1992 Hinckley 51' _{(15.54 m)} Sou'wester 51

ACCOMMODATIONS

KISMET sleeps at least six in two private cabins and the main salon. The interior joiner work is beautifully crafted in cherry with raised-panel locker fronts and generous solid trim finished with satin varnish and gloss highlights. Overhead panels are white Formica with cherry trim, and the cabin sole is teak and holly with gloss finish and a built-in dustpan with teak grate in the cabin. There are Frigast stainless reading lights and Hella fans throughout the interior. All new mattresses and Ultrasuede covers, 2023. 

FORWARD CABIN 

The forward guest cabin features a V-berth with filler piece to convert to a double berth. A door separates this cabin from the rest of the accommodations, and there is a private access door to the head. There is a bureau to port with additional drawers under the berths, and large lockers above the berths with sliding doors. Aft to starboard is a large cedar-lined hanging locker with a custom raised-panel door that includes a shelf outboard, mounted fire extinguisher inside, and stowage brackets for V-berth filler pieces. A locker door forward accesses the forepeak that houses a partitioned rope/chain locker. 

FORWARD HEAD   

Next aft to port is the head, accessible from both the forward cabin and main salon. The area is finished in varnished cherry trim with white Formica bulkheads and vanity countertop with stainless sink, faucets (2025) and shower controls. There is a Raritan Electric marine toilet discharging to a stainless steel holding tank with Y-valve for overboard discharge or deck pump out. Light and ventilation provided by opening porthole and dorade vent. 

MAIN SALON  

The spacious main salon is beautifully appointed with rich cherry joiner work and blue Ultrasuede fabric. To port is a comfortable U-shaped dining area with centerline dining table (varnished 2025) that features large fold-down leaves and storage inside. To starboard is a full-length settee with counter and upper and lower cabinet storage forward. There are also multiple lockers outboard each side and a bookshelf outboard to port. This bright, comfortable area features several large, fixed ports, (2) overhead opening white translucent hatches with screens, the companionway hatch, and dorade vents for nice light and ventilation. A Chelsea clock and barometer are mounted on the forward port bulkhead. 

NAVIGATION STATION  

Aft of the salon to port is a full size forward-facing nav station with large opening chart table and built in seat with backrest. Electrical switch panels are outboard for easy access. A door is located aft of the nav station for secondary access to the engine and various systems.    

GALLEY 

The galley is to starboard aft of the main salon and also provides a passageway to the owner’s cabin aft. There is generous counter space and numerous storage lockers with sliding louvered doors. A large separate front-opening freezer is above the counter with a large refrigerator compartment under the counter with front and top access. Features include: 

• Double stainless sink  
• Grohe fixtures with pressure hot & cold water, sprayer, and freshwater hand pump 
• Saltwater hand pump (2025)
• Force 10 gimbaled 4-burner propane stove with oven and broiler (new regulator and hose, 2025)
• Microwave oven built-in over the countertop 
• Hinckley custom glass rack for eight on forward bulkhead  
• Hinckley custom dish rack in storage lockers  
• (2) Two custom cutting boards – slide out from under countertops 
• Custom built-in countertop knife rack  
• Mug rack on aft bulkhead  
• Trash and recycling bins 
• Tile backsplash (new 2023) 

OWNER'S CABIN  

The owner’s cabin is all the way aft with a double berth to starboard and single berth to port for versatility and additional sea berths, along with a useful wide seat in between. Forward to starboard is a wide cedar-lined hanging locker and tall bureau with multiple drawers and locker outboard. There are many additional drawers under the berths and lockers outboard and above each berth. Great light and ventilation thanks to three opening portholes and two deck hatches. 

OWNER’S HEAD  

The ensuite head is to port forward of the master cabin and finished in varnished cherry with white Formica bulkheads and countertop with stainless sink and faucets (2025). The separate stall shower is finished in white Formica with a fiberglass sole with oiled teak slats. There is a Raritan Electric marine toilet discharging to a stainless holding tank with Y-valve for overboard discharge or deck pump out, with a fold-down cover over the toilet for use when showering.   

