PIPE DREAMS is a stunning Hinckley Talaria 44 Express Cruiser with a meticulous maintenance history and many years of care by Hinckley under our YachtCare program.

PIPE DREAMS has been used seasonally in New England, and primarily in Maine, since new. She has a history of owners who put the needs and care of her first and foremost during every winter storage period. Most recently PIPE DREAMS had an extensive refit during the winter of 2022/23. The T44 Express is noted for easily being the best dayboat or the best cruiser of her class, which in either case is always the most beautiful boat on the water. From the cockpit to forward cabin and all spaces in between a Talaria 44 is filled with features and creature comforts that never fail to impress all that experience them.

PIPE DREAMS is a wonderful example of the Talaria 44 Express and is ready to carry her next owners forward to many days, evenings, and nights filled with untold memories with family and friends.

INTRODUCTION & LAYOUT

She sleeps 5 in her comfortable interior with satin varnish trim which adds to the warm feeling throughout.

The Pilothouse features two Stidd Helm seats and two L-shaped settees. The cockpit includes aft-facing settees, and a walk-thru transom door to the swim platform. Interior includes Galley, Dinette and Master cabin and separate Head and Shower areas.

PIPE DREAMS 2023 refit features

• Pedestals for Stidd helm chairs rechromed
• Full Garmin nav suite and autopilot
• New Garmin Fantom 4' open array radar
• New Garmin GPS sensor
• Garmin MSC 10 satellite compass
• New Standard Horizon VHF with RAM mic
• New NVU backlit engine and fuel gauges
• Engine and fuel tank info networked to Garmin display
• Wiper control system updated
• Bennett trim tab control and display updated
• Pilot house overhead and step lighting updated to LED
• Step lights updated to LED
• Engine room lighting updated to LED fixtures
• DC battery system and inverter/charger updated
• Engines removed, stripped and painted, reinstalled with new hoses
• Engine room painted
• Waterjet impellers reconditioned
• Hull repainted in Dark Green Awlgrip and finished with clear coat.
• Bottom stripped of all paint and refinished with CopperCoat epoxy system
• Pilot house side windows replaced
• Pilot house aft curtains replaced, StrataGlass used for clear panels
• New cockpit cover
• Pilot house and cockpit cushions remade with Sunbrella Nurture fabric and new foam

HULL:

• Dark Green Awlgrip topsides.
• Cream Gelcoat deck & cabintop with molded-in nonskid.
• Single raised Cream Awlgrip boot stripe.
• CopperCoat epoxy bottom coating

CONSTRUCTION:

• The hull is Hinckley DualGuard™ Composite Construction- Kevlar®/E-glass outer skin. Aircraft grade cores. Carbon fiber inner skin. Laminated with Vinylester resin using Seaman Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process (SCRIMP®).
• The deck is E-glass outer and inner skin with aircraft grade cores. Laminated with Vinylester resin using Seaman Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process (SCRIMP®).
• The deck has a molded nonskid pattern

Features include:

• Marelon ball-valve seacocks below the water line, and Marelon thru-hulls above the water line.
• Stainless steel 316L drain plates on all scuppers.
• 4' Chafe strips at spring cleats.
• Stainless steel half-round molding on rub rail.
• Swim platform with teak inserts has a stainless-steel swim ladder under the swim platform
• Removable dinghy davit system

DECK:

Pilothouse roof has a custom Hinckley mast (painted to match house) that supports anchor/steaming light, VHF antenna, cockpit floodlight and single trumpet air horn.

A clever foredeck locker has a custom stainless steel anchor roller under a flush hatch that can be pivoted to the deploy position. Windlass can be operated by a corded handheld at bow as well as a control switch at helm, either location makes anchoring this boat very easy. The anchor can be pinned in place or pivoted back into the locker for a stowed away profile.

• A saltwater and deck wash spigot are in the foredeck windlass locker with short hose.
• Tapered, varnished teak toe rail with Hinckley profile and varnished teak trim.
• Handrails on the cabin trunk and pilothouse tops are varnished teak.
• (7) Lewmar Ocean medium profile hatches
• (6) Trunk cabin opening elliptical port lights.
• Stainless steel line chocks and mooring cleats.
• Wichard folding pad eyes & chafe strips for fender & dock lines - extended chafe strips port and starboard.
• Outboard transom locker with overboard drain.
• Stainless steel deck scupper screens.

