Bonni,

Once again you're out there on the cutting edge. This looks mighty cool. We will need to get our act together and encourage the others to join and update! Love the photo that you have up of Sea Angel!
Nice job

Thanks, wilco.

One more time,how do I add some photos?

Bonni,
A Cappella was built in 1971, 35112. She was built as Family Affair, then named Harmony, then Meheet. I was service manager of Bass Harbor Marine when I bought her sometime around 1982 and she went straight into the Hinckley Charter Fleet (Bass Harbor was "part of" The Hinckley Company at the time). I still charter her on ocassion, but this is independant of Hinckley Yacht Charters.
John

Sea Angel -

Thanks very much for updating the Pilot list. DAY STAR (35117) is now LONE STAR having recently been purchased by John and Jackie Lowe who have a summer home in Northeast Harbor. The boat is at the Hinckley yard in Manset ME. Buzz Billik knows where to get in touch with the Lowes.

TECUMSEH has been listed for sale for some time now and is located in the Hinckley yard in Rhode Island.

Great website you've started here. Lots of luck with it.

Kindest regards,
Don Danilek

Done
Best regards,
Dream

Thanks for doing this.

High Tide

Great job on the site. Looking forward to seeing all the boats signed up.

Strummer is hull #3592. She was named Chardonnay when I bought her in South Carolina in 1994. I had her trucked up to Bass Harbor for some up-grades and then my sons and I sailed her home to Stonington, CT. I've been pretty steadily fitting her out for off-shore single-handed work since I've had her, and she's just an easy boat to handle with or without crew in most any conditions.

Hope to see you at the next Pilot rendezvous

Strummer

Hi! Ragamuffin is #3585, HRH#1209. She spent her first year as a racer named Shebee Sue, and the next 35+ years as Sabra sailing out of Knickerbocker YC in Port Washington, NY. I am the third owner; we sail out of Larchmont, NY. Thanks for setting up this site!

Kanga is hull # 3516, the 8th fiberglass hull layed up in Manset, ME in 1964. Her original name was "Prime Evil" commissioned by Dr. Arnold Forrest of White Plains, NY. She was bought by our Uncle, Oscar Dillon, in 1967 and re-named Kanga. We bought her from his estate upon his death in 1982.

Hi Tom Thanks for having me - Almost bought a wooden Pilot in your home port in 1993 but shipping was impossible to the east coast. Elliot

Great job, Sea Angel. Everytime I look, there's another boat on the list.

I emailed three photos of Strummer, because I couldn't get them on myself, but maybe they're just the wrong format.

AN INVITATION TO ANY PILOTS THAT MIGHT BE IN STONINGTON, CT IN JUNE. We'll probably be off our mooring #P72 for the entire month. Give me a call before June 1 at 203 915 1600 or 203 272 7101 if you'd like to use it. Also when we're there, we'd be happy to have another boat raft up.

Louis Meyer

Tom

Thanks. Sure, put the info on the mooring wherever it would be most helpful.

I'll try to resend the photos. If you can put them in the proper format that would be great.

Louis

Hanover NH is the (federal) home port, but it's usually in Southwest Harbor ME or (rarely) on Lake Champlain.

I emailed Gus MacDonald about the site a while ago. He owns Panacea, a white, 1964, tiller-steered sloop, 4 berth layout. She was built for his dad, so she's probably the only one still in "original" hands. He won the 2005 Marion-Bermuda Race with her. He'll sign her up soon, I'm sure.

Louis

Tom

Thanks for the invite. I hope to get to the West Coast in the fall.

I couldn't find the connection to list the home port. It's Stonington, CT. If you can get it up, that would be great. I suspect there are lots of guys like me, and that's why most boats haven't made it on the map yet.

Louis

Well, maybe I did get it done.

