The Bistol 32 is a first generation Bristol, built from the mid 1960's. The boat was designed by the Ted Hood design team. The B32 is a sweet sailing boat, very easy in a seaway, very safe offshore, but as with most boats built at that time to CCA rules, she is small by modern standards.Her beam of 9 and a half feet contributes to her initial tenderness, but makes her a stonger offshore boat ...
Thoughts on Bristol 32?
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Bristol 32
Kenner Privateer 26 schooner, Carlyle Illinois. Feb 9, 2009. #1. Does anyone here sail a Bristol 32? In the old Bristol brocure; it states that no fillers are used in hull or deck construction. Does that mean that the Bristol 32 deck and hull are solid fiberglass? How are the shrouds anchored? To chainplates attached to bulkheads, or to the hull?
Comments about a Bristol 32 shoal keel for coast/caribbean
Catalina 30 St. Croix. Nov 2, 2012. #4. Re: Comments about a Bristol 32 shoal keel for coast/caribbe. The vessel will do just fine in the Caribbean. One thing to remember is that of adequate ventilation down here. I live in St. Croix and spent many years living aboard a boat. It was larger and had 6 hatches and 10 opening ports.
A problem with a Bristol 32
I purchased a 1966 Bristol 32 a few years ago with the intention to learn sailing and fix up the boat in a gradual way. This has worked out quite well. ... and stuffing box on the Bristol 32. My boat got some extensive upgrades around 1995 and is in quite good condition. ... Sent from my iPad using Cruisers Sailing Forum 26-04-2016, 08:59 #26 ...
Bristol 32
If you get thrown across a dockside condo in big seas, you are going to hurt. The downside of the 32 is that because of its age, you will have to do upgrading if it hasn't been done already. The original wiring is substandard, for example. Remember that 90 percent of the value of a boat is not in its hull and mast.
Bristol 32
I'm selling my beloved Bristol 32, Raven. Raven looks grand - nice, nice boat. I think its interesting that in this thread, which actually was started last year, people talk of picking these boats up for very low numbers: like $17k, $10k, and less than $6k.
Bristol 32 performance
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Bristol 32
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Bristol 32'' full keel
Bristol 32'''' full keel As an owner of a Bristol 32, let me say that, as with all boats, it is important to fit the vessel to the owner, the type of sailing to be done, and lastly, finances. My sailing is coastal and island, in Buzzards Bay Massachusetts. Consistant winds and chop make for exciting passages even on the good days.
Viewing a Bristol 32 tonight... Questions
BluemanSailor. 87 posts · Joined 2009. #3 ·Jun 17, 2013. I owned a 1976 Bristol 32, don't know how much different it would be.. When I brought here - in the mid 90's she was a rock solid boat! the only core issue I had was in the cockpit where the travelor was - had some spongy balsa, but that was it.
Bristol
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Bristol 32
Jeff_H. 12449 posts · Joined 2000. #2 · Jan 28, 2004. The Bristol 32 began life as an extreme CCA rule beating race boat from the mid-1960''s. They are somewhat prototypical of the more extreme examples of that breed. They have an extremely short waterline for their overall length, a fairly high displacement, have a narrow beam, moderately ...
Can a Bristol 32 Circumnavigate?
30bristol. 1 post · Joined 2002. #13 · Oct 30, 2002. As a past Bristol 32 Yawl owner that sailed in New England for a number of years I would say that the Bristol 32 will certainly circumnavigate and be safe in the process. Bristol 32''s have logged a number of offshore trips with success.
BRISTOL 32
A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.
Bristol
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First Gen Bristol Issues
Ahoy Fishman TX, We are also proud owners of a Bristol. being from NE, we heard most of the scuttlebutt about the Pearson cousins early on. Your boat was an early Bristol, after the Pearson company was sold to Grumman. You may find gelcoat issues, because the Arab Oil embargo caused the company to change the epoxy formula. Even our 1979 hull had blisters, so the problem was not corrected until ...
Retrofitting a Bristol 32 sailboat
Bristol 32 owners had warned us that given the sloop's nearly 11,000-pound displacement, which would increase when loaded for cruising, the smaller engine might underperform in a stiff current or choppy sea. The 1979 Bristol 32 we ultimately settled on had a Yanmar freshwater-cooled 3GM-30F with fewer than 500 hours.