COCKPIT:

Entry to the boat cockpit is either from the side gunwale step or through the transom. A centerline transom door with stainless steel clasp and hinges opens from the swim platform.

• Teak sole
• Varnished teak coamings
• Removable teak boarding step for side deck - that can be used port or starboard.
• Aft-facing Settees - Port and starboard with cushions that are covered in Sunbrella Nurture fabrics
• Each aft facing settee has a storage locker behind the seatback cushion.
• Cockpit coaming lights with dimmer and courtesy lighting in cockpit walkway riser
• Stamoid cockpit (mooring) cover secures to pilothouse top and fastens with snaps to cockpit stern.
• Cockpit shower with spigot has hot and cold mixing valve near transom door.
• Glendinning Cable master shore cord reel system.
• A cockpit sole hatch to access the stern lazarette for storage of fenders and dock lines
• Cockpit cooler - Insulated and drained "fish box-style" in transom

PILOTHOUSE:

The Pilothouse has a Helm area with Stidd helm seat to starboard, and Stidd navigator's seat to port. Both are covered in Ultraleather Light Oyster fabric. L-shaped cushioned settees are aft port and starboard.

• Gloss varnished teak table to port, supported by a telescoping Stidd pedestal that drops to convert port settee to a berth
• Storage inside port and starboard settees
• Engine room day hatch in deck sole aft
• Storage locker forward beneath deck sole
• Gloss varnished teak dash and window trim
• (2) Varnished teak handrails in pilothouse, overhead port and starboard.
• Reverse-cycle air conditioning ducts port and starboard
• Large storage locker under helm seat

The Pilothouse has a windscreen of 3 tempered glass fixed windows equipped with intermittent windshield wipers and washers. The pilothouse side windows slide open to give the Helmsmen and Crewmembers additional communication to the dock as well as additional ventilation.

• White noise-absorbent overhead with varnish battens.
• Two overhead opening hatches for excellent ventilation.
• Overhead recessed LED lamps on dimmers provide lighting.
• Varnished teak overhead handrails

Navigator/Passenger's Area

Outboard the port side nav chair is a varnished teak shelf with fiddle rail. The main DC/AC electrical breaker panel is under this shelf.

• Custom chart locker in dash, with fiddle on lid to keep charts from sliding off.
• 12-volt (cigarette style) and a 110-volt outlet in this area.
• Air conditioner outlet vent

HELM:

Gloss varnished teak dash with Hinckley JetStick, two Garmin nav displays, engine controls and gauges, remote controls and a 14" teak rimmed steering wheel. Forward of the helm seat is a stainless steel footrest. Outboard of the helm seat is a varnished teak shelf with fiddle which houses the Hinckley JetStick®, a cup holder, and more.

• Control panel for pilot house AC
• Back-up bucket control
• Fireboy override switch
• Hella fans

ELECTRONICS, NAV, & HELM INSTRUMENTATION:

• Two Garmin GPSMAP 8617 displays (2023)
• Garmin Reactor 40 Autopilot (2023)
• Garmin Fantom 4' open array radar antenna painted to match deck (2023)
• Garmin MSC 10 satellite compass (2023)
• Standard Horizon VHF radio with RAM mic (2023)
• Engine and fuel tank info networked to Garmin display (2023)
• Analog gauges for engines and fuel tanks (2023)
• Bennett trim tab control/indicator panel (2023)
• Exalto windshield wiper controls (2023)
• Danforth Compass
• ZF/Mathers electronic throttle and shift control
• Fireboy override switch
• ACR remote spotlight control
• Fuel transfer pump on/off switches
• Switchgear for lights, windlass, and horn

Audio System:

• Alpine head unit, speakers, and amplifiers
• Speakers in dinette and forward cabin are hidden by custom cherry trim rings with cloth fronts

INTERIOR ACCOMMODATIONS:

• From the Pilothouse forward are the interior accommodations. There is a full Galley to starboard and the dining salon/settee table is opposite to port.
• The head and separate shower areas are forward to port and starboard.
• The master cabin is forward.

MAIN CABIN/DINETTE LAYOUT:

This cabin has a U-shaped Dinette/Salon to port and the galley to port, both convenient to the pilothouse. The cabin is finished in satin-varnished cherry, has white fabric overheads with cherry battens, and a teak and tulip sole.

