1995 Little Harbor 51

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Tumblehome is a fine example of the Hood/Little Harbor 51 Series, boasting many unique and compelling features. The pilothouse design provides owner and guests’ protection from the elements, with unrestricted views in all directions. The cockpit is also uniquely designed to lead all sail controls to the helm for unmatched short-handed capability – seldom found on other aft-cockpit designs. And her rare shallow draft of only 5’, combined with her proven Hood-designed low-wetted surface hull, hydrodynamic centerboard with balanced spade retractable rudder and powerful sail plan, provide exceptional performance and access to more diverse shallow cruising grounds. Lastly, the deck is designed for minimal maintenance, and the walk-in engine room makes for easier mechanical work. Now with only her Third owner, Tumblehome has been consistently maintained to a high standard and has completed many equipment upgrades and replacements as noted herein.

Some notable upgrades but not limited to 

• 2023 New Beta Marine 85hp installed with less than 290 hours 
• 2023 V drive rebuilt to match new engine
• 2024 New wind Generator
• 2024 New Mainsail 
• 2025 New Geneo

Accomodations and layout

TUMBLEHOME sleeps four in two private cabins, plus two in the pilothouse and two in the main salon, with two separate heads and a very open layout for comfortable cruising. The interior is finished in a combination of white Formica, solid cherry trim, varnished cherry main bulkheads (much was newly added in 2019), and solid flat-paneled locker fronts. Cabin soles are varnished teak and holly, with varnished cherry hull ceilings and fabric overhead panels.

Pilothouse

One step down from the main cockpit, one enters the enclosed pilothouse that features seating for up to six. There is an L-shaped settee to port with up/down varnished cherry table that can convert to an on-deck double berth with mattress filler piece. To starboard is a full-length settee with built-in nav station and varnished cherry chart table forward. This unique space is comfortable, safe from the elements, climate-controlled with heat/AC, and quite airy with superb visibility in all directions. Overhead hatches, opening front windshield and numerous fixed windows provide excellent natural light and ventilation. In good conditions, the rear curtains can be opened to provide one large indoor/outdoor living space under sail or at anchor. Secondary access to the engine room and generator is through the lift-up starboard settee.

Galley

Stepping down from the pilothouse, one finds a functional wrap-around galley to starboard with storage and a large counter space.

Features include:

• Corian countertops
• Double stainless steel sinks
• Manual backup faucet
• Large front-loading refrigerator and top-loading freezer
• Force 10 3-burner stove with oven and broiler, and propane tank
• Microwave oven
• Numerous drawers and storage lockers, including overhead cabinetry

Guest Stateroom

The guest stateroom is opposite the galley to port, featuring upper and lower berths, bureau, and hanging locker.

Guest/Day heads

The guest head is adjacent to the guest cabin, with private access from the cabin or via a second door opposite the galley for convenient use as day head. There is a toilet, wash basin with shower and wet locker. In addition, a door leads aft to the walk-in engine room for easy access to all machinery and equipment located below the pilothouse.

Main salon

Forward of the galley and guest cabin is the spacious full-beam main salon that features a large oval dinette to starboard with centerline settee that includes bar storage, varnished cherry countertop and additional drawers. To port is another full-length settee with backrest that flips up to provide a second sea berth. Highlights include two brass electric lanterns on forward bulkheads. There are (2) deck hatches, (5) opening portholes and (4) fixed Lexan hull ports. Due to the hull design, there is a surprising amount of storage space below and behind all settees.

Master headroom/Head

The master stateroom is forward, with a V-berth configuration featuring two large berths that can be converted to a double (new mattress, 2017). The cabin is unusually large for a yacht of this size and provides exceptional storage and floor area. There are bureaus each side with numerous drawers, lockers and (2) hanging lockers. A large deck hatch and (2) opening portholes provide great light and ventilation.

There is a private ensuite head to port with toilet, wash basin, deck hatch and opening porthole. Opposite to starboard is an ensuite shower with built-in seat, deck hatch and opening porthole.

Electronics and Navigation

In Pilothouse:

• Raymarine radar and E 120 chartplotter with Class B AIS
• Raymarine ST7000 autopilot with remote at companionway
• Raymarine sailing instruments with (6) ST70 repeaters (2011)
• Horizon VHF
• ICOM M-710 SSB
• Globalstar SatCom

At Helm:

• Autohelm tridata (depth, speed, trip log) and wind displays
• Autohelm ST6000 autopilot with wireless handheld remote
• VHF Command Mic

Electrical System

Hull

The hull is molded in FRP with 1" Airex foam core for added strength, impact resistance, and sound/thermal insulation. Vinylester resin is used throughout for the highest possible resistance to water osmosis. Hull is white gelcoat with gold cove, double blue boot stripe and blue bottom. Bottom stripped, with new epoxy barrier (2017).

All ballast is of pre-cast lead sections fully encapsulated by the fiberglass hull and keel. The lead is covered with approximately 3/8" solid FRP to create, in effect, a "double hull" for additional protection in case of a serious grounding.

Structural bulkheads are fiberglass with balsa core. Divisional bulkheads are built of marine-grade waterproof plywood. All structural bulkheads are bonded to the hull and deck with FRP and PVC foam spacers. Chainplates are made of 316 stainless flat bar weldments thru-bolted to reinforced FRP foundations attached to hull. The structural bulkhead forward of the owner's stateroom is watertight to act as a collision bulkhead. Rub rail is molded in with stainless steel striker.

