Selene 48 Motoryacht



In the early classical literature of Ancient Greece, Selene was a name
for the goddess of the moon. In later centuries, Selene was known to
the Greeks as Artemis and to the Romans as the goddess Diana. In each
of her personifications, she was a free spirited adventurer of
astonishing beauty. As Selene, she cast a spell upon her mortal lover
to keep him perpetually young. A boat could do far worse for a
namesake.

Selene yachts are built by Jet Tern Marine in China, and represented in
the Pacific NW by Friday Harbor Yacht Sales. We have been attempting to
include Selene motoryachts in our "Sea Trial" series for well over
a year, but an "unsold" Selene has been as rare in the Pacific NW
as sightings of a Greek goddess. Despite the possible disadvantage of a
sales office located a day's travel by boat or ferry from the major
concentrations of population in central Puget Sound, most of the
Selenes arriving in the Pacific NW have been taken directly to the
commissioning yard (at Sterling Yacht Center on Westlake) to be
prepared for the earliest possible delivery to an eagerly waiting
owner. Friday Harbor Yachts had three Selenes in the September Boats
Afloat Show, and we were lucky enough to be invited along on a
post-show "demo cruise" of a new 48-footer with a couple shopping
for a new trawler.

Howard Chen and his family own Jet Tern Marine. The corporate
headquarters for Jet Tern are in Taiwan, with manufacturing facilities
in the Dong Guan province of mainland China, (said to be about a
two-hour drive from the Hong Kong airport). Dong Guan province is a
manufacturing center for premium furnishings in China, assuring a
consistently ample supply of rare hardwoods, select stone, premium
fabrics, and the skilled labor required to create interiors for world
class luxury yachts.

Jet Tern builds twelve models of Selene "Ocean Trawlers", with the
smallest offering a 36-foot tri-cabin and the largest a 68-foot long
range offshore cruiser. All of the boats 43-feet and above are
pilothouse models with Portuguese bridges and covered side decks.
Selene hulls are hand-laid, using Vinylester resin and Cymax
unidirectional bi-axial fiberglass cloth. Divinycell coring is used
above the waterline and in superstructures. The Selene 48 is built with
four watertight bulkheads; one aft of the chain locker, one fore and
aft of the engine room and one in the lazarette.

Selene hulls can be defined as single screw, full displacement, with
deep keels, stout skegs, and large rudders. The hull of the 48 extends
beneath the integral swim step for additional waterline length Selene
trawlers are certified compliant with ISO 9001:1994 guidelines,
assuring boaters only recently aware of Selene Yachts that the product
quality meets some very rigid international criteria.

Major Specifications of the Selene 48:

LOA: 51' 10"
LOD: 47' 2"
LWL: 45' 6"
Beam: 15' 8"
Draft: 5' 1"
Displacement: 66,600 lbs.
Ballast: 4,500 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 1300 gal.
Water Capacity: 300 gal.
Holding Tank: 60 gal.

On deck:

We began our inspection of the Selene 48 with a walk around her
exterior decks. Selene has selected low-maintenance materials for
nearly all exterior surfaces. Decks are nonskid FRP, and all door and
window frames are powder coated aluminum alloy. Stainless steel
components include the foredeck and boatdeck rails, port lights, the
samson post, cleats and hawse, fender rails, hatch frames, and 2 ½"
diameter deck overhang support members. The only exterior teak we
noticed was a caprail around the cockpit; enough to provide a
"yachty" appearance without condemning an owner to a summer regimen
of sanding and varnishing.

The foredeck includes a FRP bow pulpit with a handy "dam" to
facilitate chain washing. A Muir 24V DC windlass and optional chain
counter assist with rode management, and the 5" diameter stainless
samson post will prove useful when handling foredeck lines or ground
tackle.

A central door provides passage through the Portuguese bridge. The
Portuguese bridge offers some stowage lockers on the inside of the
cowling. Access into the pilothouse is through port and starboard
"Dutch" pilothouse doors, (split into upper and lower sections to
provide summer ventilation while maintaining the security of a latched
lower portion). Continuing on deck aft of the pilothouse doors there
are easily negotiated steps under the overhanging upper deck that gain
the main deck level below. A combination of excellent walk areas, high
bulwarks, and strategically placed grab rails promise to provide a
sense of security when going aft in a seaway.

