HINCKLEY PICNIC BOAT EP36 – BUBBLESBuilder: Hinckley, Trenton, Maine, USADesigner: Bruce KingYear: 2009Lying: Swanwick, SO31 1FA, UKPrice: £295,000 UK VAT paidSpecificationsLength: 37’6” including transom swim platformLWL: 33’7”Beam: 10’1”Draft: 1’9”Displacement: 11,700 lbsCE Type B: 8 max personsEngine and PropulsionEngine: Yanmar 6LY3-ETP 480HP - 875 hoursPropulsion: Hamilton 292 waterjetConstructionHull Construction: Carbon/Kevlar composite – Colour Aristo Blue – painted 2024Deck Construction: GRP – Colour Cream – painted 2024Interior Wood Finish: American Cherry with satin varnishExterior Wood Finish: Teak – Gloss varnished 2024DescriptionThe Hinckley Picnic Boat is one of the most iconic motor yachts ever designed and is synonymous with yachting beautifully. The down east USA styling is matched by its construction, hand built to a quality and not to a price.This extended pilot house (EP) version of the popular picnic boat, provides additional comfort to the original design with the addition of a J shaped seating arrangement in the pilot house and a cockpit mounted wet bar.The optioned larger 480HP engine provides effortless cruising at 25 knots and when in docking mode, the jet drive is connected to the bow thruster via the jet stick, providing effortless mooring or anchoring whatever the conditions.Bubbles was commissioned 2009 by the current owner and has been maintained to the highest standards since her construction. In 2024 the hull and coach roof received new Awlgrip paint, the external varnish was taken back to bare wood and twelve coats of Awlwood varnish were applied along with new antifoul to the underside of the hull.Hull and Coach RoofThe hull is constructed from a cored lamination of Kevlar/EGlass outer layer and Carbon fibre inner layerThe deck is single skin GRP with moulded non-skid surfaceGRP swim platform laid with Teak and telescopic stainless steel swim ladderFour elliptical opening port lights with fly meshRetractable stainless steel mooring cleatsStainless steel fender attachment pointsStainless steel bow rail4 Pilot House mounted Lewmar opening hatches with sun screens1 Cabin mounted Lewmar opening hatch with sun screenSliding port and starboard pilot house windowsPilot House mounted varnished Teak handrailsCabin top mounted varnished Teak handrailsClock and BarometerTeak laid cockpit and pilot house deck2 Helm Stidd seats finished in UltraleatherHanging locker finished in American CherryMechanicalYanmar 6LY3-ETP-480HP with ZF transmission – 875 hours – Full service June 2024Espar D3L diesel heater with outlets in pilot house, main cabin and headRacor 75/500 fuel filtersExhaust outlet temperature sensor with gauge mounted at helmHamilton HJ292 jet drive – Full service June 2024Bow Thruster 7” 12v reversible motor linked via the Jet StickEngine hatch with powered liftHalon engine automatic fire suppression systemTrimtabsElectrical/Electronics12v 440ah House system – New 2024, 12v engine start – New 2024, 240v shore power with Mastervolt Combi inverterCabin AC outlet, UK socketCabin reading lightsCooling fans – cabin and pilot housePilot House 12v outletCabin 12v outletWipers port and starboard12v Muir stainless steel windlass, stainless steel Lewmar anchor and launching armRaymarine ST120 Chart plotter and Radar painted CreamRaymarine ST70 AutopilotJVC radio/CD playerACR SpotlightAirhorn mounted on the pilot houseHorizon VHFTankage – Polyethylene Tanks - LitresFresh water: 132Fuel: 628 – Range at 22 knots 220 milesHolding: 94Hot water: 12UpholsteryCabin V-Berth in Rock Water Blue UltraleatherPilot House and Cockpit in Rock Water Blue UltraleatherGalleyCorian counter topStainless steel sinkWallas Diesel cooker12v RefrigeratorMicrowaveHeadsStainless steel sinkShower faucet12v Electric WCOpening port lightMirrorNon slip floorAccessoriesRitchie compass mounted at the helmVarnished Teak pilot house folding table with adjustable pedestal4 Fenders with covers4 mooring linesPilot house vertical screensCockpit coverCockpit hot and cold showerDisclaimer