NAVIGATION/ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT

• Raymarine Axiom plotter/radar at helm (2021) 
• Raymarine autopilot (2019) 
• Raymarine depth, speed and wind displays above companionway (2019) 
• Standard Horizon VHF at nav station 
• Standard Horizon VHF at helm 
• Icom IC-800 single side-band radio  
• Starlink sat system (2023) 
• Garmin 541 back-up GPS/plotter at companionway 
• Stereo with speakers in salon and cockpit (cockpit new 2024) 

ELECTRICAL

• 12 volt DC/120 volt AC electrical system 
• Breaker panels at the nav station 
• House batteries – 650 amp-hr total, charged by 105 amp engine alternator 
• Engine start battery with separate engine alternator 
• Inverter/battery charger (2019) 
• Northern Lights 5 kW generator (new 2020 – 472 hours) 
• Solar panels on hardtop – 1,000 W total (2024) 
• Wind generator 
• 50 amp shore power cord with 120-volt/240-volt adapter and inlet  
• 30 amp shore power cord with 30-15 amp adapter and inlet  
• Frigast stainless bulkhead mounted lights are positioned over berths and in the dinette 
• Dome lights are provided for general cabin lighting and in the engine room 
• All lights changed to LED in 2023 
• There are additional lights in the hanging lockers 
• Red lighted step-lights are throughout the interior 
• All circuits, major mechanical components and rigging are bonded with heavy copper strapping that is grounded to the keel 

MECHANICAL

The engine room is well insulated, and the engine is soft-mounted with Scatra drive soft coupling (rebuilt 2020) for very quiet and smooth operation. There is an engine room blower and mounted automatic head fire extinguisher system. The engine is fitted with a full-length drip pan and has a water-lift type exhaust system. A secondary “engine room” is aft of the Nav Station and houses numerous pumps, A/C compressors, hot water heater, watermaker, tool boxes etc. This area also provides port side engine access, giving nice access to the engine and generator on all four sides. There is a complete inventory of spares, including a spare for every pump on board.  

Additional details: 

• Yanmar 4JH2-DTE 110 hp diesel engine – new 2020 (367 hours)  
• Aquamet 22 stainless prop shaft with shaft spurs and new cutlass bearing (2020) 
• Flexi-fold 3 blade propeller (2020) 
• Racor fuel filters with vacuum gauge and fuel re-circulation circuit 
• Low oil pressure and high temperature alarms 
• Fuel tanks cleaned (2024) 
• Espar D5L cabin heater – serviced with new controller (2024) 
• Air conditioning – two zones with 28,000 BTU total (new components 2018) 
• Sea Recovery SRC 600 watermaker  
• Stainless steel water tanks  
• Stainless steel 12-gallon hot water heater - engine or 110 volt heated  
• 12-volt driven Grunert AR-50 refrigeration system  
• Salt and fresh water deck wash  
• Tank Tender gauge (currently disconnected) 
• Electric 12-volt DC bilge pump  
• Manual bilge pump 
• Fiberglass sump tank with electric 12-volt pump  
• New deck drain and waste hosing (2023) 
• Emergency tiller system including a stainless tiller  

SAILS and RIGGING

• Hall Spars tapered carbon-fiber double spreader mast with Hood electric Sto’way components including new motor (2023) 
• Harken III roller furling headstay  
• Furlex staysail furler 
• Navtec standing rod rigging  
• Manual backstay adjuster  
• (2) Genoa halyards  
• (2) Flag halyards  
• Carbon fiber spinnaker pole, mast mounted  

SAILS 

• North furling mainsail with vertical battens (2017) 
• North furling genoa (2017) 
• North furling 100% jib 
• Staysail  
• Storm Staysail  

WINCHES 

• (2) Selden electric primary winches (2025)
• (2) Barient #32 secondary winches  
• Sheldon electric outhaul winch (2023) 
• Lewmar / Barient #48 CST main sheet, main halyard (spar), & jib halyard winches 

CONSTRUCTION

This hull and deck are constructed from a hand laid laminate of blister resistant vinylester laminating resin reinforced with a knit hybrid fabric of Kevlar/E-glass for strength against repeated impact. A foam core is vacuum bagged into the laminate to provide the greatest degree of stiffness and thermal/acoustical insulation possible. The skin coat is chopped mat in low-shrink vinylester resin to provide a superior surface finish and a greater resistance to water osmosis. The foam core is removed and the hull is massively reinforced with additional layers of fiberglass in such areas as the hull/deck connecting flange, centerline and keel, chain plates, rudderpost, and all through-hull fittings. Hull stringers cored with PVC foam are bonded to the hull and integrated with the mast step and engine mounts to form a single unit.  