There are some innovative features to note on the side decks of the
Selene 48. The air baffles for the engine room are on the inside of the
bulwarks to prevent the incursion of salt due spray or waves on the
beam. Special ports for fender whips are cut into the bulwarks, with
locking cams for quick adjustment of fender heights. Fuel fill caps are
raised several inches above the deck level (to ensure against the
intrusion of sea or rainwater) but located out of the way and against
the aft bulkhead of the main cabin.

A hatch in the cockpit opens to reveal a teak ladder into the
lazarette.

Below decks and aft of the engine room is an area Selene refers as
"The Commissary", and it includes a special wine locker as well as
a 5 cu.ft Grunnert cold plate freezer among the built-in stowage
compartments. (The Commissary can be omitted to create additional space
in the engine room).

The flybridge includes a stainless destroyer wheel, mounted on
centerline. Visibility across the cabintop of the pilothouse,
immediately forward of the helm area, is excellent whether standing or
seated in the standard Todd (tm) helm seat. A second Todd (tm) helm
seat is provided for the starboard watch. The Selene 48 has a protected
console area at the flybridge helm that is ideal for mounting large
screen electronic navigation components, as well as a thoughtfully
conceived chart table protected by hinged, transparent plastic top. A
Forespar aluminum alloy mast and boom is standard on the 48. A radar
arch can be substituted for the mast and boom, or purchasers may elect
to add an optional hard top that would facilitate a full canvas
enclosure. Dinghies too heavy for convenient handling with the mast and
boom can be hauled to the boat deck with the optional hydraulic davit
system. Social amenities on the flybridge include a table with settee,
BBQ system, and a sink with hot and cold pressure water.

Interior Layout and Appointments:

Jet Tern Marine has trimmed out the Selene 48 with a traditional teak
interior. All compartments have teak and holly soles. The workmanship
is excellent throughout, perhaps not unexpected on a boat built in a
city that is a manufacturing center for fine furnishings.

There are some optional layouts available on the Selene 48, but our
test boat was a two-stateroom layout configured with the master
stateroom most forward. Three lockers to starboard, three lockers to
port, and three overhead lockers on the forward bulkhead flanked a
queen size berth with a 5" foam mattress on centerline. Teak shelves
are located on both sides of the berth, with cedar-lined hanging
lockers to both starboard and port. A series of lighted, beveled-glass
display lockers is set into the aft bulkhead of the master stateroom
and adds a "custom" touch.

The master head is immediately aft of the master stateroom, to
starboard. Selene includes an owner's choice of Corian or granite
countertop and backsplash, a Tecma (tm) 24V DC freshwater marine
toilet, a deluxe vanity with an integrated wash basin, a separate
shower compartment with aluminum sliding shower door, a 3" exhaust
fan, and a medicine cabinet with mirror.

The guest head is immediately aft of the master head; almost as
elaborately appointed but with a slightly smaller shower.

A guest stateroom with upper and lower bunks is on the port side. Each
bunk has a 4" foam mattress, and the compartment is additionally
equipped with numerous lockers, shelves, and reading lights. Access to
the engine room is through a dogged-down watertight door in the
companionway.

In the main cabin of our test boat, the galley is in the starboard
forequarter of the salon and the companionway to the pilothouse is to
port. Optional layouts for the 48 center the galley and provide both a
port and starboard companionway to the pilothouse. Selene galley
equipment includes Corian or granite countertops, a Force-10 3-burner
propane stove and oven, a Tundra T-80 DC/AC refrigerator, double
stainless steel sink, built in wine glass stowage, and a power exhaust
fan. Space is provided for the optional GE microwave. The aft run of
lower joinery in the galley supports an oversize Corian or granite top
that doubles as a serving bar for the salon.

The salon is a spacious social area, with large windows trimmed with
teak boat blinds and white curtains. The overhead features teak batten
strips and traditional white panels. Space below the galley service bar
is designed to house the optional plasma TV and entertainment system.
Matching white leather lounge chairs with stowable footstools are
located to starboard, and flanked by stacks of drawers forward and aft
and separated by a short vertical locker. An enormous leather settee
dominates the port side of the salon, and wraps around an inlaid teak
table. The table is engineered to expand as the top leaves are pulled
fore and aft, and it would appear to seat as many as six in reasonable
comfort when expanded.

The professional caliber pilothouse features a large teak wheel on
centerline, with teak instrument consoles adequately sized for
big-screen electronics. Diamond Sea Glaze windows, (12mm thick forward
windows and 10mm thick side windows), are serviced by separate
washer/wiper systems to maintain excellent visibility. A sliding
"pilot berth" converts to a settee with a snack table and built in
cup holders for social use.


