Unfortunately, 2008, of course, was the start of the economic downturn. That’s all well and good, but the real treat is spending some time onboard, carving some turns, speeding up a sound, blowing all your cares away in the joy of the moment. Well, I wasn’t exactly unhappy where I already was, settled in to the Hinckley-designed navigator’s seat while Mike Arieta, Hinckley’s VP for product development, was starting the test drive. But what the T34 has lost in size (and price), it has gained in performance. In fact, there’s considerably less teak on the T34 than is the norm for previous Hinckleys, although you can add more (cockpit coamings, swim platform, cockpit sole, for example) as options.

34 ft / 2016. on a cloudless early summer afternoon, my mind had meandered back to the same scene 18 years earlier, when I had cruised over the same waters on hull number one of the original Hinckley Picnic Boat with Shep McKenney, then the company’s president. Back at the Hinckley dock, McManus and I got off the boat, looked at each other, and exchanged high fives. She was acclaimed for her graceful sheer, gentle tumblehome, and gleaming teak inside and out.

It wasn’t particularly fast (top speed: 27 knots) and it ran on a relatively flat hull (only a 15-degree deadrise at the transom), but its drop-dead gorgeous looks guaranteed an owner list that went from Martha Stewart to Geraldo Rivera to Gulf-state sheiks. 2007 Runabout 29 – LA BELLA LESLIE; Talarias. A spirited spin in the waters of Maine hints at the inspiration for the Hinckley T34—a boat built with summer fun in her DNA. But I couldn’t very well resist McManus’s invitation (or the ever-expanding smile on his face), so I walked aft; straight aft, in this case, since the helm deck and the cockpit are all on the same level, joining McManus on the transom bench seat. Hinckley’s jet drives, paired with twin 260-hp Yanmars, give the T34 excellent speed and manuverability. … The company launched a new 48-footer a year ago, and it had already sold six of the 34s before the first one hit the water.

“Watch this,” McManus said, urging Arieta to put the boat into a hard turn at about 30 knots. “It’s priced to bring new people in,” McManus said. 34 ft / 2016. All Rights Reserved. NOTEWORTHY OPTIONS: Teak pilothouse and cockpit soles ($15,020); Teak insert on swim platform ($1,950); Varnished teak cockpit coamings ($3,850); Hinckley-designed stainless steel bowrail ($4,300); 5-kW Onan genset with sound shield ($16,250); reverse-cycle heat and air conditioning for interior and pilothouse ($16,850); Raymarine ST6002+ autopilot interfaced to GPS/chartplotter ($3,600).

The new T34 (T stands for Talaria, the winged sandals worn by the Greek god Hermes) comes in at $535,000. Hinckley Yacht Brokerage. Hinckley Yachts boats for sale on Boat Trader are offered at an assortment of prices, valued from $14,900 on the lower-priced models all the way up to $1,895,000 for the higher-end boats. Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom.

2003 Hinckley Picnic Boat EP Since its introduction in 1994, the Hinckley Picnic Boat has become the most successful single motor yacht in this company's history.

Base price for the 29R (R stands for runabout) is $383,000; the Picnic Boat is now $835,000. As the grin on my face started to match the one already affixed to McManus’s, I realized that, despite the low freeboard, we were both totally dry (the boat hadn’t thrown back any spray at all).

Air temperature: 81°F; wind: light; seas: calm.

Hinckley Talaria 34. Again, Hinckley delivered.

Request Info. Power & Motoryacht's boat test of the Hinckley T34. As a result, the 34, even with twin engines, weighs in at only 14,000 pounds.

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Speeding up Somes Sound off Southwest Harbor, Maine. “People overwhelmingly expressed interest in a simpler boat,” McManus said. But that’s getting away from the fun part.

The Picnic Boat, of course, went on to become one of the most successful—and most easily recognized—boat lines ever launched. US$877,500 *. Find Hinckley Picnic Boat Mkiii boats for sale in your area & across the world on YachtWorld. Offering the best selection of Hinckley boats to choose from.

“It’s supposed to be fun,” McManus said. “More people can afford it.”, Click here to see more photos of the Hinckley T34 ➤. © 2020 Cruz Bay Publishing Inc., an Active Interest Media company.

A friendly voice interrupted my reverie. The new 34 was designed to fit in between the 29R, the smallest boat in the company’s lineup, and the enlarged Picnic Boat. “You put the throttle down and you start looking around for someone to high-five.”. Base price for the 29R (R stands for runabout) is $383,000; the Picnic Boat is now $835,000.

The original Picnic Boat, introduced in 1994, was a 36-foot-long, slender (10 feet 2 inches of beam), luxurious version of a Down East lobster boat with a single diesel engine and a Hamilton waterjet drive (for low draft, safety, and worry-free navigation through waters speckled with lobster pots). “Peter, you’ve got to come back here. In many ways, it’s also designed as an all-around boat. As the afternoon slipped away, our test ride ended. The boat’s sporty performance, of course, is due in large part to her weight, her twin 260-horsepower Yanmars, and the ever-maneuverable jet drives. With the new T34, Hinckley is on a roll. The new T34 (T stands for Talaria, the winged sandals worn by the Greek god Hermes) comes in at $535,000. As Hinckley celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Picnic Boat, we introduce the Picnic Boat Signature Edition.

This article originally appeared in the February 2013 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine. Click here for Hinckley's contact information and index of articles ➤, Click to see listings of Hinckley Yachts currently for sale on BoatQuest.com. Today, as one of America’s oldest boat manufacturers, Hinckley builds power and sailing yachts from 29 to 55 feet. To save weight while maintaining structural strength, Hinckley has been using the SCRIMP (Seemann Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process) system with vinylester resin, Kevlar, E-glass, and balsa core for almost two decades.