HOBNOB Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic 36 2001

HOBNOB is a very well-found and updated Picnic Boat Classic. Maintained by Hinckley Yacht Services in our YachtCare package for years, she is in fabulous condition with many sought after updates. Priced to sell now and located at our docks in Portsmouth.

HULL:

• (2020) Dark Blue Awlgrip topsides 
• Light Cream deck and house 
• Cream bootstripe
• Red bottom
• Exquisite teak brightwork 

Construction:  

• Hull is Hinckley proprietary DUALGUARD with Kevlar/e-glass outer skins and Carbon Fiber inner skins, end-grain balsa laminated via the SCRIMP process with vinylester.
• Deck and cockpit are E-glass and balsa cored, molded with polyester resin.  
• The deck and cockpit sole have a molded-in nonskid pattern.
• Stainless steel half round on fiberglass molded rub rail
• Molded anchor locker in foredeck with flush hinged hatch
• Heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform has teak insert treads, stainless steel bracket and half round, and a stainless-steel folding swim ladder.

DECK features:

• Rounded, tapered, varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile
• Varnished teak eyebrow molding around cabin top
• Varnished teak handrails on cabin top and pilothouse top.
• (3) Low profile opening aluminum hatches with screens
• Four opening elliptical ports: Galley, head and two opening ports on cabin house
• Spotlight mounted on mast and radome mounted on pilothouse top painted to match deck
• Bow, stern and springline 316L stainless steel mooring cleats
• Custom Hinckley 316L stainless steel bow chocks
• Padeyes with chafe strips to hang fenders

COCKPIT

• 4-bow Bimini – attaches to pilothouse top and covers cockpit. 
• cockpit cover attaches with snaps – Covers cockpit from pilothouse top to end of transom. 

The cockpit features:

• Varnished teak cockpit coaming 
• Movable boarding ladder with teak treads mounted inboard port and starboard 
• Stowage is available in lockers with varnished teak doors
• Insulated cooler in aft deck with flush hatch 

Insulated engine box 

• Varnished teak drink table with four drink holders.  
• Custom removable seat back – Two (2) positions for forward and aft facing seating and stores under side decks.  

PILOTHOUSE

• The pilothouse is finished with varnished teak including the dash and upper house sides and forward.
• (2022) NEW pilothouse headliner
• (2022) Pilothouse window frames stripped and painted  
• Teak locking companionway door with folding removable hatch-top.  
• Illumination by low-voltage halogen lights in pilothouse with dimmer switch.
• Varnished teak handrail on aft pilothouse top.

Pilothouse (Port):

• Forward and aft facing seat for two, upholstered in Sunbrella-type fabric.
• Varnished teak drink holder/grab rail
• Stainless steel bar-style lower footrest for forward and aft facing seat 
• Locker below the seat with inboard varnished teak louvered door entry.

Helm Station (Starboard)

Features include:

• Varnished teak dash, instrument pod and side navigation panel. 
• Stidd helm chair
• (2021) NEW (10) actuator switches at helm
• Stainless steel footrest bulkhead mounted
• Stainless steel 14” steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• Engine gauges, tachometer, temperature, oil pressure, fuel, and Jet nozzle direction (steering angle) indicator
• Ignition key switch with push button stop
• Remote spotlight control pad on vertical face of helm

Outboard –

• Hinckley JetStick (2nd generation) – digital system that integrates the forward and aft motion of the boat, the steering, and the bow thruster into a single joystick control. 
• Top-opening locker outboard of helm seat with chart storage
• 12-volt outlet in chart pocket
• Electrical breaker panel mounted low outboard helm seat
• Two (2) cup holders outboard

Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment:

• (2021) NEW Garmin GPSMAP® 8616xsv 15.6″ MFD Chartplotter/Sonar/GPS/Radar
• (2021) NEW Garmin Fantom Radar antenna painted to match deck
• (2021) NEW Garmin Autopilot with shadow draft
• (2021) NEW Garmin AIS transceiver
• Icom VHF radio
• (2022) Fusion ® Apollo™ RA770 Marine Entertainment System

ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT:

The pilothouse companionway door forward leads down two companionway steps to the accommodations below.   Immediately to port is the Galley and the enclosed Head to starboard.  Forward are V-berths for two with stowage and hanging locker. 

Interior Below:  

The interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry, including sheathing. The cabin sole is varnished teak and holly and has a custom cabin sole cover.  

• Five (5) Frigast stainless steel 12-volt lamps provide plenty of interior lighting.
• Accu-point heater has ducts in the main cabin, head and pilothouse.  
• Pressure hot and cold freshwater system in galley and head.

