Designer: Halsey C. Herreshoff
Year: 1979
Hull: Fiberglass
Length: 29.92’
Beam: 10.17’
Weight: 8,650
Engine: Yanmar 2QM15 HP Diesel
Price: $16,500
Description: For the sailor looking for a classic boat with an exceptional pedigree, look no further. According to the March 2019 survey report prepared for the Nara:
“The Bristol 29.9 is an ideal performance cruiser that is stable and easy to sail. Overbuilt by today's standards, they have stood up well, if maintained. The materials used and the New England workmanship are to a high marine standard and that along with some custom finishing make the Nara possibly the finest example of a Bristol 29.9.”
The Nara is in excellent condition. We have records going back more than 20 years and they indicate a long history of annual care and maintenance, along with many recent upgrades and maintenance repairs including:
Sails and Rigging – 170% genoa with new UV cover, and a restitched and cleaned, fully battened mainsail. Done by Bacon Sails, who classify both sails as being in good condition. Rebuilt winches 2021. 9/21 new halyards for main, jib and spinnaker, new jib sheets, and traveler lines. Roller reefer control line replaced 9/22.
Electrical - 30’ shore power cable, three wet cell Deka marine batteries 10/22; Noco Genius 3 battery charger 10/2021, Linklite Battery Monitor 7/22. Paneltronics electrical panel. New GNX Wired Sail Pack 43 instruments – partially installed.
Engine – Only 1,402 engine hours, annual oil and oil and air filter changes, recently replaced water pump impeller, and water pump and alternator belts. Replaced fuel line, rebuilt primary and secondary fuel filters, new engine zincs, new throttle cable, and new exhaust hose and mixing elbow. Aluminum fuel tank 2004.
Drive Train - Replaced transmission oil, new cutlass bearing and stuffing box – 5/23. Prop zinc replaced 2025.
Deck Equipment and Galley and Sanitary System – New circuit board for Adler Barbour 12 v refrigerator, two-burner Kenyon alcohol stove, rebuilt 2021. Toilet rebuilt with all new seals 2021. Compass rebuilt 2020.
Bottom - Sandblasted and repaired, six coats Interlux 2000, bottom repainted 2024.
Deck – Deck hardware removed and holes epoxied and then redrilled. Any delaminated fiberglass injected with epoxy, and deck and non-skids repainted 2021.
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