Any HC 50 owners out there yet? I'm starting the research for a bigger boat to retire on and cruise the east coast on Carribean on. I love the HC50 concept, and have always loved Hunters customer service which will probably lead me to buy my third Hunter. Still trying to figure out financing as I want no mortgage on the boat so I can cruise away and forget payments except the costs of crusing itself which my pension will more than cover. Still I'd like to hear from HC 50 owners as they boats sell, get commissioned and start their crusing lives. Come on guys give it up! Bob Knott H380 s/v Serenity
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Just a Thought..
..that #1 might be worth inquiring about if you might consider used. It's on the west coast in Marina del Rey. If you are serious, suggest a call to Hunter to inquire as to its status. Might be a dead end too. Just passing along a thought.
..that #1 might be worth inquiring about if you might consider used. It's on the west coast in Marina del Rey. If you are serious, suggest a call to Hunter to inquire as to its status. Might be a dead end too. Just passing along a thought.
Funny you should mention that
My dealer has hull #2 or #3 and called today to see if I could get next week off to help him sail the boat from St. Pete to ????? boat show. I am totally bummed that I can't get off of work. I think that he has a listing on this site under the dealers side, it's lavida starships in Texas. Regards. Bruce Neon Moon
My dealer has hull #2 or #3 and called today to see if I could get next week off to help him sail the boat from St. Pete to ????? boat show. I am totally bummed that I can't get off of work. I think that he has a listing on this site under the dealers side, it's lavida starships in Texas. Regards. Bruce Neon Moon
At Hunter now
is hull #7 in the assembly line. I was there last week and saw it. I guess that means that there are six somewhere. They told me that they are still basicly custom building the boats to the dealer's or owner's requests but that they hoped to work that toward some standards. At about $500K I guess you should get pretty much what you want. Good Luck, Joe
is hull #7 in the assembly line. I was there last week and saw it. I guess that means that there are six somewhere. They told me that they are still basicly custom building the boats to the dealer's or owner's requests but that they hoped to work that toward some standards. At about $500K I guess you should get pretty much what you want. Good Luck, Joe
Follow up to Phil
Phil, You said you sialed the HC 50? Well what gives. Does it have enough space to live aboard or did cutting down the freeboard and beam make it a speed sled with much stowage? Hope they bring one to Newport next year. Still in the looking stages as I'm only 43 and don't retire for four more years at the earliest. Yea I know that's young but I planned for it and started working as a baby
Bob Knott H380
Phil, You said you sialed the HC 50? Well what gives. Does it have enough space to live aboard or did cutting down the freeboard and beam make it a speed sled with much stowage? Hope they bring one to Newport next year. Still in the looking stages as I'm only 43 and don't retire for four more years at the earliest. Yea I know that's young but I planned for it and started working as a baby
Bob Knott H380
My 2 cents..
It is different enough to require that you see it first hand. It is engineered for passage making. The layout is very purpose-oriented and modular. The priorities of areas are different than a slip-hugger. For example, it uses a lot of soft storage pockets vs. shelves. The nav/instrument area is oriented to real work and time in the seat. There is a recessed area of the cockpit with a hard canopy to get out of the weather and the winch islands and stoppers are within reach. There is a real machinery space under the cockpit. But, those are only a couple of examples; the real point is that every detail is considered within a passagemaking context. It is eerily quiet underway since the structure is so rigid and the tripod spreads the load. #1 was pretty devoid of unneccesary teak below, but that's probably an owners choice how much or little to specify. Sail controls are super and performance will spoil you. Rick D.
It is different enough to require that you see it first hand. It is engineered for passage making. The layout is very purpose-oriented and modular. The priorities of areas are different than a slip-hugger. For example, it uses a lot of soft storage pockets vs. shelves. The nav/instrument area is oriented to real work and time in the seat. There is a recessed area of the cockpit with a hard canopy to get out of the weather and the winch islands and stoppers are within reach. There is a real machinery space under the cockpit. But, those are only a couple of examples; the real point is that every detail is considered within a passagemaking context. It is eerily quiet underway since the structure is so rigid and the tripod spreads the load. #1 was pretty devoid of unneccesary teak below, but that's probably an owners choice how much or little to specify. Sail controls are super and performance will spoil you. Rick D.
What # in Annapolis?
The HC50 in Annapolis last Fall was very spartan, no teak comes to mind. Kind of like being in an IBM clean-room. But I do not know which hull # that one is.
