INTRODUCTION:

STELLA’s current owner has spared no expense in both upgrades and preventative maintenance. Improvements and significant maintenance (beyond the extensive normal annual service) since 2022 includes:

• New Raymarine electronics package
• New Fusion Apollo stereo
• Toe rail varnish stripped and redone
• Hull Awlgripped Corinthian Blue
• New holding tank with overboard discharge option
• Extensive engine work including cleaning coolers and heat exchangers, new raw water pumps, new exhaust elbows, rebuilt alternators and starters, PTO pumps serviced, transmissions removed and painted and more
• New house and start batteries
• New cockpit pilothouse window covers

HULL and DECK:

• Corinthian Blue Awlgrip topsides (2022)
• Off White gelcoat cabin house and deck with painted nonskid.
• Double Off White Boot stripe
• Red bottom

Construction:

• Hull:  Hinckley DualGuard® Composite Construction Kevlar/E-glass hybrid outer skin with aircraft grade end-grain balsa below the waterline, and a Carbon-fiber inner skin. Laminated with a vinylester resin (SCRIMP®).
• Deck:  E-glass outer and inner skin with aircraft grade end grain balsa and closed-cell foam core. Laminated with vinylester resin using (SCRIMP®).
• Marelon ® ball valve seacocks with thru hulls below waterline and Marelon ® thru hulls above waterline.

• Swim Platform - Heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform with teak insert treads, S/S bracket and S/S half-round rubrail
• Quarterguard painted to match hull with stainless steel half round rubrail extends forward from swim platform to protect tumblehome

• S/S telescoping 3-step folding swim ladder that stores under swim platform
• Swim platform handle on transom painted to match the hull

Deck:

• Rounded, tapered, varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile

• Stainless steel (S/S) half-round on fiberglass molded rub rail
• Flush molded, foredeck anchor locker with hinged hatch and fold-out anchor roller
• Varnished teak eyebrow molding around cabin top
• (5) Varnished teak handrails port and starboard on cabin top, port and starboard on pilothouse top and aft end of pilothouse
• Custom Hinckley 316L stainless steel bow chocks
• (2) 10” bow, (2) 10” stern cleats, (4) 8” pull-up spring cleats amidships all in type 316L S/S
• Three (3) deck mounted fender pad eyes each side with toe rail chafe strips
• One (1) low-profile polished SS cabin top hatch with retractable blind and screen
• Hinckley designed pilothouse mast on roof top with ACR spotlight, anchor light and VHF antenna
•  (4) Elliptical opening ports on house sides with screens

COCKPIT:

• Teak cockpit sole
• Varnished teak coaming and coaming cap
• Cockpit has seating that includes cushioned forward-facing transom seating and port and starboard aft-facing seats located at the forward end of the cockpit
• Removable transom seat filler with cushion at transom door
• Storage underneath all seating

• Cockpit Cushions fabric – Sunbrella, Topside Indigo 1301-000, w/Natural Sunbrella piping
• Direct overboard scuppers with SS grate covers

• Cockpit/Pilothouse amenity lockers with varnished louvered teak doors
• Hinckley designed flip-down boarding steps in port and starboard coaming
• Starboard transom door entry from swim platform
• Cockpit shower with hot/cold mixing valve at transom door
• Cockpit lighting  - white courtesy lighting port & starboard on dimmer under side decks and a cockpit step light
• (2) cockpit speakers

• Stamoid cover for cockpit with zippered for access from transom door

PILOTHOUSE:

• Teak pilothouse sole
• Varnished teak on interior pilothouse sides, instrument pod, and dash
• Varnished teak handrail on centerline
• Varnished teak companionway door with bi-fold hatch and lock
• (2) Stidd 500N Admiral Slimline helm manually adjustable seats with X2 footrests covered in Ultra leather Curry  291-3612
• L-Settees - aft port and starboard with storage underneath.
• Cushions fabric – Sunbrella, Topside Indigo 1301-000, w/Natural Sunbrella piping
• Removable varnished teak table with fixed polished SS pedestal and custom sliding positioning – with cover
• (2) Overhead oversized electric opening hatches in the Pilothouse roof with retractable blinds and screens
• Powered sliding side opening windows in concealed S/S frames with controls port and starboard and lockout safety switch

