HH 50 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for an HH50 means looking at a semi-custom carbon catamaran from Hudson Yacht & Marine, designed by Morrelli & Melvin and offered in OC and SC guises. These are boutique builds with only a handful launched, so each used example reflects individual owner specification rather than a production template, and the boat’s 2021 Boat of the Year status underlines the construction standard you should expect.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The standard three-cabin arrangement reserves one hull for an owner’s suite and the other for two guest cabins with a shared head, all bunks queen-size with cedar-lined lockers. The builder also offered three forward cabin combinations — a single double, a folding pullman, or a workshop with extra fridge/freezer — and four separate sleeping cabins were an easy alternative fit. The saloon sits surrounded by windows with dropleaf tables by the sliding door, and a pair of square transom ports give an at-anchor view from aft berths.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used HH50s commonly carry a watermaker, air conditioning, solar, lithium batteries, chartplotter, cockpit shower, bimini, electric winches, Starlink, autopilot, radar, spinnaker, inverter, washing machine, teak decks, asymmetric spinnaker, AIS, code zero, dinghy davits, furling main, swim platform and gennaker. The EcoDrive hybrid with cabin-top solar and hydro-regeneration was a factory redesign, while traditional diesel shaft drives remain a non-hybrid alternative. A self-tacking jib, bow thruster, freezer or short-handed setup appear less commonly, as owner upgrades rather than standard fittings. The OC version consolidates to a single helm with all line handling in one cockpit; the SC keeps twin aft-outboard helms.
What to Inspect
Documented known issues are limited but worth a look. The engines are somewhat louder at the helms, which sit close to the machinery, and more substantial soundproofing in the engine compartments would help reduce that noise. When coming about, moving between the twin wheels requires stepping down to the cockpit sole and back up, so check the sole and companionway wear in that path. Otherwise the structure is carbon with watertight engine and bow compartments, and the daggerboard line drives and continuous-line Antal winches should be cycled to confirm smooth operation.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the HH50 are the United States and Australia. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm whether the example is OC or SC and which forward-cabin combination it carries; verify the hybrid EcoDrive or traditional diesel configuration; inspect helm noise and the inter-helm step path; and review the documented equipment tier against the common fitted list rather than assuming any single upgrade.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the HH 50. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 1 | $ 1,950,000 | — |
| Feb 25 | 1 | $ 2,190,000 | +12.3% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $ 1,549,000 | -29.3% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $ 1,549,000 | 0.0% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $ 1,549,000 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
HH 50 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 5.
Country view
5 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 1,549,000 | 5 | 2 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Catana Catamarans 50 | 49.87' | $ 1,192,879 | 20 | 7 |
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| C-Catamarans 48 | 49.08' | $ 1,499,000 | 10 | 1 |
| Windelo 50 | 50' | $ 1,453,443 | 6 | 2 |
| HH Catamarans 50You are here | — | $ 1,549,000 | 5 | 2 |