2000 Hinckley Yachts Sou'wester 52

INTRODUCTION:

GHOST is a 3-stateroom Sou'wester 52. Her Owner's cabin is aft on the port side featuring a double berth, hanging locker, ensuite head, and stall shower. Across on the starboard side, she has a U-shaped galley with all amenities. Her Main Salon has a U-shaped dinette to port with a beautiful custom cherry adjustable table that has a compass rose inlay. To starboard is a very comfortable settee with a Nay Station aft of the settee. Forward of this area are two staterooms, port and starboard; starboard side has an over/under berth arrangement and the port cabin has a double berth. The two staterooms share a head with separate stall shower area forward.

GHOST has a high gloss varnished cherry interior with ambience rheostat lighting and ventilation. She has custom valances with curtains throughout; accent lighting in the appropriate areas, and a gloss varnished solid wood teak and holly cabin sole. GHOST has custom interior carpentry touches throughout such as "hideaway" doors which enclose a 13" TV/, cherry framed overhead hatches, storage racks for wine bottles and glasses, custom made dorade vent closures, Conan countertops, etc.

• High gloss varnished cherry tri-cabin layout with berths for eight.

• White painted V-groove overhead with varnished cherry trim.

• Varnished cherry trimmed opening overhead hatches with screens and smoke-colored covers.

• Varnished teak and holly sole with lock downs and glazier lifts.

• Custom covers for entire cabin sole.

• Teak grate with fiberglass dust pan installed in cabin sole

• Radius corner door frames.

• Hanging lockers are sheathed with aromatic cedar

• Curtains throughout with valences

• Blackout screens for all overhead hatches

• Full-length cherry-wood integral main cabin handrails.

• Reverse-cycle 24,000 BTU air conditioning/heating

• Espar D5L cabin heater with polished chrome grills

• White Hella fans - with jacks for easy removal

• Dome overhead lighting with dimmers

• Cantalupi Toni polished chrome halogen spotlights

Entertainment System:

AM/FM stereo

ACCOMMODATIONS

Interior Layout moving aft:

• Head with separate shower located forward

• Two Cabins forward, each having access to the forward Head.

• Main Salon

• Navigation Station

• Aft Master Cabin

FORWARD HEAD:

• Finished in gloss cherry wood.

• Recessed overhead lighting with dimmer

• Large opening hatch over allows for extra light and ventilation

• Separate Formica shower forward with telephone-style shower head, mixing valve and

separate sump

• Shower curtain

• Teak sole grate

• Teak seat to port in shower area

• Watertight storage over the seat outboard port and starboard

• (3) Stainless steel hooks

• (2) Hinckley stainless steel towel bars

• Forward access through shower bulkhead to chain locker and storage with shelf and stainless

steel line hangers.

To Port next aft, separated by a varnished teak half bulkhead

• Sealand Vacu-flush toilet plumbed to holding tank.

To Starboard, separated by a varnished teak half bulkhead:

• Cherry vanity with Summit Prairie Conan countertop with undermounted satin stainless steel

sink.

• Grohe fixtures with hot and cold pressure water

• Louvered door access to storage area below sink

• Mirror over vanity with storage outboard

• (2) Hinckley stainless steel towel bars

Two doors lead aft from the head to port and starboard guest cabins.

STARBOARD FORWARD CABIN:

• Upper and lower single berths with cherry sheathing outboard

• Berths have Tempurpedic foam and custom fitted sheets

• Cushions are finished in Kravet 12177 5-Star fabric

• Storage in vented sliding-door outboard lockers

• Stainless steel Frigast 12-volt lights on forward bulkhead of each berth

• Overhead smoke-colored opening hatch with screen for extra light and ventilation.

PORT FORWARD CABIN:

• Double berth has Tempurpedic foam

• Cushions are finished in Kravet 12177 5-Star fabric with matching curtains

• Ports with valences and curtains that match cushions

• Shelf outboard and storage drawers under

• Stainless steel Frigast 12-volt light

• Overhead smoke-colored opening hatch with screen for extra light and ventilation

AFT HEAD (To Port)

This Head is located forward of Aft Stateroom and opposite the Galley. Separate doors offer access from main passageway and aft Owner's Cabin.

