1968 Hinckley

General Description

SUMMARY OF MEMORY: EQUIPMENT AND CONDITION

Memory is one of a number of high performance yachts built by the Hinckley Company in the

1950s and 1960s. She was built in 1968, and is the only Competition 34 that they built. She has

a full keel and a spade rudder. She has a tiller and associated tiller autopilot. Her topsides are

white Awlgrip. Her bottom is a layer of epoxy for blister protection. There is also a traditional

teak 4 step boarding ladder with mounting hardware on the starboard side at the gate. Lifelines

are duel and of stainless steel

Spars: All of her spars are painted white Awlgrip. Her boom is carbon fiber, new [n 2017. Her

spinaker pole is deck mounted. There are three winches on the mast with the main halyard winch

being two speef, self-tailing. The main sheet is led to a dedicated two-speed winch under the

dodger and then to a cam cleat. The Cunningham in the main luff is led to a cam cleat under

the dodger.

Sails: Her main is fully battened and loose footed with two deep reefs. Reef hooks are mounted

at the gooseneck. Reefs are controlled through the boom. The mainsail is trimmed to a Harkin

roller-bearing traveler mounted on the cabin top. Traveler position is controlled by two lines,

port and starboard, led to cam cleats under the dodger.

The working jib was cut by North Sailmakers with full-length battens along the leech and

is trimmed to blocks on the cabin top and led to cockpit winches which are two-speed and self

tailing.

Other sails: Sails include a #1 and a #2 genoas, the sheets for which can be controlled by

a single large winch in the aft of the cockpit. There is also a spinaker and an associated

launching sock.

Ground tackle: Rochana anchor on the bow with anchor rode of chain and braided line. There is a

deck-mounted electric powered windless. There is also a 22 pound Danforth anchor stored on

the cabin top.

Engine: Universal Diesel engine installed in 1998. It has 1944hours of run time.

Interior: New composting head installed in 2018. Propane stove with oven on gimbels with

propane stored in duel tanks in the lazarette. Forward cabin is a V-berth with separate section

which fills in the V to make a large bed. Foldable table which stores again the forward bulkhead

in the main cabin. 2 pilot berths plus 2 transom berths for a total of 6 berths.

Capacity for 70 gallons of water and 20 gallons of fuel.

Electronics: 2018 Garmin chart plotter mounted on cockpit bulkhead next to depth and speed

gauges. Below there is a AM-FM stereo sound system, and a VHF marine radio coupled to a

hand-held controller located in te cockpit.

Custom bimini and dodger with removable connecting panel between the two.

MEMORY: DETAILS AND COMMENTS

Memory was built by the Henry R. Hinckley Company in the

1960s as the first boat in a class of Competition 34s. She was originally

named High Ball. No further boats in that class were ever built. She

was sold by the Hinckley Company and her first owner cruised and

raced her on Chesapeake Bay. The current owner bought her in the early

1980s. She has been raced frequently and successfully in PHRF club

r a c e s .

In the early years, the bottom was covered with a protective

coating of epoxy and a significantly larger rudder was installed with

Harkin rudder bearings.

The Atomic Four gasoline engine was replaced with a Universal

Diesel. Installed 2 speed, self-tailing cockpit winches.

Primary anchor is bow-mounted with combination chain and line

rode. Deck mounted electric windless installed on foredeck. Backup

anchor is mounted on cabin top.

Installed filler piece in forward bunk to make it a double berth.

Replaced the boom with a new carbon fiber boom for loose footed

mainsail with 3 deep reefs. Sheeted to cabin top is Harkin traveler with

control lines led to the cockpit.

Jib of choice is a North blade jib size at 100 percent, with roller

furling and battens along the luff. Other jibs include #1, #2 and a

working jib. Spinnaker and associated sock for easy setting and furling.

Spinnaker pole is fitted on deck.

The galley is aft with hot and cold water and a propane stove.

There is a large ice box.

Folding teak dining table stores on forward bulkhead in main

saloon. Two pull-out bunks plus two pilot berths.

New composting toilet installed in head.

Dual propane tank storage at stern of cockpit in air sealed lazarette.

Instruments: Include Speed, Depth and GPS navigation system console

mounted on bulkhead of cockpit. Two-way radio has remote speaker

access in the cockpit.

Custom Bimini covers the cockpit and has an attachment panel to

connect to the Dodger

Bluewater Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Annapolis Sailyard. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel

This listing is courtesy of the MLS and may be centrally listed with another broker. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey representation of a particular vessel.