Elizabeth, Lyle Hess BCC, Bristol Channel Cutter 28 For Sale

“Elizabeth” is one of those very special vessels.The BCC is an iconic vessel. She always attracts a compliment in every harbor and people know the design, and describe it as "stout", " the prettiest boat in the harbor" and "the perfect small voyager".

The hull was laid in 1989, and the boat finished in 1990. She is hull #91 built under the guidance of Sam L Morse himself, and is factory finished. Her original owner was a doctor from Texas who didn't sail her very much. The second owner spent many years getting her ready for a grand world cruise, but sadly didn't live to fulfill his dream. During the period from 1998 to 2007 the boat was stored on the hard in TX where after 3 years of drying, the bottom was stripped and an epoxy barrier coat applied. Her electrical system was completely rewired and expanded to include an inverter and battery monitor. During that time she also received a new mast, new bowsprit, new max-prop, and new holding tank.

In 2008 I bought her, brought her to the east coast and finished off the refit with plans to sail far. Upgrades included: new standing rigging, six new chainplates, new Awl Grip, or new Bristol Finish everywhere. I added solar panels, a wind generator, tiller pilot, second anchor, new radar, and many other nice touches that make this truly a perfect boat for hardcore offshore sailing AND living aboard on the hook. Most recent additions are a new dodger, new interior cushions, new fresh water pump on engine, new mixing elbow at exhaust, new head hoses and new porthole gaskets!

Elizabeth has been on the go for most of the past 3 years, and has cruised the entire east coast, the Bahamas, and in the summer of 2011 she circumnavigated Newfoundland while filming a documentary about the voyage called One Simple Question, which is planned for release in June 2012. Check out that project here.

I am selling her only because my partner and I are consolidating to one boat, and we'd like that boat to be "new" for both of us. So we are looking for a boat that the two of us can call "ours". This is a hard thing to do, because the BCC has always been my dream boat.

Things I love about the BCC that make her easy and safe to sail in ALL conditions:

• Unbelievably wide side decks
• Access to the mast winches from the deck
• High bulwarks, that drain FAST
• Small but comfortable cockpit
• 4 good sea berths
• Massive storage spaces below that hold WAY more then you need.
• Large tankage, all centerline
• Long waterline for deck length, she keeps up with 35 footers easily!

Things I love about Elizabeth in particular that make her a great buy for you:

• Solar and wind power to provide all the power you will need, I never run the engine just to charge
• Lots of new stuff in the last 2 years like standing rigging, refrigeration, batteries, dodger, fresh water colling pump, head hoses, and INTERIOR CUSHIONS!!!
* Lots of rebuilt stuff like: the head (a nasty job indeed), the monitor, alternator, raw water pump.
• Single handing ready: tiller pilot and monitor windvane
• Full suit of sails for any condition: light air and storm
• All LED bulbs EVERYWHERE = expensive but so worth it.
• Powerful inverter/charger. I love to vacuum on board in those hard to sweep places!

Useful Elizabeth Links:

Complete Photo Gallery

Elizabeth's' YouTube Channel

BCC Elizabeth Blog

Survey 2009

What You Really Want To Know & How To Reach Me:

$117,900
Currently located in the East Coast USA, Mid Atlantic Area
ben@bccelizabeth.com

BCC Elizabeth Specs:

Dimensions

LOA: 37' 9"
LOD: 28' 1"
LWL: 26' 3"
Beam: 10' 1"
Headroom 6'1"
Displacement: 14,000 lbs
Draft: 4'10"
Ballast: 4600 lbs
Sail Area: 673 sq ft

Engine

Tankage

Galley

* Refrigeration - 12v Super Cold Machine, Alder Barbour
* Force 10 3-burner propane stove with oven and broiler
* Propane locker in Laz
* Properly vented through transom propane locker
* Two 12-lb tanks - steel (one new in 2009)
* Deep stainless steel sink (new SS drain 2011)
* Foot pumps for fresh water and salt water
* Flip-up extra counter space - huge!

Plumbing

* Two SS water tanks 45 gal and 30 gal
* Sink in head with foot pump (not currently installed)
* Raritan PHII Head (rebuilt 2010)
* New head hoses (2010)
* Manual Hand Pump For Holding Tank (2011- simpler system than electric pump, but the elec. macerator is available and is new in box if you want to install that, but I dont think it's needed.)

