$6,000 USD PROVEN Offshore bluewater sailboat for sale! Bristol 27 - EP130  

It's almost always a good day when a new Captain Q video comes out!

If you watch Captain Q long enough, you’ll end up buying a boat. And I’m no different…. Pearson 26 coming home next week. 😮

Welcome back Captain Q... you have been missed... great video as always!!!!!!!!!!

I sail an Alberg 30; bigger sister to the Bristol 27 ( and all 6'2" of me can stand up down below). Carl Alberg was a genius, and his boats have sailed everywhere.

I met James Baldwin a while back while passing through Brunswick GA. Nice, humble, a good fella. I consider him a fantastic example of living a life of adventure no matter one's background.

Sam Holmes is about as good a sailor as I've ever seen. No drama, no trauma and loves to be on the ocean. his videos are great. This one is a great boat guys. Buy a Monitor and get a seaworthy boat free. Now this a deal. Keep up the great work!

A 40 pointer for $6,000? That is unheard of. Great find Captain and Randay. Someone is going to get the deal of their lives with this jewel in the rough. Thank you gentlemen.

My wife and I own a 1967 Bristol 27. We are currently refitting it for next season. It's a lovely boat. We opened up the interior a bit but kept the aesthetic feel of the original.

Thanks for showing the detail on Baldwin's outboard arrangement, tidy 'cheap' solution to repower

Nice convertible car in the new intro, I imagine SeaDog loves riding shotgun with the top down. 👍

glad to see you back CQ.

40 points?? I think there's been creeping point inflation on this channel! I remember when most boats barely went above twenty! Nice shout out to Sam Holmes, there.

Sam bought his current boat, Pickled Herring, for around $10k. Spent a couple of months working on and upgrading it, then sailed it from North Carolina to England, where he’s been sailing it the past 2 seasons all around Northern Europe.

❤❤❤now this was my boat in my twenties. Simply wonderful and it just needs some tidy and cosmetic things. And a little wood stove. How wonderful. It was also so good to see my captain. Please keep showing us boats Captain. Randy has some great vlogs and I enjoy his sense of humor and bonafide treasures of essential information.

Im sure its already sold by now, or will be very soon!! thats to good of a deal to pass up for anyone wanting to get started sailing now with a boat thats been a proven blue water boat.. this is exactly the sort of boat im gonna get when i get some more funds built up. Im sure someones gonna love that boat and make some great memories going on adventures and really living life.. you guys should post more of these kinds of boats that are actually affordable to everyday people.. its much more feasible than the ones that cost as much as peoples homes! Thanks for sharing.. love from Texas!!

So great to have the captain back - missed him! Also, refreshing to tour another boat for mere mortals 😉

Cap’n Q AND Randy !! Love you guys! Thanks so much for your enthusiasm and informative, entertaining sailboat videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I’ve learned and LAUGHED so much ! What a JOY When I say love, I mean really really LOVE!

A nice 1978 Endeavor 32 recently sold in Milwaukee for $6,000. It had a working deisel and roller furling, 4 ft. draft, 11,500 displacement.

This is my speed ! 🌞🌴⛵️

Had to come watch a old video and enjoy a few fun minutes with Capt Q..

Love my Bristol 22! Never met a Bristol owner with regrets. Thanks for featuring a boat for those of us who want a sea-worthy boat at a really affordable price-point.

This boat checks All 🎉the boxes for me🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

As noted, jut the price of the Monitor wind vane and the VHF with AIS receiver make this an amazing value. Nice that you continue to find good affordable boats.

So much boat for the asking price! No doubt she's a solid design. Love the Captain's idea of sail her now, and worry about the cosmetics later. That's what the off season is for;)

It's a little long in the tooth maintenance wise but it does look solid. For the price it's probably the best boat you are going to find. I especially like the laid up hull so there won't be any hidden damage. I talked to my wife about this boat and she said it was for my second wife. Keep the good stuff coming guys.

Good to see you Captain Q. I missed your boat evaluations. I am still looking for the one. You and Ran-Day certainly bring many options. I hope you, family and Ran-Day have a safe and pleasant Memorial Day weekend. From Georgia USA. 🤝⛵️

Perfect! Love that boat...one of the best small sailboats!

Welcome back Captain Peach Pants !

Great new video, I like that it is an "everyday" type of boat. thanks for not downplaying the size.. It would be a great boat on the great lakes!

