1980 Huckins Sport Cruiser
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Pluto
54' Huckins 1980
Huckins Sport Cruiser 1980 For Sale in Old Lyme, Connecticut
$399,000
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Dimensions
- Length Overall: 54'
- Beam: —
- Maximum Draft: —
- Dry Weight: —
Tank Capacities
- Fuel: 620.00 gal
- Water: 220.00 gal
- Holding: 40.00 gal
Engine Information
- Engine 1 : 2023 Caterpillar C7.1 - 450hp
- Engine 2 : 2023 Caterpillar C7.1 - 450hp
General Description
Motivated sellers bring all offers. Sellers are possibly open to trades Downeast) style boats only
This 1980 Huckins Sports Cruiser is ready for comfortable cruising, and the second of two Sport Cruisers built by the Huckins Yacht Corporation. Graced with traditional Huckins lines, PLUTO has a composite/fiberglass hull making her much easier to maintain than the conventional glass-over-wood construction.
Since 2019, she has been extensively updated with new engines, shafts, propellers, and generator. A newly installed bow thruster makes docking a breeze. The addition of solar panels makes it possible to avoid the crowds at expensive marinas, as most of the house systems can be run off the solar panels or the generator! With upper and lower steering positions, she’s a perfect boat for all conditions and can easily be handled by two people. Extraordinary interior storage, three-zone A/C, a complete galley refit with an induction cooktop and 7.5 cu ft Isotherm refrigerator/freezer, plus ample space for seating in the salon and cockpit, makes PLUTO the perfect boat for entertaining family and friends, or for extended coastal cruising for years to come.
PLUTO spent much of her life under-cover on the Ortega River until she was brought to New England in 2020. She has been maintained with a no-expense-spared budget. Survey issues were addressed plus additional improvements were made to the boat to make her ready for long term and extremely comfortable cruising.
- New Engines 154 hrs. (as of April 2025)
- New Generator (52 hrs.(as of April 2025)
- New Shafts and propellers
- New Electronics
- Updated galley layout and appliances
- Bow Thruster (2024)
- Tinted windows
- Bottom soda blasted ,barrier coated and multi season bottom paint(2024)
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Bluewater Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Latitude Yacht Brokerage. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Flybridge
Accommodations
Walking in the aft door into a large saloon and galley all on the same level. Galley aft with a custom island with substantial storage for all your cruising necessities plus a built in trash can . Moving forward on the starboard side is a lounge chair and ottoman and lower helm station with a foldaway captains helm seat. To port is a settee and side table.
Going down into the cabins via 2 steps the master cabin is forward with twin beds(new mattress 2022) and a large head with stand alone shower.
The second cabin consists of Bunk beds and has its own private head and shower
Air conditioning comprises of 3 a/c units 9,000 ,12,000 and a 16,000 BTU system all zoned to keep each area at the appropriate temperature.
Electrical
Galley
The galley was remodelled at Lamb's' yacht center in 2019 which consisted of a Corian Beech Nuwood counter and island with 3 soft touch storage drawers ,trash can drawer and a chart drawer.The following appliances were installed at the same time
- Isotherm Cruise Air 271 ac/dc 9.6 cu ft refrigerator/freezer
- Isotherm Drawer 16 ac/dc fridge/freezer drawer
- Breville Smart Oven Pro
- Kenyon Induction 2 burner cooktop
Flybridge
Heading up the flybridge on the Starboard side via a large stairway is the second helm station. Situated off to starboard with a captains chair, plus ample seating for guests and crew to relax. The windshield was replaced in 2020.A new Bimini was installed in 2024 which easily folds down to get under any bridges on the ICW or Erie Canal.
To port as you go to the flybridge are a set of dinghy chocks (2020)and a Marquip electric dinghy crane with a 800 lb lift capacity.
Navigation and electronics
- Garmin GPSMap 1022xsv MFD chartplotter at bridgedeck helm
- GPSmap XSV MFD
- Garmin GMR 18” Radar (2019)
- Garmin MFD Fathometer w/Airmar transducer
- Garmin Speed\Log
- Garmin autopilot with MFD control w/Garmin Reactor 40 shadow drive hydraulic autopilot system w/Centrek Hydraulic Pump
Engine
During the fall of 2022/2023 the original Detroit Diesels were removed, including shafts, transmissions and original generator. The entire engine space was cleaned, new engine and generator mounts built, and the space painted prior to installation of new equipment.
(see below for new equipment installed)
- Caterpillar C7.1 450 hp engines (150 hrs as at August 2024)
- Twin Disc V - Drive Transmissions
- 2 inch Shafts
- Shaft logs
- 5 blade bronze propellers
Kohler 14KW generator with remote control(52 hrs as of August 2024) Bow thruster installed with controls at both helm stations (2024)
Electrical and batteries
Shore power was upgraded for use with a single 50 cord. 3 x175 watt solar panels were added onto the foredeck, designed by Hamilton Ferris Inc., which includes a 42 amp inverter and battery capacity to keep the all batteries charged while keeping all fridges and freezer working at all times when not on shore or generator power. Charging system is monitored via a Victron monitoring system.
House batteries consist of
- 8 x Trojan T145 6 volt, 215 AH each (860 ah)
- Starting batteries consist 2 x Sportsman 8D one per engine with combiner capability 1 Sportsman 8D generator battery
The charging system for all batteries is done by Magnum MS 2000, 2000 watt inverter/charger Sentry 12 volt/40 amp charger
Anchoring and docking
Anchoring is made easy with an ideal windlass with vertical capstan and gypsy . There is a single 45 lb CQR anchor with 5/16 chain and rode plus a secondary Danforth D2000 .
She has the custom Huckins cleats on the bow ,amidships and port and starboard and on the transom.
Tankage and Plumbing
- 12 Gallon Raritan hot water heater Model R-12
- Pentair Shurflo blaster 11 with pneumatic pressure tank including Shurflo smart Sensor 4.0
- Sealand vacuflush heads in both cabins with macerator ,Holding tank with overboard discharge and deck pump out
- Hot and cold cockpit shower (2020)
- Fresh water washdown pump in cockpit
- Fresh water tank is 224 gallons
- Diesel is 630 gallons
- 40 gallon holding tank
Upgrades and notable extras
- New flybridge windshield 2020
- Exterior Privacy shades for saloon and lower helm area 2020
- Galley upgrades 2020
- Imtra windshield wiper system 2021
- Hot and cold cockpit shower 2021
- Custom mattress - Primary cabin 2022
- Engines and transmission 2022
- 5 blade bronze props 2022
- Kohler generator 2022 (100 hrs as of Aug 2024)
- Bimini cover 2023
- Flybridge cushions 2023
- Vetus bow thruster 2024
- Bottom soda blasted barrier coated and multi season bottom paint 2024
- Stern modification to allow easy access to the swim platform 2024
- Saloon windows replaced with tinted glass 2024
- Fresh water washdown in cockpit
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