1970 Custom 51 for Sale – 51 ft – Toronto, ON, Canada

Introducing Newbliss — a beautifully maintained 1970 Custom 51’ Steel Motoryacht, designed for long-range cruising, loop-friendly travel, or comfortable Great Lakes adventures. Built with exceptional craftsmanship and maintained with pride by a seasoned owner, Newbliss represents one of the rare opportunities to own a solid-steel classic with modern systems, generous accommodations, and proven reliability.

This vessel features twin GM diesel engines, robust steel construction, large tank capacities, a spacious deckhouse, multiple cabins, two heads, and an impressive complement of electronics and mechanical systems.

• Length Overall: 51’ 2”

• Beam: 14’ 8”

• Draft: 4’ 7”

• Displacement: ~68,000 lbs

• Construction: All-welded, zinc-coated steel (3/16" topsides, 1/4" bottom, reinforced keel)

• Fuel: 600 gallons (steel baffled tanks)

• Fresh Water: 300 gallons

• Waste: 2 × 25-gallon steel holding tanks

• Bulkheads: 5 welded steel bulkheads

• Region: Great Lakes 

The hull presents smooth, fair, and structurally sound with no deficiencies noted during percussion testing.
Features include:

• Raised forward deck (10-gauge steel with non-skid)

• Open side decks with minimal cosmetic rust only

• Recessed aft deck with steel hatches & lazarette access

• Stainless steel swim platform with boarding ladder

• Adjustable side-mount cleats & electric snubbing winches

The 10’×22’ deckhouse features Duplate safety glass, port & starboard armored doors, and removable aft panels for excellent visibility.

Interior finishes include:

• Mahogany & oak paneling

• Foam insulation

• Acoustic tile ceiling

• Custom cabinetry throughout

• Settees, chart table, salon seating, and storage

A spacious layout makes Newbliss ideal for family cruising or liveaboard use.

• Three single berths + one double berth

• Ensuite head with sink

• Watertight steel bulkhead & door

• Port-side bunks

• Adjacent head with shower & sump

• Double berth

• Closets & storage

• Steel bulkhead hatch leading to lazarette

Additional Spaces:

• Storage forepeak

• Large salon with settees, tables, chart station

Well-equipped galley featuring:

• GE refrigerator/freezer

• Princess 3-burner electric stove & oven (110/220V)

• Microwave

• Twin sinks

• Portable BBQ

• Twin GM 6-cylinder diesel engines — 185 HP each

• Borg Warner Velvet Drive transmissions (2.10:1)

• Stainless steel 2” shafts, 24×17 bronze props

• Engine access via six salon floor hatches

• Raw-water keel-cooled exhaust system

• Reverse-cycle AC (16,000 & 13,000 BTU zones)

• 12-gallon water heater

• Electric toilets (fore & aft)

• 12V washdown

• Air-compressor-pressurized water system

• 1.5 HP sump pump

• Two 120V submersible pumps

• One belt-driven pump (off port engine)

• Heavy-duty Whale manual pump

• 12V / 110V / 220V systems

• Two 8D batteries in steel vented boxes

• 600A selector switch

• 30-amp shore power (250 ft cable)

• Fused AC panel with bonding and crossover protection

• Onan 8 kW genset (sound-suppressed, closed cooling)

• Backup 2 kW generator mounted on starboard engine

• Garmin GPS

• Lowrance GPS + chart plotter

• Raymarine ST4000 autopilot with remote gyro compass

• Standard Horizon depth sounder

• Lowrance R11X radar

• Standard Horizon Eclipse VHF

• Ray 53 VHF with hailer

• Military-grade magnetic compass

• Stereo system + TV

• 60 lb Bruce anchor on roller

• Two Danforth anchors (80 & 60 lb)

• 12V windlass (600 lb capacity)

• 100 ft of 5/16” chain + ¾” nylon rode

• Zodiac 310 RIB dinghy on stern davits

Extensive safety inventory including:

• CO₂ extinguishers (three 15 lb bottles with helm activation)

• Two additional 15 lb extinguishers in wheelhouse

• Dry chemical units

• Fire pump & hose

• Ten lifejackets

• Flares, horns, liferings, boat hooks, steel buckets, fire axe

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.