I owned a Bristol 22 for many years. Loved that boat! Shapely, the outboard sat neatly in the u shaped cut out in the center of the transom. It motored well and I could lift the motor out of the water when not in use. Other Bristols, like this one, have issues with the outboards. The worst thing for a motor is to have to stay in the water all of the time. I'm sure there's solutions that have been mastered. I also race on an Ensign 22 , 10 Saturdays in the summer, here on Barnegat Bay, NJ. In Carl Alberg I trust! As always, Captain Q and Randay's evaluation of the boat is spot on and very interesting. Well done!

+1 for Sam. His warts and all style I love.

Cap is talking about James Baldwin in "Atom" I read his book years ago. He inspired me to start sailing and cruising. Then, I became a boat builder and now, 18 years later. I'm living in Thailand building my first self designed Catamaran to retire, sailing the Islands of the S. Pacific. It's been a pretty good run, I can't complain. My motto is, "Failure is just success in progress." (unknown author) If I were there, a young sailor and looking for a boat. I would buy this Bristol. I've always loved them. Anything Carl Alberg designed was pretty damn good.

Thanks for another info filled review. Take care.

thnx guys. sam holmes on the pickled herring will be stoked you mentioned his (awesome) channel.

Thank you for the wonderful videos! You actually inspired me and my wife to get our first sailboat! A 1977 Ericson 29.

Missed you, my Captain! Roll up the sleeves and this is a great boat!

I want to go sailing so bad, ready to discover what's over the horizon.

Remember Robin Lee Graham who circumnavigated on board Dove when he was 16.

Like the varity of boats you guys review. I do get excited when a sub 10k or even a sub 15k boat is looked at. When im ready, i know what to look for as that will be my budget. For the other reviews of the expensive bigger boats, i do sort of a mental shopping on equipment or ideas for the sub 10k deals. Hope you guys do a in depth feature on sailing schools or ways beginners can look for training. I think you did one before, but i would like to see more options. That would be really helpful. Keep up the great work guys.

They’re back!

Great starter boat. Wow 40/55 points. Must be one of the best. ❤

Now THAT was. fun.

G'day Captain, great to see you old sport, you're looking well.Been reading John Kretschmers books of late and this boat could handle a gale out at sea..I'd buy her in a heartbeat and make her beautiful....Few new upgrades and bye bye ❤

Nice to see the Skipper back at the helm.

Great show today,love to s😢more affordable boats thanks

Sam has one is Pickle, Holly from Wind Hippie sailing has one on her 28 ft. Gecko !Windvane steering.

There's alot of great sailing channels that have smaller yet proven classic sailboats. Sailing Vessel Mig is great channel. Wildlings sailing with his recent purchased whamaran... Mig is a Nor Sea 27 which are really interesting designed sailboats.

Sam Holmes, great attitude and fun to watch.

Awesome boat awesome story and you guys are ok too ;)

My first boat was an 80's Catalina 25 and this is quite a bit better in my opinion. The headroom is great and so if the full keel. Mine had a 5hp hanging off the stern. This is pretty nice for a young person getting started who wants something stout and easy to maintain.

Wow a potential 55 pointer! Nice 27 foot boat. Just a little bigger than my Alberg-designed Pearson Commander 26.

I have always like the Alberg designed boats and there are three or four in this range. Be interesting to do a comparison of them since they are all affordable blue ocean cruisers. My personal favorite is the Cape Dory that Sam Holmes sails.

Brilllllliant - 1 point for the eggs - thanks for sharing ⛵️

My Alberg 30 self steers amazingly well on all tacks with sheet-to-tiller steering. It takes practice to learn but no need for the expense and weight of a wind vane. Also, it is easily overpowered with a 150 Genoa (a common complaint). The cure, use a 110 or 100 % jib, know when to reef the main, and don’t overpower it.