Heating:

Electronics

Mechanical:

* Yanmar 3GM30F 3cy l 27 HP
* Oil changes every 100 hours
* Never run just to charge = longer life!
* New Engine Controls 2009
* Spare parts: Impellers, Filters, gaskets, rings, therrmostats, alternator, etc etc etc
* Three-blade 16" MAX-PROP Classic
* Traditional Packed Stuffing Box - new stuffing 2010
* Racor filter Spin On style
* Deck fuel fill
* Manual bilge pump in cockpit - Whale

Electrical:

* New wiring and expanded electrical control center (2000)
* Three G31 Gel batteries - House Bank 2010
* One G31 Gel battery - Engine Starting 2009
* Trace Engineering M1512 Charger/Inverter w/ Remote Control RC5
* Ample Power EMON II Battery monitoring system
* Ample Power Alternator - 125 amp (rebuilt 2009)
* Ample Power Next-Step regulator (fixed 2008)
* Ample Power Isolator Eliminator (charging starting battery)
* Solar panels: (2) Solarland 65w Skinny Panels Mounted on 1" SS tubes 2009
* Air Breeze Wind Generator Mounted on Boomkin w/ vibration dampening pole 2009

* Electrical panel for AC and DC
* Lightning protection (#6 wire from mast head Forespar Lightning Master to 18 x 6 Dynaplate)

* Nav lights:
* Tricolor light - LED
* Anchor light - LED
* Deck level nav lights (combo at bow rail, stern light on pulpit) - LED
* Steaming light
* Clean connections at mast base with Buss Bar

* Interior Lights/Fans:
* All LED bulbs
* Turbo fans (4)
* Jensen CD5100 50W Stereo, two speakers

* Refrigeration - 12v Alder Barbour Super Cold Machine (2010)
* Two Electric bilge pumps - 500 gpm & 1500gpm
* 110 v Shore Power
* 30 amp shore power cord (50')
* 4 AC outlets
* Four 12 Volt outlets in cabin

Sails and Rigging

All new standing rigging 316 SS with Staloks made in 2008. New Bronze Chainplates at bowsprit and boomkin (6 pieces)

* Keel Stepped - Step cleaned and sealed 2007
* New mast 1999 (not used until 2008)
* Mast & boom painted Awlgrip 2008
* New bowsprit 1999 (not used until 2008)
* 316 SS Standing rigging replaced in 2009
* 1X19 SS wire with Stalock fittings
* SS & Some New Bronze outboard chain plates in excellent condition
* Boom Vang/Preventer
* Forespar Spinnaker/Whisker pole (new end fitting 2011)
* Separate trysail track on mast


SAIL INVENTORY - All original: (All sails tanbark except drifter)
1. Main w/ 2 reefs, NO BATTENS, hollow roach - so easy to set and drop in a gale.
2. Jib Top ( bigger then Yankee)
3. Stays'l with reef points
4. Nylon Drifter 150% (?) Multi color, blue and purple.
5. Storm Trysail - never used.
8. Storm Jib - never used.

* WINCHES:
* Barient self tailing primary bronze sheet winches - two #22 (jib), two #17 (staysl)
* Barient 10 Single speed halyard on mast (3)
* Barient 10 Single speed reefing winch, on boom (1)

* Internal halyards

*SELF STEERING:
* Monitor Windvane with many spare parts and 2 regular vanes, and 1 light air vane (rebuilt 2009)
* Simrad TP32 - new 2009

Hull & Deck & Accessories

* Hull topsides are cream; waxed and polished in excellent condition
* Bulwarks painted with AWLGRIP 2008/2010
* New Dodger ( 2011)
* Molded non-skid in cream and tan
* Barrier coat in 1999 (two coats)
* New bottom paint June 2011
* Cockpit filler to make a huge double berth in the cockpit
* Two large ABI bronze cockpit drains
* Whale gusher manual bilge pump in the cockpit
* Cabin gelcoat in very good condition - Waxed Regularly
* All exterior teak finished in Bristol Finish 2 part poly in very good condition
* Double SS life lines - coated new 2008
* Six bronze opening ports
* Bug screens for all ports and hatches and companionways
* Green sunbrella covers for: hatches, teak hand rails, boom gallows, tiller
* Wind scoop

Ground Tackle

Safety Equipment

* Givens four-person life raft, soft case, ballasted w/ hand watermaker, needs recirtification
* ACR GlobalFix EPIRB w/built in GPS (Registered)
* Fire Extinguishers 4
* Flares 2009
* Horn
* New safety Jack Line SS coated wire, port and starboard, cockpit to stem

Additional Equipment

* Fatty Knees 7' Dinghy with Sailing Package
* Small Danforth for dinghy
* Full Winter Sunbrella Cover with PVC frames
* Three Fenders
* Dock Lines
* Wheems & Plath barometer
* Cockpit cushions, two sets - one for sleeping out in cockpit, waterproof
* Bilge alarm, has own float

Spares

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