1955 Hinckley 41 cutter

Designed by Owens and built by Hinckley, Radiant is an outstanding example of vessel built RIGHT by one of the most renowned builders of wood sailing yachts in the world, at the time at the peak of their powers. As the HInckley marketing brochure said back in the day, "Hinckley's traditionally excellent standards of Downeast worksmanship under daily supervision assures a sound investment of an American built yacht to give years of favorable return in pleasure, comfort and seaworthiness."

Designed by Norman Owens of Owens Boat builders in Maryland sometime in the early 1940s, they built about 45 of these sleek, fast cutters (they said the she was conceived as "a big, fast deep-water boat with a small, flexible rig, excellent balance, high freeboard and a large cockpit, designed to be easy for one man to handle."). However, Owens was primarily a power boat builder and in the late '40s the three brothers decided to offer the plans to Hinckley, who continued building them into the mid-1950s (Radiant is either the final or second-to-final Owens-Hinckleys to ever come off the ways).

Double planked bronze-fastened cedar and Philippine mahogany planks with glued seams on oak frames with bronze floors, a lead-ballasted full keel with cut-away forefoot and teak decks. And note she's not just a pretty face: Radiant was a regular participant in San Francisco's Master Mariners' Regatta for years and years, and Peter Sutter of Sutter Sails is reported to have said, "My whole generation raced aboard Radiant."

Owner for the past 25 years not sailing as much now and motivated to sell, price just reduced and offers encouraged.

Specifications

Year Built 1955

Category Sail

Length Overall 40'6 ft

Beam 10'6 ft

Construction Wood

Keel Full Keel

Min Draft 5'10 ft

Drive Type Direct

Engines 1

Total Engine Power 23 hp

Fuel Tanks 1

Fuel Tank Cap. 25 gal

Fuel Tank Mat. Stainless Steel

Water Tanks 1

Water Tank Cap. 35 gal

Water Tank Mat. Stainless-steel

Holding Tanks 1

Holding Tank Cap. 10 gal

Holding Tank Mat. Other

Ballast 6000 lb

Displacement 19,500 lb

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Volvo Penta

Model: MD 11C

Fuel: Diesel

Engine Power: 23hp

Type: Inboard

Propeller Type: 2 BladeBronze

Engine Location: Center

Drive Type: Direct

Galley

This straight from Hinckley: "The large modern galley is located just aft of the main cabin and is complete in every detail. All of teh space has been utilized to the utmost advantage. A modern alcohol stove with an extra large fuel tank food lockers and shelves. There is a large sink with a pump type faucet on the opposite side. Dish and glass racks, together with drawers and closet space for silver, linen and other supplies are near at hand. The ice chest holds 150 pounds of ice."

Manual pump Groco Model K head.

Electronics

DataMarine depth sounder, DataMarine wind speed/direction indicator, DataMarine knot meter, West MArine VHF radio. Audiovox AM/FM cassette player.

Electrical

110V AC / 12V DC. Thirty amp shore power service, two Group 31 batteries, Powermania Turbo M212E battery charger.

Deck and Hull

Double planked cedar and mahogany planks, bronze fastened with glued seams on steam bent oak frames with 12" centers, lead keel, solid teak planked deck, mahogany rudder with tiller steering. Topsides are painted white with a red boot stripe and gold cove stripe.

Last hauled and bottom painted in 2018. Hull refastened in 2008. Also note Tony Ferrari replaced the teak transom, the oak horn timber, butt blocks, eight full length planks and numerous hull frames, and reglued 80% of the hull with mahogany battens. He also totally rebuilt the cockpit including floor, coamings and winch bases; all this work reportedly done in the late '80s/early '90s.

Sails and Rigging

Hollow Sitka spruce deck stepped mast and boom with Dacron mainsail and 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging reportedly replaced in 2013. Harken roller furler with 120% dacron jib. Two Merriman #3 winches, two #2 Merriman winches, two Lewmar Emsworth winches. four Lewmar # 30 self tailing winches.

Engine and Mechanical

Naturally aspirated two cylinder 23 hp raw water cooled four stroke Volvo Penta diesel, install date unknown but estimated late 1970s.

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.

1955 Hinckley 41 cutter

Specifications

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