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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.
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BASIC BOAT INFO
Boat Name: Pluto
Make: Huckins
Model: Sport Cruiser
Condition: Used
Category: Power
Construction: Other
DIMENSIONS
Length Overall: 55' 0"
Beam:
Max Draft:
Displacement:
ENGINES / SPEED
Engines: 2
Engine: #1 Specs:
Make: Caterpillar
Model: C7.1
Hours: 152.00
DriveTransmissionDescription: V
Fuel: Diesel
EnginePower: 450.00|horsepower
Type: Inboard
BoatEngineLocationCode: Port
Engine: #2 Specs:
Make: Caterpillar
Model: C7.1
Hours: 152.00
DriveTransmissionDescription: V
Fuel: Diesel
EnginePower: 450.00|horsepower
Type: Inboard
TANKS
Fuel Tanks:
Fuel Tank Capacity: 620 gallons
Water Tanks:
Water Tank Capacity: 220 gallons
Holding Tank Capacity: 40 gallons
OTHER
Boat Class: Express Cruiser
CONTACT
Willie Lynch
Phone: 773-870-6444
Email: willie@latitudeyacht.com
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
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
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 electronicsDuring 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)
Kohler 14KW generator with remote control(52 hrs as of August 2024) Bow thruster installed with controls at both helm stations (2024)
Electrical and batteriesShore 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
The charging system for all batteries is done by Magnum MS 2000, 2000 watt inverter/charger Sentry 12 volt/40 amp charger
Anchoring and dockingAnchoring 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.
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