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Semi-custom 28-foot monohull aft-cockpit fiberglasscutter from Sam L. Morse Company. Designed by Lyle Hess. Built in the USA. 120 produced from 1975. Choice of layouts and headroom.
Specifications for the Bristol Channel Cutter 28
| LOA |
37.8 ft.
| LOD |
28.0 ft.
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| LWL |
26.2 ft.
| Beam |
10.1 ft.
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| Draft |
4.8 ft.
| Displaces |
14,000 lbs.
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| Ballast |
4,600 lbs.
| Sail Area |
556.0 sq. ft.
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| D/L |
348
| B/D |
33 %
| SA/D |
15.3
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| Comfort |
31.9
| Capsize |
1.68
| L/B |
2.8
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Design review of the BCC, concentrating on the basics of construction and layout: "solid construction, first-class workmanship and displacement heavy enough to carry gear and stand up to a gale at sea." The boat was not test sailed by the reviewer.
[Cruising World, December 1996]
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