Boat Description
- Model: Columbia 50
- Year: 1968
- Designer: Bill Tripp
- Builder: Columbia Yachts
- Configuration: Sloop
- Construction: Fiberglass
- Ballast type: Lead
Dimensions
- Length overall: 50'
- Length waterline: 34'
- Max. beam: 12' 1/2"
- Draft: 6' 6 3/4"
- Displacement: 32,000 lbs.
- Ballast: 14,600 lbs.
- Hull color: White
- Cabin headrooom: 6' 10"
Engine
- Westerbeke 42 B marine diesel, (installed 1995), Engine Hrs. 44.3
Tankage
- Fuel: 35 gallons (approx), (1) SS tank, installed 1995
- Water: 200 gallons (2) SS tanks, (1) fiberglass tank
- Holding: No
Accommodations
Forward behind a sail storage bin is a V-berth with drawer storage under. There is shelf storage port and stbd. A hanging locker is fit to port. Moving aft are heads port and starboard. The port head has been turned into a storage locker. The starboard head has an enclosed head/shower and separate vanity. The salon is set up with lower and upper berths port and stbd. Aft on a raised floor the nav station and U-shaped galley are on starboard. On port is a U-shaped settee.
Galley
- (2) Deep SS sinks with hand pump
- 3-burner propane stove with oven
- Top loading refrigerated food box (non operational)
Electronic and Navigation equipment
- ICOM IC-M55 VHF radio
- Ray Jefferson AM/FM radio direction finder
- Raytheon Ray - 120S Single Side Band transceiver
- Electron ECA 7800 VHF radio
- Danforth 5" binnacle compass
- Signet Depth sounder / knot log
- Signet Wind speed / wind direction
- Jensen JS 6400 AM/FM cassette with speakers and cockpit speakers
Electrical system
- 120 Volt AC
- Marinco 30 amp/120V shore power plug
- Marinco heavey duty AC shore power cord
- 12 Volt DC
- Batteries
- Engine bank #1: (2) AC Delvo Voyager group 27 MF
- House bank #2: (2) AC Delvo Voyager group 27 MF
- House bank #3: (2) Intrastate SRM group 27 lead acid deep cycle
- (2) Perko master battery combine / disconnect switches
- Preolite 51 amp 12V neg ground alternator
- Newmar HDM - 50 automatic heavy - duty battery charger converter
Sails
- Main: Larson Sails
- Jibs:
- 150% Genoa - 7 oz. Dacron - August 1979 (Dewitt Sails)
- #2 Genoa - 6.5 oz. Dacron (Dewitt Sails)
- #3 Jib top - Dacron (Baxter & Cicero)
- #4 Jib top - Dacron (Baxter & Cicero)
- Spinnakers:
- 1.5 oz spinnaker - nylon (Baxter & Cicero)
- 1.5 oz spinnaker (Mitchell Sails)
- .5 oz spinnaker (North Sails)
- Heavy spinnaker (Mitchell Sails)
- Other:
- Drifter - nylon (Baxter & Cicero)
- Staysail - White Dacron (Dewitt Sails)
- Staysail Blaster - nylon (Dewitt Sails)
- Blaster reacher - nylon (Dewitt Sails)
Spars and rigging
- Rigged as moderate aspect ratio, double spreader, masthead sloop / cutter, removable headstay, 977 sq. ft. sail area
- Mast and boom, Sparcraft
- Internal Halyards
- Navetec hydraulic vang
- Hydraulic out haul
Deck
Winches (All Barient)
- Mast mounted
- (2) #22 halyard
- (1) #16 Staysail halyard
- (4) #10 Pole topping / spin halyard / reef
- Deck mounted
- (2) #16 Staysail sheet
- (1) #22
- Cockpit mounted
- (2) SS #35 Primary
- (2) SS #28 Secondary
- Handles
Safety equipment
- (4) fire extinguishers
- Assorted life jackets
- Zodiac -SY canister life raft (1987)
Comments
"Be the first kid on your block with a New Columbia 50" (quoted from a Columbia ad in the 60s)
One year Santa Cruz slip available.
Particulars believed to be correct, but not guaranteed.
Wizard Yachts Ltd. Offers