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Tuesday, July 12. 2011

Can you identify these lovely boats?

The owner must be prosperous, or profligate, to have two of these. His and Hers? Man, I just can't stand a show-off...


Pic is of a Long Island Sound harbor last weekend.


 


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Hinckley Picnics?
#1 Dennis on 2011-07-12 06:10 (Reply)
I was going to say that.
#1.1 arcs on 2011-07-12 06:43 (Reply)
Hinckley Picnic boats. We live in the Lowcountry of SC and the husband and I go back and forth in our day dreams of the Picnic boat or the Fleming 55. Quite a disparity I'm aware - but both have such appeal. I guess by the time we have the scratch to afford one we'll be too old to operate them anyway.
#2 Maia on 2011-07-12 06:43 (Reply)
I live in the Midlands right on Lake Murray (Irmo side) and there are two older Hinckley Picnics in the marina right across from my home marina.

The basic styling has remained the same with little minor tweaks over the years - beautiful boats.
#2.1 Tom Francis on 2011-07-12 09:54 (Reply)
[i]Can you identify these lovely boats?/i]

There's the red and white one, and the blue and white one. Or is that black and white?
#3 Gringo on 2011-07-12 06:44 (Reply)
Picnic boat and Talaria 44, I think. Nice set.
#4 Addison (Link) on 2011-07-12 07:27 (Reply)
The red one is a 36' Picnic and the dark hull is a 24' Picnic Classic. I might be off on the size as I'm on the Droid at the moment. Can't see the third one.
#5 Tom Francis on 2011-07-12 07:32 (Reply)
Yes, I think so too.
#5.1 Bird Dog on 2011-07-12 08:42 (Reply)
The flag blue hull is an older Picnic (not the extended pilot house). @addison-I think you are right but I have to say the talaria 40 looking at stern and pilot house, both have 3 portholes below deck.
#5.1.1 Will on 2011-07-12 09:39 (Reply)
@addison had it right - the red one is a Talaria 44 - relatively new too.

Lot of money sitting in the water.
#5.1.2 Tom Francis on 2011-07-12 10:05 (Reply)
Don't have a clue what they are but they do remind me of a Hardy Boys adventure.
#6 Tralfaz on 2011-07-12 11:24 (Reply)
Daddy's and son's... it's a picnic boat pretty yes.. functional no.. and a real yachty.. though appreciating the finer qualities of the Hinckley... would go for the bermuda 40 or a S' wester's etc... sure you can argue these are yachts.. but... it's a pompous waste of $$ and frankly I think they SHOULD be paying more in taxes!...

again pretty but useless.
#7 Waterpuppy on 2011-07-12 19:29 (Reply)
Not useless at all for an evening spin for cocktails and hors d'oevres.
#7.1 Bird Dog on 2011-07-12 20:15 (Reply)

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