DeFever 49’ Raised Pilothouse (Plan B) for Sale M/V Tide Hiker is a fully updated, obsessively maintained 1988 offshore and coastal trawler in excellent condition. The floor plan is the rare and in-demand Plan B with easy access to the staterooms through a short flight of stairs from the galley or the forward pilothouse stairway; and entrance to the stand-up engine room through an interior doorway or the lazarette hatch. Tide Hiker is cruise-ready and has undergone extensive upgrades. Tide Hiker was designed by Arthur DeFever, renowned naval architect. She was built in 1988 in Taiwan's Sen Koh shipyard. Tide Hiker is registered in the United States and is US Coast Guard documented. Her port of call, Wilmington DE, is our most recent home city. Norm and Vicki Naughton have lived aboard Tide Hiker and cruised full-time for 4+ years on the U.S. East Coast and its many tributaries from Maine to the Florida Keys, the Exumas (Bahamas), the Gulf of Mexico. Tide Hiker will be in Florida late November. Dimensions: Length: 49 ft; Beam: 15 ft; Water Draft: 4 ft 10in; Air Draft: 18 ft 11in Propulsion and Drives: Twin Lehman SP135 engines with approx. 4500 hrs. Glendinning engine synchronizer. Trouble-free Newage transmissions. 2 in dripless shaft seals with Spurs line cutters. Tankage: Fuel-800 gal diesel; fresh water-400 gal; waste-40 gal. Stabilizers: Naiad 201 Roll Stabilizers with PH and bridge controllers. Bow Thruster: Vetus 24VDC, 130kgf with joysticks in PH and bridge. Electronics: Furuno NavNet VX2 48-mile radar & chartplotter in PH and bridge. Furuno RD30 Multi Displays (depth and temp, etc.) in PH and bridge. Furuno GP32 GPS. Big Bay 17 in sunlight viewable marinized monitor on bridge. Two 17 in HP monitors in PH. Autohelm Autopilot and rudder indicator in PH and bridge. Current C-Map electronic charts for East Coast, Gulf Coast, Bahamas and Inland Rivers. Skymate satellite weather & e-mail transceiver (requires subscription). Two ICOM IC-422 VHF--DSC radios, one in PH and one on bridge. Raytheon V850 Color Echo Sounder (fish finder) on bridge. Standard LH5 Hailer with automatic fog signaling on bridge. Shakespeare HD digital broadcast TV antenna. Wireless intercom. Ground Tackle: Galley Maid windless. Delta 88 Fast Set anchor with 225 ft of 3/8 in BB chain rode. Fortress FX-37 anchor with 200 ft of 1 in line rode. (Both anchors mounted on bow.) Spare CQR 66 anchor. Spare Danforth S920 anchor with 200 ft of 3/4 in line rode. Electrical: Two Generators: Onan 15kw and Northern Lights 8kw. Two Magnum 2812 inverter-chargers. Extra capacity 270A alternator on port engine. Two 50A and 250VAC inlets (amidships port and starboard); can be split at the panel to allow use of both for 100A and 250VAC. 960Ah house battery bank. Separate port and starboard engine starting batteries and charger. Separate bow thruster batteries and charger. HVAC: Three zones reverse cycle Cruisairs with SMX controls and humidity control. Dinghy/Davit: Avon 11 ft. Rib with Mariner 25hp outboard engine, depth gauge and auto-manual bilge pump; mounted on custom AwlGripped cradle. 120VAC Strongarm davit. Washer/Dryer: Bosch full-size, front-loading, high efficiency units. Plumbing: Two Raritan Atlantis electric macerating toilets. Raritan ElectroScan USCG Certified Type 1 marine sanitation device with Hold-n-Treat. Raritan 20 gallon water heater with optional engine heat exchanger. Village Marine Tech 12v, 6-gal per hr watermaker. Saltwater bow wash down. Freshwater cockpit and boat deck wash downs. Spare Parts: Variety of spare parts and supplies, including props. Six-drawer locking tool cabinet in engine room (tools not included). Exterior: Finish is AwlGrip. Low maintenance oiled teak cap rails. AwlGrip finish on bow cap rail. Fully enclosed fixed hard-top bridge structure with roll-up-removable curtains. Shaded Cockpit: Phifertex roof extension with full enclosure zip-in see-through curtains offers sun, wind and rain protection. Safety: 4-person Viking life raft with hydrostatic release (recertified 2011). USCG Safety Package. ACR RapidFix 406 GPS Interface EPIRB. Life Sling overboard rescue system. Auto fire suppression system in engine room. CO2 and smoke detectors throughout. Contemporary Galley: Fisher & Paykel dishwasher. GE ceramic cooktop. GE Profile microwave-convection oven. Full-size GE Profile refrigerator-freezer with filtered-water ice maker. Garbage disposal. Large stainless steel sink with spray faucet and filtered water faucet. Silestone counter with trash drop. Slide-out deep cupboard shelves. Warm-white LED under-cabinet and recessed ceiling lighting. (Kenmore 5 cu. ft. chest freezer mounted on bridge.) Designer Salon: Custom sofa with built-in storage. Ultra-leather swivel arm chairs with built-in storage. Hunter-Douglas combination sun-glare and full-privacy up-down accordion-pleat shades. Custom decorative fabric panels framing windows. 23 in Sony Bravia HD flat screen TV. Custom desk with two hanging-file drawers, one-touch pull-out drawers and locking drawer, pull-out printer shelf, and pull-out keyboard shelf. Phantom roll-away screens in salon on double entry doors and in PH.Updated Staterooms: Wallpaper, lighting, custom draperies and bedcoverings, floor to ceiling mahogany closet, plentiful storage. And Many Other Fabulous Features! See expanded description and photo gallery at http://tidehikerforsale.blogspot.com Tide Hiker is offered at $369,900. Please call us at 302.379.0283 or email us at tidehiker@earthlink.net Important Notes: 1. Additional exclusions include sellers’ personal belongings. 2. While we believe the information presented about the features and specifications of this boat is accurate, we cannot guarantee it. A professional marine survey is suggested and encouraged. Norm Naughton Aboard M/V Tide Hiker 302-379-0283 http://tidehikerforsale.blogspot.com