• Varnished cherry finished with White formica shower area.

Separate stall shower area - custom clear Plexiglas shower enclosure doors, telephone-style shower head, mixing valve and separate sump. There are stainless steel cloth hooks. Conan Summit Prairie vanity

• Grohe fixtures with hot and cold pressure water at sink.

• Varnished cherry-trimmed mirror is over the sink.

• Drawer and louvered door storage in the vanity and additional storage lockers outboard.

• Sealand Vacu-flush head with separate holding tank.

• Hinckley stainless steel grab rail/towel bars.

• Forced air ventilation through cabin-top hatch.

• Additional dorade ventilation.

• Curtains finished in Kravet 14345 #1 fabric.

• (2) Perko 12-volt lights with shades.

OWNER'S CABIN (Aft Port)

• Double berth with Tempurpedic foam split mattress.

• Cushions are covered in Kravet 15940 #5 fabric.

• Curtains in matching fabric.

• Large storage drawers under berth.

• Lockers mounted outboard and above the berth have sliding doors.

• Hanging locker forward.

• Bureau with drawers and locker aft of hanging locker.

• Two additional opening ports in this cabin offer plenty of light and ventilation

MAIN SALON, GALLEY, NAVIGATION STATION

MAIN SALON:

• Smoke-colored opening hatches in cabintop with screens.

• Ports with valences and custom privacy curtains.

• Integral varnished cherry port and starboard outboard handrails.

• Cantalupi Toni polished chrome halogen spotlights with dimmer over dining table and in salon

alcoves port and starboard.

• Salon speakers port and starboard are mounted in the alcove overheads.

Main salon cushions are covered in UltraSuede Twilight fabric.

To Port:

The U-shaped Dinette features wrap-around cushioned seating surrounding a custom gloss

urethaned cherry wood dining table with a removable leaf that stones inside. This leaf has custom inlay perimeter trim and a compass rose inlay.

• The table is mounted on a polished stainless steel gas spring pedestal that can drop down to

form a double berth and has a filler cushion.

• Custom fitted and padded protective fabric table cover.

• Two Cantalupi Toni polished chrome halogen spotlights on dimmers are over the table.

• Forward and aft bulkhead mounted Frigast 12-volt lights.

Outboard are lockers and alcove storage shelves

• Aft locker has louvered hideaway doors, 110-volt outlet

• Air conditioning/heat outlet

Starboard:

• Settee pulls inboard to form a full berth.

• Outboard locker forward with a bookshelf and storage area aft.

• Center alcove has halogen spotlights with dimmer.

• Forward locker stowage has a louvered door with stowage for wine glasses on overhead with

bottle stowage below.

NAVIGATION STATION (Starboard facing aft)

• Aft end of starboard settee doubles as Nav seat.

• AC/DC electrical panel with sliding plexi-glass cover is outboard the nay seating.

Large and well-equipped varnished cherry Nay desk has lift-top chart storage.

• Storage drawers under include hanging file storage that are accessed inboard.

• Outboard cherry drawer customized to hold pencils

• Dome light over

Other features include:

• Mounted nay instruments and stereo

• Additional drawer is outboard under electrical distribution panel

• Fire extinguisher is mounted under the nay desk.

A short bulkhead separates the Nay Station from the Galley and has a custom laminated fiddle on top for additional storage.

Navigation/Electronics Equipment:

• B&G H5000 autopilot control interfaced with B&G Radar, 20" Chart Plotter at nav station

• 20/20 HV Displays

• 6 B&G displays across companionway hatch

• Icom M5 vhf with AIS

The GPS is interfaced to autopilot, radar, computer, and sailing instruments.

GALLEY (Aft starboard):

The U-shaped Galley has plenty of counter space with cherry cabinetry and louvered door locker storage.

