FIDELIS Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic 1996

Steering System
Joystick Control

VESSEL WALKTHROUGH

INTRODUCTION     

It is safe to say that FIDELIS is the nicest Picnic Boat Classic on the market today. She is also one of the nicest pre-owned Classics to ever grace the brokerage market. FIDELIS saw a complete $650k refit over two years.  Including: new Yanmar Common Rail 440-hp engine, new paint (from top to bottom), new JetStick, new electronics, new canvas, new Stidd helm and nav seats, new bow thruster, a complete varnish strip in and out of pilothouse, new headliner, new cushions (in and out), new batteries, Jet impeller tuning, new gauges, new electronic throttle, new Blueseas customer electrical panel, new bow rail, new Fusion Bluetooth stereo with amp and speakers, new hatches (and many more items that can’t be seen from above deck).

Her new Yanmar 440-hp Diesel not only produces less smoke and smell than earlier examples, but she is also one of the quickest Classics to ever jet though the water. At Hinckley Sea trials, she hit 29 knots!

After two short seasons in Savannah, GA the owner of this Hinckley maintained vessel has decided to move up to a larger Hinckley. This ultimate Hinckley Classic is enrolled in Jetboat Package including in water storage at Hinckley Yacht Services in Savannah, Georgia.

HULL and DECK                                                                                  

• New Flag Blue Awlgrip topsides (2022)
• New Light Cream Awlgrip cabin house and deck (2022)
• Cream single boot stripe (2022)
• Red bottom paint coats of bottom paint applied (2024)

Construction:

• Hull is Kevlar E-glass hybrid and balsa core, SCRIMPed with vinylester resin.
• Deck and cockpit are E-glass and balsa core, molded with polyester resin.
• Deck and cockpit sole have a new painted nonskid pattern.
• Fiberglass molded rub rail has stainless steel half-round
• New Modern Heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform painted nonskid, stainless-steel bracket and half round, and a stainless steel folding swim ladder.

Deck features:

• Varnished teak rounded, tapered toe rail with Hinckley profile.
• Varnished teak eyebrow molding around cabin top
• Varnished teak handrails on cabin and pilothouse top and aft end of pilothouse
• (3) Low profile opening aluminum hatches with screen.
• Four (4) fixed elliptical ports
• Hinckley mast with spotlight – painted to match deck.
• Custom Hinckley 316L stainless steel bow chocks.
• Bow, stern and springline 316L stainless steel mooring cleats.
• Padeyes with chafe strips to hang fenders
• Flush sockets for bow burgee and stern ensign poles

• New modern swim platform.

COCKPIT        

Entry into the boat is via a teak coaming deck step and a 2-step stainless steel boarding ladder with teak treads that can be mounted inboard, port or starboard.

• Varnished teak cockpit coaming.
• Cockpit storage lockers have varnished teak doors
• Three (3) flush hatches in cockpit sole provide stowage
• Handheld cockpit shower with hot and cold water
• Aft-deck storage locker
• Direct drainage cockpit scuppers
• Fishing rod holders in port and starboard side decks with drains
• Ivory-colored cockpit cover (new in 2018) provides full cockpit protection – attaches to the pilothouse top and fastens with snaps.
• The insulated Engine box has a Navy covered cushion (new 2022).
• Drink table – Aft, varnished teak fold-down drink table with four drink holders. (stripped to bare wood and re-varnished (2022)
• New Mooring cover with custom side access zipper. (2022)
• Aft Settee: Forward-facing settee at aft end of cockpit: Cushions are covered in Navy Sunbrella (new 2022).

PILOTHOUSE                                                                                 

• Lockable teak companionway door
• Custom new helm pod for flush mounted chart plotter
• New Four (4) pilothouse windows- 2 sliding side windows, 2 fixed forward windows windshield wipers and freshwater washers.
• Custom painted baton overhead (New 2022)
• Two (2) acrylic opening hatches with sunshades (new 2022)
• Two (2) LED lights in overhead (2022)
• Varnished teak handrails in port and starboard aft on upper pilothouse sides
• New16.000 BTU Air conditioning under berth (2022) Shore power only
• Ivory-color interior window sun covers
• Custom Stidd Navigator seat (in white with blue piping) with custom Hinckley jump seat just aft of nav seat (new 2022)
• Navy Sunbrella jump seat cushion (new 2022)
• Forward varnished teak handrail with integral drink holder
• Storage under seat accessed through inboard varnished teak louvered door

Starboard – Helm Station:

• Varnished teak dash (stripped and re-varnished 2022)
• New Stidd Helm Seat in white with blue piping (2022)
• Stainless steel footrest mounted for helmsman on forward bulkhead
• Stainless steel 14” steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• New Hinckley JetStick® in 2022 (which integrates forward and aft motion of boat, steering, and bow thruster into single joystick control)
• New Engine gauges – tachometer, water temp, oil pressure (2022)
• New Actuator switches (2022)
• Compass
• Top-opening locker with chart storage
• 12-volt/USB outlet in chart locker
• Remote control pad for spotlight

