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• A few pictures of Hinckley Bermuda 50 hull #1
  • Interesting, thanks, Todd.
  • Re: A few pictures of Hinckley Bermuda 50 hull #1
    • Looking at the layout you provided, I don't mind the galley forward a bit so much as......
      • Damned auto spell.........
      • The aft doubles...
    • Getting all that stuffed back below, it doesn't look too high sided to my eye.
      • The ergonomics of the cockpit seats and wheels
        • I agree
          • Good point, spray dodgers and biminis are out.
        • Reminds me of the Reichel/Pugh 60 I sailed on last summer.
  • Tomorrow's "traditional" style
    • Re: Tomorrow's "traditional" style
  • Great to see those. I give H credit. This isn't a bashful attempt to get back in the sailboat market
    • To my eye, it doesn't look very different . . .
      • Would you be singing a different tune if you weren't the lucky editor of Good Old Boat?
        • The seats below and in the cockpit of the Older B50's are no bargain either. ;^)
        • Power Generation
          • In their defense...
        • I wasn't really bringing my Good Old Boat hat to this discussion . . .
          • To use your whaling boat analogy, I don't think it's so bad to leave those designs in history.
      • I can just picture some wannabe Hinckley owner...
  • Standing rigging?
    • Re: Standing rigging?
      • Standing rigging not running
    • That might be PBO rigging
  • Re: Those old enough to remember...