The HC50 in Annapolis last Fall was very spartan, no teak comes to mind. Kind of like being in an IBM clean-room. But I do not know which hull # that one is.
I wish I could, but ......
How would I be able to buy one of these to retire on and cruise the world. I sure wish I could have taken advantage of the offer, I hate missing such a great opportunity. Maybe I'll have the luck to be invited again. Regards. Bruce. Neon Moon
How would I be able to buy one of these to retire on and cruise the world. I sure wish I could have taken advantage of the offer, I hate missing such a great opportunity. Maybe I'll have the luck to be invited again. Regards. Bruce. Neon Moon
HC50 trip
Sailed from KW to Miami with Richard Clary of LaVida Starships and on a HC50. I knew richard from when I lived in Texas and purchased my P42 from him. This boat had carbon spars and spectra sails and was really neat. Richard brought the boat down from St.Pete stopping in KW on a delivery run to Miami for the boat show. He was docked right in the middle of all the big go fast guys in town for the race week. Before we left I wired his computer and GPS to the A/P so he could use the software and course I brought along. He sailed down from StPete with no interface, just using the AP to steer and a handheld GPS to tell them where they were. Other than that, the boat is all set up from the factory for long trips, genset, A/C, watermaker, 200A alternator, washer/dryer, jib/staysail, genoa and Spinnaker, and an arch mounted GPS. As has been mentioned, the boat is built for passagmaking - fast. Wish I had 600k. Winds were fickle so we motored from KW to Matecumbe, just above Marathon in the chain. Then as the course turned a bit more northward the wind cooperated by moving a bit south of east so we could unfurl the spectra sails and sail a starboard tack the rest of the way. The main is huge with a massive roach. We used the small jib. The wind averaged about 10kts true and we sailed about 7+kts SOG all through the night sometimes hitting 8 and more when the course put us on a close reach rather than a beat. At one point we were sailing about 6.5 kts, healing about 10 or 15 degrees when richard filled the starboard water ballast. the boat sat straight up and took off at 7.5. It was pretty amazing sailing through the darkness in 15-20ft of water at 7.5 kts. As we neared Miami about 5am, the wind shifted a bit more and we hit 8.5 SOG. It took us 20 hrs including time for me to dive in and remove a lobster trap I snagged on my watch ( while not watching). I think one could tke this boat a long way in a short time. Still, there are some things I'd change if I was ordering one. There are only a pair of bow cleats, no others. This made docking difficult when we arrived.
Sailed from KW to Miami with Richard Clary of LaVida Starships and on a HC50. I knew richard from when I lived in Texas and purchased my P42 from him. This boat had carbon spars and spectra sails and was really neat. Richard brought the boat down from St.Pete stopping in KW on a delivery run to Miami for the boat show. He was docked right in the middle of all the big go fast guys in town for the race week. Before we left I wired his computer and GPS to the A/P so he could use the software and course I brought along. He sailed down from StPete with no interface, just using the AP to steer and a handheld GPS to tell them where they were. Other than that, the boat is all set up from the factory for long trips, genset, A/C, watermaker, 200A alternator, washer/dryer, jib/staysail, genoa and Spinnaker, and an arch mounted GPS. As has been mentioned, the boat is built for passagmaking - fast. Wish I had 600k. Winds were fickle so we motored from KW to Matecumbe, just above Marathon in the chain. Then as the course turned a bit more northward the wind cooperated by moving a bit south of east so we could unfurl the spectra sails and sail a starboard tack the rest of the way. The main is huge with a massive roach. We used the small jib. The wind averaged about 10kts true and we sailed about 7+kts SOG all through the night sometimes hitting 8 and more when the course put us on a close reach rather than a beat. At one point we were sailing about 6.5 kts, healing about 10 or 15 degrees when richard filled the starboard water ballast. the boat sat straight up and took off at 7.5. It was pretty amazing sailing through the darkness in 15-20ft of water at 7.5 kts. As we neared Miami about 5am, the wind shifted a bit more and we hit 8.5 SOG. It took us 20 hrs including time for me to dive in and remove a lobster trap I snagged on my watch ( while not watching). I think one could tke this boat a long way in a short time. Still, there are some things I'd change if I was ordering one. There are only a pair of bow cleats, no others. This made docking difficult when we arrived.
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