A Classic Sailing Yacht for Voyaging Far - 1973 Hinckley 49 BLUESTAR for Sale

1973 HINCKLEY 49 SAILING YACHT BLUESTAR FOR SALE
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Builder: Hinckley Yachts of Southwest Harbor Maine
Model: Hinckley 49 Center Cockpit Ketch
Design No. 49007
Hull No. 1362
Hinckley Yacht's well-deserved reputation for building yachts of sound, seaworthy design, and hand-crafted quality has and will continue to serve Bluestar's owners well for many years.
The H49 Center Cockpit Ketch with a shoal 5'10" draft with the centerboard up and 10' draft with the board down provides a great deal of versatility for cruising the Great Lakes, Eastern Seaboard, Chesapeake Bay, South Florida and the Keys, the Bahamas, and beyond. The ketch design makes for an easy-to-manage sail plan while keeping the mast height low enough for accessible transit on the ICW. The H49's beam and full volume have the capacity for plenty of fuel, water, and stores to extend your cruising range and live-aboard comfort. The fully enclosed center cockpit helm is a comfortable all-weather space with good visibility and seating room for crew and guests. The aft cockpit also offers pleasant seating with easy access from the master stateroom.
Owner's Notes & Upgrades
Homeported in Morehead City, NC, Bluestar has spent most of the summer cruising in New England. Owned by an experienced yachtsman who actually crewed aboard the boat in his twenties. No expense has been spared in maintaining Bluestar in bristol condition, including the following significant upgrades and service items over the past ten years:
2023
Upgrades to Victron Lithium Batteries with Inverter/Charger
New EPIRB installed
2020
New Doyle Genoa
2019
New Doyle Mainsail
New Northern Lights 6kw Generator (350 hours)
All exhaust hoses for the main engine and generator were changed
New wash-down pump for the anchor installed in the chain locker
Inspection ports for diesel tank installed
2017
New cushions and mattresses throughout
New cockpit cushions and canvas
Windlass motor overhauled
New 150' anchor chain with 150 rode installed
All interior lights converted to LED
2016
Stripped and painted the entire deck and cabin top
The mast was removed, inspected, painted, and re-installed with new self-tailing winches.
New standing and running rigging
New Schaefer roller furler drum for genoa
New B&G electronics includes two Zeus 2 displays
New autopilot controllers
New PSI dripless coupling
New Icom VHF with remote RAM mike at the binnacle

[@njbaskipper]

Mr. Kevin Reeds, your presentation of a design from the HINCKLEY shipyards is EXCELLENT, a 51-year-old American gem from 1973. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@drx1xym154]

Nice boat! 49' ICW, friendly - variable draft ... am I in love?

[@paulmichalec1814]

Don't worry about the unkind comment about not true. I thought it was to the point an informative. Good job. Lovely yacht which needs a bit of updating. Thank you.

[@drx1xym154]

yes the old electric grill needs a refit ... though I wonder how solid the Perkins 120HP is at just over 5200 hours. If it is vintage '72 motor, would spare parts and maintenance parts be available?

[@marcelvdfvandamme5927]

A gallon or 2 per mile??? Did you mean per hour??? If not than 300 gallon of fuel gives this boat a 150 mile range. Can’t be true.

[@billsmith5593]

Correct. It used 78 gallons Miami to Beaufort. Motored the whole way

[@nickpeet1755]

Should be 1 gallon per hour at 5 knots....per hour..

[@Andy-99.]

Unfortunately not a good representation of a ship. You have to plan what you want to show, it seemed haphazard. For the viewer, the overall impression of the ship, the overall impression of the salon, the overall impression of the individual cabins - is important. Nothing was shown about it. Start was the anchor?? Below deck, instead of showcasing the most important room first (the salon), you started with the bow cabin. In addition, false information was also given, e.g.: The kitchen is well ventilated - all the windows there cannot be opened?? And the floor was often filmed, why?? I could list more. I would be happy with a nicer presentation - the boats deserve it.

[@scomo532]

Kitchen, floor, “ship”? I’m surprised you didn’t mention the “bathrooms”. You’re quite the old salt! NOT!

[@drx1xym154]

@@scomo532 -- yikes, bro - maybe take a 10 count?

[@Andy-99.]

@@scomo532 😄 You're right. I am German and translated with Google Translate. This is a bit complicated. What is the difference in the American language between ship, vessel, boat?

[@scomo532]

@@Andy-99. Didn’t mean to seem mean. Generally speaking, in English, a boat is considered to be a vessel that can be placed about a ship. It gets complicated when you have heavy lift vessels like the M/V Dan Lifter than can haul ships.

[@Andy-99.]

@@scomo532 thanks for your answer