• Conan Sierra Aurora countertop with integral backsplash forward of the sink.

• (2) Halogen lights on dimmer over countertop.

• Ports with valences and curtains.

• Opening hatch and companionway provide extra light and ventilation.

• Additional dorade ventilation.

Forward:

• Large Kohler stainless steel sink

• Single-lever Grohe polished chrome faucet and hot and cold pressure water.

• Fresh water hand pump.

• Large "dry-storage" locker outboard of the sink with hinged-lid.

• Custom varnished cherry drop-down spice rack is inboard the sink.

Outboard:

• Gimbaled Force 10 propane 3-burner stainless steel stove with oven and broiler.

• Hinckley custom towel/grab bar in front of the stove.

• Sliding louvered doors on outboard storage lockers that have shelves.

• Drawer storage includes silverware drawer and custom knife rack installation.

• Large refrigerator and freezer - Grunert 12-volt system with eutectic plates and separate temperature gauges.

• Cherry-faced front-opening door, as well as counter top-access, to the refrigerator and freezer.

• Automatic lights in refrigerator and freezer.

• Microwave is mounted in locker aft.

• Shelves above and outboard microwave.

• Glass/Mug rack

COMPANIONWAY (Aft center):

• Companionway ladder to cockpit is adjacent to aft Owner's cabin.

• Red step-lights at the steps and companionway.

• There is a teak handrail to starboard and a cherry handrail on the bulkhead to port of the

companionway.

• Sliding screen on companionway hatch (stows below sliding teak hatch).

• Companionway steps hinge up and latch overhead.

Behind the companionway ladder is access to a ventilated machinery/generator room.

HULL AND EQUIPMENT

• Majestic Blue Awlgrip Topsides with 2 coats Clear Coat.

• White gelcoat deck and house with Camel Brown nonskid molded in.

• Gold leaf cove stripe with 3 coats of Clean Coat .

• White Boottop

• Red Bottom - Bottom stripped and resurfaced with Interprotect before applying bottom paint.

GHOST incorporates:

• Balanced spade rudder.

• Underbody -- Lead keel with fiberglass centerboard.

• Bridge Clearance: 69' 5" - Main mast less antenna.

Construction:

GHOST is constructed by using the DualGuard composite construction and the patented SCRIMP© process. Hen outer skin of Kevlar®/E-glass by Dupont greatly increases the strength of the hull against any damage caused by impacts. In addition, she has an inner skin of carbon fiber. This all provides the hull to be of superior stiffness and tremendous strength to overall weight ratios.

• Centerboard draws a scant 5'10" of draft, yet the board has an NACA foil-shape in section and

elliptical platform to maximize windward performance. The centerboard tip is ballasted with 125

lbs. of lead.

• 39,000 lbs displacement - one of the strongest boats of her size and weight.

Hinckley's DualGuard™ composite construction and the patented SCRIMP© process:

• Outer skins of Kevlar®/E-glass with vinylester resin.

• Inner skin of carbon fiber.

• Superior surface finish.

• Increased hull strength against impact damage.

• Greatest degree of stiffness and thermal/acoustic insulation.

• Superior stiffness and strength/weight ratio.

• High stress areas have inner core removed and reinforced with additional layers of fiberglass

for strength and inner core protection.

• Guard rails at sheen are finished bright with stainless steel half round.

DECK: One-piece resin infused using the SCRIMP© process.

• Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits.

• Hinckley stainless steel bow roller and stem iron.

• Foredeck teak chafe guard for chain between bow roller and windlass.

• Stainless steel stanchions and double lifelines with gates. Lifelines with rolled

stainless steel wire

• Hatches and companionway have smoked color covers.

• Deck 5" cowl vents with closures.

• Varnished teak dorade boxes with stainless steel guards and sliding cherry ringed closures.

• Harken ball-bearing cars on inboard genoa tracks with control lines led aft to cockpit with

turning blocks and sliders.

• Flush hatch oven the aft lazarette storage area.

