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1976 Bristol 34

$8,500

Used

Boat in Albany, NY 12207 US

builtBuilt in 1976
Year the boat was built
model

34

Boat model
engine

1 Engine (Universal)

Engine type and count
length

34 feet

Overall boat length
fuel

Diesel

Fuel type
material

Fiberglass/Reinforced

Hull material

The Bristol 34 was designed by Halsey Herreshoff. It was based on an earlier model, the Bristol 33. 70 Bristol 34's were built from 1970 until 1978. LADYBUG is a centerboard model with a draft with board up of only 4'. She's roomy below and nicely finished.

LADYBUG's owner has owned her for 4 years. He writes the following:

"I've been restoring her for the past few years and I was about to finish up and put her back in the water when I had to stop. She's on the hard with the mast unstepped and the bottom partially sanded. The mast has been fitted with new hardware and lighting. Among other things, I fixed the cracked sidedecks, repaired and painted the deck, installed new seacocks, and head vents. To get her back in the water, the new owner will need to step the mast, install lifelines and paint the bottom. There is a ton of restoration material on board, along with hardware to be installed after the mast is stepped. So, she doesn't look great, but there's been a lot of work done."

As the first 10 owner-provided photos depict, the boat is currently in a project state. Tools and materials are currently scattered everywhere. The remaining photos show the boat as she appeared when the current owner purchased her in 2021.

Nominal Length
34ft
Length Overall
34.25ft
Length at Waterline
26ft
Beam
10.42ft
Max Draft
7.5ft
Drive Up Draft
4ft
Cabin Headroom
5.92ft
Displacement
11500lb
Ballast
5100lb
Heads
1
Fresh Water Tanks
40gal
Fuel Tanks
20gal
Holding Tanks
15gal
Hull Material
fiberglass
Engine 1
Engine Make
Universal
Engine Model
M25
Total Power
23hp
Fuel Type
diesel
Engine Year
2007
Accommodations

Sleeps six. Forward cabin features V berth with shelves port and starboard and storage underneath.  Athwartships head next aft with Raritan marine toilet, vanity and cold shower. Drawers to port, hanging locker and drawers to starboard. Main cabin features settees port and starboard.  Port settee extends to form double berth. Mast-mounted teak table with drop leaves. Nav station and quarterberth aft to port, galley opposite to starboard.

Galley

Galley features HilleRange stainless steel, three-burner, propane stove with oven, stainless steel sink with cold pressurized water, hand pump, and ice box. Note: Boat was once equipped with a hot and cold pressurized water system, but the hot water tank was removed.

Electrical Systems

12 volt DC and 110 volt AC dockside systems with combined Blue Sea Systems breaker panel (2009) with voltmeter and ammeter for 12 volts and voltmeter for 110 volts.12 volt system includes three 12 volt batteries, battery selector switch. 110 volt system includes Truecharge 40 amp battery charger/converter (2009) and 30 amp 50' shore power cord.  Boat was re-wired in 2009.

Electronics and Navigation

Uniden MC 535 VHF radio transceiver, Raymarine ST40 knotmeter and depthsounder, Ritchie pedestal-mounted compass.

Hull and Deck

Modified full keel with skeg-hung rudder. Blue Awlgripped topsides, white deck. Bow anchor roller. Single lifelines with starboard boarding gate. Two overhead hatches, one opening port in head. Two clamshell vents over head, starboard vent is solar-powered. Edson pedestal wheel steering. Rail mounted, polyethylene outboard motor bracket. Centerboard pennant replaced in 2009. Thru hulls replaced in 2009.

Sails and Rigging

Keel-mounted aluminum mast. Quantum Thurston fully-battened mainsail (2009) and 120% roller-furling genoa (2009) in good condition. Harken roller-furling system (2010) for headsails. Lewmar winch inventory includes mast-mounted main halyard winch (wire halyard), #8 mast-mounted genoa halyard winch, #8 centerboard winch, and two #40 genoa sheet winches. Mainsheet traveler just forward of steering pedestal. 

Additional Inventory

Burgundy dodger, bimini (tore in recent gale, usable now as a template for a new one), and mainsail cover.  Sea Choice 22 Danforth-type anchor with 100' chain and nylon rode. Spare Danforth-type anchor. Road Gear AM/FM/CD stereo with two speakers in main cabin. Electric and manual bilge pumps. Air horn. Flares. Fire extinguisher. Four docklines. 4 PFD's. Lifesling.

Engine/Mechanical

New Universal M25 fresh-water-cooled, three-cylinder, diesel engine was installed in 2007 along with a new PYI dripless shaft seal, new shift and throttle cables, and fuel tank.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Price History

DateEventPrice
1/29/26Initial price$8,500

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