22' Hinckley Roustabout launch Other

Remember the day when we kept out boats on moorings and each day started and ended with a friendly ride on the club launch? For many a youngster, the club launch ride was the highlight of the day. Sleek, beautiful  business like tenders with gleaming varnished teak, gloss white hulls and helm to port center, these were wonderful, simple launches from an era very unlike today. One of the finer examples of these 50’s era yacht club launches is the Henry R. Hinckley Company’s Roustabout.

While there is no definitive proof, the present owner believes this launch to be a Hinckley boat, 1954, a Hinckley Roustabout , 22 feet built by Hinckley as a yacht club launch.

This is an elegant club launch, cedar on oak, bronze fastenings, in restorable condition. She has been out of the water now 4 or 5 years, she needs caulking, some refastening, and other cosmetic work. Her oak ribs, where visible, appear to be in reasonable condition.

The Perkins 4-107 diesel is out of the boat and not presently running though she does turn over. This would be an opportunity to repower, or, in keeping with a launch, go to steam or electric .

This club launch would make a wonder restoration project with the scope of the work to be done within the reach of an amateur shipwright.

For the less pure in heart, this would be an excellent candidate for a sheathing project.