2018 Hinckley Yachts Picnic Boat 37 MKIII Sold Boat in Portsmouth, RI 02871 US
Built in 2018
Picnic Boat 37 MKIII
2 Engines (2x Volvo)
37 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
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 2018 Hinckley Yachts Picnic Boat 37 MKIII | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $1,125,000 | $1,099,000 | $1,290,000 |
| Location | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | Newport |
| Nominal Length | 37' | 35' | 37' |
| Draft | 2' | - | - |
| Engine Make | Volvo | Mercury | Volvo Penta |
| Total Engine Power | 435 hp | - | 435 hp |
| Days on Market | 460 | 78 | 560 |
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BRENDAN is arguably the finest Picnic Boat 37 to hit the brokerage market in recent years. She's outfitted with nearly every desirable option, including:
- Upgraded 435-hp Volvo Common Rail diesels
- Optional Seakeeper Gyro (factory-installed)
- Generator
- Teak decking and optional teak pilot house and combings
Professionally maintained by Hinckley since new, BRENDAN has received major upgrades in Spring 2024, including:
- Brand-new Garmin electronics suite
- Upgraded JetStick antenna
- All-new teak decks and teak combings
- New exterior cushions and interior pillows
- Reupholstered Stidd helm chairs
- Full Seakeeper service
- New bow rail Spring 2024 for a sleeker, lower-profile look
This is a rare opportunity to own a highly customized and impeccably maintained Hinckley Picnic Boat with all the latest features and the confidence of a certified pre-owned warranty.
Vessel Overview
BRENDAN is a 2018 Hinckley Picnic Boat MKIII powered by twin 435-hp Volvo diesel engines, delivering an exhilarating cruise speed of 35 knots and nearly 40 knots at full throttle.
This model strikes a perfect balance between luxury and performance, ideal for anything from casual harbor cruising to extended weekend escapes. With the comfort of gyro stabilization, a full suite of modern electronics, and the craftsmanship only Hinckley delivers, BRENDAN is ready for immediate enjoyment.
Launched with a complete Hinckley Yacht-Care Package, she is truly turnkey and awaiting her next discerning owner.
DECK & HULL:
Construction of the hull is Hinckley DualGuard® Composite Construction Kevlar E-glass hybrid outer skin. Aircraft grade end-grain balsa below the waterline. Carbon-fiber inner skin. SCRIMP® laminated with vinylester resin. Deck and cockpit are E-glass with balsa and closed-cell foam core, SCRIMPED with vinylester resin.
- Flag Blue Awlgrip hull
- Cream gelcoat cabin house with Cream non-skid decks.
- Cream double bootstripe
- Micron Red Ultra bottom paint
- 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
Heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform(Painted Spring of 2025) has custom-optioned teak deck with black caulk that improves the functionality and upgrades the overall look, stainless steel bracket and half round.
- Stainless steel telescoping 3-step folding swim ladder that stores under platform
- Custom optioned fore/aft teak deck package with black caulk that clads the top of the swim 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.
- 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.
- Hinckley pilothouse mast with Radome painted to match deck.
- Large opening side windows in Pilothouse
- (2) Stainless Steel electric opening hatches in the Pilothouse with powered Ocean Air Sky Screens
- Custom Hinckley 316L stainless steel bow chocks
- Custom bow peep boarding handrail that stows under gunnel
- 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
- Swim handle on transom
- Single bay varnished teak handrail mounted at port dash
- Varnished teak package - includes dash, pilothouse liners and cockpit coaming and caps
- Custom fresh water wash down spigot in anchor well
COCKPIT:
The Cockpit features varnished teak coamings, ample cushioned seating at the transom with optional matching cushion sized to fit at transom door, aft facing seats are located at the forward end of the cockpit with storage below.
More cockpit features:
- Varnished teak cockpit coaming. New Spring 2024
- Starboard transom door from swim platform
- Optional starboard filler seat with cushion
- New Paint on swim platform in Spring 2025, clad in custom optioned fore/aft teak deck package with black caulk.
- 18" deep insulated and drained cooler in port amenity with hinged lid
- Cockpit cushions new in Spring of 2024
- Teak boarding step for port or starboard side deck
- 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
- Two speakers in cockpit
- Two stainless steel holders mounted on the port and starboard side decks
PILOTHOUSE:
The pilothouse is fully air conditioned with new cushions fabricated spring 2024. Full length overhead teak hand rail.
