2017 Hinckley Yachts Picnic Boat 37 MKIII Boat in Annapolis, MD 21401 US

PEPE & CARU is an exceptional 2017 Hinckley Picnic Boat 37 MKIII, thoughtfully optioned and meticulously maintained since new. She is currently the only PB37 on the market priced under $1,000,000 with the desirable upgraded twin Volvo 435-hp engine package. Her extensive equipment includes teak cockpit and pilothouse soles, Garmin electronics, power hatches and windows, Starlink, and a host of other desirable options.

Maintained exclusively by Hinckley, PEPE & CARU has benefited from exceptionally attentive ownership, with no expense spared in keeping her in outstanding condition. She is offered for sale only because her owner has built a larger Hinckley Picnic Boat.

Beautifully presented, comprehensively equipped, and ready to enjoy, PEPE & CARU represents a rare opportunity to acquire one of the finest Picnic Boat 37 MKIIIs available. She has exceeded her owner's expectations throughout his ownership and is ready to provide her next owner with many memorable years on the water.

DECK & HULL

• Stars & Stripes Awlgrip hull paint
• Light Cream gelcoat cabin house
• Light Cream double bootstripe
• Black CSC Micron bottom paint

Construction:

The hull is Hinckley DualGuard® Composite Construction Kevlar E-glass hybrid outer skin and Carbon-fiber inner skin. SCRIMP® laminated with vinylester resin. Deck and cockpit are E-glass with closed-cell foam core, SCRIMPED with vinylester resin.

• Marelon ball-valve seacocks with thru-hulls below water line and Marelon thru-hulls above the waterline
• Stainless steel half round on fiberglass molded rub rail
• Optional overboard waste discharge

Swim Platform: Heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform with optional teak inserts

Stainless steel telescoping 3-step folding swim ladder that stores under platform

Deck Features:

• Flush foredeck anchor locker with hinged hatch and fold-out anchor roller. Hinckley designed polished SS folding anchor roller with 12-volt windlass. Windlass controls at helm and handheld wireless remote. Polished SS Delta anchor with 25' SS chain and 150' rode.
• Optional low profile bow rail
• Rounded, tapered, varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile
• Varnished teak eyebrow molding around cabin top
• Stainless steel handrails on house top, cabin and aft end of pilothouse
• Four (4) elliptical ports on house sides with opening port in the head.
• Large power opening side windows in Pilothouse
• Optional (2) Stainless Steel electric opening hatches in the Pilothouse with Ocean Air Sky Screens
• Custom Hinckley 316L stainless steel bow chocks
• Bow, stern and 316L stainless steel mooring cleats - mid-rail easily reached from cockpit - pop-up mid ship cleats
• Fender padeyes with toe rail chafe strips
• Stainless Steel swim handle on transom painted to match hull
• Optional varnished teak package including dash
• Optional Teak inserts on swim platform

COCKPIT

• Optional teak pilothouse and cockpit sole
• Starboard transom door from swim platform with optional extra seating
• Swim platform clad in custom optioned fore/aft teak deck package
• Optional 18" deep insulated and drained cooler in port amenity with hinged lid
• Cockpit cushions in timeless Luxor Leather - French Vanilla
• Courtesy lights under side decks port and starboard
• Cockpit/pilothouse lockers with varnished louvered teak doors
• Cockpit shower with mixing valve at stern seat.
• Stamoid cockpit mooring cover
• (4) Optional stainless-steel rod holders
• (2) Optional sets of rod racks under port and starboard cockpit gunnels

PILOTHOUSE

• Optional Varnished teak dash
• Optional pilothouse table with removable stainless-steel pedestal with canvas cover and storage bag.
• (2) Electric Sliding side windows and (2) Fixed, forward with heavy duty, self-parking, intermittent windshield wipers and freshwater washers
• Insulated white overhead has two optional (2) Electric opening oversized hatches with Ocean Air Sky screens/shades
• Stidd seats with Luxor Leather French Vanilla for helmsman and navigator seats with integral folding footrests
• Optional 18" deep insulated and drained cooler in port amenity between cockpit and pilothouse with folding lid and storage below.
• Pilothouse cushions in Luxor Leather French Vanilla at port and starboard
• Additional illumination is by four (4) overhead low-voltage halogen lights
• Storage lockers under pilothouse settees
• (10) Cup holders, three at each settee and two at each helm location
• Glove box/storage at port and starboard helm shelves
• Varnished teak locking companionway door
• Varnished teak handrail on centerline
• Stamoid 3-piece drop curtains with Eisenglass windows

Helm Station (Starboard)

• Optional Varnished teak instrument pod & dash
• Stainless steel 14" steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• Hinckley "JetStick II®" with H-Lock and Heading hold features
• Engine gauges, tachometer with hour meter, oil pressure, water temp., nozzle indicator
• Glove box/storage with lid at aft end of starboard shelf and DC jacks
• (2) Cup holders

Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment

Optional Garmin electronics package -

• Garmin GPSMAP 7616xsv MFD Chartplotter, Radar, GPS (software updated, 2026)
• Garmin 4kW high-definition radar
• Garmin GXM52 SiriusXM Satellite weather
• Garmin Grid control
• Garmin reactor autopilot system with shadow drive
• Icom M506B VHF Radio with command mic
• Garmin GM120 Multifunction instrument display with depth
• Compass: Ritchie, mounted at helm dash
• (2025) Starlink system installed (antenna painted to match deck)
• All antennas painted in Awlgrip to match deck

ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT

The V-Berth interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry. The cabin sole is gloss varnished teak and tulipwood. This spacious cabin with 6'2" standing headroom

Entry is from the pilothouse companionway to the galley to port, private head to starboard and the island berth accommodations forward.

GALLEY (Port)

• Custom Corian "Glacier White" countertop in galley
• Stainless steel sink with Grohe fixtures, spray nozzle and hot and cold pressure water.
• Adler Barbour refrigeration - 12-volt cold plate refrigerator in a self-draining insulated box
• 110-volt outlet
• Built-in bin for dish stowage
• (3) Cherry pullout drawers
• Red step-light in galley
• Under counter pull-out garbage receptacle
• Additional storage is provided outboard and under the galley sink.
• A "pantry" locker with louvered door and several shelves separates the galley from the forward V-berth area and houses the stereo system.

HEAD (Next aft starboard)

• Solid cherry door panel door
• Custom satin varnished cherry countertop and under-mounted porcelain sink.
• Grohe faucet/handheld shower provides hot & cold pressure water - bracket for shower bulkhead mounted
• Sealand Vacu-Flush electric marine head is plumbed to a 27-gallon holding tank and overboard discharge
• Mirror on the forward bulkhead with cherry frame.
• Storage is provided by cherry faced lockers above and outboard the vanity, a drawer with a cherry face beside the marine head, and a locker under the vanity.
• 110-volt outlet
• Opening port with screen, as well as forced ventilation.
• Stainless steel towel bar

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

• Low resistance, copper wire and sacrificial zinc anode bonding system.

12-volt system:

• (2023) NEW (2) 12-volt house batteries for a total of 420-amps.
• (2023) NEW (2) 12-volt start AGM Group 31 batteries with 950 CCA capability.
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch allows emergency starting.
• (2) Two 185-amp 12 Volt D.C. alternators, one for house batteries and one for each starting battery
• 12-volt distribution panel includes thermo-magnetic breakers, volt and amp meter.

110-volt AC electrical system

• 110-volt shore power inlet and relay.
• (2) 30-amp shore power cord. (1) dedicated to house and charging loads and (1) dedicated to climate control systems
• Victron Multiplus inverter/charger with 100-amp 12-volt multi-stage battery charging capability.
• 3000-watt pure sign wave inverter with control mounted in cabin
• Optional 110-volt outlet located at port helm

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT & ENGINE DETAILS

• Optional Twin D6 Volvo 435hp diesel engines
• Optional Algae-X conditioners for engines and generator
• Optional Accu-heater for pilothouse, head, and galley/cabin
• Hamilton 274 Jet Drives
• (2025) NEW cutlass bearings
• Twin ZF 63 transmissions
• Optional oil change kit for engines
• 7" hydraulic variable thrust bow thruster
• Hinckley custom "JetStick II®" control system is integrated with the bow thruster
• Dual cylinder trim tabs with indicator controls at helm
• Fuel filter/water separator with audible alarm panel at helm
• Fuel, oil pressure, and water temperature gauges.
• Alarms for high-low oil pressure, and high engine water temperature and hydraulic pressure
• Manual hydraulic steering pump.
• Optional freshwater wash down in anchor well
• Optional freshwater wash down in cockpit
• (3) Electric 1500-GPH 12-volt bilge pumps with float switches and high-water alarm
• Whale emergency bilge pump - mounted in cockpit locker.
• In-line 12-volt automatic shower sump pump.
• 27-gallon holding tank with overboard discharge.
• 6-gallon stainless steel hot water heater - shore power and engine heated.
• 40-gallon polyethylene water tank.
• (2) 110-gallon polyethylene fuel tanks - total 220-gallons.
• Mylar-faced acoustical foam-lined engine box insulation.
• Engine box cover has double gaskets and an electric riser.
• Engine box forced-air exhaust fan.
• Baffled and insulated air intake
• Automatic engine compartment fire suppression system, with automatic engine shutdown

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

• Fire Extinguisher: Three 2-1/2 lb. dry chemical.
• Flares: USCG approved flare kit.
• Horn: 12-volt Kahlenberg air horn with switch on dash.
• Life Jackets
• Docklines
• Running Lights: Approved running and masthead lights.
• Fenders with pad eyes
• Boat Hook: Mounted under side deck.