Bristol 40

The Bristol 40 MELADY has had three owners, the present owner Robert D. Burrell, for 24 years.   The boat has been configured for single hand operation. Some of the features are incorporated to facilitate that type of operation in any weather conditions.

A downwind preventer system is installed to facilitate main sail safety when sailing downwind.

A dual tether safety system, extending from the port and starboard sides of the cockpit forward to the mast and then further forward to the bow is incorporated to enable safe deck operations in rough seas.

Electronic systems are redundant for helm and below deck operations of communications, navigation, and radar.  Below the water line operations are also redundant.

The boat is equipped with three anchors to facilitate close quarter anchoring.

A Fairclough 3 piece winter cover, replaced from original, was purchased on 7/02/2021.  The boat has been winter covered since purchased with the mast indoors.

Hull Deck:

• White hull, green boottop, green bottom.
• Harken Mark IV roller furling system.
• Eight winches on the mast and in the cockpit to facilitate sail handling.

Mast:

• The mast is keel stepped with wiring routed from the base of the mast to the required terminal boxes to facilitate equipment interface. 
• The mast head mount has a Windex vane aft, a Raymarine electronic wind vane system forward. Comm #1(AIS) and #3 antennas are mounted on a cross bar. The mount is reinforced, welded stainless steel.
• A Raymarine Quantum II Dopler Radar and a Furuno 1623 Radar are mast mounted. 
• A hailer is also mast mounted.
• Spreader LED lights are mounted to allow for and aft deck lighting.

Cockpit:

Helm Electronics:

• Raymarine Axion 9 RVX MFD, Standard Horizon CP-300 GPS chart plotter. 
• Sitex autopilot, remote microphone / speakers for Comm 1 and Comm 3.

Other Equipment:

• Master compass at helm, Secondary compass on port bulkhead.
• Starboard bulkhead has wind, speed, and depth instruments, and engine instruments; List angle indicators are also incorporated.
• Aft cockpit has engine and transmission controls, external power connection, water access, emergency hailing signal, open air mounted propane tank, overboard rescue equipment.
• Hand bilge pump at Starboard side aft, antennas for comm #2, amplified offshore cell system, GPS #3 and #4, AIS GPS. 
• Cockpit deck has a Bomar hatch to access the aft engine, transmission, shaft seal, and 30 gallon fuel tank. Fuel fill is port side aft, outboard of weather boards, to prevent onboard spills.
• Starboard sail locker has dual inverters and electronics junction boxes. 
• Port sail locker has second battery bank, hot water tank, and A/C circuit breaker panel.

Cabin:

Electronics:

• Nav Station is located at the starboard side of the cabin. 
• A chart table is located on top of the ice box; the chart tabletop is removable for ice box access.

The Nav Station includes the following equipment:

• Raymarine A78 chart plotter with Sonar.
• Furuno 1623 Radar
• Standard Horizon Cp150, and Cp155 chart plotters, GX 2100 comm #1, and GX2360S comm #3.
• GX2150 comm #2 and EPIRB are located overhead at the companionway entrance ( for cockpit access).
• Comm #3 also has remote capabilities from the forward cabin.

Heat:

• The forward berth is equipped with an electric heater. 
• The main cabin is equipped with electric heat under the port seat.

Pumps:

• Three automatic/manual bilge pumps. 
• Pumps are set at different levels and at different capacities to handle bilge discharge for varying requirements. 
• A bilge alarm is also present.
• An additional shower sump pump is located below the cabin floor.

Tankage:

Fuel: 30 gallons.

Water: 130 gallons in 2 fiberglass tanks.

Holding: 24 gallons.

Equipment:

• A Kenwood KDC-C511 AM-FM stereo/ CD player installed in cabin Starboard side. Additional speakers are in forward cabin.
• Head and galley are located on port side. The head has a 25 gallon holding tank with a “full” alarm system. The head has overboard discharge capabilities which have not been used due to inshore environmental requirements.
• The DC electrical panel is aft of the Nav Station, and is original Bristol equipment. Above the panel are dc battery charge control centers for the port and starboard battery banks. The fire and propane leak warning indicators are located directly above the main switching panel. DC electrical fuse panels and buss strips are located below the main electrical panel.
• All control master switches and master control fuses are located in the starboard battery compartment.
• The boat is equipped with a “Hot Buss” system, which allows all priority sensors, alarms, bilge pumps, and one com and one nav to be powered for emergency use. Other system monitoring instruments are located on the side of the of the panel.

Galley:

• Tasco Marine Model H 555 LP stove, with three burners, oven and broiler.
• Fresh water pump and sink discharge seacock. 
• The hot water is supplied by a 12 gallon electric / engine heated tank, which is fed from the onboard potable water supply.
• The Norcold refrigeration unit is located under an access panel to the right of the sink. The unit motor has failed and the unit requires replacement due to age.

Engine and Transmission:

• Engine is a Perkins 4-107 (s/n 107U388) 37 hp diesel.
• Borg Warner Velvet Drive AS2-710 Transmission.
• The engine compartment is equipped with an automatic fire suppression system with indications and audio warning. 
• The engine air inlet is taken from the battery compartment to prevent fire suppression gasses from being reduced by engine operation.
• The exhaust system is a lift system with cooling water supplied through a vacuum break, thus preventing water from below the water line from entering the engine.
• The engine compartment is equipped with a multilayer high tech environmental bag, which is supported by the engine mounts, to prevent lubricant spills from entering the bilge and thus be pumped overboard. This covers present environmental regulations that were not in existence when the boat was manufactured.