HARMONIA Hinckley B40 MKIII 1988

Southwest Harbor, ME

SPECIFICATION

LENGTH
40 ft
BEAM
11.75 ft
ENGINE
Westerbeke
ENGINE/FUEL TYPE
Diesel
ENGINE POWER
46 hp
MAX DRAFT
8.75 ft
MATERIAL
Fiberglass

OVERVIEW

The Bermuda 40 remains the most popular sailboat build by Hinckley with over 200 built to order over 30 years, making it the longest running production boat in America.  Her graceful lines designed by Bill Tripp combined with Hinckley craftsmanship result in an enduring classic.  A generous, comfortable cockpit and wide side decks and a furling main and electric winches make her easy and enjoyable to sail, either daysailing, coastal cruising or beyond.  HARMONIA (name reserved) is hull number 200 of 203 built and shares details and craftsmanship of the SW42’s that were being built at the same time.

ADDITIONAL SPECS, EQUIPMENT AND INFORMATION

  • Boat Name: Hinckley B40 MKIII 1988
  • Builder: Hinckley Yachts
  • Designer: Bill Tripp
  • Location: Southwest Harbor, ME
  • Bridge Clearance: 56 ft
  • Displacement Measure: 20,000 lb
Engine 1
  • Brand: Westerbeke
  • Engine Type: Inboard
  • Engine/Fuel Type: diesel
  • Hours: 2942
  • Drive Type: Direct
  • Engine Power: 46|horsepower

Vessel Description

INTRODUCTION:

HARMONIA (name reserved) has benefited from extensive upgrades by her current owner and should be considered in excellent condition.  Some of work done since 2020 includes:

  • Rebedding all portlights and replacing Lexan and gaskets on overhead hatches
  • New varnished teak cockpit table
  • Stripped and revarnished exterior teak
  • New dodger and bimini
  • New Seafrost 12v air/water cooled refrigeration system
  • New batteries and battery charger

 

She is currently inside heated storage at Hinckley Yacht Services in Southwest Harbor put away for the winter and ready for her next owner.

 

CONSTRUCTION:

Solid fiberglass hull reinforced with additional laminations in all stress areas. Balsa cored deck is set in a 6’ flange which is molded into the hull, fiberglassed and bolted to form a permanent hull/deck joint.    Nonskid pattern is molded into the deck.

 

Hull:

  • Topsides Awlgripped “Midnight Blue” with white boot stripe (2012) and red bottom paint
  • External lead keel fastened with stainless steel bolts
  • Bronze centerboard with Hinckley manual worm gear lift, which allows center board to ride up if grounded
  • Varnished teak rubrail with stainless chafe strip

 

Deck:

  • Off white gelcoat decks with molded in light gray non-skid
  • Varnished teak toe rails, eyebrow, cabin top handrails and eyebrows
  • All exterior varnish stripped and redone 2020
  • Stainless steel bow and stern rails and stanchions with double lifelines and gates port and starboard (bow pulpit rebedded 2020)
  • Varnished teak dorade boxes with chromes dorades and stainless steel guard
  • Hinckley varnished teak overhead hatches with translucent Lexan tops (hatches can be hinged to open forward or aft (Lexan and gaskets new 2020)
  • Fixed portlights on cabin sides (all rebedded 2020)
  • Custom Hinckley cast stainless steel stem fitting with integrated chocks and single anchor roller
  • Deck mount for spinnaker pole
  • 12” stainless steel Herreshoff style bow cleats
  • Stainless steel chocks integrated into toe rail amidships with stainless steel midship cleats
  • Stainless mounts for horseshoe life rings mounted on stern rail port and starboard
  • Varnished teak outboard mount on stern rail
  • Varnished teak deck hatches aft of cockpit with access to lazarette, propane locker and storage
  • Forepeak chain locker accessed through forward bulkhead of forward cabin with shelves outboard and divider for primary and secondary anchor rodes
  • Padeyes for jacklines on side decks

 

 

COCKPIT:

