1997 Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic

Steering System
Joystick Control

VESSEL WALKTHROUGH

INTRODUCTION:

Hinckley’s Picnic Boat Classic combines traditional aesthetics in her beautiful lines and stunning craftsmanship with modern design and materials.  GALAVANT’s thoughtful features and appointments, including shallow waterjet draft, easy and intuitive JetStick Gen 3 IQAN control system, and port side Stidd helm chair make her well equipped for effortless and elegant entertaining, day cruising, or weekending.  She features an open and comfortable pilothouse and cockpit, with ample deck space and seating.  Below in the air-conditioned cabin she sleeps two comfortably and offers amenities including galley and head with shower.

 

GALAVANT’S significant features include:

• Upgraded Yanmar 440hp engine with waterjet drive
• Upgraded IQAN Gen3 JetStick control system (2017)
• Port side Stidd helm chair
• Hinckley varnished teak package- dash, coamings, and pilothouse
• Air conditioning for the cabin
• Raymarine Axiom touch screen multi-function display
• Fusion stereo and speakers (2023)
• Kus engine gauges
• Updated pilothouse overhead hatches (2021)
• Wear ring, cutlass bearing, and main jet bearing/water seal (replaced 2021)
• New custom cushions and upholstery (2023), mooring cover (2022)
• Fusions stereo system (2023)
• Hinckley serviced and maintained, heated storage each winter

 

 

HULL and DECK:

 

• Jade Mist Green Awlgrip        
• Light Cream gelcoat cabin and deck with molded in nonskid
• Light Cream boot stripe         
• Black Bottom
• Varnished teak exterior teak trim         

 

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
• The forward and side decks have a molded-in nonskid pattern
• Molded non-skid fiberglass deck on cockpit sole
• 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
• Stainless steel capped aft hull quarter splashguards
• Four fender pad eyes each side
• Stainless steel half round on teak toe rail at each pad eye location

 

Swim Platform: 

• Heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform with teak insert treads
• Stainless steel bracket and half round rub rail
• Stainless steel folding swim ladder, stores underneath

 

DECK features:

 

• Rounded, tapered, varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile
• Varnished teak eyebrow molding around cabin top
• Varnished teak handrails on house and cabin tops
• (3) Low profile opening aluminum hatches, (2) pilothouse new in 2021
• Four fixed elliptical ports on house sides
• Mast-mounted spotlight and roof-top mounted radar antenna
• Bow, stern and spring line 316L stainless steel mooring cleats
• Custom Hinckley 316L stainless steel bow chocks
• Padeyes with chafe strips to hang fenders

 

 

COCKPIT

 

• Varnished teak coamings and coaming caps
• Fiberglass molded non-skid cockpit sole with four cockpit direct drainage scuppers 

• Two-step interior teak boarding step can be mounted on either port or starboard inside coaming

• Stowage in cockpit lockers with varnished teak doors, three to port and two to starboard
• Three flush cockpit-sole hatches
• Full cockpit cover mooring attaches with snaps (2022), previous covers included
• Cushions upholstered in green and white stripe indoor/outdoor fabric (2023)
• Multiple throw and accent pillows, some properly weighted to stay in place underway
• Aft transom settee seating is removable 
• Large transom-top locker for storage or can be used as an ice chest
• Custom under-gunwale accent lights (2023)

 

Insulated Engine Box:

 

• Hinged engine box for excellent access to engine and systems
• Green and white upholstered cushion (2023)
• Custom removable back cushion slides for/aft for multiple positions
• Varnished teak folding engine box table with cupholders
• Lead lined acoustic foam with double gaskets

 

 

PILOTHOUSE:

 

The Pilothouse has the Hinckley varnished teak package and the insulated white headliner has two acrylic opening hatches (new 2021). 

• Rare port-side Stidd helm chair
• (4) Four pilothouse windows - (2) two fixed side windows and (2) two fixed forward windows
• Heavy-duty, self-parking, intermittent windshield wipers and fresh water washers
• Teak locking companionway door with bi-folding removable hatch-top
• Two overhead lights 
• Ivory 3-piece drop curtain with isinglass windows to enclose pilothouse 
• Varnish teak handrails port and starboard aft in the pilothouse
• Exterior window covers

 

Pilothouse (To Port):

 

• Stidd helm chair that matches the starboard side helm chair
• Cup-holder/drink holder, teak varnished grab rail
• Stainless steel footrest bulkhead mounted
• Stainless steel bar-style lower footrest for forward and aft-facing seat
• Storage under seats accessed through a varnished cherry louvered door

 

Helm Station (Starboard)

 

• Stidd helm chair with manual adjustment and upholstered arm rests
• Varnished teak instrument pod
• Stainless steel bulkhead mounted footrest
• Stainless steel 14” steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• Hinckley JetStick® Gen 3 joystick control
• Upgraded Kus engine gauges, tachometer, temperature, oil pressure, fuel, and Jet nozzle direction (steering angle) indicator
• Top-opening locker with chart storage, outboard of helm seat
• 12-volt outlet in chart pocket
• Ignition key switches with push-button stop
• Electrical breaker panel - mounted outboard between helm station and helm seat
• Varnished teak binocular holder just aft of helm chair
• Felt-lined recessed box on the dash- perfect for keys and phone

