1978 Bristol 40
- Year
- 1978
- Location
- Deltaville, Virginia
- LOA
- 40 ft
$34,950
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A beautiful Bristol 40 with gleaming bright-work, new interior and cockpit cushions, and an unmatched pedigree for safe, comfortable blue water cruising. She recently completed a Winter cruise of 2,000 offshore miles. New running rigging, inspected standing rigging, new lifelines, three anchors, dinghy w/outboard.
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Quick read on the setup: 40ft LOA, Monohull, Masthead Sloop, with 1 cabin.
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Honest signals — only what the data supports.- ▲Priced 70% below the median for monohulls 40-49 ft on OnlyHulls — $874/ft vs $2,915/ft median across 3,201 comparable listings.
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