2011 Hinckley Picnic Boat 37 MKIII

KEEPER is a stunning example of the Hinckley Picnic Boat MKIII.  This Picnic Boat MKIII features powered pilothouse windows and overhead hatches, a modern hull designed for exceptional rough-water performance and amenities which include a transom door and comfortable seating for 10 in the expansive pilothouse and cockpit area. A removable pilothouse table provides plenty of space to set out hors d’oeuvres and have a comfortable dinner for four as well as an additional table receiver in the cockpit. Air conditioning in the pilothouse and down below, generator, and custom entertainment options make KEEPER a must see.

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 topsides
• Light Cream gelcoat cabin house and deck.
• Double Light Cream boot stripe
• Red bottom
• Teak Decking in Pilot House and Cockpit

• 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

DECK FEATURES

• Flush foredeck anchor locker with hinged hatch and fold-out anchor roller.
• 1 ¼” low profile Polished Stainless Steel Bow rail
• 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
• Hinckley pilothouse mast with spotlight, Radome painted to match deck. 
• Large side windows in Pilothouse open electrically
• (2) Stainless Steel electric opening hatches in the Pilothouse with powered 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
• ACR spotlight - Masthead mounted with helm mounted electric remote control

The cockpit features cushioned seating at the transom.  Aft facing seats are located at the forward end of the cockpit. With additional stern seat filler section to cover transom door area with cushion. All cushions are covered in Sunbrella, Navigation Shell.

More cockpit features:

• Teak cockpit sole and cockpit coaming. 
• Starboard transom door from swim platform
• Optional filler cushion and platform for walk through transom door
• Courtesy lights under side decks port and starboard
• Two (2) S.S. rod holders mounted on the port and stbd side decks. Rupp Rod racks on port and stbd under gunwale
• Additional socket added to hold table from Pilothouse for additional versatility.

• Teak boarding step for port or starboard side deck

• Cockpit/pilothouse lockers with varnished louvered teak doors
• Cockpit shower with mixing valve at stern seat.
• Stamoid cockpit cover
• Speakers with dedicated amplifier and volume control.
• Custom fold-down cockpit boarding steps integrated into port and starboard coaming sides.
• Refrigerator conveniently located in the starboard amenity
• Two (2) S.S. rod holders mounted on the port and stbd side decks. Rupp Rod racks on port and stbd under gunwale
• Additional socket added to hold table from pilothouse for additional versatility.

The Pilothouse offers a full-length overhead handrail, and several other custom features that not all MK III Picnic Boats have.

• Teak pilothouse sole
• Teak finished pilothouse upper sides and dash.
• (4) Pilothouse windows with green tint include:  (2) Electric Sliding side windows and (2) Fixed, forward with heavy duty, self-parking, pantograph windshield wipers and fresh water washers.
• “Sand” Ultraleather Stidd  helmsman and passenger seats. Helm seat is powered fore and aft.
• Pilothouse seating covered in Sunbrella, Navigation Shell.
• Pilothouse dining table with flip down leaves; removable with storage bag
• Insulated white overhead has four (2) Electric opening hatches with Ocean Air Sky screens/shades
• (2)  Hella Fans outboard at forward window valance.
• Additional illumination is by four (4) overhead low-voltage halogen lights.
• Storage lockers under pilothouse settees
• (5) Cup holders
• Varnished teak locking companionway door
• Varnished teak handrail on centerline
• Stamoid 3-piece drop curtains with Eisenglass windows.
• 110VAC outlet.
• Interior Stamoid Window covers (4)

• Varnished teak instrument pod
• Stainless steel 14” steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• Hinckley JetStick
• Engine gauges, tachometer with hour meter, oil pressure, water temp., nozzle indicator
• 12-volt “cigarette style” outlet in chart pocket

Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine ST-70 Autopilot interfaced to GPS
• Raymarine E140 Wide Chartplotter
• Icom M604 VHF radio and Command Mic III
• Compass – helm mounted
• Raymarine T350 Thermal Image Camera

• Sirius satellite weather service for Raymarine E-Series.

 Entertainment Electronics

• 22 inch Solé HD LCD
• Samsung BD-C6500 Blu-ray disc player
• Alpine CDA-117 stereo
• Custom onboard MiFi system
• Sirius Satellite Radio for Alpine Stereo

The interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry with Gloss Trim accents. 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. Cabin is equipped with Air conditioning providing additional comfort.

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

GALLEY (Port)

• Cinnabar 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
• Seward Princess Model 1203-1006 One Burner Built-in Butane Stove with Wood cutting board cover.
• 600-watt 110-volt microwave oven
• 110-volt outlet
• Built-in bin for glass and mug 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.
• Interior sole cover
• Accu-point heater with outlets in pilothouse, main cabin, and head.
• 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. 
• High gloss cherry wood countertop under-mounted porcelain sink. 
• Grohe faucet/hand held 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
• Opening port with screen, as well as forced ventilation.

V-BERTH (Forward)

• A very comfortable double berth is formed with an insert.
• V-berth upholstered in Sunbrella, Navigation Shell.

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

• 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.
• 22 inch Solé HD LCD mounted behind louver locker door

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 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.

• Twin VOLVO 300-hp D4 diesel engines

• Hamilton 274 Jet Drives
• Twin ZF 63 transmissions
• 7” hydraulic variable thrust bow thruster
• Hinckley JetStick control system is integrated with the bow thruster.
• Air Conditioning, forward cabin (10k BTU) and pilot house ( 20k BTU)
• 9KW Onan Generator with sound shield
• Dual cylinder trim tabs with indicator controls at helm
• Fuel filter/water separator
• Agea-X Fuel polishing system for main engines
• Reverso electric oil change system for main engines, transmissions and generator.
• 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.

• Manual hydraulic steering pump.
• (3) Electric 1500-GPH 12-volt bilge pumps with float switches and high water alarm
• High pressure deck wash pump
• 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 polyethelelene water tank.
• (2) 110-gallon polyethelene fuel tanks - total 220-gallons.
• Mylar-faced acoustical foam-lined engine box insulation.
• Engine room has double gaskets and an electric riser.
• Engine space has a forced-air exhaust fan.
• Baffled and insulated air intake
• Automatic engine compartment fire suppression system, with automatic engine shut-down.
• Groco bronze raw water strainers for engine cooling.
• Salt water deck wash in the anchor locker.

Ground Tackle System:

• Muir electric windlass pkg:  Flush foredeck anchor locker houses a Muir electric windlass with polished stainless steel Delta 22# anchor + 15’ 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

• Life Raft: Four person Winslow Rescue Raft II.
• 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.
• Fire extinguishers
• 12-volt trumpet air horn with switch on dash.
• Masthead and running lights
• (2) fishing rod holders in cockpit.