  • Full length settees port and starboard with locking hatches to access sail lockers below
  • Edson steering pedestal with integrated engine controls and stainless steel wheel with elkhide cover
  • Stainless steel helm guard with mounts for chartplotter and autopilot
  • Varnished teak folding cockpit table mounted to helm guard (new 2020)
  • Varnished teak coamings with winch pockets
  • Removable varnished curved helm seat
  • Removable teak step at helm
  • Teak framed companionway with removable drop boards and varnished teak instrument board above companionway
  • Additional clear Lexan top drop board
  • Cockpit dodger with stainless steel folding bows (new 2020)
  • Cockpit bimini with stainless steel folding bows (new 2020)
  • Remote control for anchor windlass by helm
  • Recessed switch panel at helm for nav/deck lights and engine start/stop
  • Recessed engine gauges
  • Storage for companionway drop boards in starboard sail locker
  • Cockpit fresh water hot/cold shower

 

ACCOMMODATIONS:

HARMONIA features the updated B40 layout with the galley to port at the base of the companionway and a U-shaped dinette immediately forward.  Opposite the galley is an aft facing nav station/desk with a full length settee forward with pilot berth outboard.  Forward on the port is the head with hanging lockers opposite and a passageway forward opens up into the forward cabin with a larger and more comfortable offset double berth  in lieu of the more standard v-berth.

 

The interior is beautifully finished in satin varnished teak with painted white overheads and bulkheads in a partial Herreshoff style, resulting in a lighter and more open feeling interior.

  • Interior overhead repainted, interior cabin lines revarnished and cabin sole refinished 2020
  • Large fixed portlights in the main and forward cabins with curtains provide abundant natural light.
  • An opening portlight in the head and large overhead opening portlights provide additional light and excellent ventilation
  • Overhead dorades provide additional ventilation
  • Gloss finished solid teak and holly cabin sole with liftouts where needed to access systems below
  • Espar diesel force hot air heating system provides comfortable dry heat for interior
  • Overhead dome lights and Frigast Ocean bulkhead mounted reading lights throughout boat provide excellent lighting
  • Teak paneled passageway and hanging locker doors.  All locker doors and slides have ventilation slots or louvers

 

Forward cabin:

  • Offset double berth to port with seat to starboard
  • Storage in shear lockers to starboard and on shelf to port as well as drawers at forward end of the berth
  • Large hanging locker to port.
  • Access forward to forepeak chain locker area
  • Storage for companionway screens above berth
  • Custom mattress pad and bottom sheet for berth (2021)

 

Galley:

  • Single stainless steel galley sink with hot/cold faucet and sprayer
  • Back up hand pump water spigot
  • Shipmate three burner propane stove with removable cover for additional counter space
  • Large insulated fridge with Sea Frost 12v fridge system with electronic controls
  • Storage in lockers outboard and along aft bulkhead
  • Paper towel holder
  • Binocular holder by companionway
  • Single bay varnished handrails on either side of companionway
  • Access to engine under steps and under galley sink
  • Teak grate and dustbin in cabin sole under galley

 

Main Cabin:

  • U-shaped dinette has fold down section on aft leg to provide more seating
  • Dinette table with large folding drop leafs and storage in drawers.  Centerboard mechanism is under lift out on table
  • Dinette slides out to create double berth
  • Storage in lockers and shelves outboard of dinette
  • Settee opposite dinette pulls out to convert to comfortable single with storage in drawers below and in backrest and pilot berth above and outboard
  • Shelf and 12v Hella fain above pilot berth
  • Overhead varnished teak handrail on centerline and finger rails at base of trunk cabin sides provide excellent hand holds underway.
  • Large hanging locker forward of settee to starboard with storage locker accessed at forward end of pilot berth

 

Navigation Station:

  • Comfortable aft facing nav station opposite galley to starboard provides a good workspace aboard and easy communication to the cockpit
  • Chart table lid opens with storage below
  • Raymarine e125 display along with Raymarine ST60 graphic multi instrument display, VHF and water temperature display mounted at helm
  • Storage under nav station seat for manuals
  • Hinckley AC/DC electrical panel mounted outboard of nav station with battery switches
  • Removable white/red chart light

 

ELECTRONICS & NAVAGATION:

