1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat docked, featuring green canvas covers and lush greenery background.

Blueprint of a 1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat, showcasing side and top views.

Interior of a 1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat with wooden accents and seating.

1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat docked with green canopy, calm waters in the background.

Navigation instruments on a 1981 Bristol Sloop, featuring Raymarine and ComNav displays.

1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat docked, featuring a clean deck and green cover.

1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat deck with seating and green cover, docked by water.

1981 Bristol Sloop deck with winches and beige seating, docked by the water.

Interior of a 1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat with wooden accents and cushioned seating.

Interior of a 1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat with wooden accents and seating area.

1981 Bristol Sloop interior with sink, seating area, and wooden cabinetry.

Interior of a 1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat featuring a compact kitchen with wooden accents.

Interior cabin of a 1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat with blue cushions and wooden accents.

1981 Bristol Sloop boat bathroom with wooden cabinets, sink, and toilet.

Interior of a 1981 Bristol Sloop featuring polished wooden cabinets and flooring.

Electrical control panel on a 1981 Bristol Sloop sailboat, featuring various switches and gauges.

Battery compartment of a 1981 Bristol Sloop, featuring Lifeline AGM batteries and wiring.

1981 Bristol Sloop

Name: 1981 Bristol Sloop
Brand: Bristol
Price: 54900 USD
Availability: InStock

| 40'

St Petersburg, FL 33703

$54,900

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Engine

Westerbeke 4-108

Total Power

40hp

Engine Hours

909

Class

Cruisers

Length

40ft

Year

1981

Model

Sloop

Capacity

What Owners Say

The Bristol Sloop 1981 is celebrated for its reliable performance and strong power, with many owners highlighting its sturdy construction and seaworthiness. The one Westerbeke 4-108 engine supports responsive performance, making it suitable for both coastal cruising and longer voyages. Confident handling is a consistent highlight in owner feedback, attributed to its balanced design and well-engineered hull. The spacious interior offers overnight comfort, accommodating extended stays aboard with ease. Additionally, the generous water capacity enhances its longer trip capability, allowing for extended cruising without frequent refueling.

Owner Highlights

reliable performance

strong power

responsive performance

confident handling

longer trip capability

Boat Details

Description

Gorgeous Bristol 40 up for adoption.

"Song" is a particularly nice Bristol 40 with light green topsides and standard draft keel. She has been lovingly cared for by the same owners for the past 25 years. "Song" sparkles, her good care shows. Her owners have sadly aged out of sailing. This is an opportunity to own a thoughtfully and beautifully maintained classic boat in what is belived to be excellent condition.

Measurements

Dimensions

Length:40ft

Length Overall:40ft

Bridge Clearance:52ft

Max Draft:5.33ft

Beam:10.75ft

Miscellaneous

Windlass:manual-windlass

Tanks

Fresh Water Tanks:130gal

Fuel Tanks:50gal

Holding Tanks:25gal

Propulsion

Engine Make:Westerbeke

Engine Model:4-108

Engine Year:1981

Total Power:40hp

Engine Hours:909

Engine Type:inboard

Drive Type:direct

Fuel Type:diesel

More Details

Accommodations

Sleeps 5/6
V-berth forward with lockers and drawers below
New cushions throughout
Enclosed head with shower and vanity, aft to port
Head access from both the forward and main cabin
Opposite the head to starboard is a hanging locker
Main cabin has traditional layout with port and starboard settees
Port settee converts to a double berth
Dinette table, with a leaf is bulkhead mounted
Storage under settees with louvered lockers and book shelves outboard of settees
Galley is aft to starboard with large deep double SS sink
Forward facing nav station is opposite to starboard
A single quarter berth is aft of nav station
Varnished teak and holly cabin sole
Beautifully varnishd interior

Galley

Custom L-shaped galley is aft to starboard
Large double sink
Force 50 Three burner propane stove w/oven
Ice box fitted with SeaFrost 12v refrigeration
Pressure hot/cold water
Two foot pumps for fresh and salt water

Electrical

12volt DC and 110volt dockside systems
3ea 12v batteries
Duel propane solenoid switches w/automatic changeover when one tank goes empty
Shore power cord
2es solar panels (total 260 watts)
Heart interface inverter
Victron Centauer battery charger
16,000 BTU A/C w/heat (2000)

Electronics and Navigation

Raymarine C70 chart plotter w/multifunction display for radar
Raymarine wind, speed, depth
Radar antenna mounted on mast above spreaders
Uniden Oceanis VHF
Ritchie pedestal mounted compass
Compton hydraulic autopilot
Duel stereo system

Hull and Deck

Classic full keel w/attached rudder design for comfort in a seaway
Awlgripped light green topsides, white deck, beige oil based paint on all exterior wood for ease of maintenance
Edson pedestal wheel steering
Bow pulpit
Stern rail
Double lifelines w/boarding gates port and starboard
Two opening overhead hatches w/SS security grates
Two dorade boxes w/SS guards

Sails and Rigging

Mainsail
Storm trysail (18% of mainsail) on separate sail track
Custom mainsheet traveler on cabin top
100% jib
120% genoa
Staysail on solent rig
Spinnaker
Asymmetrical spinnaker
4ea Lewmar #48 two-speed ST primary genoa sheet winches
Anderson 40 ST winch on cabin top
3ea winch handles

Additional Inventory

Dark green canvas - bimini top, dodger,sail covers,pedestal cover, hatch covers,sun awnings
Tan cockpit cushions (new)
Electric bilge pump
Shower sump pump
2ea Whale gusher manual bilge pumps
Screens for hatches
Fenders
Dock lines
2ea CQR plow anchors, one with chain, the other with all rode
EPIRB
Four person Life raft (needs recertification)
Simpson Lawrence 555 windlass
Achilles inflatable dinghy
Mercury 5hp outboard
Full deck awnings
Sailormat Wind Vane self steering
LED lights
Mast steps
Canvas water catchment system
Garage full of spare parts

Disclaimer

Preferred Yachts 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.