Hinckley Hinckley 48

RASCAL is a time capsule of the timeless Hinckley style and unsurpassed build quality. She is a two owner boat who, since build completion in 1972, has spent almost all her summers at Grindstone in Winter Harbor, Maine; and winter storage at the Hinckley Yard in Southwest Harbor. Both present, and commissioning owner were/are experienced sailors who have kept RASCAL as original as possible while keeping all her gear working and functional. She is currently in storage in Southwest Harbor and awaits a new owner to appreciate all she has to offer.

 

INTRODUCTION: RASCAL is a keel/centerboard Hinckley 48 Sloop who sleeps 8 in three cabins. The classic traditional mahogany interior has 6' 9" headroom in the main salon, is finished in satin varnish with varnished teak and holly sole. While well loved and sailed she is kindly preserved to nearly the same specification as when she was finished.

 

 

HULL:

• Vivid Red topsides (Applied by Hinckley SWH)
• Decks/superstructure/painted nonskid are Granada Gray.
• Gold leaf cove stripe.
• White bootstripe.
• Blue bottom paint (2022)

 

Construction

 

• One piece molded hand laid fiberglass hull. Deck, deckhouse, and cockpit are fiberglass molded in one piece with the deck balsa core molded providing a light but rigid structure. Deck is set into a 6” flange in the hull, then fiberglassed and bolted in place.
• Nonskid is painted onto the deck and cockpit seating
• Keel: External 10,600 lb. lead keel is fastened with Everdur bolts.
• Centerboard: Bronze 940 lb. centerboard with Hinckley worm-gear lift with override - Electric with manual back-up.
• Varnished teak rub rail with stainless steel cap.

 

Deck features:

• Stainless steel stem head with bow roller and integrated line chocks.
• Stainless steel bow and stern pulpits.
• SS Stanchions with double lifelines and boarding gates.
• Varnished teak toe rails
• Varnished dorade boxes, handrails, aft lazarette box and covers and cockpit coaming.
• Double dorades forward, scoops painted white inside with a varnished teak storage box between.
• Stainless steel dorade guard.
• Stainless steel mast guard rail port and starboard.
• Stainless steel genoa tracks mounted on toe rail.
• Two hatches with varnished teak boxes and translucent covers.
• Deck hardware for stowage of spinnaker pole
• Oversized custom Hinckley deck hatch in foredeck
• Teak cradles for securing liferafts, located aft/outboard of mast
• Aft of cockpit are teak hatches that provide access to propane locker and lazarette

 

 

COCKPIT:

 

Aft cockpit has varnished teak coamings, a forward bridge deck and Edson pedestal wheel steering:

Large opening cockpit seats provide access to storage bins and sail lockers.

• Painted nonskid on seat tops.
• Engine controls, sheets, and winches are all easily accessible.
• Full engine instrumentation panel.
• Opening teak hatches aft of helm provide access to propane locker and lazarette storage
• (4) winch pockets in cockpit coamings
• Edson pedestal with painted destroyer style helm wheel
• Binnacle mounted compass with cover on top of pedestal
• Stainless steel binnacle guard.
• Edson engine controls
• Helm wheel is laced in classic fashion with mending twiner

 

Some cockpit amenities include:

 

• Cockpit cushions
• Custom teak folding cockpit table
• Teak cockpit sole grate.
• Traveller and mainsheet winch is mounted just forward of the wheel, places mainsheet within easy reach of helmsman
• Custom helm seat mounted on aft cockpit
• Forward on bridge deck is the varnished teak companionway that leads to the interior accommodations below.

 

 

SAILS AND RIGGING:

• Hinckley rigged mast with Hood Yacht Systems inmast furler system
• Standing rigging of stainless steel wire to Stalock terminals with internal halyards (1993).
• Harken MKII roller furler for jib 

 

Winches:

• Two Barient #28 secondary winches.
• Two Barient  #35 primary winches
• One Barrient #22 SS main sheet winch.
• Three Barient #22’s SS winches on mast.
• Barient #19 SST reef winch on boom.
• Barient SS main halyad wire winch.
• Barient #1 OH SS downhaul winch.

Sails:

• Mainsail is a North Nordac 7.8H FIRM
• Headsail is a North Nordac 7.8H FIRM 120% Genoa
• Spinnaker is from Hood, never used.

 

 

INTERIOR INTRODUCTION: 

From the cockpit, the companionway steps lead down to the main cabin with the galley set to port and navigation station opposite to starboard with a full-width main salon immediately forward. Aft to port is the master stateroom with an ensuite private head.  Forward of the main salon is the forward head and stateroom.

Interior is finished:

• Satin-varnished mahogany interior.
• White overhead
• Varnished teak & holly sole.
• Two opening overhead hatches, four portlights along the side of the coach house, and 2 portlights in hull alongside the settees
• Locker doors throughout are mahogany paneled with traditional Hinckley vent pattern

 

 

 

MASTER STATEROOM:

Aft to port is the Master Stateroom that has a private ensuite head forward to starboard.

The Master Stateroom features include:

• Wide berths are port and starboard.
• Drawer and drop-front storage under the berths.
• A seat is inboard of each berth.
• Large storage locker on center
• Large opening port to the cockpit.

 

 

Ensuite Private aft head: 

A solid mahogany door, located to starboard within stateroom, accesses the Owner's private head with shower.