- Varnished teak pilothouse liners and dash
- (4) Pilothouse windows include: (2) Electrics sliding side windows and (2) Fixed, forward with heavy duty, self-parking, intermittent windshield wipers and fresh water washers
- Insulated white overhead has two optional (2) Electric opening oversized hatches with Ocean Air Sky screens/shades
- Optional Stidd seats with white synthetic leather (Recovered Spring 2024) for helmsman and navigator seats with integral folding foot rests. Captain's chair fully powered and portside helm chair manual
- Custom mid height shelf in the port amenity locker to aid with storage, shelf is removable with oil-finished teak fiddle
- Optional 8" deep insulated and drained cooler in port amenity between cockpit and pilothouse with folding lid and storage below.
- New Pilothouse cushions Spring of 2024
- Two 12,000 BTU air conditioning/reverse cycle heat units in pilothouse with separate controls for 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
- (4) Stamoid interior window covers
Helm Station (Starboard)
- Varnished teak instrument pod
- Stainless steel 14" steering wheel with varnished wood rim
- Hinckley "JetStick II®" with H-Lock and Heading hold features. Upgraded heading antenna spring 2024.
- Engine gauges, tachometer with hour meter, oil pressure, water temp., nozzle indicator
- 12-volt "cigarette style" outlet near helm
- Glove box/storage with lid at aft end of starboard shelf
- (2) Cup holders
Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment
- Garmin GPSMAP® 8617 17-inch Chartplotter (Spring 2024)
- Garmin GMR™ 18 xHD Radome (Spring 2024)
- Garmin GSD™ 24 Advanced Sonar Module (Spring 2024)
- Airmar B60 Bronze Tilted Thru-hull Transducer with Depth & Temperature (20° tilt, 8-pin) (Spring 2024)
- Garmin Reactor Autopilot (Spring 2024)
- Garmin AIS™ 800 Transceiver (Spring 2024)
- Standard Horizon Explorer Gx1600BVHF radio with RAM mic
- Racor fuel filter/water audible alarm with indicators for generator main engines
- Optional dual Racor fuel filters on main engines, both wire to helm alarm panel
- High water bilge alarm with indicators for each bilge zone (3)
- ACR remote spotlight control
- Compass: Ritchie
Entertainment Electronics
- Fusion Bluetooth compatible stereo system with Fusion MS-NRX300 remote on helm dashboard
- (3) Pair of Fusion speakers - (1) pair in the cabin, (1) pair in pilothouse forward and (1) pair in cockpit. All speakers have remote volume control
- Independent climate controls at port and starboard helm
ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT:
The Queen Island Berth interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry with optional shear lockers located to port and starboard. The cabin sole is gloss varnished teak and tulipwood. This spacious cabin with 6'2" standing headroom is fully climate controlled via a single 10,000 BTU reverse-cycle air conditioning unit with outlets in the main cabin and the head. 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 "Witch Hazel" 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
- 600-watt 110-volt microwave oven
- Mug and glass storage below microwave
- 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/hand held 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
- Air conditioning/heat outlet in head
- Opening port with screen, as well as forced ventilation.
- Stainless steel towel bar
- One optional Hella fan mounted in head with jack
ISLAND QUEEN BERTH (Forward)
- Optional Island Queen berth with settee to port for easy access to the bunk.
- Storage lockers under Island Queen berth have easy-access cherry front drawers
- Cedar-lined hanging locker is just aft of the berths to starboard.
- Optional shear lockers located to port and starboard for additional storage
- Overhead Stainless Steel opening hatch with Ocean Air Sky screen/shade.
- Air conditioning/heat outlet in cabin with zone control located at galley aft face
- New mattress cover Spring 2024
- Cabin seat recovered Spring 2024
- (2) Optional Hella fans mounted at head of berth to port and starboard
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:
- Optional 9 KW Onan generator with sound shield
- Optional Seakeeper 3 Gyro Stabilizer
- Low resistance, copper wire and sacrificial zinc anode bonding system.
12-volt system:
- Start - Two 12-volt AGM Group 31 batteries with 950 CCA capability.