• Two large overhead opening hatches add extra light and ventilation to this full-beam area.
• Stereo speakers
• 3 storage lockers are incorporated in the steps that lead forward
• Inverter control panel (Galley aft bulkhead).
• Generator control panel (Galley aft bulkhead)
• Control panels for the SeaFrost refrigerator and freezer
• LED overhead lights.

GALLEY:

Starboard is the U-shaped GALLEY finished in satin-varnished cherry cabinetry with louvered locker doors and a Savannah Corian countertop.

• Overhead recessed halogen lights on dimmer
• Custom varnished cherry lockers with louvered doors
• 12-volt dome light over sink with dimmer.
• Under microwave storage
• Under silverware drawer, pot and pan locker.
• 2 storage lockers outboard, separated by counter alcove
• Under mounted double bowl stainless steel sink - with Grohe fixture/sprayer.
• Hot and cold pressure freshwater system.
• Miele cooktop
• Microwave/convection oven -built-in under cooktop
• Refrigeration system is individual SeaFrost compressors for fridge and freezer. Freezer is located aft and accessed via hinged counter lift-up. Fridge is located aft inboard and accessed via hinged counter lift-up as well as forward facing door. Fridge door has commercial grade latch to remain secure in a seaway
• Outboard of the sink is a hinged countertop lift-up to access a storage bin.
• Under sink locker storage with door. DustBuster vac installed in this area.
• Alcove storage outboard of countertop with dividers for cups/glasses and plates.
• 3 drawer bank below counter for cutlery and other galley ware
• Overhead hatch with sky screen shade.
• Hallway overhead light with dimmer.

DINING AREA SETTEE:

U-shaped dining and salon area is opposite the Galley to port comfortably seats five. The cherry dining table with a padded cover is on a telescoping pedestal that allows the table to form a double berth. The drop-down position includes a matching covered filler cushion. Outboard are louvered door cherry lockers, storage alcove, and opening portlight.

• Varnished teak and tulip sole
• Chelsea Shipstrike clock and Chelsea barometer
• Two Frigast stainless steel reading lamps fore and aft overhead halogen light
• Storage under seats
• Overhead hatch with sky screen shade
• Air conditioning vent.
• Cushions are upholstered in Kravet Couture fabric

HEAD:

Next, forward of the Galley and Dining Area, is the head with sink, vanity and marine toilet to port and separate shower stall to starboard. There are opening ports and opening deck hatches in both the head and the shower.

TO PORT:

The head area has light cream-colored fiberglass sole with molded-in nonskid. The bulkheads in the head are satin varnished cherry.

• Gloss Cherry countertop with polished stainless steel undermounted sink, Grohe fixtures, with hot & cold pressure water
• (2) Cherry-trimmed mirrors - full-size mounted on the door to the forward cabin and half size forward bulkhead mounted
• Vacuflush marine head is plumbed directly to the 43-gallon holding tank that can then be emptied via a deck fitting to a discharge facility or overboard through the Sealand macerator pump
• Divided storage locker outboard
• LED (2) Recessed halogen lights on dimmer
• 110-volt outlet
• Tankwatch 4 holding tank monitor
• Overhead hatch with sky screen shade

TO STARBOARD:

Separate Shower with white Formica bulkheads and fiberglass sole with molded-in nonskid.

• Divided storage/towel locker outboard over the teak shower seat.
• Stainless steel towel rack is mounted above the outboard locker.
• Outlet for the reverse-cycle air conditioning system in the shower.
• Removable hand held Grohe shower head.
• LED 12-volt dome light

MASTER STATEROOM (Forward Cabin):

Forward, the locking cabin solid cherry door opens to a centerline Queen berth with Tempurpedic mattress. Storage includes double doors forward to the chain/rope locker, port and starboard hanging lockers, and outboard shelves and compartments. The forward cabin has a large overhead hatch and there are oval opening window ports, starboard and portside for plenty of extra light and ventilation.

• Storage drawers below bunk at foot.
• Outboard, port and starboard of the centerline bunk are storage compartments with lift-up tops
• Hanging lockers port and starboard have louvered doors and cedar lining and dome lights.
• Two LED overhead dome lights as well as Frigast reading lamps mounted on the forward bulkhead.
• (2) Hella fans on the forward bulkhead.
• Overhead opening hatch with sky screen shade.

