Hinckley Picnic Boat 37 MKIII

RUCKUS is a two owner Picnic Boat 37 MKII that recently received extensive updating that included the installation of a Seakeeper 3 with dedicated battery bank, all new fabrics throughout and extensive services water jet, varnish, new mooring, and engine service that included a full heat exchanger service.  RUCKUS is owned and maintained by a very experienced boater with high level of attention to detail.  If you are looking for an exceptionally maintained Picnic Boat 37 that is ready for immediate delivery, RUCKUS is a must see.

 

RUCKUS is a 2017 Picnic Boat 37 MKII with 280 total time on her upgraded Yanmar 8LV-370hp engines.  She is immediately recognizable for her stunning FLAG BLUE hull and contrasting cream decks. The addition of a Seakeeper system, upgraded Jet Stick antenna, custom chasse extensions to the cockpit seating and all new fabrics throughout have RUCKUS perfectly outfit for entertaining with family and friends, these upgrade ensure everyone onboard will have a comfortable ride and the best seat for the journey.  Don’t miss the opportunity to own the finest Picnic Boat 37 on the market.

 

  

DECK & HULL:

Construction of the hull is Hinckley DualGuard® Composite Construction Kevlar E-glass hybrid outer skin and Carbon-fiber inner skin.  SCRIMP® laminated with vinylester resin.  Deck and cockpit are E-glass with closed-cell foam core, SCRIMPED with vinylester resin.   

• Flag Blue Awlgrip hull paint
• Light Cream gelcoat cabin house and decks.
• Light Cream double bootstripe
• Red Micron bottom paint
• Upgraded underwater lights NEW 2025
• Marelon ball-valve seacocks with thru-hulls below water line and Marelon thru-hulls above the waterline
• Stainless steel half round on fiberglass molded rub rail
• Optional Bo peep stainless steel removable boarding handle.
• Two optional Mate series S.S. combination rod/cup holders mounted on Port and Starboard decks.
• Teak decks in cockpit and pilothouse with black seams
• Gloss varnished Teak transom
• Teak inserts on swim platform with black seams

 

 

SWIM PLATFORM:

Heavy-duty fiberglass swim platform with optional teak inserts, stainless steel bracket and half round.

• Stainless steel telescoping 3-step folding swim ladder that stores under platform
• Teak inserts with black seams
• Custom full transom and swim platform cover to protect finishes
• Underwater lights installed in 2025

 

 

DECK FEATURES:

• Flush foredeck anchor locker with hinged hatch and fold-out anchor roller.  Hinckley designed polished SS folding anchor roller with 12-volt windlass. Windlass controls at helm and handheld wireless remote.  Polished SS Delta anchor with 25’ SS chain and 150’ rode.
• Rounded, tapered, varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile
• Varnished teak eyebrow molding around cabin top
• Varnished teak handrails on house top, cabin and aft end of pilothouse
• All varnish maintenance completed May 2025.
• Four (4) elliptical ports on house sides with opening port in the head.
• Large opening side windows in Pilothouse
• Optional (2) Stainless Steel electric opening hatches in the Pilothouse with Ocean Air Sky Screens
• Custom Hinckley 316L stainless steel bow chocks
• Bow, stern and 316L stainless steel mooring cleats - mid-rail easily reached from cockpit – pop-up mid ship cleats
• Fender padeyes with toe rail chafe strips
• Stainless Steel swim handle on transom painted to match hull
• Single bay varnished teak handrail mounted at port dash
• Optional varnished teak packages include dash, pilothouse liners and lower helm pod.
• Teak decks in cockpit and pilothouse with black seams
• Full mooring cover for cockpit, NEW 2025
• Custom chasse extensions and footrests, NEW 2025
• Deck reinforced for future installation of Hinckley designed bow rail

 

  

COCKPIT:

The Cockpit features:

• Optional freshwater wash-down in anchor locker.
• Starboard transom door from swim platform
• Optional seat filler for stern entry door area
• Cockpit cushions in upgraded premium fabrics
• Teak boarding step for port or starboard side deck
• Courtesy lights under side decks port and starboard
• Cockpit/pilothouse lockers with varnished louvered teak doors
• Cockpit shower with mixing valve at stern seat
• Optional Mate Series stainless steel rod holders mounted on the port (2) and starboard (2) side decks.
• Optional additional speakers located in cockpit
• Optional refrigerator in starboard amenity
• Custom optioned Yeti cooler in port amenity on siding track.
• Stamoid cockpit mooring cover in Ivory, NEW 2025
• Custom chasse extensions and footrests, NEW 2025

 

 

PILOTHOUSE:

The Pilothouse is fully air condition and features Luxor leather Dune cushions and helm chairs.   