Louis

Bonni and Tom -

It is most interesting and gratifying to see the Chilean Pilots among the website members. Are you aware of the history of the Chilean Pilots? On page 84 of the Pilot 35 book, Rod Stephens sets forth the history of these boats. In the 1968, a Chilean sailor, Miguel Depolo of Santiago sailed aboard a US Pilot, then DUE II, in the Chesepeake. He went to S&S for a license and Henry Hinckley built the mold (incorporating the Talaria cove stripe) which was exported to Vaparaiso. Proctor (England) made the spars which were originally gold anodized aluminum. Engines were Westerbeake 4-107 diesels. Twelve were built in Chile. Jane and I saw several of them during our visit to Vina del Mar in 1985. They were very ruggedly built and have Perko portlights (as you can see from some of the pictures on the website). One Chilean Pilot, JUPITER, was sailed on her own bottom to California around 1974 and has been completely refurbished and is sailing under the same name on Lake Michigan as of a few years ago. We wrote an article on the Chilean Pilots for the Winter 1987-88 Hinckley Newsletter,

IAs I said before, I'd like to see this article and the Maine Boats Homes & Harbors and the Practial sailor articles on the website. If I can get permission to reproduce these, I'll be back to you to see how they can be incorporated.

Glad to see this website turning into such a great success story.

Kindest regards,
Don

Just a couple of corrections- The correct spelling of Pilot 3508 is Quandary not Quandry as noted in the Danilek's book and the web-site name list. Also, Quandary's homeport is Cambridge, Maryland. Great job creating this site and tracking down the owners, new and old.

Thanks, Bill

Done!

Hi Bonnie,

The only thing I can think of on Strummer, on the deck between the shrouds and the cockipit winches is (port and starboard) a diamond shaped plate with a cernter screw-in plug (about 3/4-1 inch diameter.) With the plug removed, a block screws in to take the sheet leading frome the smaller jibs. This allows these jibs to sheet inboard of the shrouds.

If that's what he's talking about, and he doesn't have the blocks to fit the plates, have him contact me. They're not standard items, but I may still have mine. I changed my deck layout a few years ago and don't use them.

Louis

Hi Bonni

Your daughter's plans sound good to me. But my wife would go nuts if it were our daughter. Buzz did the Marion race on Strummer in 97. I've done some 1-2's since then with my kids.
Buzz said you're planning on being at the Maine event this August. I'm planning on it also. Any interest in sailing up on Strummer...Stonington, CT, to Round Pond? Maybe we can make it happen.

Louis

Hi,
Lone Star left two messages for me today. Not sure if you can access them but if you could offer responses it would be a big help as once again I am fighting the clock. Thanks

Hi, Lone Star left me two messages. If you have any comments and could reply back to them it would be appreciated. Fighting the clock for a change.

Hi Bonni

I was thinking of leaving on the 6th. The currents aren't great if we take a morning departure, but we could stop at the canal overnite, and continue from there on the 7th, which would make a nice trip out of it. Maybe Iris could ride back up with Tom? I'll check her schedule for this.

Louis

Hi Bonni

That was a great time! You can come on Strummer any time you want. Todd will be in touch. He's a lot of fun and you and Tom and him should really hit it off well.

I'm hoping that Iris and I can get out there this winter. I'll let you know.

Did you get any pix at Round Pond? If you did and could send some to me that would be great.

Hope to see you soon. Hi to Tom.

Louis

I also talked to the gentleman selling hinckleys in Harbor Springs Michigan and told him of this site! the more the merrier! So where have you been cruising this summer?

Hi Bonni & Tom:
Thank you very much. She is pretty, but lots of work. Here is what I know about her. We are the fifth owner. I have spoken to all but the first (who is apparently deceased). The story I got from #2 (who sailed her extensively on Lake Michigan) was that the original owner lived in Illinois. He apparently wanted Hinckley to build him a Wood Pilot. At the time Hinckley was already doing glass only boats. So apparently he bought the hull and had the decks and coach house finished in teak in the same style as the original wood pilots. Now when I bought her I was told she is a 1968 however in referencing the Master list - there isn't a '68 which fits her profile. However there is a 1965 listed as "hull only" Hull # 3544. It could have easely taken an additional year or two to complete the decks and coach house. I need to contact Hinckley again to see if they know if that hull went to the mid west. If so, then it is surely our Pyxis. When we bought her she was rather rough. The plywood on the roof was all rotten however the sides and original beams were good. Last year we replanked the roof with cherry T&G. Over that we have expoxied, and screwed 2 thin layers of marine ply - so it is now quite solid - and DRY! Unfortunately my practice was too closely connected to the real estate economy here in Florida, so last summer I ran out of cash. But that will change, meanwhile we have her behind the house and day sail her quite frequently.