Bristol Sailboats
If you do, Facebook creates a list of those blocking admins. This groups is for all Bristol sailboat owners, anybody wanting to own a Bristol, or has owned a Bristol in the past. Or anyone dreaming of owning a boat and wanting to be close to the water. This is a Bristol RI based group. Members of this group should treat others with respect as ...
bristol 29, 32?
any body got any reviews of Bristol sloops---29, 32' range. I'm looking for a boat of this size that's seaworthy, family-friendly and easy for solos...
Bristol 34 or........?
39 posts · Joined 2006. #1 · May 28, 2012. I've PM'd one of the moderators of this forum for boat recommendations, and have scheduled a survey of a Bristol 34 based on those recommendations. Prior to totally committing on a boat that I haven't personally seen, I'm looking for other's opinions on boats that would be suitable for my wife and ...
Bristol Yachts
In one year 172 Bristol 27's were built. There was also the Bristol 29 designed by Halsey Herreshoff, the Bristols 32 and 39 designed by Ted Hood, and Bristol 34 designed by John Alden Assoc.. Later 'second generation' models included the 31.1, 35.5, 41.1, 45.5, 47.7 and then larger custom boats. In total, 4400 Bristol Yachts were produced ...
Best 30-32 ft performance cruiser
According to US sailing PHRF data available to members, the average 30 footer of that vintage gets a 9 second deduction for a tall rig on the Chesapeake. The standard 29.9 rates a 210 there, slow mostly because of the light air and the rather low SA/D ratio of the standard boat.
C&C 32
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COMMENTS
The Bistol 32 is a first generation Bristol, built from the mid 1960's. The boat was designed by the Ted Hood design team. The B32 is a sweet sailing boat, very easy in a seaway, very safe offshore, but as with most boats built at that time to CCA rules, she is small by modern standards.Her beam of 9 and a half feet contributes to her initial tenderness, but makes her a stonger offshore boat ...
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W. Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 49,729. Images: 241. Bristol 32 Owners have a fairly* objective writeup on this old-fashioned boat, including some of it's deficiencies: Bristol32 * Everyone (including me) recommends "owner's" sites; but we must also remember that they wouldn't be ...
Kenner Privateer 26 schooner, Carlyle Illinois. Feb 9, 2009. #1. Does anyone here sail a Bristol 32? In the old Bristol brocure; it states that no fillers are used in hull or deck construction. Does that mean that the Bristol 32 deck and hull are solid fiberglass? How are the shrouds anchored? To chainplates attached to bulkheads, or to the hull?
Catalina 30 St. Croix. Nov 2, 2012. #4. Re: Comments about a Bristol 32 shoal keel for coast/caribbe. The vessel will do just fine in the Caribbean. One thing to remember is that of adequate ventilation down here. I live in St. Croix and spent many years living aboard a boat. It was larger and had 6 hatches and 10 opening ports.
I purchased a 1966 Bristol 32 a few years ago with the intention to learn sailing and fix up the boat in a gradual way. This has worked out quite well. ... and stuffing box on the Bristol 32. My boat got some extensive upgrades around 1995 and is in quite good condition. ... Sent from my iPad using Cruisers Sailing Forum 26-04-2016, 08:59 #26 ...
If you get thrown across a dockside condo in big seas, you are going to hurt. The downside of the 32 is that because of its age, you will have to do upgrading if it hasn't been done already. The original wiring is substandard, for example. Remember that 90 percent of the value of a boat is not in its hull and mast.
I'm selling my beloved Bristol 32, Raven. Raven looks grand - nice, nice boat. I think its interesting that in this thread, which actually was started last year, people talk of picking these boats up for very low numbers: like $17k, $10k, and less than $6k.
SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about sailing, ... I have had an offer accepted on a Bristol 32 and the sea trials are soon. I've read conflicting reports on the performance of these boats. ... I did that recently after seeing a 32 moored in Monterey CA. The owner was happy to hear his ...