• (2) Fixed forward windows in concealed S/S frames

• Two (2) heavy duty and electric, self-parking wipers on Pilothouse windows, intermittent wiper control, freshwater windshield washers, and pad mounted control at helm

•  (2) Hella fans
• (2) 12-volt outlets plus a custom additional 12-volt outlet at port companion seat
• (2) Stereo marine speakers
• Air conditioning:  20,000 BTU
• Accupoint heater outlets
• Additional illumination is by five (5) overhead low-voltage halogen lights on a dimmer switch.
• Stamoid/Eisenglass 3-piece drop curtains to enclose Pilothouse area
• Mesh exterior window sun covers for all Pilothouse windows

Helm Station:

• Varnished teak instrument pod
• Stainless steel 14” steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• Hinckley JetStick® - integrates forward and aft motion, steering, and bow thruster into single joystick
• Engine gauges, tachometer with hour meter, oil pressure, cooling water temperature
• Top-opening locker starboard
• 12-volt “cigarette style” outlet at helm and in locker to starboard

ELECTRONICS AND NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT:

• Raymarine Axiom XL15.6 Chartplotter/Radar display (2022)
• Raymarine 18” Quantum radome painted to match rooftop (2022)
• Sirius SR200 weather service interfaced into Axiom display (2022)

• Raymarine p70rAutopilot with interfaced to GPS (2022)
• Raymarine AIS700 AIS transceiver interfaced to GPS (2022)
• Standard Horizon PS 1000 VHF Radio with ram mike
• Mounted Ritchie compass

Entertainment Equipment: 

• Fusion Apollo stereo with Bluetooth and Sirius/XM receiver
• Two (2) MB Quart marine speakers in Pilothouse painted to match with dedicated amplifier and volume control
• Two (2) MB Quart DKE-116 in interior forward bulkhead
• Two (2) MB Quart marine speakers in cockpit with dedicated amplifier with fader controls

INTERIOR:

The interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry and an acoustic foam headliner with cherry trim. The cabin sole is varnished teak and tulipwood and has a custom cabin sole cover. Louvered cherry locker doors and (5) Frigast stainless steel bulkhead lights add to the cabin ambience.

• Air Conditioning:  10,000 BTU to service Main Cabin
• Accupoint heater – with outlets in pilothouse, main cabin and head

Entry is from the pilothouse tri-hatch folding companionway to the Galley to port, private Head to starboard and the V-berth accommodations forward.

Galley (Port):

• Abalone Corian countertop
• Stainless steel under mounted sink bowl with Corian cover with single-lever fixtures, and hot and cold pressure water.
• Sea Frost refrigeration – 12-volt cold plate refrigerator in a self-draining insulated box
• Single burner electric cook-top with Corian cover
• 110-volt microwave oven
• 110-volt outlet
• Built-in bin for dish stowage and cup stowage under the microwave
• (3) Cherry pullout drawers
• Red step-light in galley
• Under counter pull-out garbage receptacle
• Opening port with screen
• Additional storage is provided in companionway step, outboard and under the galley sink.

The stove is set in the countertop and has a custom stove cover that adds to the already ample counter space surrounding the sink. The sink also has a Corian cover. Microwave is built in outboard. The refrigeration is mounted aft and is accessed by a counter lift-up top. 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
• Molded fiberglass sole for easy cleaning. 
• Varnished cherry countertop with an undermounted 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 28-gallon polyethylene holding tank (head new 2023)
• 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
• (1) Hella fan
• Opening port with screen, as well as forced ventilation.
• Heater  and air conditioning duct

V-Berth (Forward):

• V-berth has a removable insert to form a double berth, with cushion
• V-berth cushions upholstered in Sunbrella Captain Navy 131-000, with Natural Sunbrella piping
• Varnished cherry shelves over berths outboard

• Storage lockers under V-berth have easy-access cherry drop-front doors.

