BIG BUZZARD – Custom Rob Humphreys 50 ft Cruiser/Racer

BIG BUZZARD – Custom Rob Humphreys 50 ft Cruiser/Racer

Massively Reduced: USD 195,000 (from USD 350,000)

Location: Ocean Marina, Na Jomtien, Thailand

Registered: London, UK

A rare opportunity to own a professionally built, fully refitted Humphreys design with an exceptional racing pedigree. Winner of the 1996 King’s Cup, this 50-footer delivers serious offshore performance while offering a reliable, well-maintained platform for long-range cruising.

The boat has undergone multiple refits, including major deck, interior, rigging, electrical, and electronics upgrades—a turn-key cruiser/racer ready for bluewater passages.

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Key Highlights

• 50 ft Custom Cruiser/Racer (Hi-Tech Yachts, Fremantle, Australia)

• Staysail rigged sloop

• Three cabins, two heads

• Yanmar 4JH2-THE 75 HP (6,600 hrs) – Max Prop (2019), shaft seal (2023)

• Extensive refits completed 2018–2023

• New A/C units (2023)

• New B&G radar, plotter, and instruments (2023)

• 1000W solar + large battery bank (2021)

• Watermaker – Schenker Zen 30 (12V)

• Massive sail inventory from Doyle, UK, and US Sails

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Sails

• Doyle mainsail + cradle

• Doyle roller furling genoa (new 2023)

• Doyle roller furling blade jib

• US Sails staysail

• Reiling asym (with sock)

• UK Big Asym (with sock)

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Electronics (Mostly New 2023)

• B&G Triton displays (helms, cockpit, mast)

• B&G Zeus plotter CPU (2023)

• B&G Radar (2023)

• AIS Icom MA500TR (2019)

• VHF Icom M506 (2019)

• Lowrance (2023)

• Raymarine autopilot (2019)

• LED nav lights (masthead tri + deck level)

• Forward scan sonar

• Dual Ritchie compasses (2019)

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Electrical & Power

• 1000W solar + dual MPPT controllers (2021)

• Gel battery bank 950Ah (2021)

• Shore power 50A with isolator

• Honda 2200 portable generator

• 220V inverter (2021)

• 110V inverter (2019)

• Mastervolt 100A + Pro 40A chargers

• Balmar 130A alternator (+ spare 170A)

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Air Conditioning (New 2023)

• Velair 21,000 BTU – saloon & forward cabin

• Velair 16,000 BTU – aft cabins

• 10 x 12V fans throughout

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Deck & Running Gear

• Port & starboard helms

• Emergency tiller

• Fold-down swim ladder

• Bimini with integrated solar

• Safety gear: Lifesling, MOB pole, EPIRB

• Hydraulic backstay

• Outboard mounts

• Pushpit-mounted Fortress anchor

Winches – Harken

• 2 x Primary 74 3-speed ST

• 2 x Secondary 56 2-speed ST

• 2 x Main 46 2-speed ST

• 2 x Halyard 46 2-speed (Port electric)

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Accommodation & Interior

• Three cabins, two Lavac heads

• Interior repainted (2020–21)

• New headliners, Corian counters

• New cushions + new forward mattress (2023)

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Plumbing & Systems

• Watermaker Schenker Zen 30 (12V)

• Bilge pumps: 4 auto, 1 manual, 1 emergency

• 2x integral water tanks (320 L each)

• 2x fuel tanks (175 L + 140 L)

• Pressure water, filtered drinking water

• Seawater washdown

• Water heater (220V + engine heat)

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Galley

• Force 10 3-burner stove + oven (2019)

• Propane control with sensors (2022)

• Technautics fridge + freezer plates

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Ground Tackle

• Bruce 35 kg + 100 m chain (2019)

• 2 x Fortress anchors

• Multiple 100 m ¾” nylon rode with chain leaders

• Extensive spares and offshore-voyaging tools

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Refit Summary

2018: Mast & standing rigging

2019: Plumbing, new shaft & Max Prop, autopilot, AIS, sonar, 300 ft chain, watermaker, stove

2020–21: Full interior repaint, new headliners, new cabinets, Corian counters, full deck rebuild & re-glass, cork decking, solar system, inverter, batteries, genset

2023: New interior & cockpit cushions, new non-skid, new cockpit awning, new B&G instruments, radar, plotter, new Velair A/C units, new gas sensors

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Price

USD 195,000 (hugely reduced from USD 350,000)

Open to reasonable offers

Located at Ocean Marina, Na Jomtien

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Contact

info@seasearchermarine.com

+66 85 287 2957 (add us on WhatsApp)