INTRODUCTION: 

This Picnic Boat MKIII is perfectly optioned to perform any task, from the simple sunset cruise to the extended weekend getaway. Her modern hull is designed for exceptional rough-water performance, and amenities include a transom door, facing settees in the pilothouse and easy engine access.

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
• Cream gelcoat cabin house and painted to match non-skid decks
• Cream bootstripe to match decks
• Red 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 textured nonskid that improves the functionality and provides a clean look, stainless steel bracket and half round.

• Stainless steel telescoping 3-step folding swim ladder that stores under platform
• Stainless steel swim handle on transom painted to match hull
• Swim platform legs specially primed and painted to match bottom paint and mitigate fouling and corrosion

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 radome painted to match deck
• Large opening side windows in pilothouse
• (2) Stainless Steel 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 located for easy reach from pilothouse and cockpit
• Varnished full teak package including dash, pilothouse liners and cockpit coamings
• Awlgrip painted non-skid decks in pilothouse and cockpit
• Hinckley custom stainless steel bow rail
• (2) Stainless steel rod holders
• Hinckley custom Bo-Peep boarding handle with dual deck sockets and dedicated clip-in storage

COCKPIT:

The Cockpit features Awlgrip painted non-skid decks and varnished teak coamings. Ample cushioned seating at the transom and aft facing seats at the forward end of the cockpit with storage below.

More cockpit features:

• Starboard transom door from swim platform
• Optional receiver installed in port cockpit area for folding table with high/low base
• Optional 18” (wine bottle) deep insulated and drained cooler in port amenity with hinged lid
• Optional refrigerator installed in starboard amenity

• Cockpit cushions in Ralph Lauren Patio Stripe Blue

• 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
• Custom optioned line and fender storage organizer in lazarette (replaced in 2020)
• Stamoid cockpit mooring cover
• Two speakers in cockpit with dedicated amplifier and volume control
• Two sets of stainless steel rod racks mounted under port gunwale

PILOTHOUSE:

The pilothouse is fully air conditioned with Ralph Lauren upholstery at port and starboard.

• Varnished teak pilothouse liners and dash
• (2) Hella fans, each overhead port and starboard
• Optional Stidd seats with Luxor Leather Soft Touch Plus Vellum for helmsman and navigator seats with integral folding footrests. Helm chair has power fore/aft adjustment
• Optional refrigerator installed in starboard amenity between cockpit and pilothouse
• Optional 18” deep (wine bottle depth) insulated and drained cooler in port amenity between cockpit and pilothouse with folding lid and storage below.
• Pilothouse cushions in Ralph Lauren Patio Stripe Blue
• Two 12,000 BTU air conditioning/reverse cycle heat units in pilothouse with separate controls for port and starboard
• 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
• Window covers for all four windows
• Custom teak dining folding dining table

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 multi-function display (controller on dash), oil pressure, water temperature, fuel level
• Yanmar digital gauges
• 12-volt cigarette style outlet near helm
• Glove box/storage with lid at aft end of starboard shelf
• (2) Cup holders
• Lenco trim tab controller with LED indicators
• Windshield wiper and spotlight controllers

Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment:

• Raymarine e165 16” color Chartplotter/Radar with 4kw 24” color HD scanner
• Raymarine P70R Autopilot interfaced to GPS
• (NEW, 2024) AIS Transceiver
• i70 Multifunction instrument display with depth interfaced with Raymarine equipment
• Standard Horizon Explorer Gx1600BVHF radio with RAM mic
• Racor fuel filter/water audible alarm with indicators for generator main engines
• High water bilge alarm with indicators for each bilge zone (3)

 Entertainment Electronics:

• FUSION MS-AV750 stereo receiver with AM/FM/CD/DVD player with Bluetooth and aux input, satellite radio ready
• FUSION wired remote at helm with independent volume controls for cabin, pilothouse, and cockpit
• All speakers for system are Alpine
• (3) Pairs of speakers – (1) pair in cabin forward, (1) pair in pilothouse forward, and (1) pair in cockpit. All speakers have remote volume control
• Cockpit speakers driven off dedicated amplifier

ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT:

The traditional, spacious, and comfortable V-berth is finished in satin-varnished cherry and features large lockers port and starboard, with the starboard creating a divide between the galley and berth. The cabin sole is gloss varnished teak and tulipwood, with a dedicated cover. 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):

The stove and sink are set into the countertop and have matching Corian cover that adds to the already ample counter space in the galley. Microwave built in outboard. The refrigeration is located aft and accessed by a counter lift-up top.

