1997 Bayliner 4788

Serenity Afloat represents a rare opportunity in today's market — a classic Bayliner 4788 Pilothouse with the timeless, elegant lines that turn heads on the water. With her raised pilothouse profile, generous proportions, and unmistakable presence, she's a boat that looks as good underway as she does at the dock.

Powered by twin Cummins 6BTA-5.9M3 370 hp diesels, she's built for serious cruising — a proven Great Loop boat, an exceptional live-aboard, and ideally suited to long-distance passages. Three private staterooms sleep six, with a bright, spacious salon and full galley designed for extended time aboard.

The boat shows that the current owner has pride of ownership and has invested thoughtfully and continuously: NEW Bimini (2024), NEW hydraulic dinghy lift (2024), Victron lithium house bank with smart monitoring, all-LED interior conversion, fresh flooring and refinished wood throughout (2018), cream Ultra Leather salon upholstery (2020), updated galley with extra-large sink (2025), replaced aluminum waste tank (2019), and a new memory foam master mattress (2024). Many more updates are detailed in the full spec list below.

Located at Bay Port Yachting Centre. Contact Rob Hopkins, CPYB at Maple Leaf Yacht Sales to arrange a private showing.

Model: 4788 Motor Yacht molded fiberglass, modified V hull, flybridge, twin screw pilothouse

DIMENSIONS

LOA 54'; Beam 14" 11'' Draft 3'4”; Displacement 30,000 lbs

CONSTRUCTION

Hull: Molded fiberglass, foam cored

Deck: Molded fiberglass, foam cored

Bulkheads: 2, marine plywood, ahead of the engine room and the tank space

Stringers: 4, 2” cross section fiberglass

NEW

Flooring – vinyl – no carpet

All faucets and shower controls replaced – black

All wall have been professionally painted to modernize look

Black water tank replaced with aluminum

Pilot house and upper helm captain chairs

Professional waxed and detailed yearly

250 ft chain 2024

All pot lights replaced with LED with dimmer switches

All other lights replaced with LED

FITTINGS

Rudders: Bronze, spade, working in flax packed bronze stuffing boxes

Propellers: 24 x 24” four blade bronze

Shafts: 2” s/s

Struts: Single arm bronze with rubber cutlass bearings

Shaft logs: Bronze with PSS dripless water cooled shaft seals

Trim tabs: Bennett electro/hydraulic

STEERING GEAR

Dual station air over hydraulic by Hynautic with autopilot steering pump

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

Sound: Horn, dual trumpet air; Bell: 8” chrome

Depth indicators: Raymarine depth/speed/temp; Interphase Twin Scope forward looking sonar

Compass: 1 Danforth magnetic compass; 1 Ritchie magnetic compass

Navigation (Bridge/Pilothouse duplicated displays and controls):

- Qty 2 e125 12" Raymarine Hybrid Multifunction TouchscreenDisplays

- Wind System with i40 and i60 displays with bridge mounted Rotavector Sensor

- 4kW 48" HD Digital Open Array Radar with full overlay capability

- Qty 2 i50 Tridata Displays with thru-hull transducers

- Raystar 130 GPS Receiver plus backup GPS Receiver

- EV400 Autopilot System consisting of EV-1 Heading Sensor and ACU-400 Controller

- Qty 2 P70R Rotary Autopilot Displays

- HS5 Network Switch and Seatalk NG Connection Cabling

Lights: Electric navigation and anchor lights; ACR remote searchlightwith bridge/pilothouse

control

Communication Radios: Raymarine RAY218 VHF radio in pilothouse, RAY55 VHF radio on bridge,

Fiberglass swim platform,

Hydraulic lift for tender with wireless reomote

4 step swim ladder

MAIN ENGINES

Make – model: Cummins 6BTA5.9M3 (Cummins 370’s)

Specifications: 6 cylinder, 4 cycle, turbocharged Diesel, fresh water cooled, 370 HP

at 2900 RPM, 12V starting motor, belt driven 12V alternator

Gear: ZF HSW 800 with 1.94 reduction

Controls: Hynautic dual station hydraulic throttle control

Exhaust: Cast iron manifold, water cooled turbocharger with upgraded s/s elbow,

hose, fiberglass lift muffler, hose to fiberglass side outlets with protective screens

Hour meters: Port-???? hrs, Starboard-???? hrs

Age/overhaul: Starboard engine is a Cummins supplied reconditioned engine

AUXILIARY MACHINERY

Generator:

Make – model: Westerbeke 10.0BTD

Specifications: 10 KW, 3 cylinder, 4 cycle, Diesel, fresh water cooled

Exhaust: Cast aluminum manifold, hose, f/g lift muffler, hose to bronze transom outlet

Hour meter: ???? hrs approx. (hour meter on panel is incorrect at 2668 hrs)

Age/overhaul: Installed October 2002

12V DC:

Bilge Pumps: 2, Rule 110 (1 w/float, 1 manual); 3, Johnson 800 (2 w/float, 1 manual); 1,

Par manual; 1, Jabsco 36600 manualhigh flow safety pump (8 GPM)

