1981 Bristol 40

Sleeps 5/6. V berth forward with lockers and drawers below. Custom cushions are miter-cut so they fit against the hull and one another. Enclosed head with shower and vanity next aft to port.  There is a curtained area for the shower. One can access the head from both the forward and main cabins. Opposite the head to starboard is a hanging locker.  The main cabin features a traditional layout with port and starboard settees. The port settee converts to form a double berth. The dining table, fitted with a leaf, is bulkhead-mounted. Cushions are dark green Ultrasuede. There is storage under the settees, louvered lockers and book shelves outboard of settees, and storage behind the seat back cushions. Galley is located aft to starboard, a forward-facing nav station opposite to starboard and single quarter berth aft of nav station. Varnished teak and holly cabin sole. Mahogany interior.

The  custom L-shaped galley is located aft to starboard. The sink area was expanded to accommodate two sinks.  A mahogany splashguard was installed forward of the sinks.  Three-burner, Shipmate, propane stove with oven (oven not currently working), ice box fitted with Sea Frost 12 volt refrigeration (2023), pressure hot and cold water, and two foot pumps for fresh and salt water. 

12 volt DC and 110 volt dockside systems. Two 12 volt batteries (2022), two 6 volt batteries (2023), two battery selector switches. Bass 12 volt circuit breaker distribution panel. Shore power cord.

Raymarine e979 GPS/chartplotter with multifunction display for radar, Raymarine knotmeter, depth, and apparent wind. Radar antenna mounted on mizzen mast. Icom M506 VHF transceiver with AIS reception, Ritchie pedestal-mounted compass.

1981 Westerbeke 4-107 four-cylinder, fresh-water-cooled, 40 hp diesel engine, freshly reinstalled after a thorough 2026 inspection at Hansen Marine Engineering, Inc. in Marblehead, MA .  The following work was performed:

Replaced:

• Oil pan gasket
• Side cover gasket
• Fuel pump gasket
• Valve cover gasket
• Front adaptor plate gasket
• Timing cover/front main seal

Installed new connecting rod bearings

Tested all fuel injectors and installed one rebuilt injector

Renewed thermostat

Changed fuel and oil filters

Changed transmission fluid

Painted engine

Ran engine to make sure it was ready to be re-installed

Classic full keel with attached rudder design.  Awlgripped dark green topsides, white deck, and light beige nonskid. Oversized varnished teak toerails. Edson pedestal wheel steering. Bow pulpit, stern rail, double lifelines, and boarding gates both port and starboard. Two opening overhead hatches. Ten portlights, including two opening ports, one in head and one on starboard side of forward cabin. Custom varnished teak dorade boxes with stainless steel dorade vents and stainless steel dorade guards.

1991 keel-stepped, single spreader, Hall Spars main mast, Awlgripped white with internal halyards, Harken genoa roller-furling system (2000), Schaefer block and tackle boom vang, replaced 2023. Nicro Fico mainsheet traveler. Sail inventory consists of Quantum main (2000), mizzen (2000), and 130% genoa (2000). Also included are eight bags of older sails, including: storm jib and trysail, spinnaker, blade, original mainsail, genoa, and mizzen, all of which are in storage, their condition unknown. Winch inventory consists of two Lewmar #48 two-speed self-tailing primary genoa sheet winches, two Lewmar 40 two-speed secondaries, and three mast-mounted Lewmar halyard winches. Three winch handles.

Tan canvas including dodger, sail covers, pedestal cover, hatch covers, and sun awning, white cockpit cushions, electric bilge pump, shower sump pump, two Whale gusher manual bilge pumps (2014), screens for hatches, fenders, dock lines, 35 lb. CQR plow anchor with chain and rode, custom bag for leeboards, boarding ladder, and elkhide oversize wheel. Lifesling. Emergency tiller.

2026

Engine removed and sent to Hansen Marine Engineering, Inc. for servicing.  Work included seal and gasket replacement, replacement of connecting rod bearings, testing injectors,  installing a rebuilt injector, and painting engine.  Engine just reinstalled.

2025

Engine:  Replace alternator

Replace battery switch

Replace deck tie rod

Cockpit repairs

Interior refinishing

Replace seacocks (3)

Clean and inspect plumbing

Canvas: clean and water-proof

2024

New Raymarine knotmeter/log, depthsounder, and apparent wind speed/direction indicator

Replace marine toilet

Repair engine oil leak, replace timing cover gasket

2023

Replace engine starter

Replace two 6 volt batteries

Replace Adler Barbour refrigeration system with new Sea Frost refrigeration system

Remove and replace headstay, Windex

New Schaefer boom vang

Strip bottom

2022

New cockpit cushions

Engine:  rebuild fuel pump, rebuild alternator, 

Remove and replace port main cabin port

Remove and replace opening ports in forward cabin

Replace both 12 volt batteries

Remove and replace fresh and salt water foot pumps in galley

Remove and replace opening overhead hatches in main and forward cabins

Fuel tank access (inspection) plates installed

New bulkhead-mounted brass Chelsea clock

Rebed stainless steel dorade guards

Replace head sink with new stainless steel sink

Replace propane gauge

Repair port boarding gate stanchion

Replace flag halyards

2021

Clean propane locker

Engine: remove and replace timing cover gasket

Remove and replace lifelines

Rigging: replace starboard lower main and mizzen shrouds

2020

Replace main sheet blocks

Engine:  replace oil pressure gauge

Touch-up engine paint

Clean fresh water tank

Replace battery switch

Clean and flush bilge

2019

Remove and replace starboard port in forward cabin.

2018

No major work or replacements

2017

Engine:  Starter repaired

2016

Replaced failed electric bilge pump

Track stoppers at ends of genoa tracks replaced

Repair propane locker hatch

Paint base of main mast

Connect Icom M-506 VHF transceiver to NMEA 2000 network

Re-cover steering wheel with elkhide

2015

Install new Icom M-506 VHF

Engine: replace starter button, replace raw water pump, clean Racor fuel filter, replace raw water seacock

Replace head shower sump pump

Replace holding tank deck plate

Replace rudder stuffing box

Replace head hoses

Remove and replace deck scupper drain hoses

Replace hot water heater hoses

Install new Raytheon e979 chartplotter/GPS

2014

Engine: rebuild fuel injectors, replace stainless steel muffler with new fiberglass muffler, replace damper

       plate, replace aft engine mounts, install new raw water strainer, replace regulator solenoid valve

Replace spreader on main mast

Remove and replace both Whale manual bilge pumps

Replace propane tanks

Remove and replace fuel fill and tank vent hoses

Remove and replace aft chainplate for main mast

Rebed all chainplate covers

Repair fiberglass companionway hatch

Replace both 12 volt batteries

Running rigging

Roller furling control line (original – 2000)

Port genoa halyard new 2017

Starboard genoa halyard new 2016

Spinnaker halyard new 2019

Spinnaker pole topping lift new 2019

Genoa sheets new 2020 (40’ each)

Main halyard new 2016

Boom topping lift new 2015

Mainsail outhaul – original

Mainsail, first reefing line new 2019

Mainsail, second reefing line new 2016

Mainsheet new 2021 (75’)

Boom vang lines new 2023

Flag halyard, main, new 2022

Flag halyard, mizzen, new 2022

Mizzen halyard new 2019

Mizzen sheet new 2019

Mizzen staysail halyard new 2019

Mizzen boom topping lift new 2019

Spinnaker sheets – none

Dock lines

Four new 25’ lines with eye new 2019

Two 30’ docklines – original

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.