2009 Hinckley Picnic Boat 37 MKIII

INTRODUCTION

The Picnic Boat Mark III features twin engines, an open, comfortable layout, excellent visibility and ventilation, and a modern hull designed for exceptional rough-water performance.

AMANTI DE GAJA is a heavily (and tastefully) optioned boat that has a generator, air conditioning, teak cockpit sole, teak pilothouse sole and numerous other features.

HULL AND DECK

• Flag Blue Awlgrip topsides (new in 2017)
• Light Cream gelcoat cabin house and deck, with contrasting Moondust AwlGrip nonskid pattern.
• Single bootstripe that matches the color of the deck
• Red bottom

Construction of the hull is Hinckley DualGuard® Composite Construction with 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. 

• 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 teak insert treads, 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 the hull

Deck Features:

• Flush foredeck anchor locker with hinged hatch and fold-out anchor roller.
• 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 opening ports on house sides with 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
• Hinckley pilothouse mast with spotlight, Radome, and satellite radio antenna painted to match deck. 
• Three (3) Stainless Steel hatches on cabin house top with Ocean Air Sky blinds/screens

COCKPIT 

The Cockpit features wonderful seating with both forward and aft facing seats. There is a transom door to provide easy access to the swim platform. Cockpit upholstery was updated in 2023.

More cockpit features:

• Varnished teak coaming and coaming cap.
• Teak cockpit sole 
• Starboard transom door from swim platform

• Hinckley custom “built-in flip down” cockpit steps mounted port and starboard.
• Custom “bo-peep” boarding handrail fits port or starboard side decks
• Stainless steel rod holders in aft side decks (1 port, 1 starboard)
• Rupp rod racks in kickwells (port and starboard).

• Courtesy lights under side decks port and starboard

• Large cockpit lockers between the cockpit and pilothouse with varnished louvered teak doors
• Cockpit shower with hot and cold mixing valve at transom door.
• Ample storage in seat lockers
• Stamoid cockpit cover

THE PILOTHOUSE

• Hinckley teak package with gloss varnished teak on pilothouse instrument pod, side panels, dash, pilothouse sides, and window frames
• Teak Pilothouse sole
• Four (4) Hinckley custom oversized frameless stainless steel pilothouse windows- two fixed front windows and two electric sliding side windows.
• Pilothouse front windows have heavy duty, self-parking, intermittent windshield wipers and fresh water washers
• Pilothouse windows tinted in green
• Two (2) oversized stainless steel Hinckley custom electric opening hatches on pilothouse top. Both hatches have Ocean Air blinds/screens
• Two Stidd 500N Admiral Slimline helm manually adjustable seats with X2 footrests. Covered with Sand Ultraleather and Admiral Piping
• Cushioned settees port and starboard 
• Insulated white overhead with teak battens
• (2) Hella Fans in corners of pilothouse
• Illumination is by four (4) overhead low-voltage halogen lights on dimmers
• Storage locker under pilothouse settees, port and starboard
• Hinckley insulated and drained ice chest in port amenity (between pilothouse and cockpit)
• Custom Hinckley varnished teak chart compartment on port side of pilothouse aft of forward window
• 120-volt outlet in forward settee face
• (5) Cup holders
• Varnished teak locking companionway door

• Varnished teak handrail on centerline of overhead
• Stamoid 3-piece drop curtains with Eisenglass windows

Helm Station (Starboard)

• Varnished teak instrument pod
• Stainless steel 14” steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• Hinckley JetStick® which 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 port and starboard
• 12-volt “cigarette style” outlet in locker to starboard.

Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine ST-6001 Autopilot with GyroPlus 2 interfaced to GPS
• Raymarine Updated 12” color Chartplotter/Radar/Fishfinder with 18” 2-KW radar array painted to match deck. With Differential GPS antenna and Raymarine DSM300 sounder module
• Standard Horizon PS 1000 VHF radio with RAM mic
• ACR spotlight - Masthead mounted with helm mounted electric remote control

 Entertainment Electronics

• Fusion Stereo System – new 2023
•  (3) Pairs of Sonos speakers – In V-berth on forward bulkhead, in the pilothouse, and in the cockpit. Each set of speakers can be controlled for volume. Updated 2023
• iPod Connection
• FLIR Thermal Imaging

INTERIOR BELOW

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

Entry is from the pilothouse companionway to the galley to port, private head to starboard and the V-berth accommodations forward.

Galley (Port)

• Aurora Corian countertop
• 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
• Single burner electric cook-top with Corian cover
• 600-watt 110-volt microwave oven
• 110-volt outlet
• Built-in bin for dish stowage
• (3) Cherry pullout drawers
• Red step-light in galley
• Under counter pull-out garbage receptacle
• Opening port with screen
• Additional storage is provided outboard and under the galley sink.

The stove is set in the countertop and has a Corian 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 separate 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 27-gallon aluminum 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
• AC duct.
• Opening port with screen

V-Berth (Forward)

• A comfortable double berth is formed with an insert.
•  Upholstered V-berth 
• Custom varnished cherry chart storage on sheathing sides

• Storage lockers under V-berth has easy-access cherry drop-front door to port

• Cedar-lined hanging locker is just aft of the V-berths to starboard.
• (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 SYSTEM

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

12-volt system:

• (3) 12-volt batteries for a total of 540-amps.
• Start – Two 12-volt AGM Group 31 batteries with 950 CCA capability –
• House – Two 12-volt AGM Group 4D batteries – 210-amps each.
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch allows emergency starting.
• 80-amp battery alternator on engine.
• 12-volt distribution panel includes thermo-magnetic breakers, volt and amp meter.

110-volt 30-amp AC electrical system

• 110-volt shore power inlet and relay.
• 50-amp shore power cord with Glendinning retractable power cord.
• Victron Multiplus inverter/charger with 100-amp 12-volt multi-stage battery charging capability.

Generator:  9 KW Onan Generator - with sound shield

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT

• Twin Volvo D4 300-hp diesel engines
• Hamilton 274 Jet Drives
• Twin ZF 63 transmissions
• 7” hydraulic bow thruster
• Hinckley custom JetStick control system is integrated with the bow thruster.
• Dual cylinder trim tabs with indicator controls at helm
• Volvo EVC Tachometer with LCD multi-function display
• Fuel, oil pressure, and water temperature gauges.
• Alarms for high-low oil pressure, and high engine water temperature and hydraulic pressure.
• Custom Racor fuel filters. MA500MA with pressure gauges, drain lines, and water sensors
• Algae-X 400 fuel conditioners for engines and generator
• Manual hydraulic steering pump.
• Air Conditioning/Heating: (1) 20,000 BTU AC unit in pilothouse and (1) 10,000 BTU unit in the V berth with outlets in the cabin, head, and pilothouse.
• (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 aluminum holding tank with overboard discharge.
• 6-gallon stainless steel hot water heater – shore power and engine heated.
• 40-gallon polyethylene water tank.
• Total 220-gallon in 2 polyethylene fuel tanks
• 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.

ADDITIONAL 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

• 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
• Fenders with fleece covers
• Deck shower/water outlet with hot & cold mixing valve.
• Life jackets
• Fire extinguishers
• 12-volt air horn with switch on dash.
• Masthead and running lights

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.