Underway:

We began the morning by assisting Friday Harbor Yacht Sales in breaking
up their boat show raft and helped move the new Selene 36, (nice boat!)
to the docks at Sterling Yacht Center. Captain Brian Calvert of Friday
Harbor Yacht Sales backed the Selene 48 up to a float so we could step
aboard across the swimstep. The bow and stern thrusters allowed Brian
to keep the 48 absolutely perpendicular to the float, with slight
touches of the controls compensating for varying cross winds. Boat
shoppers Rick Clark and Liz Roberts, (from Boise Idaho) were aboard,
along with Gary Parker, a broker with Friday Harbor Yacht Sales. Our
test boat was the vessel "Furthur," actually owned by Captain
Calvert.

We learned that Rick and Liz have been chartering sailboats in the
Pacific NW almost every summer, but that in 2005 they had chartered a
trawler instead. They became intrigued with the idea of purchasing
their own trawler for future summer cruises, and their shopping at the
boat show had inspired them to more thoroughly investigate the Selene
48. (Sailors coming in from the cold.)

As we got underway, Gary Parker detailed the power options of our test
boat. "We're powering these boats with a the new line of Cummins
diesels. They are electronically controlled and they are common-rail
fuel injected engines. Brian chose to put the 9-liter engine in
'Further', along with a 2.44 gear reduction, throwing a 36-40 inch
wheel. I believe she will do 9 knots at about 1600 rpm."

"That's right," confirmed Captain Calvert. "In fact, she will
do 7 knots at just under 900 rpm.

"The normal engine we put in this boat is the Cummins 5.9 liter,"
said Gary. Brian felt that by going to the 9-litre, changing the
reduction ratio from 2.88 to 2.44, throwing the bigger wheel, and
dumbing the engine down he would get better fuel efficiency. This
9-liter engine is normally a 405 HP engine, but it has been dumbed down
to 330. This combination achieves extremely high torque and allows the
boat to achieve hull speed at a low RPM."

As we traveled through Portage Bay enroute to Lake Washington with
engine RPM just below 900, the electronic fuel flow meter indicated
total fuel consumption of 1.8 gph to maintain 7 kt. The Selene 48 is
incredibly fuel efficient at speeds around 7kt. If a cruiser kept 300
gallons of the 1300 gallon fuel capacity as an extremely conservative
"reserve", the Selene 48 would have a range of over 3800 miles with
a 1.8 gph fuel burn at 7kt.

As we reached Lake Wahington, we increased our speed to 1400 RPM,
resulting in a speed of 9.5 kts. Fuel consumption climbed to 8.8 gph,
still better than 1nmpg and impressive for a boat of this size (but not
as astonishing as our miserly 7 kt figures).

Our fastest speeds of the day were achieved at 1700 RPM, with the
Selene 48 making just over 10 kts. One of the "sweet spots" for
regional cruising appeared to be an 1120-RPM engine speed that produced
8.5 kt at just over 4.7 GPH.

Handling characteristics of the Selene 48 are excellent. The large
rudder allows very tight turns and nimble handling. Boaters needing to
dodge a deadhead in a Selene 48 will be reassured by the boat's
extremely rapid response to the helm.

The low RPM operation of the Selene 48, coupled with a very solid
construction, kept engine noise at "background" level at virtually
all speeds and in all interior compartments.


Conclusion:

The Selene 48 appears to be an entirely serious LRC trawler. It is easy
to see why virtually all of the Selenes are "pre-sold" prior to
arrival in the US. We were very favorably impressed with the design and
execution of the 48, and although conditions were fairly calm during
our test run there is every indication the Selene 48 should prove to be
a comfortable and confident cruiser anywhere in the Pacific NW, or well
beyond.

Our test boat, which had been displayed at the Lake Union Boats Afloat
Show, was priced at $665,000, (a figure that appears to be an extremely
competitive value).

Selene Yachts are represented in the Pacific Northwest by Friday Harbor
Yacht Sales.

I looked a Selene a couple of years ago at the Ft. Myers boat show. The
build quality was amazing...particularly the teak joinery, and the
near-bullet proof Portuguese style windshield.




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Selene 48 Motoryacht



In the early classical literature of Ancient Greece, Selene was a name
for the goddess of the moon. In later centuries, Selene was known to
the Greeks as Artemis and to the Romans as the goddess Diana. In each
of her personifications, she was a free spirited adventurer of
astonishing beauty. As Selene, she cast a spell upon her mortal lover
to keep him perpetually young. A boat could do far worse for a
namesake.

