1985 Huckins 50' (15.24 m) 50 Pilothouse
Belfast, Maine, United States
BETSY
Hull construction is hand laid and molded fiberglass with Airex coring. Cruise equipped, good electronics and bow thruster. The vessel is in Above Average Condition for age and use. Hull cosmetics are in very good condition with new coatings applied.
- Trawlers
- Power
- Used
- Diesel
- Fiberglass Hull
- HIN/IMO: HNS50434A585
Description
"Betsy" represents a departure from standard Huckins designs. Her original owner envisioned an innovative pilothouse layout with a wide-open expansive interior, coupled with Huckins construction and performance. Pilothouse all at main deck level, main cabin/salon and galley is aft of pilothouse at cockpit level. Light and bright, large deckhouse windows. Covered cockpit is on the same level as the salon. Two staterooms each with their own head forward. Repowered in 2002; Cummins 6CTA8.3-M 450 HP.
Hull construction is hand laid and molded fiberglass with Airex coring. Cruise equipped, good electronics and bow thruster. The vessel is in Above Average Condition for age and use. Hull cosmetics are in very good condition with new coatings applied. This Huckins 50 Pilothouse has had custom work completed and was refit with Cummins Diamond Series Motors in 2002.
Betsy has had many improvements and she shows in wonderful condition. This yacht should be at the top of your viewing list!
Specifications
HIN/IMO: HNS50434A585
LOA: 50' 2'' (15.29 Meters)
Type: Power- Used
Year: 1985
Beam: 15' 6''
Draft Max: 4' 1''
Cabins: 2
Single Berths: 2
Double Berths: 1
Heads: 2
Fuel Type: Diesel
Hull Material: Fiberglass
Fuel Tank: 175 Gallons (662.45 Liters)
Fresh Water: 200 Gallons (757.08 Liters)
Holding Tank: 20 Gallons (75.71 Liters)
Displacement: 42000
Dry Weight: 54000
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Engines
Engine 1
- Engine Make: Cummins
- Engine Model: 6CTA8.3-M
- Engine Year: 2002
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: V
- Power HP: 450.00
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Engine Location: Port
Engine 2
- Engine Make: Cummins
- Engine Model: 6CTA8.3-M
- Engine Year: 2002
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: V
- Power HP: 450.00
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Engine Location: Starboard
Full Details
DESCRIPTIONS
Deck & Hull
- Anchor platform: single aluminum chute with roller
- Ideal anchor windlass
- Helm windlass control
- Spare anchor and rode in lazarette
- SST bow pulpit rail
- SST side rails/stanchions
- (2) Storage deck boxes on the forward cabin top deck
- (8) cast aluminum horn cleats
- Spotlight on cabin top at helm
- Electric horns
- Radar mounted on short stand atop the main cabin
- Aft deck enclosed with full bulwark, canvas Isinglass zippered windows and side doors.
- Overhead canvas and stainless frame.
- Trinka dingy, dinghy chocks and davit
- Custom Huckins steering wheel
Galley
- Double bowl stainless sink
- Electric three burner stove with oven
- Frigidaire freezer refrigerator
- Standalone freezer; Isotherm multi drawer 12/24 volt DC 120/240 volt AC
- Oster microwave oven
- Galley Maid ten-gallon water heater
Electrical
- Northern Light 12.0 KW Generator 974 hours 7/8/21 - Three cylinder Model M843NW2 Serial # 8432-3479C
- Battery Set One: Two (2) AGM house and main engine start
- Battery Set Two: Four 94) 8GGC@ Batteries in pairs with switch for inverter power
- Battery Set Three: One (1)GRP 31 AGM generator start
- Battery Set Four: One (1) GRP 31 AGM bow thruster
- Inverter-powers refrig/freezer, wine cooler, aft deck refrigerator, outlets
- StatpowerTrucharge 40+ battery charger
- 50 Amp 120/240 Volt shore power.
- One shore power inlet located on Starboard side of house
Electronics
- 6" Danforth Constellation compass
- Simrad HS-90 VHF with AIS
- Icom SSB
- Simrad auto pilot-networked with other Simrad navigation gear and screens
- Simrad bottom scanner/depth
- Simrad RI-12 Radar, high definition open array antenna
- Simrad NSS9 evo3 Multifunction display with C-MAP
- Simrad GPS transceiver networked
- Simrad NAIS 500 Class B AIS receiver
Heads
- Vacuflush head system- fresh water supply
- 20 gallon plastic holding tank. Connected to deck waste fitting for pump out or overboard
Air Conditioning
- Four (4) air conditioning units
- One for each stateroom, main cabin, and pilothouse. Two have been recently replaced.
- Raw water pump renewed August 2021
Additional Information
Bow Thruster
- Vetus 7.25" 3 KW bow thruster
Air Draft
- Air draft/bridge clearance to the highest fixed point, the top of the radar- 17
Mechanical Disclaimer
Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
Disclaimer
The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.
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Yacht Broker, CPYB
44 Bay View Street
Camden ME 04843 United States
Office: 207-236-8656
Direct: 954-701-1072
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Email: swoodruff@ecys.com
Scott makes his passion his career. Growing up in a sailing family, Scott was on yachts from an early age cruising Block Island Sound as well as the Maine Coast. Upon entering college, he started racing and was introduced to dinghy sailing where he honed his skills. After college Scott joined the Living Classroom Foundation in Baltimore originally as a volunteer and then as an employee where he taught sailing to inner city youth, assisted with their boat building program and met his wife of 22 years, Alex.
Returning to Maine in 1998, Scott started his professional career in the yachting industry by taking a job with Sun Yachts in Camden, Maine as a Sales Agent. From Camden, Maine Scott worked his way up through the ranks as he moved to Portland, Maine as the Crewed Yacht Supervisor for Stardust. Then on to Tortola in the British Virgin Islands for 7 Years as the Caribbean Yacht Sales Manager for Sunsail. He then moved to Ft Lauderdale, Florida to take on the position of Global Sales Manager for Leopard Catamarans for 7 years. In 2014 Scott returned home again with his family and joined East Coast Yacht Sales taking over the Camden Office and then opening a second office in Belfast, ME.
Scott knows the yachting industry. Having represented and worked with many of the industry leading manufacturers, traveling globally to work with factories on build projects, and working with many of the industry’s leading designers, Scott is well positioned to help buyers and sellers navigate the buying/selling process.