Ok Now I am really confused.I noticed on the newer list that the Hull 3544 appears to in ME. The only ??? seems to be a '66 boat but that boat doesn't seem to match ours. So at this point I have no idea what hull number she is. The mystery continues.

Hi--

At Jamestown Boat Yard (Jamestown, RI), two Hinckley Pilots grace the mooring area-- NORTH STAR and MOONBEAM. NORTH STAR is the newcomer, and she's a yawl with flag blue topsides, white cabin. In addition, there are two other Hinckley 30's (wood hulls) on the moorings, and the JBY guys are amused they have so many Hinckleys, as their yard's specialty is Swan!

Bonnie,
Sorry for the delay, but I am new to the social networking. I really enjoyed our sail and was sorry that you missed the Sunday. It seems you just disappeared. Sunday was very special and I know you would have enjoyed it a lot.
I thought I got the wheel from Edson who does sell them but when I just looked at their site I noted that their's are either 5 or 7 spoke and fancier than mine with tapered spokes, etc. Mine is a straight forward 6 spoke wheel and surely less expensive. I will look next time I am aboard to see if there are any markings and get the size. It is very nice.

Bonni,

If I can give work the slip I will go out Saturday. Let's connect by email to fine tune the plan.

Greetings from FIN. Sorry I have had computer problems for several weeks and not been able to respond to you.

When does your daughter arrive in Auckland? I am a member of 5 yacht clubs based at Westhaven, Auckland. Some of these have a crew finding service and I can put your daughter in touch with them.

At present FIN is out of the water undergoing major repairs and I will not be able to offer your daughter a sail until June or so. For how long is she staying in New Zealand?

Would a contact phone number for me help? I can send a mobile number which she can txt.

Best regards

Bonni,

We ususally avoid going out on the Bay on Opening Day because of the "zoo factor".

I may make an acception this year.

Greetings Sea Angel

Work on FIN seems to be proceeding slowly (when does it not on boats?) yet the money is flowing out quickly. October looks like a more promising time for FIN to be re-launched. I do not want to have an earlier launching then find that I have a 2 year period of refitting everything whilst trying to sail at the same time. You would be most welcome to visit FIN. The second of two diagonal skins was completed last week and she is very strong now.
Please contact me before you come to New Zealand. It will be winter in June but we still sail right through the cold season. Best wishes, Peter

Thank you. I love all the great photos of Sea Angel and aspire to follow suit.

The trip north had its challenges. The Delaware Bay in the fog with heavy shipping traffic is not a sailor's paradise. Nor is the Jersey shore after several days of strong northeasterly winds. In any event, we made it and are looking forward to a summer of great sailing.

Hey Bonni
I was hoping you'd call to catch a ride up to Maine on Strummer. Oh well, maybe next year.

Sounds like you've had a nice itinerary out there.

My son Todd is in CA. Give hinm a call at 401 742 1298.


Best,

Louis

Greetings Sea Angel. FIN is still is a boatbuilders shed at the top of the Auckland harbour, South Pacific Boat Builders, Shed 1, Westpark Marina. Like a lot of these jobs the work has grown somewhat and is now not much short of a complete rebuild. She now has 3 skins rather than 1, new floors, new mast step and intercostals and will also have the interior rebuilt. Shall I go on? I still have plenty of time and energy; not sure about the money part of the equation. At present I am waiting on the boatbuilder to give me a fixed price for completing the job, though I am doing much of the labouring work myself in the weekends

Hi Bonnie & Tom

 

The 3rd Lobster Run, a race from Stonington CT to Boothbay Harbor ME is planned for August 2012. It's a course south from CT for about 100 miles, turning north just below Nantucket Shoals, to head up the 200 miles to Maine. About a 3 day trip for a pilot. A really good way for someone to see if ocean racing is something they'd like to try: not too big a trip and not to far from a landfall. Strummer's done the first 2 races, and I'm planning on this next one as well. (Let me know if you want to hitch a ride)

 

The race committee asked me if they could get e-mail addresses for the Pilot owners who keep their boats in this area. I guess that's pretty much New Jersey to Maine. Any thoughts on that?

 

Louis

Tell her to check out the boat at Clark Boat yard in Jamestown--they are on the web....Sarah will let her check out the boat, as I am in North Carolina.

Cheers