• Optional Varnished teak pilothouse liners and dash
• (4) Pilothouse windows with Green Tint include: (2) Electric Sliding side windows and (2) Fixed, forward with heavy duty, self-parking, intermittent windshield wipers and freshwater washers
• Insulated white overhead has two optional (2) Electric opening oversized hatches with Ocean Air Sky screens/shades
• Stidd helm Chairs with LuxorLeather - Soft Touch BR-222 Marine and Marine BR-01 Vellum piping with integral folding footrest.
• L-settees to port and starboard in pilothouse with cushions finished in upgraded premium fabrics, NEW 2025
• Optional pilothouse table with stainless steel pedestal and canvas cover with storage bag.
• Optional refrigerator installed in starboard amenity between pilot house and cockpit.
• Custom optioned Yeti in port amenity on sliding base for easy access.
• Additional illumination is by four (4) overhead low-voltage halogen lights
• Storage lockers under pilothouse settees
• (10) Cup holders, three at each settee and two at each helm location
• Glove box/storage at port and starboard helm shelves
• Varnished teak locking companionway door
• Varnished teak handrail on centerline
• Stamoid 3-piece drop curtains with Eisenglass windows
• Optional 110V AC waterproof outlet in pilothouse

 

 

Helm Station (Starboard)

• Varnished teak instrument pod
• Stainless steel 14” steering wheel with varnished wood rim
• Hinckley “JetStick II®” with H-Lock and Heading hold features
• Upgraded JetStick antenna for improved Hover Lock performance and improved steering in Power Steering mode
• Engine gauges, tachometer with hour meter, oil pressure, water temp., nozzle indicator
• Glove box/storage with lid at aft end of starboard shelf and USB jacks
• (2) Cup holders

 

 

Helm Electronics and Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine E140w color chartplotter
• Raymarine ST-6002 Autopilot - interfaced to GPS
• 24” HD Raymarine scanner
• Seakeeper remote display mounted at helm
• Fushion stereo remote mounted at helm
• Ritchie Compass – helm mounted
• Standard Horizon GX1500S VHF with Ram Mic
• Exalto wiper control
• ACR Spotlight mounted on mast with remote at helm
• Airmar DT800 depth/temp 235 kHz smart sensor
• Racor fuel filter/water audible alarm with indicators for generator main engines
• High water bilge alarm with indicators for each bilge zone (3)
• Five Hella fans with power jacks: 2 in pilothouse

 

 

Entertainment Electronics

• Fusion FM/CD/Satellite receiver ready Stereo with wired remote at helm
  
  

ACCOMMODATIONS & LAYOUT:

The Queen Island Berth interior is finished in satin-varnished cherry with custom full length shelving located to port and starboard. The cabin sole is gloss varnished teak and tulipwood.  This spacious cabin with 6’2” standing headroom.  Entry is from the pilothouse companionway to the galley to port, private head to starboard and the island berth accommodations forward. Forward berth and port seating cushions upholstered in upgraded premium fabrics.

 

GALLEY (Port):

• Corian – “Arctic Ice” countertop in galley
• Stainless steel sink with Grohe fixtures, spray nozzle and hot and cold pressure water.
• Adler Barbour refrigeration – 12-volt cold plate refrigerator in a self-draining insulated box
• 110-volt outlet
• Built-in bin for dish stowage
• (3) Cherry pullout drawers
• Red step-light in galley
• Under counter pull-out garbage receptacle
• Additional storage is provided outboard and under the galley sink.
• A “pantry” locker with louvered door and several shelves separates the galley from the forward V-berth area and houses the stereo system.