Fuel and water tanks are built of molded FRP. All tanks are fully baffled with ample inspection ports, and the water tanks are coated with FDA-approved gelcoat to ensure good taste and low odor.

Deck

The deck is one piece molded FRP with Airex foam core for strength and stiffness. In areas where deck equipment is installed, core is replaced with high-density foam. Cockpit sides and coaming are solid fiberglass. Deck flange is solid glass. All deck hatch landings are molded FRP. The propane locker is molded separately and ventilated with direct drain overboard.

Cockpit features:

• Custom Edson steering pedestal
• 44" Folding steering wheel with elkhide cover
• Cushions with backrests
• (2) Deep sail lockers
• Lazarette locker
• Hot and cold shower at transom
• Swim ladder at transom
• Navtec 2-function hydraulic panel for backstay and boom vang
• Fold-up varnished teak cockpit table

Winches:

• (2) Harken #56 3-speed electric ST primaries
• Harken #48 electric ST mainsheet/outhaul
• Harken #48 ST centerboard
• (2) Harken #22 ST secondary winches
• (3) Harken #42 ST halyard winches

Deck features and equipment:

• Stemhead fitting with twin anchor rollers
• Lewmar anchor windlass
• 66 lb. Bruce SS anchor with 200' 3/8" chain rode
• Fortress storm anchor with 200' rode
• Bow pulpit incorporating port and starboard LED running lights
• Stern pulpit with boarding gate and incorporating LED stern light
• 27" Stanchions with rounded tops, double lifelines and side gates
• Stern, spring line and bow chocks installed into molded toe rail
• (6) 10" S/S mooring cleats
• (11) Lewmar opening portholes with screens (new glass, 2014)
• (10) Lewmar deck hatches with screens (new glass, 2014)
• Custom opening centerline pilothouse window
• (2) S/S cowl vents with guards
• Harken genoa tracks, turning blocks and fairlead blocks
• Lewmar jammers for mainsheet, outhaul, centerboard, preventer and furling line
• Hinged companionway doors

Sails and Rigging

• 2014 Navtec rod rigging new in
• Navtec hydraulic vang and back stay 
• Navtec insulator for SSB Radio
• Removable inner forestay
• Storm Trysail track
• Preventer System in boom
• 2024 New mainsail 
• 2025 new Jib
• assorted sails age and condition unknown including 130% Geneo,Staysail and Storm Staysail
• Hood Yacht Spars electric Stoway mast and boom, Awlgripped gray (2017))
• Harken roller furling headstay
• Forestaysail package with removable inner forestay and runners
• Carbon fiber spinnaker pole stored on mast
• Preventer system in boom
• Storm trysail track
• Reaching strut

Notable extras

• Outboard motor mount
• Rear curtain for pilothouse
• Textile sun covers for pilothouse windows (2020)
• Covers for all hatches (2020)
• Steering pedestal cover
• Transom swim ladder
• (4) 8" fenders with covers
• Dock lines
• Boat hook
• Teak flag pole
• West Marine dinghy with electric outboard motor (both new 2021)
• BBQ grill
• Numerous spare parts and pumps

Mechanical and Engine

The walk-in engine room is accessed from the aft head or from the starboard pilothouse lift-up seat. A workbench is outboard to port, with storage behind and underneath.

• 2023 Beta Marine 85 hp with approx 290 hours as of October 2025 
• Gori 3-blade feathering prop (2014) with stainless shaft, dripless shaft seal and spur line cutters
• Engine instrumentation and alarms
• Engine room well insulated by multi density lead/foam sandwich
• Single 180 gallon integral fiberglass fuel tank
• Racor fuel filter with pressure gauges
• (2) Electric bilge pumps with float switches
• (2) Manual bilge pumps
• Paragon Jr. fresh water pressure pump
• Manual fresh water pump at galley
• Isotherm hot water heater (new 2021)
• Fresh water washdown
• (2) Electric toilets (2013)
• Sealand macerator holding tank pump
• 28,000 BTU reverse-cycle air conditioning, (3) zones (pilothouse unit new 2020)
• Espar D 5-cabin heater
• Wesmar bow thruster (rebuilt 2015)
• Auto fire extinguisher in engine room

Electrical system

12 volt DC/110 volt AC electrical system with all tinned copper wire installed in accordance with ABYC. All wires are colored and numbered for easy identification.

The yacht's DC electrical supply is 12 volt, supplied by (2) AGM batteries Independent 200-amp hour battery for engine starting and (2) AGM batteries for bow thruster. (All batteries replaced in 2022.) House batteries are charged by a 135-amp engine alternator and the engine battery is charged by a 55-amp alternator. Alternatively, all batteries may be charged by a Victron automatic battery charger/2000 watt inverter (new 2022) run off shore power or the generator.

The yacht's AC electrical system is 110 volt. AC power is supplied by one 50-amp shore power inlet supplying house functions. AC power is also supplied by a 2,000 watt DC power inverter or by a 6 KW Northern Lights generator (new 2016, 569 hrs as of 9/24/2025

• Multiple shore power adapters/splitters
• Stainless overhead LED dome lights
• Stainless Frigast LED reading lights
• Fluorescent lights in heads and galley
• Chart table gooseneck light
• Combination red/white LED lights in galley and over chart table
• Engine room LED lights
• Courtesy/night LED lights in cockpit and below decks
• Bass electric switch panel
• Hella cabin fans throughout interior
• GFI outlets in heads and galley
• Running LED lights
• Masthead LED lights
• Steaming/flood LED light
• Spreader LED lights
• Compass light

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