COCKPIT

• Dodger - Sand-color Top Gun fabric, with stainless steel grab nail covered with elkhide.

• Bimini --Sand-color Top Gun fabric, with flaps on sides and aft end.

• Hinckley cockpit cushions - White naugahyde with piping.

• Varnished teak cockpit coaming with custom compass nose inlay.

• Teak cockpit sole with drainage scuppers.

• Stainless steel-lined protector rings around coaming winch pocket openings.

• Starboard cockpit seat locker accesses sail locker with stainless steel line rack and a Blaumar

multi-light.

• Pont cockpit seat locker accesses custom storage.

• Cockpit deck shower with mixing valve and hose attachment.

• Teak decking in cockpit and on step.

• Opening portlight into the aft cabin with custom stainless steel protective bar.

• Custom teak corner seats on stern pulpit.

Forward:

• Varnished teak companionway with top board locking, as per ORC specs.

• Varnished teak screened hatch boards with custom stowage.

• (2) Electric self-tailing winches with stainless steel covered switches next to helm and

additional switches in winch pockets.

Hinckley Pedestal features:

• 40" destroyer-type stainless steel wheel with elkhide covered rim.

• Hinckley teak mounted folding cockpit table. There is a boom light oven the cockpit table with

switch at companionway.

• Varnished teak 3-cup drink holder.

• Danforth binnacle compass with chrome cover.

• Stainless steel binnacle guard with custom stainless steel box to hold autopilot controls.

• Single lever throttle and transmission shift control.

• Gauges for engine temperature, oil pressure, and tachometer.

• Engine stop button

• Controls for retractable bow thruster.

The cockpit is set up for shorthanded sailing with powered winches accessible by helmsman; genoa car leads nun aft to helm.

• Bow thruster control at helm, etc.

• 12-volt outlet

• Recess for the hydraulic control.

• (4) Safety harness padeyes

SAILS & RIGGING

GHOST was built with ease of comfort and sailing in mind and is set up with a GMT carbon fiber stoway mast with a Reckmann hydraulic furling system, electric primary winches, and hydraulic boom yang and backstay.

All of these features make GHOST a joy to handle in all conditions:

• GMT carbon fiber double spreader stoway mast with black bands and aluminum boom

with preventer system.

• Reckmann hydraulic furling system - mast.

• Reckmann manual headsail furling with silver iodized luff foils.

• Navtec rod rigging 2022

• Stainless steel turnbuckle covers.

• Navtec System for yang and backstay adjuster - with remote panel.

• Removable inner forestay with halyard and winch.Running Rigging: Main sheet, main halyard, genoa sheets, outhaul, etc. were replaced. Full spinnaker package includes carbon fiber spinnaker poles mounted on deck.

• Custom elkhide on spinnaker pole and reaching strut ends.

WINCHES:

All Lewmar stainless steel self-tailing winches.

• (2) #66 CCST electric primaries (Cockpit) - 2 sets of electric winch buttons.

• (2) #58 CCST secondaries (Cockpit).

• (4) #48 CCST main sheet, main halyard, jib halyard, forestaysail halyard.

• (1) #44 CCST main reefing.

SAILS: (All North):

• Mainsail - Stoway, North

• 135% Genoa - North, UV leech.

• 100% Blade Jib North

• 50% Storm Staysail - Dacron North

• Gennaker.

ELECTRICAL:

12-volt DC and 110/220-volt AC systems:

Separate 12-volt DC systems changed by separate alternators:

• Start: (1) 12-volt battery (cold cranking 1050 amps) for Engine start and Generator start

system -- charged by engine alternator or inverter/battery charger.

• House: (2) 12-volt DC batteries (440-amp hrs) parallel connected - Changed by alternator on

by shore power via inverter/battery charger.

• Bow thruster system - Separate dedicated 12-volt battery, wired in parallel to house batteries

and charged by alternator or by shore power via inverter/battery charger.

• Exterior 12-volt outlets - one on cockpit pedestal, one in forward dorade box.

• Emergency start battery connection.