Selene yachts are built by Jet Tern Marine in China, and represented in
the Pacific NW by Friday Harbor Yacht Sales. We have been attempting to
include Selene motoryachts in our "Sea Trial" series for well over
a year, but an "unsold" Selene has been as rare in the Pacific NW
as sightings of a Greek goddess. Despite the possible disadvantage of a
sales office located a day's travel by boat or ferry from the major
concentrations of population in central Puget Sound, most of the
Selenes arriving in the Pacific NW have been taken directly to the
commissioning yard (at Sterling Yacht Center on Westlake) to be
prepared for the earliest possible delivery to an eagerly waiting
owner. Friday Harbor Yachts had three Selenes in the September Boats
Afloat Show, and we were lucky enough to be invited along on a
post-show "demo cruise" of a new 48-footer with a couple shopping
for a new trawler.

Howard Chen and his family own Jet Tern Marine. The corporate
headquarters for Jet Tern are in Taiwan, with manufacturing facilities
in the Dong Guan province of mainland China, (said to be about a
two-hour drive from the Hong Kong airport). Dong Guan province is a
manufacturing center for premium furnishings in China, assuring a
consistently ample supply of rare hardwoods, select stone, premium
fabrics, and the skilled labor required to create interiors for world
class luxury yachts.

Jet Tern builds twelve models of Selene "Ocean Trawlers", with the
smallest offering a 36-foot tri-cabin and the largest a 68-foot long
range offshore cruiser. All of the boats 43-feet and above are
pilothouse models with Portuguese bridges and covered side decks.
Selene hulls are hand-laid, using Vinylester resin and Cymax
unidirectional bi-axial fiberglass cloth. Divinycell coring is used
above the waterline and in superstructures. The Selene 48 is built with
four watertight bulkheads; one aft of the chain locker, one fore and
aft of the engine room and one in the lazarette.

Selene hulls can be defined as single screw, full displacement, with
deep keels, stout skegs, and large rudders. The hull of the 48 extends
beneath the integral swim step for additional waterline length Selene
trawlers are certified compliant with ISO 9001:1994 guidelines,
assuring boaters only recently aware of Selene Yachts that the product
quality meets some very rigid international criteria.

Major Specifications of the Selene 48:

LOA: 51' 10"
LOD: 47' 2"
LWL: 45' 6"
Beam: 15' 8"
Draft: 5' 1"
Displacement: 66,600 lbs.
Ballast: 4,500 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 1300 gal.
Water Capacity: 300 gal.
Holding Tank: 60 gal.

On deck:

We began our inspection of the Selene 48 with a walk around her
exterior decks. Selene has selected low-maintenance materials for
nearly all exterior surfaces. Decks are nonskid FRP, and all door and
window frames are powder coated aluminum alloy. Stainless steel
components include the foredeck and boatdeck rails, port lights, the
samson post, cleats and hawse, fender rails, hatch frames, and 2 ½"
diameter deck overhang support members. The only exterior teak we
noticed was a caprail around the cockpit; enough to provide a
"yachty" appearance without condemning an owner to a summer regimen
of sanding and varnishing.

The foredeck includes a FRP bow pulpit with a handy "dam" to
facilitate chain washing. A Muir 24V DC windlass and optional chain
counter assist with rode management, and the 5" diameter stainless
samson post will prove useful when handling foredeck lines or ground
tackle.

A central door provides passage through the Portuguese bridge. The
Portuguese bridge offers some stowage lockers on the inside of the
cowling. Access into the pilothouse is through port and starboard
"Dutch" pilothouse doors, (split into upper and lower sections to
provide summer ventilation while maintaining the security of a latched
lower portion). Continuing on deck aft of the pilothouse doors there
are easily negotiated steps under the overhanging upper deck that gain
the main deck level below. A combination of excellent walk areas, high
bulwarks, and strategically placed grab rails promise to provide a
sense of security when going aft in a seaway.

There are some innovative features to note on the side decks of the
Selene 48. The air baffles for the engine room are on the inside of the
bulwarks to prevent the incursion of salt due spray or waves on the
beam. Special ports for fender whips are cut into the bulwarks, with
locking cams for quick adjustment of fender heights. Fuel fill caps are
raised several inches above the deck level (to ensure against the
intrusion of sea or rainwater) but located out of the way and against
the aft bulkhead of the main cabin.

