James, the 29.9 mast is keel-stepped, the hull is solid fiberglas- no core to worry about, the ballast is encapsulated - not bolted on, the hull-to-deck joint is overlapped, glued and through-bolted every three inches and the rudder is skeg-hung. We…
John, thanks very much; no issue with the deck stepped mast vs keel stepped? I think it is all psycological. I love the 29.9 there are 2 beautiful looking ones on yachtword listed for under $30k!!
James, we looked at both the 31.1 and the 29.9 when we bought Paloma many years ago - we could not justify the price difference for two more feet. The 29.9 is a solid, Herreshoff-designed, IOR/ORC downwind ocean racer built to go anywhere in any wea…
new Bristol owner, just bought a 24 out of Portsmouth NH, beautiful black-hull with a Yanmar diesel. 1976 Corsair model, I can't wait to get her in the water. Lake Ontario. I am also looking at a second boat; question is the 31.1 worth the extra mon…
Hi Suky, Yes the Bristol is quite a vessel. I have not sailed that many boats to be quite honest and I inherited her a few years ago, but for my ability and my feel for her, all I can say is - it is like true love and there is no getting around that…
Hi Ben, Thanks for the friend invite. What is your boat's name ? She's a beauty.
Please tell us how she's so special.
I joined because I'd like to sail the Bristol. She's on my short list of boats I want to try out before I decide on the finalist fo…