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Bristol 32'''' full keel As an owner of a Bristol 32, let me say that, as with all boats, it is important to fit the vessel to the owner, the type of sailing to be done, and lastly, finances. My sailing is coastal and island, in Buzzards Bay Massachusetts. Consistant winds and chop make for exciting passages even on the good days.
BluemanSailor. 87 posts · Joined 2009. #3 ·Jun 17, 2013. I owned a 1976 Bristol 32, don't know how much different it would be.. When I brought here - in the mid 90's she was a rock solid boat! the only core issue I had was in the cockpit where the travelor was - had some spongy balsa, but that was it.
About The Boat. Boat Builders Row. Boat Builders Row. Bristol. Unfollow Forum Follow Forum Create Thread SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts. Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, ... Bristol 32. Kaptain Karl; Sep 29, 2018; 29 8K Feb 18, 2023 ...
Jeff_H. 12449 posts · Joined 2000. #2 · Jan 28, 2004. The Bristol 32 began life as an extreme CCA rule beating race boat from the mid-1960''s. They are somewhat prototypical of the more extreme examples of that breed. They have an extremely short waterline for their overall length, a fairly high displacement, have a narrow beam, moderately ...
30bristol. 1 post · Joined 2002. #13 · Oct 30, 2002. As a past Bristol 32 Yawl owner that sailed in New England for a number of years I would say that the Bristol 32 will certainly circumnavigate and be safe in the process. Bristol 32''s have logged a number of offshore trips with success.
A boat with a BN of 1.6 or greater is a boat that will be reefed often in offshore cruising. Derek Harvey, "Multihulls for Cruising and Racing", International Marine, Camden, Maine, 1991, states that a BN of 1 is generally accepted as the dividing line between so-called slow and fast multihulls.
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Ahoy Fishman TX, We are also proud owners of a Bristol. being from NE, we heard most of the scuttlebutt about the Pearson cousins early on. Your boat was an early Bristol, after the Pearson company was sold to Grumman. You may find gelcoat issues, because the Arab Oil embargo caused the company to change the epoxy formula. Even our 1979 hull had blisters, so the problem was not corrected until ...
Bristol 32 owners had warned us that given the sloop's nearly 11,000-pound displacement, which would increase when loaded for cruising, the smaller engine might underperform in a stiff current or choppy sea. The 1979 Bristol 32 we ultimately settled on had a Yanmar freshwater-cooled 3GM-30F with fewer than 500 hours.
If you do, Facebook creates a list of those blocking admins. This groups is for all Bristol sailboat owners, anybody wanting to own a Bristol, or has owned a Bristol in the past. Or anyone dreaming of owning a boat and wanting to be close to the water. This is a Bristol RI based group. Members of this group should treat others with respect as ...
any body got any reviews of Bristol sloops---29, 32' range. I'm looking for a boat of this size that's seaworthy, family-friendly and easy for solos...
39 posts · Joined 2006. #1 · May 28, 2012. I've PM'd one of the moderators of this forum for boat recommendations, and have scheduled a survey of a Bristol 34 based on those recommendations. Prior to totally committing on a boat that I haven't personally seen, I'm looking for other's opinions on boats that would be suitable for my wife and ...
In one year 172 Bristol 27's were built. There was also the Bristol 29 designed by Halsey Herreshoff, the Bristols 32 and 39 designed by Ted Hood, and Bristol 34 designed by John Alden Assoc.. Later 'second generation' models included the 31.1, 35.5, 41.1, 45.5, 47.7 and then larger custom boats. In total, 4400 Bristol Yachts were produced ...
According to US sailing PHRF data available to members, the average 30 footer of that vintage gets a 9 second deduction for a tall rig on the Chesapeake. The standard 29.9 rates a 210 there, slow mostly because of the light air and the rather low SA/D ratio of the standard boat.
Boat Info. Downloads Weekly Quiz Topic FAQ 10000boatnames.com. Classifieds. ... Thread starter fojomo; Start date 23 minutes ago; Forums. Forums for All Owners. Parts Search. F. fojomo. Jul 17, 2024 1 C&C 32 Winthrop 23 minutes ago #1 The bolt that holds our wheel flew off and the wheel came off with it mid sail. We saved the wheel but the "nut ...