36' Hinckley Classic Picnic Boat Downeast

Interior

The standard Hinckley 36' Picnic Boat offers elegant accommodations for two in a full satin-varnished cherry interior with a varnished teak and holly sole.  Natural light and ventilation are provided for via 4 fixed ports and one large overhead hatch with screen.  On damp mornings or as other occasions suggest, the interior is fitted with an Accupoint diesel cabin heater with outlets in the Pilothouse, main cabin and head.

Starting forward is the 6'-6" V-berth with filler (filler piece and cushion were added 2013).  Below the berth there is storage accessed via drop face lockers and some "bin type" storage accessed by removing the cushions.  Above the berth, the hull is lined with varnished cherry ceilings or battens and then a full length storage shelf with fiddle.  Just aft and to starboard is a hanging locker which is cedar lined.

Aft and to starboard is the enclosed Head featuring a good sized vanity with varnished cherry top with undermount porcelain sink and polished stainless Grohe fixture with H&C pressure water.  The W.C. is a Vacu-flush unit using just under a quart of fresh water per flush plumbed to the holding tank.  There is storage in one drawer and in cherry faced lockers outboard of the vanity.   The shower is an "ensuite" arrangement using the telephone style Grohe sink fixture, drainage is to a separate drain box with pump.

Opposite to port is the Galley featuring Antique White Formica countertop with under mount polished stainless steel sink with Grohe H&C pressure water.  Good storage in several lockers and drawers.  Chilled food stuffs are handled in a top loading box fitted with an Adler Barbour 12 volt refrigeration unit with small freezer or ice cube compartment.  Cooking is from a Force 10 2 burner propane stove.

The interior (as has the rest of this 36' Hinckley Picnic Boat) has been superbly maintained.

• Hella 12 volt turbo fans
• 2013 Sony AM/FM/CD stereo with Bluetooth connectivity.  Bose speakers below and in the cockpit

All electronics are located at the helm station, starboard side, within easy reach of the skipper.

• Garmin 5208 color radar/plotter 2013
• Garmin radome Awlgripped to match exterior paint scheme 2013
• Raytheon RP-650 Autopilot with rate gyro senso
• Autohelm ST50 Plus Tri-data; Speed/Depth/Temp
• Raytheon 210 VHF
• Ritchie 3" magnetic compass
• ACR Searchlight with remote control pad
• 2 windshield wipers
• Vetus bow thruster controls (foot pedals in sole at helm)

Wired for both 12 Volt DC and 110 Volt AC service.

12 Volt DC

• Switch panel with breakers
• 80 amp alternator
• 2 8D house/engine start batteries 2012

110 Volt AC

• Switch panel with breakers
• 30 amp shore power connection in cockpit
• 50' 30 amp shore power cord
• 30 amp battery charger
• Water heater (also engine supplied)
• Outlets (main cabin, head, galley, and helm deck)

Yanmar 6LYM-STE 350 HP fresh water cooled diesel provides motive power through a Hamilton 291 Jet Drive via a Twin Disc MG 5050 transmission.  At the time of listing the engine hour meter showed 577 hours.

• Racor fuel filter
• Full engine instrumentation at helm
• 2 electric bilge pumps
• 1 manual bilge pump
• Oil change pump for engine and transmission
• Manual hydraulic steering pump
• Accupoint diesel heater
•  Hamilton Jet fully serviced March 2015
• Engine cooling system including raw water pump, heat exchanger and oil cooler dis-assembled and fully serviced, and painted as appropriate March 2015
• All new engine hoses 2015
• Vacu-flush waste system all new waste hoses and otherwise substantially rebuilt 2015

Construction:  The hull is Kevlar/E-glass hybrid with balsa cored using patented SCRIMP (resin infused) system with vinylester resin in the exterior laminate.  The decks and house are E-glass with end grain balsa coring molded in polyester resin with molded in non-skid in all appropriate areas.

Finishes: March 2015 the hull has just been re-Awlgripped in Jet Black with a custom cream/black/cream boot top.  The swim platform was likewise re-finished.  The decks and house are finished in an off white gel coat and the bottom is painted with a hard black epoxy anti-fouling.  it has been kept well sanded and is extremely fair with no build up.  All exterior wood work is varnished teak and the toe rails were just stripped and re-finished with app 8-10 coats June 2104 and other exterior brightwork given seasonal coats.

Exterior arrangement:  Standard 36' Classic Hinckley Picnic Boat.  Wide side decks with appropriately paced grab rails allow ease of access forward and aft.  Gracious single deck level cockpit and helm area allow for gracious entertaining.  Port side is a forward and aft facing seat with storage under to starboard is a single helm seat atop a molded in storage cabinet.  On centerline aft of the helm is the engine box which is fitted with seating cushions.  Furthest aft is the transom seat with space for storage under.

• Fiberglass swim platform with teak treads (re-awlgripped 2015)
• Tapered varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile
• Stainless steel capped hull quarter guards aft
• Polished stainless steel deck hardware
• Modified bow chock to "open" design for ease of rigging dock lines and setting mooring pennant
• Optional varnished teak helm deck package including helm dash and house interior sides
• New helm deck lighting 2013
• Cockpit under deck lighting added 2013
• Under deck rod holders added 2013
• Cockpit Bose speakers added 2013
• Ski or wake boarding tow ring and swim/grab handle added to transom 2013
• 12 lb Danforth with 12' chain and 150' rode
• Fortress Anchor with 10' vinyl coated chain and 100' braided rode
• 4 Type II PFDs
• 3 fire extinguishers
• Flare kit
• 3 fenders and 4 braided docklines
• Bell

This 36' Hinckley Picnic Boat is owned by members of the Hinckley family and has received careful ongoing care as evidenced by her fresh 2015 Awlgrip, all new helm deck & cockpit cushions and many other upgrades.  Under current ownership she has been kept in inside heated storage.  She has always been a New England boat, has very low hours and should be seriously considered by anyone looking for a truly handsome "picnic" style boat with overnight/weekending accommodations.

Note the owners (members of the Hinckley family) prefer the standard jet controls and so this 36' Hinckley Picnic Boat, still easily maneuvered, is not equipped with the jet stick.  As the listing broker, I was given literally just 5 minutes of training in handling the boat and could easily dock and undock her.  While "the market" seems to prefer having the jet stick it is an added and somewhat complicated device for which there is no real need given a nominal amount of boat handling training and a bit of practice.  I came away from the experience thinking why would anyone add a jet stick when it is absolutely not needed?