Hinckley Hood 43 1978 "Moondance"

Enter the vessel from the centerline companionway and down 4 steps (some opening) to see the galley to port with huge stove top and oven, sinks, top loading fridge/freezer and abundant counter tops. Aft find the custom dish rack, storage drawers, cubbies and forward the storage cabinets and under sink storage. Moving forward find the port settee 6'8" in length with cubbies and cabinet storage behind with a pilot berth above 6'8" in length. Teak hand rails run above the berths and below the windows for the full length of the salon for safety. There is a drop leaf dinette table centerline with access to the centerboard trunk underneath followed forward by the roomy double door head with new composting C-Head toilet (holding tank and standard toilet plumbing still there), counter and sink, mirrored cabinet, other cabinets and lockers, hot and cold custom faucet, soap dish, shower curtain with track and hand held and wall mounted shower head. Moving forward is the beamy V berth stateroom with multiple draws and storage lockers, access to an amazingly huge anchor locker with P and S shelves, storage area and access to the windlass motor and chain locker. The forward stateroom has shelves, opening hatch with stow away screen, multiple cubbies and book holders as well as a clock and Barometer and huge hanging locker to starboard. Under berth storage drawers and cubbies as well. Leaving the stateroom aft to starboard find another hanging locker and custom built cabinet for the air conditioner with marble shelves and more storage followed by the starboard settee and pilot berth with storage behind identical to the port side settee with book shelves above. Moving aft find the aft facing navigation desk with opening lid, battery monitors, VHF radio, electrical panels and storage under desk and seat. Aft is the companionway hanging locker and 3 drawers . The entire vessel has a white solid headliner with teak trim strips making the interior bright and airy. Moondance sleeps 6 owners and guests in 1 stateroom and 4 salon berths and has one head with shower.  

Rebuilt ice box with a new 12V Isotherm cold plate 2021

Top loading with side by side hinged lid

3 Burner Shipmate SS stove top and oven - Over sized and Gimbaled

Stow away stove top cover

Double SS sinks with pressure water and hand pump

6 Gallon hot water heater with engine exchange

Paper towel holder and soap dispenser

Deep port side cabinets with sliding doors and shelves

Custom dish and bowl storage aft

Multiple storage cabinets and drawers

New Raymarine I-50 depth sounder gauge with alarm

New Raymarine I-50 speed and distance gauge

New Raymarine I-60 wind speed and direction

New mast top Anemometer (needs installation)

Cetrek Pilot Pro 700 below decks autopilot (n/o)

Swivel out autopilot controller at the companionway

Ritchie 6" Navigation series compass at the helm

Custom mounted SS navigation lights

West Marine 600 DSC VHF radio at the nav desk

110V Outlets throughout

12V Lighting throughout

New 2024 EEL 50' 30AMP shore power cord

New 30AMP Inlet and some new interior 110V wiring

12V Cabin fans (3)

12V and 110V Electrical panels

DC volt gauge, DC amps gauge, AC volts gauge

Renogy Battery monitor and 2000W Inverter

Pro Mariner 30AMP 2 bank charger

1- 12V deep cycle engine start battery

2- 12V Odyssey Extreme AGM house batteries (210 AMPS)

Ideal vertical electric windlass with chain and rode gypsy's

"Up" foot switch only for windlass

Fusion MS-RA70NSX stereo with Bluetooth

Cockpit and salon speakers with transfer switch

2- 12V plug ins, 1 at nav desk and 1 in the cockpit

MarinAire 16,000 BTU reverse cycle air conditioner New 2022

2- 200W flexible solar panels on Bimini- New 2023

40AMP MPPT solar regulator

Electric in mast mainsail furler

Below panel custom main switches (3)

Samsung 27" flat screen smart TV at Nav desk on swivel mount

New water pump with actuating tank 2021

New bilge pump 2021

New sump pump 2023

Long fin keel with centerboard trunk

Centerboard up-4'6", down-11'6"

