INTRODUCTION: 

HEDGE CLIPPER is a beautifully maintained 2016 Picnic Boat MKIII, showing in near new-new condition with an outstanding maintenance history. She has been annually stored and serviced at Hinckley Yacht Services in Portsmouth RI, always benefitting from their heated indoor YachtCare program.

This Picnic Boat MKIII is thoughtfully equipped for elegant cruising and weekend getaways, featuring an optional generator and air conditioning. The updated Hinckley JetStick II enhances her maneuverability, offering both Heading Hold and Hover Lock for effortless navigation. Please review the specifications and photos below to appreciate the exceptional quality of this vessel. HEDGE CLIPPER is sure to turn heads in every port of call.

Upgraded JETSTICK II system:

Following components were updated in 2021 to current standard: feedback sensors for steering and reversing bucket, antenna for GPS signal that provides heading hold and H-lock position holding capability.

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
• Light Cream gelcoat cabin house and painted to match non-skid decks
• Light Cream double bootstripe
• Red Micron Extra 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 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
• Teak inserts on swim platform in lieu of standard non-skid

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
• Varnished teak 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 Radom painted to match deck. Remote spotlight on mast, painted to match deck
• Large opening side windows in Pilothouse
• (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
• Varnished full teak package including dash, pilothouse liners and cockpit coamings

COCKPIT:

The Cockpit features ample cushioned seating at the transom, with optional removable varnished teak table.

More cockpit features:

• SS fridge installed in starboard side amenity
• Gloss vanished teak cockpit coaming
• Starboard transom door from swim platform
• Optional receiver installed in port cockpit area for folding table with high/low base
• Cockpit cushions in Premium Upholstery Duralee, Pavilion # 15402-206 Navy in lieu of standard Sunbrella.
• 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
• 18” Deep insulated and drained cooler in port amenity between cockpit and pilothouse
• Optional Hinckley designed Bo-peep boarding handle with mount to port and starboard for easier side boarding
• Two stainless steel rod holders mounted on the port and starboard side decks
• Two Rupp rod holders mounted on port under gunwales
• Weather covers for cockpit seating, and cockpit mooring cover

PILOTHOUSE:

The pilothouse is fully air conditioned with Duralee, Pavilion #15402-206 Navy upholstery at port and starboard.

• Varnished teak pilothouse liners and dash
• Optional table base for folding cockpit table
• (4) Pilothouse windows with Green Tint include:  (2) Manual 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 Luxor Leather Soft Touch Plus – BR-01 Vellum for helmsman and navigator seats with integral folding footrests
• Optional refrigerator installed in starboard amenity between cockpit and pilothouse
• Optional 18” deep insulated and drained cooler in port amenity between cockpit and pilothouse with folding lid and storage below
• Pilothouse cushions in Duralee, Pavilion #15402-206 Navy
• 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
• Custom teak dining table with base
• Stamoid window and windshield 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
• Livorsi 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:

• Following Garmin system updates in 2022:
  • Garmin GPSMAP 8617 color MFD
  • Garmin 18x Fantom radar
  • Garmin GSD 24 sounder module
  • Garmin Reactor 40 autopilot interfaced to MFD
  • Garmin GMI20 instrument display
  • Garmin AIS 800 800 transceiver

• Standard Horizon Explorer Gx1600BVHF radio with RAM mic
• Ocean Pursuits panel with alarms for water in fuel alarms for main engines and genset, and high-water alarms connected to bilge pump float switches
• ACR remote spotlight upgraded to larger LED unit in 2021
• Optional SR150 SiriusXM satellite weather

 Entertainment Electronics:

• Optional Fusion Bluetooth compatible stereo
• All speakers for sound system are Alpine
• (2) Pair of speakers – (1) pair in pilothouse forward and (1) pair in cockpit.
• Independent climate controls at port and starboard helm

ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT:

The Queen Island Berth interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry with optional settee to port. 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 “Mineral” countertop in galley
• Stainless steel sink with Grohe fixtures, spray nozzle and hot and cold pressure water
• SeaFrost 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 in cabinet face
• Three cherry pullout drawers
• Red step-light in galley
• Under counter pull-out garbage receptacle
• Additional storage is provided outboard and under the galley sink.

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
• Air conditioning/heat outlet in head
• Opening port with screen, as well as forced ventilation.
• Stainless steel towel bar

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
• Mattress cover upholstered in Duralee, Pavilion #15402-206 Navy
• Cabin seat upholstered in Perennials, Slubby #655-143 Grotto
• 3 Throw Pillows – 18” sq in Perennials Slubby #655-143 Grotto with Perennials Nailhead #620-229 Sahara Piping
• 3 Throw Pillows 12” sq in Perennials Chameleon #900-75 Geranium Red using the front side of the material with Perennials Nailhead #620-229 Sahara Piping
• 2 Throw Pillows –  12” sq in Duralee Pavilion #15402-206 Navy with Perennials Nailhead #620-229 Sahara Piping
• 2 Throw Pillows –  12” x 18” rectangular lumbar in Perennials Slubby #655-143 Grotto with Perennials Nailhead #620-229 Sahara Piping
• 2 Throw Pillows –  12” x 18” rectangular lumbar in Perennials Chameleon #900-75 Geranium Red using the front side of the material with Perennials Nailhead #620-229 Sahara Piping

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

• Optional 9 KW Onan generator with sound shield
• Low resistance, copper wire and sacrificial zinc anode bonding system.

DC electrical system:

• Start – Two 12-volt AGM Group 31 batteries with 950 CCA capability.
• House bank: Two AGM Group 4D batteries – 210-amps each.
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch allows emergency starting.
• 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: 

• Twin Yanmar 8LV-370-hp Common Rail diesel engines with ZF 220 transmissions.

• Hamilton 274 Jet Drives
• 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
• Yanmar LCD multi-function display. Separate Livorsi  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, 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 insulation in engine room
• Engine room forced-air exhaust fan
• Baffled and insulated air intake
• Automatic engine compartment fire suppression system, with automatic engine shutdown

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

• Compass: Ritchie, mounted at helm seat
• 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 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