SOU'WESTER 51 (HINCKLEY)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 51.16 ft |
| LWL | 37.5 ft |
| Beam | 14.08 ft |
| Draft | 11.08 ft/ 5.92 ft min |
| Displacement | 44,000 lb |
| Ballast | 15,039.2 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 8.2 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 61.5 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 20.2 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 53.3 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 19 ft |
About the SOU'WESTER 51 (HINCKLEY)
SOU'WESTER 52, introduced in 1991, based on same hull design. Also available with fin keel w/rudder on skeg. Center cockpit version introduced in 1986.
Direct variant of the SOU'WESTER 51 (HINCKLEY)
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the SOU'WESTER 51 (HINCKLEY) yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 51.16ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the SOU'WESTER 51 (HINCKLEY)yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a SOU'WESTER 51 (HINCKLEY)? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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