ELECTRONICS and NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT              

• Flush mounted Garmin 8612xsv Chart plotter (new 2022)
• Garmin GMR Fantom 18 radar (new 2022)
• Sirius XM receiver and Sirius XM external antenna on hard top. (new 2022)
• Garmin Reactor 40 pilot. Install ECU close to drive unit (new 2022)
• Garmin VHF 210 AIS under helm with GHS 11 remote handset and one active speaker (new 2022)
• Siren Marine to include monitoring of system: both battery banks, shore power, high bilge alarm and geo fencing.
• Ritchie HF-73 compass (new 2022)

Entertainment system:

• Fusion MS-AV750 Bluetooth Stereo with Satellite Radio and JL Audio Amplifier system
• Six speakers: Two speakers down below and four in cockpit/pilothouse (new 2022) JL Audio M770 Speakers

ACCOMMODATIONS BELOW

Forward, down two companionway steps from the pilothouse, is the:

• Galley to port
• Head to starboard
• V-berth area forward. (new V-Berth Cushions in Navy Sunbrella (2022) The interior highlights:
• Finished in satin-varnished cherry, including sheathing.
• Cabin sole is varnished teak and holly (re-varnished 2022)
• Opening overhead hatch with removable screen. (new 2022)
• Four (4) fixed window ports
• Five (5) Ocean LED Lamp, stainless steel
• Replace cabin courtesy light with Montauk LED, stainless steel, red light.

Galley 

Highlights:

• Clear Beige Sand Formica countertop on varnished cherry cabinetry
• Forward pantry locker has a louvered door and several shelves.
• Fixed portlight
• Fusion Stereo receiver above pantry
• Stainless steel sink with Grohe fixtures and pressure hot and cold fresh water system
• Grunert 12-volt refrigeration – cold-plate refrigerator in a self-draining box – hatch top accessed
• Installed sump pump for air conditioning condensates.
• Force 10 two-burner stove (remote propane shut-off) has a wooden cutting board/ stove cover
• Pull-out under counter garbage receptacle
• Storage is in louvered door locker outboard, cherry pull-out drawers and space under the sink.
• 110-volt outlet

Head:

Opposite the galley, the Head has a solid cherry door:

• Varnished cherry countertop on a vanity with an undermounted sink.
• Grohe faucet/handheld shower provides hot and cold pressure water.
• New Vacu-flush marine head (2022)
• 110-volt outlet, 12-volt Hella fan, and forced ventilation
• Fixed portlight
• Cherry-faced locker storage, drawer storage and storage in lower vanity.

Forward Sleeping Area:

• Cushions are covered in Navy Sunbrella fabric (new 2018)
• Hanging locker storage
• More storage in two (2) drop-front doors in V-berth and in the forepeak.
• (2) Fixed portlights
• (2) Stereo speakers – mounted forward on port and starboard bulkhead (new 2018)

ELECTRICAL                                                                                  

12 volt DC electrical system:

• (2) 12-volt batteries for a total of 360-amps new (2022)
• (1) 12-volt battery for designated bow thruster use (new 2022)
• 80-amp battery alternator
• (3) Heavy-duty battery parallel switches (new 2022) 110-volt 30-amp AC electrical system:
• 110-volt shore power inlet, relay and 30-amp shore power cord (cord new 2022)
• 110-volt outlets in head and galley
• 30-amp battery charger (new 2022) More:
• New Blue Seas updates custom AC/DC electrical breaker panel.
• Low resistance, heavy copper and zinc anode electrical bonding system.
• 2 underwater lights. Add new toggle switch at helm.
• Replace all Helm switches and engine switch boots.

ENGINE/MECHANICAL    

Yanmar 6LY common rail diesel engine with 440 total Horsepower (new 2021): (28 hours Aug 2024)

• Hamilton 291 water-jet Drive
• Twin Disc MG 5050 transmission
• Vetus 7” bow thruster (new 2022)
• Hinckley JetStick® IQAN 1.5® steering control system integrated with bow thruster. (new 2022)

Mechanical features include:

• Racor fuel filter (new 2022)
• Tachometer with engine hours gauge (new 2022)
• Fuel, oil pressure, and water temperature gauges (new 2022)
• Electronic Fuel switching valve, in lieu of manual valve.
• “Water drop” muffler
• Engine box sound insulation (2022)
• Manual hydraulic steering pump
• Oil transfer pump for engine and transmission
• Electric 1500-GPH 12-volt bilge pumps with float switches
• Whale emergency bilge pump with handle in cockpit
• 2.5# Dry chemical fire extinguishers
• Aluminum 25-gallon holding tank – plumbed to either pump overboard through seacock or via deck fitting
• In-line 12-volt sump pump
• Stainless steel 6-gallon hot water heater – heated via engine heat exchanger or shore power

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

Anchor system:

• Manual Anchor System. (new 2022) in chock system on bow with chain locker

Additional Equipment:

• Varnished teak bow burgee staff and stern 4 ft. ensign pole (new 2022)
• Dock lines (new 2022)
• Fenders (new 2022)
• Bell
• Masthead and running lights (new 2022)
• 12-volt trumpet horn with switch on dash (new 2022)
• ACR spotlight mounted on mast with control at helm (new paint 2022)
• Life jackets (New 2022)
• Hand held flare kit