A hatch in the cockpit opens to reveal a teak ladder into the
lazarette.

Below decks and aft of the engine room is an area Selene refers as
"The Commissary", and it includes a special wine locker as well as
a 5 cu.ft Grunnert cold plate freezer among the built-in stowage
compartments. (The Commissary can be omitted to create additional space
in the engine room).

The flybridge includes a stainless destroyer wheel, mounted on
centerline. Visibility across the cabintop of the pilothouse,
immediately forward of the helm area, is excellent whether standing or
seated in the standard Todd (tm) helm seat. A second Todd (tm) helm
seat is provided for the starboard watch. The Selene 48 has a protected
console area at the flybridge helm that is ideal for mounting large
screen electronic navigation components, as well as a thoughtfully
conceived chart table protected by hinged, transparent plastic top. A
Forespar aluminum alloy mast and boom is standard on the 48. A radar
arch can be substituted for the mast and boom, or purchasers may elect
to add an optional hard top that would facilitate a full canvas
enclosure. Dinghies too heavy for convenient handling with the mast and
boom can be hauled to the boat deck with the optional hydraulic davit
system. Social amenities on the flybridge include a table with settee,
BBQ system, and a sink with hot and cold pressure water.

Interior Layout and Appointments:

Jet Tern Marine has trimmed out the Selene 48 with a traditional teak
interior. All compartments have teak and holly soles. The workmanship
is excellent throughout, perhaps not unexpected on a boat built in a
city that is a manufacturing center for fine furnishings.

There are some optional layouts available on the Selene 48, but our
test boat was a two-stateroom layout configured with the master
stateroom most forward. Three lockers to starboard, three lockers to
port, and three overhead lockers on the forward bulkhead flanked a
queen size berth with a 5" foam mattress on centerline. Teak shelves
are located on both sides of the berth, with cedar-lined hanging
lockers to both starboard and port. A series of lighted, beveled-glass
display lockers is set into the aft bulkhead of the master stateroom
and adds a "custom" touch.

The master head is immediately aft of the master stateroom, to
starboard. Selene includes an owner's choice of Corian or granite
countertop and backsplash, a Tecma (tm) 24V DC freshwater marine
toilet, a deluxe vanity with an integrated wash basin, a separate
shower compartment with aluminum sliding shower door, a 3" exhaust
fan, and a medicine cabinet with mirror.

The guest head is immediately aft of the master head; almost as
elaborately appointed but with a slightly smaller shower.

A guest stateroom with upper and lower bunks is on the port side. Each
bunk has a 4" foam mattress, and the compartment is additionally
equipped with numerous lockers, shelves, and reading lights. Access to
the engine room is through a dogged-down watertight door in the
companionway.

In the main cabin of our test boat, the galley is in the starboard
forequarter of the salon and the companionway to the pilothouse is to
port. Optional layouts for the 48 center the galley and provide both a
port and starboard companionway to the pilothouse. Selene galley
equipment includes Corian or granite countertops, a Force-10 3-burner
propane stove and oven, a Tundra T-80 DC/AC refrigerator, double
stainless steel sink, built in wine glass stowage, and a power exhaust
fan. Space is provided for the optional GE microwave. The aft run of
lower joinery in the galley supports an oversize Corian or granite top
that doubles as a serving bar for the salon.

The salon is a spacious social area, with large windows trimmed with
teak boat blinds and white curtains. The overhead features teak batten
strips and traditional white panels. Space below the galley service bar
is designed to house the optional plasma TV and entertainment system.
Matching white leather lounge chairs with stowable footstools are
located to starboard, and flanked by stacks of drawers forward and aft
and separated by a short vertical locker. An enormous leather settee
dominates the port side of the salon, and wraps around an inlaid teak
table. The table is engineered to expand as the top leaves are pulled
fore and aft, and it would appear to seat as many as six in reasonable
comfort when expanded.

The professional caliber pilothouse features a large teak wheel on
centerline, with teak instrument consoles adequately sized for
big-screen electronics. Diamond Sea Glaze windows, (12mm thick forward
windows and 10mm thick side windows), are serviced by separate
washer/wiper systems to maintain excellent visibility. A sliding
"pilot berth" converts to a settee with a snack table and built in
cup holders for social use.


