Hinckley Talaria 29 Runabout

The Sand Barge is a beautiful Talaria Runabout with a very rare custom fixed soft top. This unique Hinckley has been well maintained over her lifetime and is for sale by her original owner. Easily shown in Stuart, Florida this 29 Runabout is ready for her next owner. 

 

Notable features: 

• New batteries installed 03/2025
• Custom aluminum framed soft top 

 

HULL: 

• Flag Blue Awlgrip topsides.
• Light Cream gelcoat deck with molded-in nonskid.
• Light Cream boot stripe.
• Red bottom paint.

 

Construction:  

• Hull is DualGuard™ Composite construction Kevlar® E-glass skin with balsa and Corecell® core carbon fiber inner skin, SCRIMP® with vinylester resin.  
• Deck and cockpit are E-glass with balsa and Corecell® core, SCRIMP® molded with vinylester resin.  
• Deck has a molded-in nonskid pattern.
• Stainless steel half-round on fiberglass molded rub rail.
• Marelon® ball-valve seacocks.
• Hinckley designed heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform has teak insert treads, stainless steel mounting brackets and half round rubrail. 
• Telescoping, stainless steel, 3-step folding swim ladder stores under swim platform.

 

DECK:

• Self-draining forward anchor locker with flush hatch and electric windlass.
• Rounded, tapered, varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile.
• Custom 316L stainless steel Hinckley bow chocks.
• Stainless steel pop-up mooring cleats.

 

COCKPIT: 

The cockpit is finished with:

• Wrap-around 3-window curved windshield with tempered glass and teak trim and cap.
• Port and starboard forward windshield wipers with washers.
• Teak cockpit sole – with direct overboard drain scuppers.
• Full Teak Package: Varnished teak covered dash, dash pods, inside of coamings and windshield.
• Storage is in: 1-Stern seat locker, 2-Settee lockers, 1-Flush cockpit sole locker with hatch.
• Full mooring cover: fits around the windshield and aft to the transom and over entire hull

 

Cockpit Overview:

This runabout has a forward cuddy cabin with sliding molded door accessed from companionway between the helm and navigator dash area.  Next, aft of the helm area is a cushioned L-shaped seating lounge area to port that seats four.  The teak covered engine box top with built-in sink and insulated cooler is convenient to both the aft and forward seating areas.  A cushioned aft facing settee is molded in the stern end of the engine box. Aft, a full-width forward-facing cushioned settee is at the transom.  

• Pressure water system with cockpit shower.

 

CUDDY CABIN:

Through the forward sliding companionway door is a small cuddy cabin finished in satin-varnished cherry with white acoustic overhead.

• Opening overhead hatch with screen for plenty of ventilation and natural airflow.
• V-berth sides are sheathed in varnished cherry wood.
• Varnished cherry trim.
• Vacu-flush 12-Volt toilet between plumbed to a 10-gallon holding tank with deck pump-out and overboard discharge.
• (2) Frigast 12-Volt stainless steel lights - port and starboard.
• Electrical breaker panel.

 

 

FORWARD COCKPIT: 

Forward is the Helm Area with matching Oyster with piping helm and passenger seating with pedestals. 

• Flush watertight cockpit sole hatch between chairs offers additional storage as well as access to systems below deck
• (2) Cup holders outboard to port
• Fusion Bluetooth marine stereo with speakers port and starboard, outboard below each shelf
• A second varnished teak shelf opens for chart storage below.

Helm Station features:

• Varnished teak instrument pod and dash.
• Custom starboard shelf instrument layout with JetStick, mode panel, auto pilot control, surface mounted ST60 display and cup holder. 
• 15” stainless steel steering wheel with varnished wood rim.
• Engine gauges and controls.
• 12-volt “cigarette style” outlet.
• Back-up bucket control.
• Shore power inlet 110-Volt 15amp.
• Trim Tab controls and deflection gauges

Helm Nav/Electronics Equipment:

• Raymarine E-series Chart Plotter.
• ICOM DSC VHF Radio.
• Ritchie compass.

 

 

Lounge Area is just aft from the helm area with an L-shaped inboard and forward-facing curved settee with a varnished teak shelf cap.   

• Settee cushions are upholstered in Ultraleather.
• Two storage lockers under bottom cushions.

 

MID-COCKPIT:

The varnished teak top covered engine box has an electric-lift access to the engine area.  

Other amenities:

• Top-opening access to a sink and faucet with pressurized freshwater.
• Top-opening access to an insulated cooler.
• Aft-facing cushioned seating for two on the aft end of engine box.

Fishing package:

• Two stainless steel rod holders mounted on port and starboard side decks.
• Rupp rod racks on port and starboard under gunwale. Two per side for a total of four.

 

AFT COCKPIT:

• Full-width, forward-facing aft settee cushioned seating at transom upholstered in Oyster Ultraleather white fabric with blue Navy piping
• Storage locker under transom seat/access to jet drive.
• Freshwater shower is located under coaming starboard.

 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 

Low resistance, heavy copper and sacrificial zinc anode electrical bonding system includes zinc saver:

12-Volt DC Electrical System:

Batteries total 420-amp/hrs:

• (1) 12-Volt Group 31 – start battery
• (1) 12-Volt - house battery
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch – Emergency start capable
• 80-Amp battery alternator
• 20-Amp battery charger – multi-stage 110-volt 15-amp
• 12-Volt distribution panel with breakers, volt and amp meter
• 12-Volt “cigarette style” outlet at helm

110-Volt AC Shore Power Electrical System:

• Shower power inlet 15-amp

 

MECHANICAL/ENGINE DETAILS 

Yanmar 440 hp diesel w/ Twin Disc transmission

• Hamilton 292 waterjet drive
• 12-volt DC 5” reversible bow thruster
• Hinckley “JetStick®” steering control system is integrated with bow thruster.

 

Mechanical features include:

 

• Racor fuel filter/water separator
• Tachometer with engine hours gauge  
• Gauges:  Fuel, oil pressure, and water temperature 
• Alarms:  Low engine oil pressure, hydraulic pressure, high water temperature
• Oil transfer pump for engine and transmission
• Manual hydraulic steering pump
• (2) Electric 1500-gph, 12-volt bilge pumps with float switches
• Whale emergency bilge pump mounted in cockpit seat locker.

 

Engine sound insulation:

• Lead-lined foam insulated engine box with double gaskets on cover
• Baffled and insulated engine air intake

 

 

EQUIPMENT:

• Varnished teak bow burgee staff with flush socket
• Stern mounted 4 ft. varnished teak staff with flush socket
• Life jackets
• Running lights
• Fire extinguishers
• Dock lines
• Fenders
• Ground Tackle:  
• Anchor windlass
• Delta anchor with 15’ stainless steel chain and 150’ Rode Muir electric windlass with folding stainless-steel roller and remote control.