Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Wednesday, July 24, 1996 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, hargehl wrote:
A worsening physical disability will soon require me to reluctantly
give up my 1972 Bristol 26. In the past three years I have: rigged new
sails, installed roller reefing with 120% genoa, sandblasted and
plasticized the bottom, painted all. Installed new 9.9 Yamaha electric
start outboard in well, install permanent 11.5 gas tank, fitted new
delran bearings in rudder shaft. Also, Standard depth finder, compass,
knotmeter. Can anyone suggest what a reasonable and fair asking
price for this boat would be?

Id say around 7000$ plus or minus, more likely plus thought :)

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:44:35 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 24, 1996 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, hargehl wrote:

A worsening physical disability will soon require me to reluctantly

give up my 1972 Bristol 26. In the past three years I have: rigged new

sails, installed roller reefing with 120% genoa, sandblasted and

plasticized the bottom, painted all. Installed new 9.9 Yamaha electric

start outboard in well, install permanent 11.5 gas tank, fitted new

delran bearings in rudder shaft. Also, Standard depth finder, compass,

knotmeter. Can anyone suggest what a reasonable and fair asking

price for this boat would be?



Id say around 7000$ plus or minus, more likely plus thought :)

i don't know much of anything about sailboats, but for a 26 ft'r the cabins seem generously portioned...

http://rockportboatclub.org/site/wp-...bristol26b.jpg

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On 3/29/2014 8:07 PM, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:44:35 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 24, 1996 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, hargehl wrote:

A worsening physical disability will soon require me to reluctantly

give up my 1972 Bristol 26. In the past three years I have: rigged new

sails, installed roller reefing with 120% genoa, sandblasted and

plasticized the bottom, painted all. Installed new 9.9 Yamaha electric

start outboard in well, install permanent 11.5 gas tank, fitted new

delran bearings in rudder shaft. Also, Standard depth finder, compass,

knotmeter. Can anyone suggest what a reasonable and fair asking

price for this boat would be?



Id say around 7000$ plus or minus, more likely plus thought :)


i don't know much of anything about sailboats, but for a 26 ft'r the cabins seem generously portioned...

http://rockportboatclub.org/site/wp-...bristol26b.jpg


I don't know much about sailboats either but I'll betcha this one is
either sold or in a landfill somewhere. The OP posted this on July 24,
1996

:-)

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 5:38:03 PM UTC-7, Mr. Luddite wrote:






I don't know much about sailboats either but I'll betcha this one is

either sold or in a landfill somewhere. The OP posted this on July 24,

1996



:-)

Agreed. but I responded to a post just a couple hr's old. And it woke up my curiosity to investigate the selected craft.

Pretty nice boats especially for their size!

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 5:07:50 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote:


i don't know much of anything about sailboats, but for a 26 ft'r the cabins seem generously portioned...



http://rockportboatclub.org/site/wp-...bristol26b.jpg

Pretty clever ideea to have a refrige/ice box tucked under a shelf like this-

http://imagenes.cosasdebarcos.com/ba...157654548x.jpg

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:07:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:44:35 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 24, 1996 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, hargehl wrote:

A worsening physical disability will soon require me to reluctantly

give up my 1972 Bristol 26. In the past three years I have: rigged new

sails, installed roller reefing with 120% genoa, sandblasted and

plasticized the bottom, painted all. Installed new 9.9 Yamaha electric

start outboard in well, install permanent 11.5 gas tank, fitted new

delran bearings in rudder shaft. Also, Standard depth finder, compass,

knotmeter. Can anyone suggest what a reasonable and fair asking

price for this boat would be?



Id say around 7000$ plus or minus, more likely plus thought :)

i don't know much of anything about sailboats, but for a 26 ft'r the cabins seem generously portioned...

http://rockportboatclub.org/site/wp-...bristol26b.jpg

===

In August of 1972 my wife and I chartered a Bristol 25 for two weeks.
It was our first cruising experience on Long Island Sound and Block
Island. It was a pretty small boat and didn't sail very well but we
had a great time. A year or two later we bought a Westerly 28 which
was another small boat but it was like the Queen Mary compared to the
Bristol. We did a lot of sailing on the Westerly and once got as far
as eastern Maine with it - big adventure for us at the time. We
actually did sell that boat for more than we paid, considerably more,
but that was a time of very high inflation and we had repowered it
with a new Volvo diesel.

