2005 Selene 48

The Selene brand of trawlers are extremely capable, and there are now several hundred out cruising. By sales volume, the Selene 48 has been one of their most popular designs. Highlander is hull number 21 in the series. She was ordered to accomplish what is most desirable for a cruising couple: two staterooms, dual side decks, stabilization and thrusters. Her current owners have enjoyed and cruised the east coast and Southern California for the past five years, making improvements and fine-tuning to keep her fresh. With family members having moved East, the owners are returning to land to be closer to them and have decided to offer this amazing platform to allow someone else to take the helm and go exploring.

It is easy to understand why the Selene 48's dual side deck design is one of the most popular layouts among owner operators. From the cockpit, entering the main saloon through the Diamond Seaglaze Dutch door, a warm, large and welcoming space shows off Highlander's superb craftsmanship. A built-in entertainment center houses a Vizio 24" flat screen TV accompanied by an Alpine entertainment system. Seating includes an L-shaped settee to port and twin chairs to starboard. Hatches in the galley/saloon sole provide quick and easy access to the engine room machinery space below.

• 24" Vizio flat screen TV with DVD
• Teak and holly flooring
• Exposed ceiling beams with wood caps; teak overhead grab rail
• Alpine home theater surround sound system
• Cruisair air conditioning
• Diamond Seaglaze Dutch door
• Side and aft windows
• Hi/lo teak table to port; L-shaped settee to port; twin chairs to starboard

Sharing the same space as the saloon is Highlander's large galley. A U-shaped countertop laid with Corian and premium appliances make for a very convenient meal prep area.

• Franke stainless steel double sink basin
• Force 10 LPG gas three-burner stove with oven
• Tundra upright DC/AC refrigerator/freezer
• GE Profile Spacemaker microwave/convection oven
• Custom galley bar with glassware storage
• Raritan icemaker
• Corian countertop
• Teak and holly sole

Leaving the galley, you go forward up four steps to starboard to arrive at the pilothouse. Highlander's pilothouse was built for the long-distance cruiser who demands both comfort and functionality, with panoramic views through her large windows and an extensive array of easy-to-reach navigational equipment plus a wooden destroyer wheel. Behind is a large settee with cabinetry and a day bunk, with lower chart drawers built in and a table that makes the settee ideal for dining. Port and starboard are Diamond Seaglaze Dutch doors for access to the Portuguese bridge and side decks.

• Selene Safety Panel with alarms and indicators
• Two Raymarine E120 multifunction displays: GPS/radar/chart plotter/fish finder/AIS
• Raymarine ST290 multifunction display (depth/speed/autopilot), ST290 Pilot autopilot controller, ST290 wind speed/direction indicator, ST100 autopilot wireless remote
• Hynautic steering; VDO rudder position indicator; 5" Danforth compass
• Kahlenberg airhorn control
• Exalto windshield wiper/washer controller for the three 24VDC windshield wipers
• Mastervolt charge controllers and inverter/charger controller
• John Deere main engine display panel with Murphy electronic and analog gauges
• Northern Lights generator instrument panel
• Village Marine reverse osmosis water maker control/display
• Naiad Marine Systems stabilizer controller and display
• Side-Power bow and stern thruster controls; windlass controls
• ACR spotlight control
• ICOM IC-M602 VHF radio with hailer and automatic foghorn; ICOM CommandMic II VHF radio
• Tank-level indicator for water and fuel tanks
• Cruisair air conditioning control; First Alert smoke and CO alarm
• Raritan Icerette icemaker; chart table

The guest stateroom is to port at the bottom of the staircase, with over/under berths and Tempurpedic mattresses. Ocean Frigast reading lights are present for each berth. There is storage under the lower berth, a large cedar-lined hanging locker with automatic interior light, and overhead cabinets. There are two opening portlights outboard. The guest stateroom, like the rest of the living spaces, is comfortably air-conditioned, and the sole is teak and holly.

Across the passageway from the guest stateroom is the guest head. The shower is a full stand-up model with a teak flooring grate. A Tecma freshwater head, Corian counter and granite sole complete the space.

• Tecma freshwater head
• Stand-up shower with teak flooring grate
• Corian countertops; granite sole
• Mirrored medicine cabinet; drawers

The owner stateroom is located forward with a large overhead hatch for maximum ventilation, with Ocean Air sliding shade and screen. The queen-sized bed is fitted with a custom memory foam mattress that is hinged for easy storage access underneath. There are opening portlights to port and starboard with heavy-weather covers that can also be used for privacy. The entire room is lined outboard with beautiful teak paneling, well lit with attractive hidden accent lighting. There are hanging lockers, a teak and holly sole, and a Samsung flat screen TV mounted on the aft bulkhead.

• Custom memory foam queen mattress
• Cruisair climate control
• Ample drawer and closet space
• Samsung 22" flat screen TV with DVD
• (4) opening portlights outboard
• Storage beneath the bed

The owner head is just aft of the stateroom to starboard. The 6'3" standing headroom shower includes a teak slat seat and teak flooring grate on the drain pan. This is a large head that features a Tecma fresh water toilet, sink and granite counter, with mirrors, cabinets, a medicine locker and plenty of room for his and hers toiletries.

