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