The deck is one piece fiberglass molding which incorporates a hybrid knit fabric of Kevlar/E-glass to reduce weight over core material of cross-linked, closed cell, PVC foam. Core is deleted and replaced with solid layers of reinforcing glass laminate in the way of major penetrations and high stress areas. The core is vacuum bagged to the outside skin using a special adhesive.  

The hull has a recessed flange molded in to receive the deck that is then bonded and thru-bolted to form a permanent watertight, hull/deck joint. Interior bulkheads are then bonded to the deck using bi-axial fiberglass. There is an external lead ballast keel with a fiberglass centerboard that is raised and lowered using a cockpit winch, along with a fiberglass spade rudder. KISMET draws 5’-10” with centerboard up and 11’-1” with board down. Large aft deck area has molded-in nonskid and includes one large hatch and a plexiglass hatch with varnished teak trim over the aft lazarette.   

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• Off-white Awlgrip topsides with Flag Blue cove, single Flag Blue boot stripe, and teal bottom 
• White Awlgrip cabin house and deck with Awlgrip gray nonskid  

COCKPIT

The large center cockpit has comfortable seating for guests, a custom raised helm seat and coaming cut away each side to allow easy access from side decks. The cockpit sole is inlaid teak and has recessed scuppers. A stainless steering wheel with elkhide cover is mounted on a Hinckley pedestal with stainless steel binnacle guard. The stainless steel binnacle houses a 6" compass and has a single lever engine control.  

A very nice recent addition is the hardtop bimini (new 2024) with built-in handrails, lights, overhead window at helm and platform for solar panels. There are also full side enclosures and dodger with connector forward (all new 2024). There is a Hinckley folding varnished teak cockpit table mounted on pedestal, cockpit cushions, and a custom seat locker. Hot/cold shower in cockpit coaming. 

DECK and MISC

• Simpson-Lawrence electric windlass  
• Hinckley stainless stem head with bow roller and integrated chocks 
• Rocna 33kg anchor with 300’ chain (chain new 2023) 
• Molded-in teak chain guard to protect the foredeck from the chain and a chain stopper Flush molded-in foredeck anchor locker with secondary Danforth anchor and rode 
• Saltwater deck wash spigot in foredeck locker with spare anchor 
• Stainless bow and stern pulpits  
• Stainless stanchions with double lifelines and port and starboard gates and stern gate 
• Stainless boarding ladder – fitted to genoa track  
• Stainless fold-down swim ladder mounted on the stern pulpit 
• Stainless genoa tracks – inboard and outboard 
• Harken stainless deck hardware 
• Chrome dorade cowl vents with stainless guards 
• Opening portholes lenses replaced (2023) and re-bedded (2025)
• Portlights re-bedded (2024) 
• Painted rubrail with stainless striker 
• Varnished exterior teak including toe rails, handrails, eyebrows, hatch boards, cockpit trim and dorade boxes (all updated spring, 2025)
• Hatch board stowage over the companionway sliding hatch  
• Hinckley teak folding helm step  
• Freshwater deck wash at port gate  
• Dinghy davits 
• Caribe 9.5 RIB 
• Yamaha 9.9 HP outboard 
• Outboard motor mount 
• Propane BBQ on stern rail 
• Varnished teak ensign staff with flush socket mount 
• Screens for all opening ports and hatches, including companionway 
• (4) Fenders  
• Dock lines  

HULL

Centerboard configuration offers minimum draft of 5’ 10” with board up and maximum draft of 11’ 1” with board down. 

SAFETY

• Masthead 3-function nav light (2021) 
• Lensref radar reflector on mast  
• MOM 
• Life jackets  
• Life raft 
• Flare kit  
• Fireboy system in engine room (2023) 
• Bell – 8” brass 
• Horns – 12-volt dual, trumpet style  
• Galerider drogue 

EXCLUSIONS

Owner’s personal effects 

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.

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