Teak & Beam

 

Teak underfoot.
your tidal passage…

A weekly collection of letters from Casco Bay — the freedom to drift and jet with no place to be and no timeline to follow…

Hinckley teak cockpit and brightwork looking forward to the helm

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The Sabre Story: Fifty Years of Maine Boatbuilding in Raymond and Rockland

The Sabre Story: Fifty Years of Maine Boatbuilding in Raymond and Rockland

Maine-built sail and power, from the Sabre 28 to today's express cruisers...

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Featured vessel

2006 Hinckley Talaria 44 Flybridge HALCYON — photo 1

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2006 Hinckley Talaria 44 Flybridge — HALCYON

$650,000 · Southwest Harbor, ME

HALCYON is a wonderfully appointed 2006 Hinckley Talaria 44 Flybridge, Hinckley-maintained to the highest standards and showing beautifully. Midnight Blue Awlgrip topsides with a 2020 clear coat, DualGuard composite construction, and twin Yanmar 480-hp diesels driving Hamilton 322 waterjets with JetStick control. Dual-helm flybridge and pilothouse layout, Raymarine electronics, and FLIR. Sleeps five in a satin-varnished cherry interior. Offers encouraged; currently in Southwest Harbor, Maine.

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Buying pre-owned

Brokerage boats in a real budget. Jets versus shafts, tired varnish, the survey that happens before you fall in love.

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Already shopping a specific hull? Get a calm pre-owned value range.

Navy Hinckley-style picnic boat, teak transom, American flag
Teak cockpit at dusk

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Keeping her

Teak, brightwork, winter storage, the checks you write every year in Casco Bay.

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The history

Lobster-boat roots, Downeast pleasure conversions, Hinckley’s picnic jet, and the yards that kept the sheer line honest.

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Classic Downeast picnic boat on a Maine mooring at golden hour