  • Raymarine e125 color chartplotter/radar display at nav station
  • Raymarine e95 color chartplotter/radar display at helm
  • Raymarine p70 autopilot at helm
  • Raymarine ST60+ wind, speed and depth instruments over the companionway
  • Raymarine ST60+ graphic multi instrument display over companionway
  • Raymarine ST60+ graphic multi instrument display at nav station
  • Raymarine AIS system integrated into chartplotters (2021)
  • Icom M504 VHF radio with DSC
  • Dytek water temperature gauge at nav station
  • Ritchie compass at helm
  • Nav lights, steaming light and anchor light
  • Fusion MS CD600 stereo
  • Cell phone booster (2020)

 

Head:

  • Off white Formica bulkheads and counter with satin finished teak trim
  • Wilcox-Crittenden manual head
  • Round stainless steel sink with hot/cold pull out faucet and mount for shower
  • Teak grating with shower drain and sump below
  • Varnished teak medicine cabinet with mirror over sink
  • Storage in locker under counter and behind sliding teak doors outboard
  • Opening portlight and overhead dorade for excellent ventilation

 

MECHANICAL:

  • Westerbeke 46hp diesel engine
  • New Westerbeke transmission 2020
  • Manual fuel lift pump with filter for bleeding engine and fuel filter changes
  • Racor fuel filter
  • 48 gallon fuel tank (new fuel gauge 2021)
  • 1” Stainless steel shaft with dripless shaft seal
  • Sea Frost 12v air/water cooled refrigeration (new 2021)
  • Jabsco 6 GPM electric bilge pump
  • Edson manual bilge pump in cockpit
  • Espar hot air heating system
  • Electric hot water heater – heats off shore power and engine coolant
  • Holding tank and head hoses replaced 2020
  • Tankwatch III holding tank monitor with pump out
  • Y-valve for discharge overboard (where permitted) or into holding tank
  • Stainless steel towel racks on bulkhead
  • Cockpit drain hoses, deck drain hoses and cockpit seat drain hoses replaced 2020
  • Stainless steel 110 gallon fresh water tank (new gauge 2020)
  • Jabsco deck wash pump with spigot at bow (pump new 2021)

 

ELECTRICAL:

  • Hinckley AC/DC electrical panel with breaker and meter for AC and DC volts and DC amps
  • Heavy duty battery switches for house, start, electric winches, windlass and stowaway furler
  • 30 amp shore power receptacle with shore cord
  • 110v outlets in galley, nav station
  • (2) Full River DC400 house batteries (830 amp hours total) – New 2021
  • (1) Start battery (2023)
  • New Chargemaster battery charger 2021

 

SPARS & RIGGING

  • Aluminum Hood mast and boom with electric in-mast main furling system
  • Removable inner forestay
  • Harken traveler system forward of companionway
  • Majority of running rigging replaced 2020-2023

 

Winches:

  • (2) Anderson #50 2 speed electric primary winches (2016)
  • Barient #24 self-tailing stainless steel secondary winches
  • Barient #24 self-tailing main sheet winch on cabin top
  • Barient #24 self-tailing genoa halyard winch on mast
  • Harken self-tailing main halyard winch on mast (new 2022)

 

Sails:

  • Doyle furling main (2015)
  • North Norlam 150% genoa (2012)
  • Older North furling main with vertical battens
  • North 3 oz. gennaker (lightly used)
  • North storm trysail (never used)
  • Storm jib (never used)
  • No. 4 Genoa (never used)

 

SAFETY:

  • Maxwell WC700 vertical anchor windlass with foot control and rope and chain gypseys
  • CQR anchor with 150’ ¼” chain and 100’ rope (anchor rode new 2022)
  • Secondary Fortress FX-23 anchor with nylon rope rode
  • 65’ Luke storm anchor stored in port sail locker with rope rode
  • Revere Coastal Compact 4 person life raft (out of inspection)
  • Magma propane grill mounted to stern rail with cover
  • Fenders and docklines
  • Boat hook
  • Barometer
  • Winch handles

 

Misc:

  • Dinghy sold separately
  • Only boat-related gear is included with sale.  Books, kitchen equipment, etc. do not convey. 
  • HARMONIA (name reserved)

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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.

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