Welcome Back Capt Q!! Cutting to the chase: Triton, A bit heavier, way more sail area (60 sq ft?, and that's a Fractional one, all the Tritons I've seen or converted are Masthead now). To me, "barge-ier" than the Bristol. Really a less modern boat. For all youse electric motor guys it would take about 635 pounds of batteries to sink her an inch further, not sure but freeboard seems like it's already less on the Triton. Tartan 27: Centreboarder. I'm not going to try and quote numbers because the cb is a deal breaker for me. I think a Tartan 27 would be the best Sailer of the lot, however. You haven't lived until you sail one; pretty faultless. S&S design. Cat 27: We've put these through H-e-double-toothpick and I am going to state that this boat finishes fourth out of four when it comes to desire to lose sight of land. How's That for Biased? On the bright side, Cat 27's are great sailers, especially when they're circling a 270. Bristol 27: Sorry, this is my choice hands down. A little lighter, a little narrower, what seems to me a more assertive rudder, but alas, only 565 pounds of batteries would sink her another inch. My point with the batteries is that in order to accommodate an electric motor, boats like these would pretty much need some of the ballast drilled out. Looking at the numbers, the Bristol seems underpowered. But she also seems like she would be more easily driven. Someone somewhere said they were available with more sail area. If this mast is about 29'5" long, this is the "less sail area" version. They built these for 12 years, they built Tritons for only 9. The thing about these masts, (aluminum) from this era, is that they're smaller in diameter and a lot heavier than contemporary AA masts. That means that Even If You Break it In Half and splice it back together, it is going to last far longer than any of the alternatives. A lighter mast and especially a carbon rig would (I reckon) give her a very quick (stable) and disagreeable motion. So Please don't let anyone talk you into a modern rig based on its age. Forget about internal halyards, if you want an electrical conduit in there, bc there's not room for both. Many of these rigs have Narrow Halyard sheaves (and many have giant diameter main halyard sheaves), but our solution to sheaves that are too narrow for rope halyards is: Change the masthead from four narrow shivs into a masthead that just takes two wide ones, fore-and-aft, (for the main halyard), and hang the jib halyard(s) on external blocks. Be sure to route the halyards to Not Touch The Spreaders. As an aside: back then we figured it was ok to "laminate" thin stainless steel tangs and straps like we used to with bronze tangs. You can't. Anything stainless needs to be THICKER than the original (tangs, chainplates, strap toggles, tang bolts, etc.), or it will be unreliable. You can't lay stainless steel over an alloy masthead casting either (single strap joining the backstay to the headstay), something I've seen done on many mid-century boats, because of the way the alloy casting will react under the ss. If you must, insulate with plenty of Elastomeric sealant. Insulating gaskets? Inferior, except when engineered into the mix from the start on certain euro production rigs. I personally never use any pre-made "gaskets" to bed mast hardware. Having Never set foot aboard a Bristol 27, I think I can speak with some authority as long as you don't mind opinions. But we certainly paid our dues on a certain Triton, and what I remember most is the permanence of the interior mouldings. I mean, it was like you could choose any layout you wanted as long as it was the one that came cast into the Triton's interior. This Bristol, on the other hand, is a blank canvas. If you want to change things up go for it. An hour spent below with a garden sprayer refilled six or seven times with a dilute bleach solution would change everything you see into pearly white. Just be careful about adding too much weight! That stove and its dangling fuel lines are pretty scary. The propane stove retrofit is aka "delivery skipper's best friend". And only slightly less dangerous than the alcohol one. On the flip side, devoting the whole Lazarette to an outboard motor is something I would never do. These lazaretti will unfortunately fill up with water just when you really need them to be bouyant, floating the stern not sinking it. Essentially means this is really a Bristol 24.5. Unsolicited rant: This is the only downside to Coronado 25's, if you ignore the gigantic companionway hatch. I'm not saying that she needs an inboard. I like having an electric outboard running off a 4D. See how I trash electric technology and then embrace it? The reason is that you should expect to sail everywhere, and only use the motor when you absolutely have to. On an external bracket, which can hang off the leeward side adjacent to the cockpit (custom) as well as the transom. As far as installing Any type of inboard goes, you're still going to have to put up with those tiny mid 20th Century apertures and that's kinda bleak. Seems like under power our (George Stevens') Triton "Antigone" did around 3 and one half knots. Bottom Line, This would be a fun boat to sail. I Really Like this boat! Thanks so much to Sailboatdata.com, any Facts presented are off of that site. As far as Cape Dorys go, please refer to Sam Holmes.

If you ever come across a Bristol 29.9 I'd love to see one of those. I'm thinking about buying one.

When someone on You Tube uses the expression ‘Hither and Yon’, you know they’re going to be worth listening to.

While I appreciate the comfort and speed of larger sailing craft there is a lot to be said for a compact and safe pocket ship especially if one is sailing single handed. The wind vane steering make the purchase of this mini cruiser a no brainier with the added simplicity of an outboard motor keeping things simple. Happy days and fair sailing to her future skipper/adventurer! SkipRay, Kerry.

Hey Captain been following a guy building his own Rover. I'd love to build one about 38 footer ! I love the double keil , but I'd love 4foot keil .

