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*She has just SOLD!* This SAILBOAT is a STEAL! Well, at $6,000 it certainly feels like a steal. Canadian Ken and I were very apprehensive when we went to explore this 1968 Bristol 33 she'd been on the hard for 8 years, under plastic shrink wrap, in a boatyard. She was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff, the grandson of the late, great Nathanael Herreshoff, and it is downright huge when compared to her little sister, the Bristol 32 (one of my alltime favorites, in terms of design). Only a foot and a half longer with her LOA, she is a full 4 feet longer on her LWL, and 3/4 of a foot wider at the beam. With her fin keel, spade rudder, and a comfort ratio over 30, she will be an excellent coastal cruiser for a single, couple, or small family.

Expecting the worst, we actually were met with the opposite. The previous owners had completed many, many upgrades over the years and some substantial ones circa 2014. They then moved to Florida and donated the sailboat to the Maine Island Trail Association which, in turn, sold it to the current owner just before COVID19 broke out. The current owner's dream of moving to Maine didn't come to fruition and the boat has sat in the boatyard since. BUT, in 2014 she was repowered with a Beta Marine diesel, received new standing rigging, and many other upgrades. She has a main and a genoa and is ready to go. The engine has a 1,000 hours or less on it (our guess is this number is significantly less) and has been yard maintained over the years. So, for $6,000 you could be on your way on your very own sailboat. She definitely needs a good scrub and some bottom paint, but if everything checks out, this could be the deal of the century! Check it out.

As always, we have no financial interest in this sailboat.

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