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The Boat That Changed Everything

2001 Hinckley Picnic Boat Classic - $250,000

Jan 17, 2026
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In 1994, the boating world was simple. You either had a sailboat, a trawler, or a “go-fast” boat. Then Hinckley dropped the Picnic Boat, and the entire industry lost its mind.

They took a working lobster hull, stripped off the pot hauler, and added a level of finish usually reserved for Stradivarius violins. But the real revolution wasn’t the teak; it wa…

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