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PLUTO Boat for Sale

54' Huckins | 1980 | $455,000

Lyme, CT

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Pluto Boat | 54' Huckins 1980

COME SEE HER AT THE NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL BOATSHOW AT NEWPORT SHIPYARD SEPT 12 to 15th

 This 1980 Huckins Sports Cruiser is ready for comfortable cruising. Graced with traditional Huckins lines, she has a composite/fiberglass hull, new engines with very low hours, an upgraded galley, and a new bow thruster. Pluto is one of two Sport Cruisers built by Huckins Yacht Corporation. With upper and lower steering positions, she’s a perfect boat for all conditions and can easily be handled by two people. 

PLUTO spent much of her life under cover on the Ortega River until she was purchased by her current owners in 2019 who brought her up to New England. She has been maintained with a no expense spared budget. Prior to coming to New England she was completely gone through by Lamb's Yacht Center in Jacksonville Fl. Survey issues were addressed plus additional improvements were made to the boat to make her ready for long term and extremely comfortable cruising

During her current ownership she has received the following upgrades  plus much more 

  • New Engines 150 hrs. as of Aug 2024)
  • New Generator (52 hrs. as of Aug 2024)
  • New Shafts and propellers 
  • New Electronics 
  • Updated galley layout and appliances 
  • Bow Thruster 
  • Tinted windows 
  • Bottom soda blasted ,barrier coated and multi season bottom paint

PLEASE READ THE FULL LISTING TO FULLY APPRECIATE PLUTO AND HER UPGRADES 

 

 

 

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Latitude Yacht Brokerage, LLC.

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.

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Pluto HIGHLIGHTS

  • Yacht Details: 54' Huckins 1980
  • Location: Lyme, CT
  • Engines: Caterpillar
  • Last Updated: Sep 10, 2024
  • Asking Price: $455,000
  • Max Draft: 3' 8''

Pluto additional information

Specifications
  • Beam: 15' 10''
  • Hull Material: Fiberglass
  • Max Draft: 3' 8''
  • Displacement: 44,000 lb
  • Fuel Tank: 1 x 620|gallon
  • Fresh Water: 1 x 224|gallon
  • Holding: 40 x |
  • Cabins: 2
  • Heads: 2
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.

 

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
Engines And Mechanical

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 Systems 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
Construction

Huckins Quadraconic is a soft riding planing hull with compartmentalized bilge. Bottom and hull sides are of AIREX fiberglass sandwich core construction which produces a lightweight hull with an exceptional high strength factor, in addition to acoustical and thermal insulation benefits. Two additional feet of overall hull length are created by a bottom extension, which provides for an integrated boarding and swimming platform framed by a extension of the hull-sides. This configuration adds length to the bottom for maximum running efficiency.

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