• Tecma freshwater head
• Standup shower with teak bench and teak flooring grate
• Corian countertops; granite flooring
• Medicine cabinet

Entering through the door on the aft bulkhead of the lower level passageway, the engine room is where Highlander's heart rests — a powerful 267 horsepower John Deere 6068CFM diesel engine. The Northern Lights 12 kW generator sits behind the engine, mounted athwartships. Diesel fuel transfer is handled by an elaborate but user-friendly ESI Total Fuel Management system. The forward outboard alcoves allow access to the Naiad active fin stabilizers.

• John Deere 6068CFM 267 HP main engine
• PSS dripless shaft seal
• Dual Racor fuel filters for main engine and generator with water alarms
• Northern Lights 12 kW generator
• ESI Total Fuel Management polishing system
• Naiad 252, 6.0 sq. ft. hydraulic active fin stabilizers
• Torrid 20-gallon 120VDC water heater
• Access from lower-level aft bulkhead door and saloon/galley sole
• Fire Boy fire suppression system
• Reverso GP-3015 oil changer for main, transmission and generator
• Fiberglass fuel tanks
• Lifeline AGM batteries — (6) 4D house service bank, (2) 4D main engine start, (2) 4D generator start, (2) 4D shared bow and stern thruster

Widely considered the "garage" among fellow cruisers, Highlander's lazarette is accessed from the cockpit via a large floor hatch with lock. There is room for storing larger items, and several through-hulls serving various duties are all easy to get to.

• Mastervolt inverter/charger, 4000 watt
• Side-Power stern thruster
• Hynautic hydraulic steering system
• Grunert cold-plate freezer
• Battery storage
• Village Marine 600 GPD reverse osmosis water maker

Highlander's oversized swim platform makes for a convenient and secure location to board via dinghy or for swimming activities. Stainless steel staples add to the swim platform's security, and a folding ladder is mounted underneath, accessible by water.

• Handrails
• Transom boarding gate
• Mounted folding swim ladder

The cockpit is great for fishing during long blue water travels. There is a boarding gate on the transom as well as on both the port and starboard side decks.

• Three boarding gates (transom, port, starboard)
• Hot and cold freshwater cockpit shower
• Varnished teak cap rails
• Lazarette access; saloon access
• Drawer storage
• Shore power connections — (1) 50-amp for house, (1) 50-amp for AC, (1) telephone/cable

Highlander is a dual side deck model with port and starboard walkways for ease of dockside fender and line handling. Walking from the cockpit forward along either walkway and up a few steps is Highlander's protected Portuguese bridge, which wraps around the pilothouse and provides a safer way to traverse the external spaces of the yacht. There are also high boarding gates to starboard and port, and a hinged door gives access to the ship's foredeck.

The foredeck is entered through a hinged door from the Portuguese bridge. You have shore power connections forward — in addition to aft — and a deck hatch which provides natural airflow into the owner stateroom. The ground tackle arrangement allows for two anchors, includes an electric horizontal windlass, and is backed with a stainless steel Sampson post. At the forward face of the Portuguese bridge is a built-in seating area with storage beneath.

• Ideal H3M horizontal electric windlass
• 65 lb. Bruce anchor with 300' of 5/8" chain
• 75 lb. CQR anchor with 300' of 5/8" chain
• Raw water and freshwater washdown
• Shore power connections — (1) 50-amp for house, (1) 50-amp for AC, (1) telephone/cable

The boat deck is accessed inside by ascending the port side stairway in the pilothouse. This incredibly large deck is directly over the saloon. There is an Aritex 600 lb. hydraulic crane installed for launching and retrieving the 2005 AB 12DLX powered by a 30 HP Honda outboard. Stainless steel railing outlines the boat deck to help secure crew and guests.

• Aritex hydraulic crane (660 lbs.)
• 2005 AB 12DLX with Honda 30 HP outboard
• Dinghy mount rails and tie down, dinghy cover
• Secure stainless-steel railing

The view from the flybridge is spectacular and a wonderful place to operate the yacht, also serving as a great place to relax and enjoy your anchorage. The area is protected by a full-width Stamoid Bimini top. There are two Pompanette helm chairs forward of a fiberglass table and a built-in bench with storage underneath. There is a storage cabinet to port with a stainless-steel sink and a built-in Magma Avalon barbecue with separate propane supply tank.

• (2) Pompanette captain's chairs
• Settee with fiberglass table
• Destroyer stainless steel wheel
• John Deere instrument panel
• Raymarine MFD and autopilot
• Bow and stern thruster controls
• ACR search light control; Danforth compass; rudder position indicator
• ICOM M504 VHF
• Stainless steel sink; Magma Avalon barbecue with propane tank

• Replacement of main engine room blowers (2019)
• Added saloon hatch to access engine room aft of the generator (2019)
• Owner stateroom queen mattress replacement (2020)
• Replaced 2-1/2" x 13' stainless double taper shaft, fore and aft cutlass bearings and PSS dripless shaft seal (2021)
• Stabilizer reinforcement (2021)
• Stabilizer hydraulics replacement (2021)
• Canvas and top-side cushion replacements (2021)
• Ice maker (2022)
• Saloon and pilothouse HVAC condenser and evaporators (2024)
• Vessel Vanguard Pro maintenance program