• Cedar-lined hanging locker is just aft of the V-berths to starboard.
• Additional storage under V-berths and 2-drawers under V-Berth seat
• (2) Stereo speakers are mounted port and starboard on the forward bulkhead.
• (2) Hella fans – port and starboard bulkhead facing aft.
• Overhead opening hatch with Ocean Air Sky screen/shade.

ELECTRICAL:

• Victron Multiplus 12V/3000/120 pure sine wave inverter/charger with 100-amp 12-volt multi-stage battery charging capability
• Mastervolt Powercharger 12/40-3 battery charger for start batteries
• Glendinning retractable 50-amp 110/220 shore power cord with wireless remote (cable replaced 2023)
• Two (2) 12-volt AGM Group 31 starting batteries (2022)
• Two (2) 12-volt AGM Group 4D house batteries (2023)
• 12-volt Bass distribution panel using thermo-magnetic breakers with volt and amp meters
• Three (3) 115-amp 12-volt DC battery alternators – one for house and one for each start battery
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch allows emergency starting. Remote switches in head equipment locker
• Low resistance, copper wire and sacrificial zinc anode bonding system and zinc saver

Generator – Cummins Onan 9 KW generator with sound shield (188.5 hours September 2024)

Sound Reduction:

• Mylar-faced acoustical foam- varying densities -engine room insulation.
• Double gaskets on deck hatch
• Custom fiberglass, baffled, insulated and drained engine air intake
• Custom water drop mufflers and underwater exhaust
• Sound absorbent material for Pilothouse and Cabin overhead

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT:

• Electric lift for Pilothouse deck gives full engine access with additional hatch for daily checks

• Twin Volvo 300-hp D-4 common rail diesel engines

• Hamilton 274 Jet Drives
• Twin ZF 63 transmissions
• Hinckley JetStick® with integrated control of steering, forward and aft motion and bow thruster
• 7” proportional hydraulic bow thruster

• Manual hydraulic steering pump
• Volvo EVC tachometer with LCD multifunction display for each engine
• Analog  gauges for engine oil pressure, engine coolant temperature, fuel gauge and volt meter
• Alarms for low oil pressure and high engine water temperature

• Racor fuel filter/water separator with vacuum gauges and water sensing alarms

• Engine room forced-air blower

• Dual-cylinder stainless steel trim tabs with indicator controls at helm
• Automatic engine compartment fire suppression system with automatic engine shutdown

• Engine oil change kit connected to engine oil pan and transmission
• 12-volt DC automatic shower sump pump.
• Three (3) 1500-GPH 12-volt bilge pumps with safety float switches and high-water alarm (float switches replaced 2022)
• Whale emergency bilge pump mounted in cockpit locker
• Hot and cold pressure system
• Two (2) 110-gallon polyethylene fuel tanks with flush mount vents on hull sides and fuel/air separators
• 40-gallon polyethylene water tank with flush mount vent on hull side and remote gauge (new 2022)
• 6-gallon stainless steel hot water tank heated by shore power and engine
• 28-gallon polyethylene integrated holding tank with flush mount vent on hull side and pump out fitting on deck (new 2022 with hoses)
• Overboard discharge option for holding tank for use when offshore
• Marine Air Air-Conditioning – 10,000 BTU for forward cabin and 20,000 BTU – Pilothouse
• Accupoint Heater – ducts in pilothouse, main cabin and head.

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

Ground Tackle System:

• Windlass package consists of Hinckley designed polished S/S folding anchor roller, Muir  hydraulic windlass operated from the helm station or a handheld wired remote at anchor locker, polished S/S Delta anchor with 25’ of S/S chain & 150’ anchor rode

Equipment:

• Bow varnished burgee pennant staff with flush socket.
• Stern mounted 4 ft. varnished teak ensign pole & flush socket
• Boat hook - mounted under side deck
• Dock lines
• Three (3) fenders
• Life jackets
• Fire extinguishers
• Flare kit
• Masthead and running lights
• 12-volt Kahlenberg single trumpet air horn mounted on roof with switch on dash
• Revere Coastal Compact life raft (out of inspection)