Hinckley Yachts Picnic 40 S SilentJet
What happens when you combine Down East lobster boat lines with the latest in hybrid diesel-electric power? You get Hinckley Yachts’ brand-new Picnic 40 S SilentJet.
This built-in-Rhode-Island knockout features two beefy 90-kW electric motors juiced by an 80-kWh battery to ease you out of your slip in stealthy silence. Then this oh-so-elegant 40-footer will cruise along at 7 knots for an hour and 5.5 knots for 90 minutes.
When the battery gets low—or you simply need to get somewhere in a hurry—the Hinckley’s twin 550-horsepower Cummins turbo-diesels will kick in and punch you to a 35-knot cruising speed.
And while the diesels are purring, they’re also topping up the battery. In just 30 to 45 minutes, they’re back to being fully charged, allowing you to run all the systems (including the air-conditioning) at anchor with no need for a generator. Watts not to love? (hinckleyyachts.com)
POWER FILE
PRICE: $2.6 MILLION (EST.) LENGTH: 42 FEET BEAM: 12 FEET, 10 INCHES ENGINES: TWIN CUMMINS DIESELS POWER: 1,100 HP ELECTRIC: TWIN 90 KW TOP SPEED: 37 KNOTS
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