• Custom Corian “Witch Hazel” countertop in galley
• Stainless steel sink with Grohe fixtures, spray nozzle and hot and cold pressure water

• Adler Barbour refrigeration – 12-volt cold plate refrigerator in a self-draining insulated box
• 600-watt 110-volt microwave oven
• Mug and glass storage below microwave
• General storage outboard behind sliding louvered doors
• 110-volt outlet
• (3) Cherry pullout drawers
• Red step-light in galley
• Under counter pull-out garbage receptacle
• Additional storage provided outboard and under the galley sink

Head (Next aft starboard):

• Solid cherry door panel door
• Custom gloss varnished cherry countertop and undermount 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 in 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
• Two Frigast LED lights
• Optional door catch hardware to secure head door in the open position

V-Berth (Forward):

• Traditional V berth with removable center insert

• Storage lockers under berth have easy-access cherry front drawers
• Cedar-lined hanging locker is just aft of the berths to starboard
• Overhead stainless steel opening hatch with Ocean Air Sky screen/shade
• Air conditioning/heat outlet in cabin with zone control
• Mattress cover upholstered in Sunbrella – Navigation Marine
• Frigast reading lights on forward bulkhead
• Two speakers on forward bulkhead
• Two Hella fans on forward bulkhead
• 22” Sole LCD monitor mounted on the starboard forward hanging locker face, aft of v-berth

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

Low resistance, copper wire and sacrificial zinc anode bonding system.

12-volt system:

• (2) 12-volt house batteries for a total of 420-amps
• Start – Two 12-volt AGM Group 31 batteries with 950 CCA capability
• (NEW, 2024) House – Two 12-volt AGM Group 4D batteries – 210-amps each
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch allows emergency starting
• (2) Two 180 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:

• (2) 110-volt shore power inlet and relay
• (2) 30-amp shore power cords. (1) dedicated to house and charging loads and (1) dedicated to climate control systems
• Cummins Onan 9 KW generator with sound shield (47 hours!)
• 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

Generator:

• Optional Cummins Onan 9 KW generator with sound shield. 

(NEW, 2024) Solar Panels with "Merlin" Technology & Backside Wiring Supply/Install Adhesive Mounting with Peel-off Backing

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT & ENGINE DETAILS: 

• Twin Yanmar 8LV 370 hp common rail diesel engines with only 315 hours
• (NEW, 2024) Raw water engine hoses

• Hamilton 274 Jet Drives
• (NEW, 2024) Feedback sensors on Jets
• Twin ZF 220 transmissions
• 7” hydraulic variable thrust bow thruster
• Hinckley custom Jet Stick 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 multi-function displays. Separate 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, and 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-lined engine box insulation
• Engine box cover has double gaskets and an electric riser
• Engine box forced-air exhaust fan
• Baffled and insulated air intake
• Automatic engine compartment fire suppression system, with automatic engine shutdown
• Optional oil change kit

ADDITONAL EQUIPMENT:

Ground Tackle System:

Muir electric windlass package:  Flush foredeck anchor locker houses a Muir electric windlass with polished stainless steel Delta 22# anchor + 25’ stainless steel chain & 150’ anchor rode and polished stainless steel folding bow roller. The windlass can be operated from the helm station or a handheld wired remote at anchor locker.

Equipment:

• Compass: Ritchie, mounted at helm seat
• Fire extinguishers
• Flares
• Electric horn
• Life Jackets
• Lines
• Running Lights
• Fenders with fleece covers and Wichard snap hooks for each fender line
• Boat Hook: Mounted under side deck