Complete bottom job with blister repair and 3 barrier coats 2021

Complete centerboard rebuild with all new hardware 2021

Luke centerboard wire winch to port

2- Coats of ablative bottom paint 2023

Blue hull with gold trim and gold name on the transom

Magnificent super wide easy walk around decks

Mantus 45lb spade anchor with 125' of chain plus rode

Spare 35lb CQR with 25' of chain plus rode and snubber

Single custom SS bow roller with chromed bronze chain lock

Custom SS bow fitting with P and S chocks

Windlass chain hawse pipe with cover

Spare hawse pipe with cap

Sunbrella cover for complete windlass set up

Bow faucet with hose for anchor wash down

SS Bow and stern rails

SS Stanchions with double coated life lines

P and S gates forward of the cockpit

Custom SS ladder usable at both gates

2 and 1/2" Teak toe rail with amidship SS chocks

Over sized SS cleats forward and aft

Movable cleats on Genoa tracks amidships

2- Newer Lewmar 24"x24" 70 Ocean series hatches - centerline

Newly re-bedded forward hatch, amidship hatch has Sunbrella cover

1 Large dorade box with built in storage forward of the mast

2 Large SS cowls forward of the mast with SS safety bar

4- Teak hand rails with Sunbrella covers

Cabin top has 6 small non opening windows (2 extra windows over all others)

2- Amidships teak dorade boxes with large SS cowls

New Sunbrella covers for amidship dorade boxes

Cabin top is very low, but interior head room is 6'4"

Forward of the dodger is a teak mount for a life raft hard canister

No life raft, hard case used for deck storage

White Sunbrella dodger with SS Poles and zip up center window

White Sunbrella bimini with side and aft curtains and SS poles

Built in water drain off of bimini and solar panels on top

Teak cockpit coaming

Outboard motor mount on the starboard stern rail

Large drop leaf teak cockpit table

Teak spoke steering wheel with chromed hub

Overbuilt SS binnacle with enclosed lighted compass

SS grab bar above the binnacle with nav pod

2- Deep P and S cockpit lockers with engine access

1-Lazerette housing 2- 20lb propane tanks, solenoid and pressure gauge

Teak and Holly cockpit sole

Custom teak helm seat

5- Newer cockpit cushions and 2 Sport-a-Seats

Fishing rod holder port stern rail

Heavy custom SS P and S chocks and cleats aft of cockpit

2- Cockpit cubbies

2- Cockpit coaming cleats

Companionway slider canvas and isinglass cover

Companionway teak frame with bronze inserts

Companionway hatch boards with bronze edges

All fiberglass tankage for fuel, water and holding

Emergency bilge pump in cockpit

Aluminum keel stepped mast and aluminum boom

In-mast electric mainsail furling, loose footed

New mainsail furler top bearing 2023

Mainsail boom track on cabin top forward of the dodger

On deck Genoa tracks with S and S blocks

On aft toe rail Spinnaker tracks

New SS standing rigging 2021 (Nance and Underwood)

Baby stay forward of mast eliminating the need for forward shrouds

2- ST Mast 2 speed winches, 1 wire halyard winch for mainsail

2- Barient #32 ST 2 speed Genoa sheet winches on cockpit coaming

2- Barient #32 2 speed winches in storage

2- Barient #23 ST 2 speed winches starboard cabin top

Great access to all SS chainplates in salon

When the mainsail is removed, there is a mast silencer

Shaffer 2100 Genoa roller furler with new bearings 2023

130% Genoa recently serviced with new Sunbrella cover

19' Spinnaker pole

Newer Westerbeke 46hp FWC diesel with 2,128 hours

Complete rebuild on the transmission 2023

Wagner V drive, engine gauges in the port forward cockpit

Brand new heat exchanger in storage

Racor filter, Rebuilt fuel pump 2022

Cleaned fuel injectors with new return lines 2020

Dripless stuffing box 2023

3 Bladed bronze prop with Prop Speed

Lifesling MOB on the stern rail

Horseshoe MOB on the stern rail

2019 9'6" Achilles Hypalon inflatable roll up dinghy (with a quality offer)

Dock lines and fenders

Rebuilt interior teak and holly sole with bilge access