Hunter HC 50 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Hunter HC 50 means looking at a small, distinctive cohort of water-ballasted 50-foot cruisers derived from the Hunters Child and built for fast ocean passage-making. Ex-charter examples are common, and both owner and three-cabin layouts appear, with the three-cabin version more often seen. Because so few were built, each boat on the market is a relatively individual specimen rather than a uniform production lot.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin arrangements dominate the used Hunter HC 50s, though two-layout availability means a buyer can still find the alternative. Ex-charter boats are a common source, so survey and logbooks matter more than usual to separate lightly used private boats from harder-lived charter units. The HC 50's open transom, spacious light dog house, and curved slatted teak cockpit seats that shed rainwater are consistent deck features across the class.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry a furling main, self-tacking jib, electric winches, and a chartplotter as standard cruising kit, with cockpit shower, hot water, freezer, and washing machine supporting liveaboard comfort. Solar and a swim platform with dinghy davits are commonly fitted, and air conditioning and a bimini round out tropical-ready packages. For passage-minded buyers, a watermaker and a code zero represent frequent owner upgrades rather than standard gear, while an autopilot, AIS, life raft, and simplified short-handed setup appear as sometimes-seen additions worth verifying individually.
What to Inspect
The HC 50's anchor-chain routing runs across the deck on a protection pad before passing through to the keel sump, so inspect that pad and deck penetration for chafe or water ingress. The space-frame tripod rig support was designed to spread and reduce compression loads from hull and decks; check its attachment points and any surrounding deck structure for stress. Confirm the electric windlass just forward of the mast foot operates and that its mounting remains secure.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States and Jersey. For a buyer, the practical checklist is: verify layout and charter history, confirm water-ballast integrity, inspect the chain-deck protection and keel-sump penetration, test the windlass and rig-structure attachments, and assess whether fitted gear matches the commonly fitted tier or is a sometimes-seen upgrade. The HC 50 rewards a careful, individual survey far more than a fleet-assumption purchase.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Hunter HC 50. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $295,000 | — |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $100,000 | -66.1% |
| Feb 26 | 3 | $249,000 | +149.0% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $259,000 | +4.0% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $190,316 | -26.5% |
| Jul 26 | 3 | $245,000 | +28.7% |
Where they're listed
Hunter HC 50 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 12 (92.3%), followed by Jersey.
Country view
13 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $249,000 | 12 | 2 | 92.3% |
| Jersey | $190,316 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Hunter 49 | 49.92' | $ 214,000 | 27 | 7 |
| Beneteau First 50 | 49.16' | $ 259,148 | 27 | 4 |
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| Hunter Marine 50 CC | 49.92' | $ 254,000 | 16 | 5 |
| Hunter HC 50You are here | — | $ 249,000 | 14 | 4 |
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| X-Yachts XC 50 | 51.21' | $ 639,315 | 7 | 4 |