Features include:

• Harvest Gold Formica countertop.
• Stainless steel sink with fixtures, including a hand-held telephone shower.
• Hot and cold pressure water.
• Tecma marine head plumbed to holding tank.
• Built-in waste bin.
• Mirror over sink.
• Locker storage outboard.

 

 

 

MAIN CABIN:  Incorporates the Galley, Nav Station and Main Salon.

The galley and nav station are to port and starboard at the base of companionway:

 

GALLEY Area:

To port of companionway is the galley, features include:

Galley Aft:

• Formica counters in Tan Irish Linen
• Located on aft end of the counter is refrigeration: accessed via 2 lift open hatches. Capacity is 9 cu/ft. Compressor is not functional.
• Located on the forward end of the counter is a pot/pan locker: accessed via a lift off hatch.
• Outboard of pot/pan locker and oriented forward is a double basin SS galley sink. Pressurized hot and cold water.
• Utility storage locker is located beneath sink cabinet
• Pantry, cutlery, and plate storage is outboard of counter
• Mug/cup racks on forward and aft galley bulkheads
• Shipmate 3-burner propane stainless steel range with oven - stove cover stows behind stove.
• Task lighting over counters.

NAVIGATION STATION:

To starboard of the companionway is nav station.

Nav area features include:

• Station is fitted out in Mahogany casework with White Formica table
• Mahogany fiddle along the inboard edge of table
• Dome light.
• Electronics mounted outboard.
• Instrument gauges and switches.
• Electrical breaker panel.

 

Electronics and Navigation Equipment:

• Raymarine E120 chartplotter
• Raymarine 4kw Radome, mounted on mast
• Raymarine ST60 sailing instruments are located in cockpit facing aft
• Icom IC-M504 VHF, with a RAM mic located at binnacle in cockpit
• Danforth 5” Constellation compass.

 

 

 

 

 

MAIN SALON :

The full-width main salon offers:

• Area dining, entertaining and can sleep up to 4 people.
• Full 6’ 9” headroom.
• Full-length port and starboard integral handrails under windows.
• 12-volt lighting is located on bulkhead
• Opening overhead hatch with a screen allows for natural light and ventilation. 
• Port settee is U-shaped, wraps around the table, and has upholstered seatbacks. Table can be dropped becoming a filler to convert settee into a berth.
• Above/outboard of pert settee is a shelf for books or other sundry items
• The starboard settee can slide inboard to expose a single berth
• Seatback of starboard settee is comprised of six drawers.
• Above starboard settee is a fixed pilot berth.
• Shelf outboard port and starboard.

 

 

STORAGE:

• Seatback of starboard settee is comprised of six drawers
• Above/outboard of starboard pilot berth is a shelf for books or other sundry items
• Above/outboard of port settee are two shelves for books or other sundry items
• Forward of the starboard settee is a large hanging locker
• Storage bins are located beneath the port U-shaped settee

 

FORWARD HEAD:

Located to port between main salon and forward cabin is the forward head.

The head features:

• Shower with mixing valve and hot and cold pressure water.
• Harvest Gold Formica countertop
• Stainless steel sink with fixtures and hot and cold pressure water.
• Mirror
• Tecma fresh water marine head plumbed to holding tank
• Waste bin.
• Locker and drawer storage.
• Electrical outlets.
• Vent fan
• Overhead dorade vent with flow control

 

FORWARD STATEROOM:

This private stateroom is finished in satin varnished mahogany 

• V-berth forward with cushions.
• Cushioned seat between.
• Drawers and stowage under berths.
• Shelves outboard.
• Forward access to the divided chain locker forepeak.
• Natural light and ventilation from opening hatch over.

 

 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

Classic Hinckley electrical panel

Separate 12-volt DC electrical systems:

• Classic Hinckley electrical panel
• 12V start bank is comprised of two 6-volt batteries
• 12V house bank is comprised of four 6-volt batteries, 380 total amp/hours
• 60amp alternator on engine dedicated to start bank
• 120 amp alternator on engine dedicated to house bank

 

110-volt AC electrical system:

• Shore power and shore power cord.
• Xantrex Tru-Charge 30amp battery charger

 

 

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT:

• Engine: Westerbeke 4-108 40hp diesel engine, 1,303 hours.
• SS shaft and 2 bladed fixed pitch prop
• Custom cage around prop to prevent fouling from loose line or lobster gear
• Isotherm 13 gallon hot water heater, includes internal coil to heat water when engine is running
• Electric submersible bilge pump.
• Edson 18” diaphragm emergency bilge pump
• Portable fire extinguishers.

 

 

 

 

Anchor and ground tackle:

• Fitted teak fixtures on fore deck to secure a Danforth and a Fishermans anchor
• Lewmar V3 windlass with capstan, stainless steel chain stopper, stainless steel plow anchor, and foot switches. Windlass can also be controlled from switch at helm in cockpit.

 

 

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

• Powder coated boarding ladder
• several Boat hooks
• Dock lines
• Various tools and sail repair kit
• Fenders with fender covers
• Hose
• Dishes, utensils and galleyware
• Life jackets
• Throwable boat cushions
• Dual trumpet horn, mounted on deck to port of companionway
• First aid kit.
• Flare kit.
• Horseshoe life rings.
• Two four man life rafts, past inspection dates
• Bulkhead mounted clock
• Spare parts