• Air conditioning ducts port and starboard for either cooling or reverse-cycle heat.
• Private Ensuite head entrance with door to the master stateroom.
• Full-length mirror mounted on cabin door

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

The house battery system has been upgraded to a single voltage storage bank, thereby doubling the available energy for the bow thruster to draw on.

• House battery is comprised of 4 Victron AGM telecom batteries- total 24v capacity is 400amp hours
  • All 12 volt loads are supplied via three 24 to 12 converters, arrangement provides installed redundancy to keep house system live
  • Custom Bass panel contains all 12 volt and 120/240 circuits and shore power/genset selector switch

 24volt 120 amp alternator on port engine for house battery charging

 12volt 80 amp alternator on starboard engine for start battery charging

• Start batteries are GPL31 Northstar

120-volt and 240-volt AC systems from shore power and generator:

• Custom Bass 120-volt AC electrical circuit panel with Hinckley combo 120/240 AC
• Fischer-Panda mini 12 generator, 120/240 volt AC
• Shore power 50-amp 110/220-volts AC cord and Glendinning reel system.
• Mastervolt CombiMaster 24/3000-70 inverter/charger-

 Charles 30 amp/12volt charger for start batteries

• 110-volt outlets: Galley, Head, Engine room, Pilothouse and Master Stateroom.

OTHER:

• Five flat panel LED lights in engine room
• Battery switches and engine battery parallel
• Copper electrical bonding system - grounding buss system and sacrificial anode.
• GFI protected circuits in galley, engine room and head and in pilothouse.
• The Generator is sound shield mounted and is complete with remote control panel.

MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT & ENGINE DETAILS:

Twin Yanmar 6LY2A-STP 440 diesel engines, Bennett trim tabs and twin Hamilton HJ322 waterjets.

Patented Hinckley JetStick® Gen3 control system integrates forward, aft, and sideways motion of the boat along with steering and the 10" electric bow thruster.

• Hinckley JetStick® system has been updated to 3rd generation IQAN components
• Two-inch foam/lead fully insulated engine room and flexible engine mounts provide quiet, vibration-free cruising
• 24-volt DC 10" reversible prop bow thruster - integrated with JetStick®.
• Trim tabs are Bennett dual-cylinder stainless steel with control at helm station.
• Raw water cooled-in-line muffler exhaust system.
• Racor primary fuel filters for engines and generator
• Fuel gauges
• Water jet angle gauge at helm.
• Engine oil pressure gauge.
• Engine cooling water temperature gauge.
• Alarms for low oil pressure, engine temperature, and raw cooling water flow.
• Oil transfer pump for engines, transmissions and generator.
• Two fuel transfer pumps with switch at helm.
• Flojet 12-volt DC fresh water pump with accumulator tank.
• High water bilge alarm system with Ultimate Senior switches
• 12-volt DC sump pump with automatic float switch for shower
• Three 12-volt DC automatic Rule bilge pumps with float switches.
• Whale Gusher bilge pump emergency bilge pump
• Fireboy automatic fire extinguisher system in engine room with automatic engine shut-down.
• Four dry chemical fire extinguishers
• LP gas sniffer - in galley
• 12-volt engine room blower.
• 40,000 BTU Marineair reverse-cycle air conditioner services pilothouse, galley, dinettes, head, shower, and forward cabin.

TANKAGE:

• Two Aluminum alloy 150-gallon wing fuel tanks.
• One 200-gallon centerline fuel tank with remote fuel gauges.
• 100-gallon stainless steel freshwater tank.
• 43-gallon holding tank
• 17-gallon stainless steel insulated water heater, plumbed to port engine, also has electric heating element

EQUIPMENT:

GROUND TACKLE:

• Muir VRC 1200A electric 24-volt DC windlass in foredeck anchor locker.
• Custom 316L polished stainless steel bow roller.
• Delta stainless steel anchor mounted on Hinckley SS roller assembly; rode is 25' of 3/8" stainless steel chain with 200' of 5/8" S strand nylon line.

EQUIPMENT:

• ACR spotlight - mounted on pilothouse top with remote at helm
• Varnished teak bow burgee pole and stainless socket
• Varnished teak ensign pole and stainless steel socket
• Stamoid cover for cockpit
• Navigation lights
• Cockpit flood light
• Dock lines
• Fenders
• Horn - 12-volt - with switch on dash
• Brass 6" bell
• Life jackets