GALLEY (Port) 

Convenient to the pilothouse, the galley features:

• Clear Sand Formica countertop
• Microwave
• Stainless steel undermounted sink with Grohe fixtures 
• Force 10 two-burner stove with remote propane shut-off and wood stove cover
• Adler Barbour refrigeration – 12-volt “Cold Machine” refrigerator in a self-draining box
• (3) Cherry pull-out drawers
• Pantry locker with louvered door and several shelves.
• Additional storage under galley sink.
• Pull-out under counter garbage receptacle
• Step light in galley area
• 110-volt outlet
• Opening port with screen
• Frigast 12-volt light mounted on aft bulkhead
• Propane solenoid shut-off panel

The stove is set in the countertop forward and has a custom wood stove cover/cutting board that adds to the already ample counter space surrounding the sink.  The refrigeration is mounted aft of the sink and is accessed by a lift-up top.   

The galley is separated from the V-berth area with a “pantry” locker with louvered door and several shelves.          

HEAD

Opposite the galley to starboard is a private head with a solid cherry door. 

• Varnished cherry countertop with an under mounted sink.  
• Grohe faucet/hand held pull-out shower   
• Vacu-flush marine head
• Mirror 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
• Forced ventilation
• Opening port with screen.
• Two (2) Frigast 12-volt lights
• Tankwatch holding tank monitor

FORWARD BERTH:

• V-BERTH with V-berth adapter to form a double berth 
• Storage under the V-berths with easy access cherry drop-front doors and shelves
• Forepeak storage behind a louvered cherry door.  
• Hanging locker to starboard just aft of the V-berths.
• Varnished cherry drop front door to port with shelves in storage area  
• Opening port with screen.
• Two (2) opening ports 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

12-volt DC electrical system:

• Two (2) 12-volt batteries for a total of 420-amps
• (2021) NEW dedicated battery bank added for bow thruster
• 80-amp battery alternator
• Heavy-duty battery switches
• 12-volt outlet in chart pocket and extra 12-volt outlet located just forward of the galley.
• DC panel with systems breaker switch protected and 12-volt system voltmeter and ampmeter

110-volt 30-amp AC electrical system:

• 110-volt shore power inlet, relay and shore power cord 
• (2021) NEW Victron inverter/charger
• AC systems breaker switched protected
• 110-volt outlets in head and galley

Electrical system has a low resistance, heavy copper and zinc anode electrical bonding system.

MECHANICAL and ENGINE DETAILS:

2001 Yanmar 6LY2-STE 420-hp diesel engine 

• Hamilton 292 Jet Drive
• Twin Disc ZF transmission
• Vetus 7” reversible bow thruster.  
• (2025) Coolers removed, pressure tested 
• (2025) NEW oil cooler
• (2024) NEW Wear ring
• (2024) NEW Jet tail piece
• (2024) NEW Exhaust muffler
• (2024) Valves and injectors set
• (2024) NEW Cutlass bearing
• (2023) Impeller removed, serviced, re installed 
• (2024) NEW Coolant hose

Hinckley custom “JetStick” (2nd generation) – control system is integrated with the bow thruster.

• Racor fuel filter
• Tachometer with engine hours gauge
• Fuel, oil pressure, and water temperature gauges
• High engine temperature alarm
• Low oil pressure alarm 
• (2024) NEW exhaust muffler
• 2.5# Dry chemical fire extinguishers
• (2) Electric 1500-GPH 12-volt bilge pumps with float switches
• Whale emergency bilge pump with handle in cockpit
• Marelon ball-valve thru-hull seacocks
• Manual hydraulic steering pump
• In-line 12-volt sump pump
• Heavy duty aluminum 27-gallon holding tank with overboard discharge
• (2) Heavy-duty aluminum fuel tanks = 160 gallons total
• Engine room sound insulation
• Engine room blower
• Stainless steel 35-gallon water tank
• Stainless steel 6-gallon hot water tank – engine heated
• Accupoint heater with ducts in main cabin, head and pilothouse.

BOAT EQUIPMENT:

• Stern mounted 4 ft. varnished teak / gold tip ensign pole & socket
• Deck shower/water outlet with hot/cold mixing valve, starboard side cockpit
• Boat hook mounted under cockpit coaming
• Dock lines 
• Fenders 
• Masthead and cabin side running lights
• Masthead ACR spotlight – mast mounted spotlight with helm mounted electric remote control
• (2021) NEW Kahlenberg Horn
• Life jackets
• Fire extinguishers
• Handheld flare kit

Ground Tackle:

• (2021) NEW Muir electric windlass
• Windlass in flush foredeck locker with custom swing-out bow roller with Delta 22# anchor, 15′ stainless steel chain and 150′ nylon anchor rode.   Windlass controlled at cockpit and foredeck foot switches.