• Dual output 100-amp alternator with multi-stage alternator.

110/220-volt AC system from shore power connection or from the generator.

• Sentry 60-amp converter with four 110-volt outlets throughout.

• Powered by Heart Freedom 25 inverter charger with Link 2000 control.

• Shore power system with 50 ft. 50-amp cord with shore power inlet.

• Separate cable TV and phone inlets and shone cords.

Panda 8-KW generator in separate sound enclosure:

• Oil transfer pump.

• DC voltmeter, AC voltmeter, DC ammeter, AC ammeter, general AC frequency. Main circuit breaker panel and DC sub-panel.

• Nav area flex light.

• Dimmers on main salon overhead lights.

• Halogen alcove lights with dimmer.

• Lights in refrigerator/freezer.

• Custom art light on aft port salon bulkhead.

• Step lights in port and starboard fwd cabins, companionway in cockpit at helm step.

• Boom light oven cockpit table with dimmer.

• Polished bright stainless steel running lights.

• Spreader lights.

• TV and phone outlets.

MECHANICAL:

2000 Yanmar 4JH2-DTE 88-hp FWC diesel turbo engine is soft-mounted:

• Hurth 2:1 reduction gear

• Racor dual fuel filter

• Aquamet 22 stainless steel shaft with PSS shaft seal

• Gori 3-blade folding propeller.

• Bow thruster: Max Power VIP 100 duo - 12-volt, retractable - with custom mounted motor guard

Sound insulated engine space:

• Engine room blower

• Full-length drip pan

• Water-lift type exhaust

• Low engine oil alarm system

• High coolant temperature engine alarm system

• Oil transfer pump for Yanmar engine and Panda generator.

• Air conditioning - 24,000 BTU reverse-cycle - 2 compressors and 3 air handlers.

• Espar D5L diesel heater.

• Allcraft 12-gallon stainless steel hot water tank - Heat via engine heat exchanger on 110-volt

AC heating element.

• (2) Fuel tanks -Heavy gauge aluminum

• Stainless steel water tanks

• Tank tender gauges

• Paragon Jr. saltwater deck wash pump (bow)

• Whale manual bilge pump

• Separate 30-gallon holding tanks for both Vacu-flush heads.

• Seawater intakes equipped with strainers and seacocks that have custom wooden plugs.

• Emergency tiller system

• Spare parts kits for Yanmar engine, Panda generator, both Vacu-flush toilets, pumps, electrical,

etc.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

GROUND TACKLE:

• Lewmar Ocean 2 electric windlass with chain gypsy.

• 60# CQR stainless steel anchor.

• 37# Fortress anchor - foredeck anchor well.

• 50' x 5/16" HT anchor chain.

• 250' x 5/8" nylon rode with 10' chain.

EQUIPMENT:

• Teak folding bow seat on pulpit

• Teak seats on stern pulpit (2006)

• Saltwater deck wash on foredeck

• Outboard motor bracket

• Stainless steel side boarding ladder with swim extension - stones in foredeck locker

• Docklines• Fenders with fender covers

• Jack lines

• Boom light oven cockpit table with dimmer at companionway

• Masthead and spreader lights

• 12-volt outlet in dorade box forward of mast

• Masthead windex

• (2) 10# LP gas bottles with 3-way tank selector valve

• Custom canvas covers for coaming, dorade boxes, handrails and hatches and liferaft.

• Lee cloths for all berths including aft cabin

• Miscellaneous throw pillows and pillow shams

• (2) Horseshoe liferings mounted on brackets

• (3) 2.5# dry chemical fire extinguishers

• Guest 221 spotlight

• Solas Category II flare kit

• Lensref radar reflector

• Bosun chair

• Cable cutters - with custom storage rack and fitted leather protective cover

COMMENTS

Ghost refit in 2022 with new rig, rigging and all new electronics. The yacht is in superb condition inside and outside. Covers for all brightwork are all excellent including varnish.

Ghost is a late model Sou'wester 52 and is a must see for anyone interested in this model!!