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 6:58:55 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 17:07:50 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:



On Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:44:35 PM UTC-7, wrote:

On Wednesday, July 24, 1996 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, hargehl wrote:



A worsening physical disability will soon require me to reluctantly



give up my 1972 Bristol 26. In the past three years I have: rigged new



sails, installed roller reefing with 120% genoa, sandblasted and



plasticized the bottom, painted all. Installed new 9.9 Yamaha electric



start outboard in well, install permanent 11.5 gas tank, fitted new



delran bearings in rudder shaft. Also, Standard depth finder, compass,



knotmeter. Can anyone suggest what a reasonable and fair asking



price for this boat would be?







Id say around 7000$ plus or minus, more likely plus thought :)



i don't know much of anything about sailboats, but for a 26 ft'r the cabins seem generously portioned...



http://rockportboatclub.org/site/wp-...bristol26b.jpg



===



In August of 1972 my wife and I chartered a Bristol 25 for two weeks.

It was our first cruising experience on Long Island Sound and Block

Island. It was a pretty small boat and didn't sail very well but we

had a great time. A year or two later we bought a Westerly 28 which

was another small boat but it was like the Queen Mary compared to the

Bristol. We did a lot of sailing on the Westerly and once got as far

as eastern Maine with it - big adventure for us at the time. We

actually did sell that boat for more than we paid, considerably more,

but that was a time of very high inflation and we had repowered it

with a new Volvo diesel.

From a 25 to a 28'

What made the big difference in their performance, Wayne?

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:28:23 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:


In August of 1972 my wife and I chartered a Bristol 25 for two weeks.

It was our first cruising experience on Long Island Sound and Block

Island. It was a pretty small boat and didn't sail very well but we

had a great time. A year or two later we bought a Westerly 28 which

was another small boat but it was like the Queen Mary compared to the

Bristol. We did a lot of sailing on the Westerly and once got as far

as eastern Maine with it - big adventure for us at the time. We

actually did sell that boat for more than we paid, considerably more,

but that was a time of very high inflation and we had repowered it

with a new Volvo diesel.

From a 25 to a 28'

What made the big difference in their performance, Wayne?

===

Taller mast, bigger and better sails, more efficient keel with less
wetted surface (lower drag, greater lift), longer water line length.

It also had a much bigger main cabin.

When our kids got to be 5 or 6 we decided it was time for another
bigger boat and we got the Cal-34 that we had for many years. That
was another huge jump in relative size and performance, still small by
the standards of many, but it served us well for a long time.

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 20:38:03 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/29/2014 8:07 PM, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, March 29, 2014 4:44:35 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, July 24, 1996 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, hargehl wrote:

A worsening physical disability will soon require me to reluctantly

give up my 1972 Bristol 26. In the past three years I have: rigged new

sails, installed roller reefing with 120% genoa, sandblasted and

plasticized the bottom, painted all. Installed new 9.9 Yamaha electric

start outboard in well, install permanent 11.5 gas tank, fitted new

delran bearings in rudder shaft. Also, Standard depth finder, compass,

knotmeter. Can anyone suggest what a reasonable and fair asking

price for this boat would be?



Id say around 7000$ plus or minus, more likely plus thought :)


i don't know much of anything about sailboats, but for a 26 ft'r the cabins seem generously portioned...

http://rockportboatclub.org/site/wp-...bristol26b.jpg


I don't know much about sailboats either but I'll betcha this one is
either sold or in a landfill somewhere. The OP posted this on July 24,
1996

:-)


No antique value in a 42 year old boat?

Value of restored Bristol 26?
 

On Saturday, March 29, 2014 9:26:09 PM UTC-7, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sat, 29 Mar 2014 19:28:23 -0700 (PDT), Tim

wrote:





In August of 1972 my wife and I chartered a Bristol 25 for two weeks.



It was our first cruising experience on Long Island Sound and Block



Island. It was a pretty small boat and didn't sail very well but we



had a great time. A year or two later we bought a Westerly 28 which



was another small boat but it was like the Queen Mary compared to the



Bristol. We did a lot of sailing on the Westerly and once got as far



as eastern Maine with it - big adventure for us at the time. We



actually did sell that boat for more than we paid, considerably more,



but that was a time of very high inflation and we had repowered it



with a new Volvo diesel.



From a 25 to a 28'



What made the big difference in their performance, Wayne?



===



Taller mast, bigger and better sails, more efficient keel with less

wetted surface (lower drag, greater lift), longer water line length.



It also had a much bigger main cabin.



When our kids got to be 5 or 6 we decided it was time for another

bigger boat and we got the Cal-34 that we had for many years. That

was another huge jump in relative size and performance, still small by

the standards of many, but it served us well for a long time.

Understood. Unless something radical it does seem odd that a mere 3 feet can make that big of a difference.

Like going from my 18 ft. Chris Craft to the 23 ft. Marquis.