Other Pumps: Shruflo pressure water pump; Shruflo washdownpump; Shruflo toilet sea

water pump; Jabsco waste pump; Par aft shower sump pump; Atwood forward shower

sump pump

Blowers: 2, engine room exhaust; 2, head exhaust

OilXChangR oil change system

110V AC:

3, marine heat pumps with sea water cooling pump

Nutone counter mounted blender

4, 1500 W, electric cabin heaters

HULL CONNECTIONS

Main engines: Bronze ball valves, bronze/Lucite strainers, 2/c

Generator: Bronze ball valve, bronze/Lucite strainer, 2/c; (recently replaced and upgraded)

Heads: In - Bronze ball valve (recently replaced and upgraded), 2/c;Out - above waterline

A/C: Bronze ball valve, bronze/lucite strainer, 2/c. (recently replaced and upgraded)

Other: Washdown intake, bronze ball valve, 2/c (original)

(Note: 2/c=double hose clamped. 1/c-single hose clamped)

ELECTRICAL

Victron 3000watt Inverter, with colour controller

2 – Victron – 300watt hrs

Wiring: Stranded copper with thermoplastic insulation upgraded to larger gauge for reduced losses

Overload Protection:

12 V DC: Circuit breaker panel in the pilothouse, volt meter. Fuses for the bilge

pumps, next to the disconnect switches

Fused DC power lines in accordance with ABYC requirements

110V AC: Circuit breaker panel in the pilothouse, volt & amp meters; Circuit breaker at the generator

Shore Connections:

Inlets: single 50 amp, 250V cable

Cable Management: 1, 50 amp, 250V on GlendinningCablemaster powered shore

power cable retrieval system

Panel: Circuit load monitors on 3 banks with galvanic isolator

FUEL TANKS

Construction/location: 2, welded aluminum, chocked forward and outboard of the engines

Capacity: 222 gal each. 440 gal. total

Fill: 2, chrome/bronze deck fills, labelled DIESEL on each side

Venting: Screened hull vents

Feed lines: USCG type A1 hose with control valves for tank selection on draw and return

including generator feed selection

Valves: Fuel management manifold in the engine room

Filters: 2 primary Racor high flow fuel filter with AlageX on lines; 2 high filtration on-engine

filters; separate generator fuel filter

WATER TANK

Construction/location: 2, rectangular plastic, beneath the forward berth and the cabin sole

Capacity: 130 gal. & 70 gal. 200 gal. total

Fill: 2 s/s deck fills, labelled WATER on starboard side

Feed lines: Plastic

WASTE TANK

Construction/location: qty 1, rectangular, plastic chocked outboard of the starboard engine

Capacity: 48 gal. – NEW 2023

Discharge; Chrome/bronze, deck fitting, labeled WASTE on starboard side and offshore

overboard discharge pump controlled from pilothouse

VENTILATION

Machinery and Fuel Spaces: Natural baffled hull vents

Mechanical: 2, 12V exhaust blowers

Living Spaces: 2, foredeck vent/escape hatches; Pilothouse doors;Sliding salon windows

Air conditioning: 3 Marineair marine reverse cycle heat pumps (16,000, 12,000 & 8,000

BTU)

GALLEY EQUIPMENT

Galley: Corean counter top,

New extra large black sinks,

New Faucets fed with pressurized hot & cold water

Cooking: Princess 3 burner electric range with oven. Whirlpool over range microwave oven

Refrigeration: New (2023) Norcold dual voltage refrigerator/freezer in galley;

Wine fridge – 12 bottle

Condiment fridge

Hot water heater New 2023: 12 gal. electric with engine heat exchanger

Garbage compactor

FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT

Fixed System: Halon 1301 Automatic engine compartment extinguishing system with pilot

house controls

Portable Extinguishers: BC I dry chemical; mounted in engine anteroom, mounted at

galley, mounted in main stateroom, mounted in aft cockpit

DECK MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Cleats: S/S; 2 bow, 4 spring, 4 stern

Winches: Muir Cougar anchor winch with bow foot operated switches. Electric dinghy

davit winch with wired remote.

Masts – Booms: Aluminum 750 lb dinghy davit. Fiberglass radar archreinforced with

stainless steel tubing.

Ground Tackle: Rocna 55 kg/121 lb anchor with 250’ chain rode;

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

Entertainment: Sony am/fm receiver/CD player with salon and pilothouse speakers

switchable to bridge speakers

Main stateroom am/fm/cassette stereo

Sufficient lines for both sides of vessel

Flybridge wet bar entertainment option with refrigerator

Flybridge bimini

Qty 1 Spare Bronze Propeller

Qty 1 Spare Alternator

ALTERNATOR CHARGER SYSTEM UPGRADE

Sterling Power 80 to 400 Amp Alternator to Battery Charger with remote control and

alternator temperature monitor (combines 2 Alternators to charge house battery bank with an

optimized charge cycle to increase battery life)

Sterling Power Voltage Sensitive Relay (combines starting batteries until charged then

separates them with zero loss)

Sterling Power 60 Amp 3 bank shore power battery charger with battery temperature

monitoring, power factor correction to 90% efficiency, and wide input voltage/frequency to

avoid issues with varying marina power

Sterling Power Amp-Hour battery monitor and management consolelocated in salon