 

HEAD (Next aft starboard):

• Solid cherry door panel door
• Custom Corian Sandalwood countertop and under-mounted porcelain sink.  
• Grohe faucet/handheld shower provides hot & cold pressure water – bracket for shower bulkhead mounted
• Sealand Vacu-Flush electric marine head is plumbed to a 27-gallon holding tank and overboard discharge
• Mirror on the forward bulkhead with cherry frame.        
• Storage is provided by cherry faced lockers above and outboard the vanity, a drawer with a cherry face beside the marine head, and a locker under the vanity.  
• 110-volt outlet
• Air conditioning/heat outlet in head
• Opening port with screen, as well as forced ventilation.
• Stainless steel towel bar
• Hella fan with power jacks 1 in head

 

ISLAND QUEEN BERTH (Forward):

• Island Queen berth with settee to port for easy access to the bunk.
• Storage lockers under Island Queen berth have easy-access cherry front drawers
• Additional 110v receptacle at sheer locker
• Cedar-lined hanging locker is just aft of the berths to starboard.
• Overhead Stainless-Steel opening hatch with Ocean Air Sky screen/shade.
• Mattress cover upholstered in premium fabric. 

 

 

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

• Low resistance, copper wire and sacrificial zinc anode bonding system.

 

12-volt system:

• (2) 12-volt house batteries for a total of 420-amps. NEW 2025
• Start – Two 12-volt AGM Group 31 batteries with 950 CCA capability. NEW 2025
• SeaKeeper – Three 12-volt AGM Group 4D batteries – 210-amps each. NEW 2025
• Heavy-duty battery parallel switch allows emergency starting.
• (2) Two 185-amp 12 Volt D.C. alternators, one for house batteries and one for each starting battery
• 12-volt distribution panel includes thermo-magnetic breakers, volt and amp meter.

 

110-volt AC electrical system

• 110-volt shore power inlet and relay.
• (2) 30-amp shore power cord.  (1) dedicated to house and charging loads and (1) dedicated to climate control systems
• Victron Multiplus inverter/charger with 100-amp 12-volt multi-stage battery charging capability.
• 3000-watt pure sign wave inverter with control mounted in cabin
• Optional 110-volt outlet located at port helm

 

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT & ENGINE DETAILS:  

• Upgraded twin Yanmar 8LV-370hp diesel engines. Fully service May 2025
• Hamilton 274 Jet Drives. Fully serviced May 2025
• Twin ZF 63 transmissions
• 7” hydraulic variable thrust bow thruster
• Hinckley’s 2nd generation integrated “JetStick II” control system with Hinckley’s “H-Lock” automatic positioning and heading lock feature; fingertip control of vessel steering, motion (fore, aft and side) and position.
• Dual-cylinder trim tabs with indicator controls at helm
• Fuel filter/water separator with audible alarm panel at helm
• Fuel, oil pressure, and water temperature gauges.
• Alarms for high-low oil pressure, and high engine water temperature and hydraulic pressure
• Optional overboard waste discharge
• Optional oil change kit. Reversible pump for changing oil on both engines and generator
• Optional fresh water wash down in anchor well
• Manual hydraulic steering pump.
• (3) Electric 1500-GPH 12-volt bilge pumps with float switches and high-water alarm
• Whale emergency bilge pump - mounted in cockpit locker.
• In-line 12-volt automatic shower sump pump.
• 27-gallon holding tank.
• 6-gallon stainless steel hot water heater – shore power and engine heated.
• 40-gallon polyethylene water tank with remote gauge.
• (2) 110-gallon polyethylene fuel tanks - total 220-gallons.
• Mylar-faced acoustical foam-lined engine box insulation.
• Engine box cover has double gaskets and an electric riser.
• Engine box forced-air exhaust fan.
• Baffled and insulated air intake
• Automatic engine compartment fire suppression system, with automatic engine shutdown

 

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

• Compass: Ritchie, mounted at helm seat.
• Fire Extinguisher: Three 2-1/2 lb. dry chemical.
• Flares: USCG approved flare kit.
• Horn: 12-volt Kahlenberg air horn mounted in engine box with switch on dash.
• Life Jackets
• Dock Lines
• Running Lights: Approved running and masthead lights.
• Fenders: Three 8" x 20" inflatable fenders with Polartec covers and Wichard snap hooks for each fender line.
• Boat Hook: Mounted under side deck.