Underway:

We began the morning by assisting Friday Harbor Yacht Sales in breaking
up their boat show raft and helped move the new Selene 36, (nice boat!)
to the docks at Sterling Yacht Center. Captain Brian Calvert of Friday
Harbor Yacht Sales backed the Selene 48 up to a float so we could step
aboard across the swimstep. The bow and stern thrusters allowed Brian
to keep the 48 absolutely perpendicular to the float, with slight
touches of the controls compensating for varying cross winds. Boat
shoppers Rick Clark and Liz Roberts, (from Boise Idaho) were aboard,
along with Gary Parker, a broker with Friday Harbor Yacht Sales. Our
test boat was the vessel "Furthur," actually owned by Captain
Calvert.

We learned that Rick and Liz have been chartering sailboats in the
Pacific NW almost every summer, but that in 2005 they had chartered a
trawler instead. They became intrigued with the idea of purchasing
their own trawler for future summer cruises, and their shopping at the
boat show had inspired them to more thoroughly investigate the Selene
48. (Sailors coming in from the cold.)

As we got underway, Gary Parker detailed the power options of our test
boat. "We're powering these boats with a the new line of Cummins
diesels. They are electronically controlled and they are common-rail
fuel injected engines. Brian chose to put the 9-liter engine in
'Further', along with a 2.44 gear reduction, throwing a 36-40 inch
wheel. I believe she will do 9 knots at about 1600 rpm."

"That's right," confirmed Captain Calvert. "In fact, she will
do 7 knots at just under 900 rpm.

"The normal engine we put in this boat is the Cummins 5.9 liter,"
said Gary. Brian felt that by going to the 9-litre, changing the
reduction ratio from 2.88 to 2.44, throwing the bigger wheel, and
dumbing the engine down he would get better fuel efficiency. This
9-liter engine is normally a 405 HP engine, but it has been dumbed down
to 330. This combination achieves extremely high torque and allows the
boat to achieve hull speed at a low RPM."

As we traveled through Portage Bay enroute to Lake Washington with
engine RPM just below 900, the electronic fuel flow meter indicated
total fuel consumption of 1.8 gph to maintain 7 kt. The Selene 48 is
incredibly fuel efficient at speeds around 7kt. If a cruiser kept 300
gallons of the 1300 gallon fuel capacity as an extremely conservative
"reserve", the Selene 48 would have a range of over 3800 miles with
a 1.8 gph fuel burn at 7kt.

As we reached Lake Wahington, we increased our speed to 1400 RPM,
resulting in a speed of 9.5 kts. Fuel consumption climbed to 8.8 gph,
still better than 1nmpg and impressive for a boat of this size (but not
as astonishing as our miserly 7 kt figures).

Our fastest speeds of the day were achieved at 1700 RPM, with the
Selene 48 making just over 10 kts. One of the "sweet spots" for
regional cruising appeared to be an 1120-RPM engine speed that produced
8.5 kt at just over 4.7 GPH.

Handling characteristics of the Selene 48 are excellent. The large
rudder allows very tight turns and nimble handling. Boaters needing to
dodge a deadhead in a Selene 48 will be reassured by the boat's
extremely rapid response to the helm.

The low RPM operation of the Selene 48, coupled with a very solid
construction, kept engine noise at "background" level at virtually
all speeds and in all interior compartments.


Conclusion:

The Selene 48 appears to be an entirely serious LRC trawler. It is easy
to see why virtually all of the Selenes are "pre-sold" prior to
arrival in the US. We were very favorably impressed with the design and
execution of the 48, and although conditions were fairly calm during
our test run there is every indication the Selene 48 should prove to be
a comfortable and confident cruiser anywhere in the Pacific NW, or well
beyond.

Our test boat, which had been displayed at the Lake Union Boats Afloat
Show, was priced at $665,000, (a figure that appears to be an extremely
competitive value).

Selene Yachts are represented in the Pacific Northwest by Friday Harbor
Yacht Sales.

We were moored next to a Selene 53 for the better part of a week this
summer in Bar Harbor, Maine. It looked like a serious and well
designed boat, what we could see of it. I have a mixed reaction to
single engines however. Having had "weird" things happen to engines of
all types and sizes over the years, I enjoy the reliability and
maneuvervability offered by twins. We even have twin generators since
I consider that level of redundancy mandatory for extended cruising on
the hook, and it has paid off twice for us since we left Florida 5
months ago. Nothing worse than being without power on a boat with an
electric stove, electric refrigeration, electric heads, electric hot
water heater, three computers, etc.