 

Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment:

 

• Raymarine Axium multi function display with radar
• Raymarine autopilot
• Raymarine VHF
• Ritchie compass
• ACR spotlight with remote controls

 

Entertainment Electronics:

 

• Fusion MS-RA70NSX stereo
• Six Fusion speakers, two in cockpit, two in pilothouse, and two in the cabin

 

 

INTERIOR ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT:

 

GALAVANT’s interior provides comfortable accommodations for two, has a separate head with shower, and a galley.  The interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry, including sheathing. The cabin sole is varnished teak & holly.  

• Four fixed ports overhead
• Opening overhead hatch
• Galley countertop in Antique White Formica
• Five Frigast stainless steel 12-volt lamps provide plenty of interior lighting
• Air conditioning with reverse-cycle heat

 

FORWARD BERTH:

 

V-Berth arrangement - cushions upholstered in blue, green, and red stripe fabric

• Storage under the v-berth with access under the mattress
• Forepeak anchor locker storage behind a louvered cherry door
• Hanging locker to starboard just aft of the V-berth
• Two window ports
• Air conditioning controller and vents
• Two stereo speakers on forward bulkhead
• Two overhead mounted fans

 

HEAD (Opposite Starboard)

 

Next aft of the hanging locker to starboard is a private head with a solid cherry door.

• Varnished cherry countertop with a white porcelain under mount sink
• Grohe faucet/handheld shower provides hot & cold pressure water
• Vacu-flush marine head and holding tank
• Floor is seamless gelcoat for easy cleaning
• Mirror on the forward bulkhead with cherry frame
• Storage in 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
• Fixed portlight
• Two (2) Frigast 12-volt lights
• Towel bar on aft bulkhead
• Air conditioning vent

 

GALLEY (Port)

 

The Galley is to port with an Antique White Formica countertop with a stainless steel sink with Grohe faucet and hot and cold pressure water.  The two-burner propane stove is set in the countertop forward and has a wooden cover to increase countertop space.  The Adler Barber refrigeration is mounted aft of the sink and is accessed by a lift-up top.  A “pantry” locker with louvered door and interior shelves and a flip-up fiddled top separates the galley from the V-berth area.  Additional storage located under the galley sink. 

 

• Force 10 two-burner stove with remote propane shut-off and wood cover
• Adler Barber refrigeration – 12-volt cold plate refrigerator in a self-draining box
• Stainless steel sink with Grohe fixture
• Pressure hot & cold fresh water system
• Pullout under counter garbage receptacle
• (3) Cherry pullout drawers
• 110-volt outlet
• Step-light in galley area.
• Fixed port
• Frigast 12-volt light - mounted on aft bulkhead
• Propane solenoid shut-off panel

 

 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

 

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

• DC electrical panel and AC sub-panel

 

12-Volt DC SYSTEM:

• (3) Victron 12-volt batteries, (2) 4D AGM house batteries and (1) 4D AGM engine start battery
• 80-amp battery alternator
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch
• 12-Volt system voltmeter and amp meter
• DC systems breaker protected

 

110-Volt 30-Amp AC SYSTEM:

• 110-volt 30 amp shore power inlet, relay and shore power cord
• 30-amp battery charger
• 110-volt outlet in head & galley
• AC electrical panel and DC sub-panel

 

 

MECHANICAL/ENGINE EQUIPMENT:

 

• Yanmar 6LY2A-STP 440-hp engine (installed in 2006, head update in 2010)

• Hamilton 291 Jet Drive
• Vetus 7” bow thruster
• Gen 3 Jet Stick® IQAN control system - integrated with the bow thruster
• Racor fuel filter
• Tachometer w/ engine hours gauge
• Fuel, oil pressure, and water temperature gauges
• High engine temperature alarm
• Low oil pressure alarm
• “Water drop” muffler
• Acoustic insulation and lead-lined foam and double engine gaskets on engine box
• Oil transfer pump for engine and transmission
• Manual hydraulic steering pump
• In-line 12-volt sump pump
• (2) Electric 1500-GPH 12-volt bilge pumps - with float switches
• Whale emergency bilge pump - with handle in cockpit
• Aluminum 25-gallon holding tank - with overboard discharge
• Stainless steel 6-gallon hot water heater
• 10,000 btu MarineAir air conditioner with reverse-cycle heat

 

 

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

 

• Varnished bow burgee pennant staff with socket
• Stern mounted varnished teak ensign pole & socket
• Dock lines
• Fenders
• Masthead and cabin side running lights
• 12-volt trumpet horn - with switch on dash
• Life jackets
• Fire extinguishers
• ACR 12-volt remote spotlight masthead mounted with remote control at helm
• Mooring cover and external window covers

 

 

Disclaimer
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.