1980 Bristol Channel Cutter 28
28'Olympia, WA 98516
Sell a boat like this28' Bristol Channel Cutter 28 '80 "Cosmic Dancer"
The Bristol Channel Cutter is a fiberglass production version of the popular wood vessels by the late Lyle Hess.
This BCC was built in Vancouver, BC and launched in 1980. Her previous owner sailed the boat up and down the west coast before selling her to her current owners in 2007.
During the next 14 years, the current owners have rebuilt and upgraded nearly every system on board with an eye to ease of maintenance and serviceability while at sea.The goal was everyone’s dream: the long ocean cruise to wherever the winds would take them.
Then Covid struck and health concerns got in the way. So now is your opportunity to make that dream your own. A boat in Bristol condition priced to become yours with all that labor of love already invested. All offers considered.
The condition of the boat and her equipment as follows:
In lieu of refrigeration, the COSMIC DANCER's icebox is made from over 4.5" of foam and will hold the cold for up to a week. Navigation and interior lights are primarily LED to reduce power consumption. Her electrical system is double redundant with oversized wires and clean routing. All hardware attached through the deck coring has been isolated to protect the coring from any future leaks. Rigging terminals are found both top and bottom meaning repairs can be made at sea without need for special swaging device. Ready for final outfitting as a costal cruiser or ocean voyager.
Speed & Distance
Dimensions
Tanks
Accommodations
Accommodations
Beginning with the forward cabinPort side workbench/Berth with 3 lockers under plus head plumbing. Center head with fold down cover. Starboard 3 shelves with fiddles for sail storage etc.
Main Cabin
Port side Dickenson propane cabin heater
Weems and Plath clock and barometer
Settee berths both port and starboard with storage behind and below. Starboard berth has extension for more room. Bookshelves with fiddles and cabinets above on both sides.
Icebox with 4.5 inches of foam insulation
Main electrical control panel, including VHF radio, Stereo, USB chargers, 12 volt charger, main cabin battery switch and auto bilge pump switch.
Next aft quarter berth with storage under also containing double redundant electrical compartment.
Center Cabin aft.
Engine room. Large removable access door.
Companion ladder to cockpit.
Starboard side moving forward
Double deep galley sinks with foot pump.
Dickenson Caribbean 2 burner stove.
Behind sink storage designed to hold Tupperware “Modular mates” oval containers.
Aft of stove large open pot and pan locker.
Lazarette in cockpit
Shore power inlet and engine throttle controls. Under floor is stern anchor.
Aft is propane locker.
Galley
Icebox with 4.5” foam insulation
Dickenson Caribbean 2-burner propane stove with oven and broiler
Dupont Universal water filtering system with carbon filter
Deep double sinks
Electronics and Navigation
Speed and distance logs
Depth sounder
Cape Horn Toucana wind vane (brand new, never installed)
Richie compass
Garmin 546s GPS with transducer
Uniden Standard Horizon VHF radio
Weems & Plath clock and barometer
WM7000 stereo/CD player with (2) 6” speakers forward
Electrical
12V DC
(2) Lifeline GPL-31T batteries – 105 amp hrs each
Blue Sea battery parallel switch
Blue Sea battery monitor
Mastervolt 12/40-3 battery charger
Older style lights converted to LED
Alpinglow Tuscany NV fluorescent light with red LED night light
50’ Smart Plug shore power cord
Deck
35lb CQR with 225’ 5/16” chain
40’ 3/8” BBB chain with200’ 3/4” nylon 3-braid with shackle to attach to primary anchor or additional 25lb Bruce anchor
Fortress FX-11 stern anchor with 40’ 1/4” chain and 200’ 1/2” 3-strand nylon rode
Sea Tiger 555 manual windlass
Anchor and steaming lights
Tricolor light
Lifelines and stanchions
Boarding gates
Dock lines and fenders
Radar reflector
Hull
Actual LOA: 37’ 9”
Last bottom paint – July 2020
Sails and Rigging
Manual boom vang
Wire standing rigging
Hayn terminals top and bottom (no swage fittings)
Wood deck-stepped mast (removed and re-varnished July 2022)
Mast steps
Sails and rigging approx. 5yrs old
Winches:
(2) Andersen 34ST
(2) Andersen 16
(1) Andersen 10
(2) Barient 18
Sails:
White main, jib and staysail
Tanbark trysail and extra staysail
Engine and Mechanical
1100 engine hrs (estimated)
Campbell Sailer 3-blade prop
Fuel filter
Raw water sea strainer
Stove fuel shut-off valve
Firebox Clean Agent automatic engine fire extinguishing
(1) manual Whale Gusher 30 bilge pump
(2) electric bilge pumps
Tiller steering
Manual Jabsco head
16-gal plastic holding tank
Dickenson 9000 propane heater
Weems & Plath oil lamp
Safety
(3) Kidde fire extinguisher
(1) Firebox Clean Agent automatic extinguisher
LifeSling
Exclusions
All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.