1978 Bristol 35.5 35'

Specifications

Vessel Name: La Primera Rig: Single spreader masthead sloop Fin keel

Model Year: 1978 H.I.N. BTY355031077

Length Overall: 35.5 ft Beam: 10' 10” Max Draft: 5’ 9” Cabin Headroom 6' 2”

Disp. 15,000 lbs Ballast: 6,500 lbs

Fuel Tank Cap: 36-gal Water Tank Cap: 100-gal Water Heater Cap: 6-gal

Vessel Inventory

HULL & DECK

Hull: Solid fiberglass white hull w/ original gelcoat. Fin keel with skeg hung rudder. Three-blade propeller protected in aperture. Bronze seacocks.

Deck & Cabin-top: Off-white fiberglass over balsa cored decks.  Foredeck anchor locker w/ manual windlass. Two deck hatches w/ aluminum ports with screens. Unfinished 4" teak toe rails and rub rails. S/S double bow and stern rails and lifelines; S/S stern ladder. Teak Dorade boxes with S/S vents and guards.

STEERING

Edson pedestal wheel steering w/ binnacle compass.

Autopilot Wheel Pilot. (2012)

TANKAGE

Fuel: 36 gallons in Steel tank. Fuel lines 2017

Water: 100 gallon integral tank in keel

Holding tank: integral fiberglass tank midships

Hot Water: 6-gal hot water storage tank off engine.

STANDING RIGGING

Aluminum mast and boom.

Stays & Shrouds: Inspected and replaced. (2014)

Harken Roller Furling system. (2014)

Winches: 2 traveler winches and 1 mainsheet winch on cabin top

2 jib sheet winches, and two self tailing jib sheet/spinnaker winches on cockpit coaming

RUNNING RIGGING

Halyards. (2014)

Sheets & Lines. (2014). 

Whisker pole.

Mainsheet traveler.

SAILS

Mainsail with two jiffy reefs. (2018)

135% Genoa. (2015)

Phenolic mast track w/ roller bearings  2018

Main sail stack pack. (2018).

ENGINE & MECHANICAL

Yanmar 3YM30 diesel, 30 hp, 3-cylinder, FWC. (2017)

New transmission & heat exchanger. (2017)

65 engine hours

New engine mounts (2017)

New cutlass bearing (2025) - shaft alignment to be completed upon launch

ELECTRICAL

12V DC & 110V AC power.

30-Amp shore power receptacle & cable 25’

One (1) Group 27 AGM engine start battery. (2022)

One (1) Group 25 Deep Cycle AGM house batteries. (2023) 

AC-DC circuit breaker panels

ELECTRONICS 

Raymarine ST4000 autopilot. (2012)

Raymarine depth 

Raymarine) wind speed and direction.

Raymarine speed knot meter

GPS: Raymarine A50 chart plotter

VHF radio w/ masthead antenna. Handheld ICOM VHF

GROUND TACKLE

Anchors:

• 45# Lewmar Claw on 200’ of 5/16” chain.
• 30# Lewmar Claw on 30’ of chain & ½” rode 200’
• 20# Danforth stern anchor w/ 150’ of ½” rode. 

Windlass: Sea Tiger (Simpson-Lawrence). (<2002)

PLUMBING

Bilge Pump (1): Rule 360 GPH.

Bilge Pump (2): Hand operated Whale Gusher

Head: Raritan

CANVAS

Dodger & Bimini S/S frames. Dodger frame pre 2009 Bimini frame 2010

Main sail boom cover. Stack Pack 2017

Dodger & Bimini (fair condition). (2009)

Cockpit & cabin cushions. Cockpit cushions 2018, Cabin cushions 2015

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

PFDs: 6 type 1, various age

Fire Extinguishers: Dry chemical 2023

Distress Signals: Flares

Sound Devices: Bell, Hand held air horn