1984 Bristol 35.5C
JULIE is a professionally-maintained Bristol 35.5C with the centerboard hinge replaced in 2018, making her a special example of this much-loved, New England-built cult classic. She has been launched for the 2026 season, and is in excellent shape cosmetically and operationally. Now available for showings and sea trials on her mooring in South Dartmouth.
Asking: $45,000
Contact: Will Ricketson, [email protected], 978 697 2384
Overview:
Year: 1984
LOA: 35’5’’
Draft: 3’9’’ board up, 6’ board down
Beam 10’10’’
Displacement: 15,000 lbs
Ballast: 6,500 lbs
Tonnage: 13 gross, 12 net
Designer: Ted Hood
Builder: Bristol Yachts, Bristol RI
Rig: Sloop
Engine: Diesel, Universal, 24HP, recent 3 bladed prop, good engine access
Fuel capacity: 31 USG
Water capacity: 100 USG (2 tanks)
MSD tank: 10 USG
Sail area 602 sq ft
Rig: 44’ tall, J 15’, P 40.75’, E 12.25’, aluminum
Sails: Main, jib (Hood roller furling), asymmetrical spinnaker
Steering: Edson pedestal, skeg hung rudder
Interior:
Forward chain locker
Forward V berth stateroom
1 head with toilet (Type III MSD Jabsco, GRP holding tank), shower w/ drain pump to through hull fitting, sink
Main salon with 2 seating benches/bunks, centerline folding table
Galley with stainless steel sink, Tasco propane stove, ice box, 10 gallon propane tank in aft locker
2 stainless steel water tanks supply galley and head with electric pump
Hot water heater, Raritan, and also uses excess engine heat to help heat water
Foot pump for cold water to galley sink
Rubber and PVC water tubing
After quarter berth port
Navigation station
Teak veneered marine plywood paneling and solid teak trim throughout
Construction
Solid GRP above and below waterline
Marine plywood bulkheads, heavily tabbed into hull with woven roving
Full keel molded into hull including centerboard cavity
Lead ballast in lower sections of keel
Hull to deck joint is an inward turning flange join with ¼ stainless bolts and tabbed over with GRP and polyester resin
Decks are solid GRP (no vulnerable coring), gelcoat finish, molded nonskid
Exterior finish
White paint (Awlgrip, 2020) , blue boot stripe (Awlgrip, 2020) , blue antifoul (annual, bottom blasted and fully redone in 2020)
Electrical
12 volt DC and 120 volt electrical system
2 lead acid batteries
Battery charging via engine alternator
Shore power hookup
Navigation
Raymarine Axiom plotter
Furuno Radar (not currently installed)
Ritchie magnetic compass
Datamarine, depth, speed and wind instruments
Horizon VHF