- House - Two 12-volt AGM Group 4D batteries - 210-amps each. New Spring of 2025.
- 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 Volvo D6-435-hp Common Rail diesel engines
- 650 Engine Hours @ 6/1/2025
- Optional dual Racor filters with selector valve for main engines
- Hamilton 274 Jet Drives
- Twin ZF 63 transmissions
- 7" hydraulic variable thrust bow thruster
- Onan 9KW Generator
- 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
- Volvo LCD multi-function display. Separate analog tachometer, oil pressure, fuel tank gauge, and engine coolant temperature for each engine.
- 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.
- (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 shut-down.
- Optional Algae-X System for engines and generator.
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
- Compass: Ritchie, mounted at helm seat. Adjusted Spring 2025
- 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: Six adult Type 1 PFD.
- Lines: Four 35 foot 1/2" docking lines.
- Running Lights: Approved running and masthead lights.
- Fenders: Three 8" x 20" inflatable fenders with Polartec covers and Wichard snap hooks for each fender line.
- Boat Hook: Mounted under side deck.
Specifications are provided for informational purposes only. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, capacities, consumptions and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provide and agrees to instruct his agent/s to confirm such details prior to purchase. Vessel subject to prior sale, price and inventory changes and withdrawal from market without notice.
Price History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/22/25 | Initial price | $1,125,000 |
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Customers praise the 2018 Hinckley Yachts Picnic Boat 37 MKIII for its exceptional craftsmanship and timeless design
Many highlight the boat’s smooth and powerful performance, appreciating its reliable twin engines and nimble handling. The spacious and elegantly appointed cockpit receives high marks for comfort and functionality, making it ideal for leisurely cruises and entertaining guests. Owners also commend the quality of materials and attention to detail throughout the vessel, noting that it combines classic style with modern amenities seamlessly. Overall, the Picnic Boat 37 MKIII is celebrated for delivering a luxurious and enjoyable boating experience.
The Biggest Pros and Cons
The 2018 Hinckley Yachts Picnic Boat 37 MKIII offers a blend of classic design and modern performance, making it a standout in the luxury day-boat category. Here are some pros and cons to consider:
Pros
Timeless Design: The Picnic Boat 37 MKIII boasts a beautifully crafted wooden hull and classic lines that exude elegance and tradition, appealing to enthusiasts of vintage aesthetics.
Superior Craftsmanship: Hinckley is renowned for its attention to detail and quality construction, ensuring durability and a premium finish throughout the boat.
Comfort and Layout: The spacious cockpit with plush seating and a well-appointed helm provides excellent comfort for day cruising and entertaining guests.
Performance: Equipped with reliable twin diesel or gasoline engines, the boat offers smooth and efficient cruising with good handling and stability.
Customization Options: Owners can tailor features and finishes to their preferences, enhancing the boat’s uniqueness and functionality.
Ease of Use: Thoughtful design elements, such as easy access to controls and well-placed storage, make the boat user-friendly and practical for various boating activities.
Cons
Price Point: As a luxury handcrafted boat, the Picnic Boat 37 MKIII comes with a premium price tag, which may be a significant investment compared to other day boats.
Maintenance: The classic wooden elements require regular upkeep to maintain their appearance and structural integrity, potentially increasing maintenance time and cost.
Limited Overnight Accommodation: Designed primarily for day use, the boat offers minimal or no overnight amenities, limiting its use for extended trips.
Size Constraints: At 37 feet, while spacious for day boating, it may be less suitable for larger groups or those needing more extensive onboard facilities.
Fuel Efficiency: Depending on the engine choice and cruising style, fuel consumption can be higher compared to smaller or more modern planing boats.
Made For
The 2018 Hinckley Yachts Picnic Boat 37 MKIII is perfect for discerning boaters who value classic elegance combined with modern performance. Ideal for those who enjoy leisurely coastal cruising, entertaining friends and family in style, or exploring serene bays and waterways. This boat suits owners seeking a versatile, luxurious day cruiser that offers exceptional craftsmanship, smooth handling, and timeless design. Whether you’re a seasoned sailor or a weekend adventurer, the Picnic Boat 37 MKIII provides a comfortable and refined experience on the water.
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