similar boats, bought a H54 2003 and absolutely LOVE it. The boats are really well made, will last forever (if you take care of...
Forum: Navigation 05-06-2019, 14:12
Replies: 50
Views: 6,466
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Mac vs. PC

I run windows and Mac on my Mac book pro. So you can get both with one laptop. I’ve had both and find Macs to be more reliable.
Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit 29-04-2019, 11:27
Replies: 80
Views: 22,169
Posted By nesscapade
Re: SMELL is killing me! What to do?

We had a similar problem. The source was the old head hoses and a bilge diesel spill long in the past. Both were dealt with but we could never get the smell out of the cushions or any other cloth...
Forum: Meets & Greets 22-04-2019, 07:53
Replies: 12
Views: 1,344
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Well, you let me in here.

Welcome fellow sailor!

I had a Catalina 22 that I think fits your bill. I stored it by my house, on a trailer and sailed it in Lake Erie for 6 summers. I found a cheap (dumpy facilities but safe...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 05-03-2018, 11:34
Replies: 18
Views: 4,994
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Time for new sails

Peter Grimm of Doyle lofts in Ft Lauderdale is making our new sails and so far I couldn’t be more impressed with his service. He’s super knowledgeable (he was sailmaker of record on a Volvo race and...
Forum: Meets & Greets 25-02-2018, 09:26
Replies: 9
Views: 924
Posted By nesscapade
Re: New to Cruisers Forum

Welcome to the forum. We have a Hylas 54 and absolutely love it. My wife and I sail it a couple thousand miles here in the great lakes every summer.
Forum: Navigation 24-05-2017, 16:53
Replies: 20
Views: 50,487
Posted By nesscapade
Re: River body from Great Lakes to Mississippi River.

Ship the mast from Chicago to the gulf then restep it there. Done that before on the Erie Canal. Having the mast for 30 days on cradles makes boating very uncomfortable and the mast is longer than...
Forum: Marine Electronics 26-04-2017, 15:33
Replies: 111
Views: 15,877
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Windows vs Linux vs MacOS vs Others

MacOS is the answer.

I run one of the biggest cloud computing providers in the country. Been running tech companies for 30 years, since the days of DOS. But what geeks like me have to remember is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-04-2017, 09:57
Replies: 69
Views: 42,634
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Amel, Hylas or Oyster

I went through a similar analysis and comparison in 2012. I also looked at Moody's. In the end we fell in love with Hylas. I don't you can go wrong with any of your choices so in the end we went for...
Forum: Marine Electronics 21-02-2017, 09:43
Replies: 6
Views: 1,233
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Wireless networking question

On my system, I don't need to connect to the Internet. You turn on the chartplotter and it is a wifi router. Turn on your iphone or ipad and go to the wifi settings and you'll see a raymarine wifi...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-06-2016, 16:57
Replies: 85
Views: 16,958
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Handling a 45+ foot boat

Your broker is wrong. My wife and I went from a Catalina 22 to a Hylas 54. Yes we had chartered a few 45s and I've raced boats as long as 70' But I never had experience driving and docking such a...
Forum: Classifieds Archive 21-02-2016, 07:56
Replies: 87
Views: 15,750
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Want to Buy 44' to 48' bluewate cutter rigged monohull

My wife and I are big fans of our Hylas. We have a 2003 54 but you can get a 44-47 mid 1990s for your price range. They are incredible yachts and can meet all of your requirements, though you may...
Forum: Great Lakes 20-12-2015, 07:13
Replies: 19
Views: 6,121
Posted By nesscapade
Re: AIS on Great Lake

We sail 2000 mm a summer and use the AIS a lot when in the rivers or near shipping channels. It's useful to know there is a 600' freighter around the next bend on the st Claire river. Grays reef is...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-12-2015, 11:50
Replies: 59
Views: 40,714
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Sailing around the world with a Hanse 575, Amel 55 or Moody 54DS?

After tons of similar research and in a similar situation my wife and I bought a Hylas 54 in Newport, RI. We LOVE her. While it worked out great for us, I wish I had checked with these guys.

...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 26-11-2015, 10:57
Replies: 2
Views: 1,558
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Sweet Maureen - introduction

We bought Flying Lady a Hylas 54 in Newport sand brought it back to the Great Lakes through the canal.

We had lots of work done in Newport and are glad we did. Here we haven't yet found people who...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 17-09-2015, 15:16
Replies: 29
Views: 4,689
Posted By nesscapade
Re: New Sails for Hylas 54 - a maze of chioces!

I suggest you also consult hylasyachts.org which is an online community of Hylas owners. We also have an H54 (#28) here in the Great Lakes and will be shopping for new sails in 2 years when we head...
Forum: Navigation 26-05-2015, 03:57
Replies: 24
Views: 4,393
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Feedback from someone who has done NYC to Detroit

I think it took about 8 days to get through the locks from Albany to Otswego. It would have been another day or two to Buffalo I think. There are two challenges with doing just the weekends, I think....
Forum: Sailor Logs & Cruising Plans 25-05-2015, 06:41
Replies: 2
Views: 2,663
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Matt Rutherford Crossing Pacific in Daysailor for Science

I met Matt at the Annapolis Boat show 2 years ago. He's a very focused and really nice guy. He seems to be very soft spoken which is amazing when you read about his trip around the americas. His life...
Forum: Navigation 25-05-2015, 06:29
Replies: 24
Views: 4,393
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Feedback from someone who has done NYC to Detroit

I brought my sailboat from Newport, RI to Detroit. We went to NY then up the Hudson, through the canal to Otswego. There we stepped the mast, sailed to the Wellend canal, went through the locks and...
Forum: Marine Electronics 15-05-2015, 07:18
Replies: 22
Views: 7,743
Posted By nesscapade
Re: MFD in the Nav station and ipad at the helm?

Yes I get the same UI on the ipad as on the MFD. It's not terrible but I just find the iPad, with pretty much any of the apps available, much easier.

I do some UI design work and in this case I...
Forum: Marine Electronics 13-05-2015, 19:24
Replies: 22
Views: 7,743
Posted By nesscapade
Re: MFD in the Nav station and ipad at the helm?

We have the Raymarine MFD at the helm. I find the wifi and RM app not very useful. It's confusing: there are 3 apps you use not one; there is latency between the two and the UI isn't that intuitive....
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 29-03-2015, 13:37
Replies: 13
Views: 10,965
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Late 80's Najad or Passport- overkill as Caribbean Cruiser?

I am also in the bigger heavier is better camp. I spent 10 days going from Nassau to luperon on a choey lee 53. We enjoyed every bit of the size during a 30 hour stretch of 30-40 kts going by the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 16-03-2015, 14:48
Replies: 58
Views: 10,813
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Center Cockpits

The attached video is of my wife and I on our Hylas 54 center cockpit in 35-kts of breeze on shallow Lake St Claire (avg depth is 20'). Notice water spraying over the bow. But also notice my wife,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 10-03-2015, 15:38
Replies: 58
Views: 10,813
Posted By nesscapade
Re: Center Cockpits

I've owned both. Here's what I've seen with our Hylas 54, a CC:
1) you are closer to the bow so for longer boats you have better visibility and can communicate with crew on the bow
2) you won't be...
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