Thanks for this tour! Never got to see one but it was on my shortlist- bought an PCS Orion 27 instead (which you also toured). Nice seeing the shout out to Sam Holmes- been following him for a few years...again, similar sized as you point out. Is 'pocket cruiser' the right term?

Value for money

Oh yeah, Sam and the Pickle. 🤙

Nice to see you Skipper, did you get a different Jaguar? Its you all the way!

hey guys at about the 10:26 mark the production becomes pixelated. Has happened in the last few episodes. Anyone else notice this or is this something to do with my connection? Another excellent production none the less guys.

Only needs more solar, big hitech batteries, and an electric outboard.

I had a 1967 Bristol 27 in m id 90s. I took it down the ICW in 97, made it from Maine to Charlston SC. After 2 months at The city marina, I sold it for what i paid for it 3 years before. I would love to know where she is now.

Onya team Q

Sea dog looks good.

Wondering, would a small regenerative electrical motor be a nice addition..

The other day at the store I passed by the canned food section and just had to get a can of Dinty Moore. Did you ever get that sponsorship?

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Sam Holmes solo sailed a Ranger 25 from the California coast to Hawaii, He posted the trip to youtube videos.

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Will we ever get a tour of the PB?

Maaannnn oh man 6k. I'd be on it!!!!

He’s looking good…lost weight. Keep up the great videos guys

What's the saying. Go simple, go small, go now!

Point inflation is pretty high these days (although Lewis and Clark's boat got a 100 points a couple years back).

Just curious as to what the vessel was at the 14m22s time on the video? It is beautiful! I would love to see you two tour that even if it is not for sale.

James still owns the Triton called “Atom”.

I could see cruising around Lake Champlain on the weekends but the livability is somewhat lacking to my taste. I appreciate any and all of your videos Captain Q and Ran Day and as always the interesting history and video editing. Judging by Sea Dog's expression viewing the nav station, I think he was hoping for his own room and gourmet kitchen. As a young man though, sure, why not. As Captain Ron would say , " If it's going to happen, it's going to happen out there."

Sam has one on the Pickle (the name of his boat ).

I'm 65yo, and so, not so interested in this boat for me, but when I was younger with limited means.

She has great bones and a good pedigree and a fair price . so with some sweat equity time and a few dollars you will have a boat worth more than you put into it .and not to forget it comes with a great history of it's own that you can add to . I would say this is an adventure from beginning to end .and well worth the trip.

Nobody mentioned DOVE Robin Graham 16 year old sailed in a 23 lapworth in 1968 national geographic funded him later in his trip

need to get the captain on a proper 80s old school ior racer for review

How does one follow up on this particular boat?

Really missing my Thursday night 'fix'. Things seem, just a little less organised this season. Or, is that my imagination? Hope you're both well.

Put a little shine on that boat inside and out, and she'll be a real head turner. She just looks a little tired right now and in need of a facelift, like me

How many Jaguars does captain Q own?? I have one also a 1988 XJS

You could fix the engine bay after the season is over with a little money and a little sweat.

I purchased a sailboat last year that I still don't know who built or designed her. I put up some photos and info on a couple of sailboat forums but no one seems to be able to figure it out. Is there someone out there who can help me out?

Nice enough boat, but the tartan 27 is better. 🌵

Hope the Capt and his erstwhile sidekick Ran Day are doing alright, hopefully out enjoying a stiff breeze on the Bay. My brother is in the yard working on his boat he had a heart ablation last week, now he's back, hard at it , working on his project. Like Capt.Q, I begged him to buy one that would float and sail, worry about fixing thing later. Noooo, he had to buy a Hull , a cat, so twin hulls, with broken windows and rotted interior. And what is he working on first? the exterior.....I thought he would have gotten it livable inside first. The exterior was chalky and dirty. What do I know. I know you can't get a man to change his course once it's set. If I had enough money, I would buy him a boat to sail and enjoy, get him out of the yard. I'm scared he won't get out and sail. He's younger than me, so I guess I'm still trying to look out for him. He's in Deltaville. If anyone can help him I'd be grateful. I'm in Kentucky and can't. I'm still taking care of a farm

What did he upgrade to??

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Cool boat. Needs $50K in work.

Is it still available

It's probably for the best that you don't do videos of boats in Colorado. I'd already be trying to make payments on 2 or 3.

Have you ever done a episode on a contessa 32?? I don't think so.. be a cool one if you could come across one