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magazine, writer Karen Larson, described the design, "the 29.9 was designed to race under the
International Off-shore Rule (IOR) and Midget Ocean Racing Club (MORC) rules, but people soon realized that it made a better cruiser than racer. At 29 feet 11 inches with a 10-foot 2-inch beam and displacing
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of 15 hp (11 kW). Later a
Universal diesel engine of 16 hp (12 kW) was used. The fuel tank holds 18 U.S. gallons (68 L; 15 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 63 U.S. gallons (240 L; 52 imp gal).
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has a privacy door and is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping space is provided by the dinette settee, a second settee and an aft berth, for a total sleeping accommodation for six people. Interior wood trim is
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The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 4.33 ft (1.32 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 7.5 ft (2.3 m) with the centerboard extended and 3.5 ft (1.1 m) with it retracted.
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Practical Sailor."
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710:"Bristol 29.9 sailboat specifications and details"
786:, pages 212-213. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
537:Jack Hornor, reviewing the design in 2017, in
391:The design was built between 1977 and 1986 by
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1027:Sailboat type designs by Halsey Herreshoff
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510:tracks and four cockpit winches. The
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411:The Bristol 29.9 is a recreational
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720:from the original on 10 April 2022
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487:sink and a two-burner stove. The
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447:or optionally, a stub keel and
383:racer and first built in 1977.
873:"The Bristol 29.9 Boat Review"
871:Hornor, Jack (27 March 2017).
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514:is mounted on the cabin top.
199:3,600 lb (1,633 kg)
99:8,650 lb (3,924 kg)
377:Midget Offshore Racing Class
239:37.50 ft (11.43 m)
1017:1970s sailboat type designs
834:Larson, Karen (July 2005).
506:The boat has jiffy reefing
419:, with wood trim. It has a
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272:11.25 ft (3.43 m)
261:32.00 ft (9.75 m)
250:11.25 ft (3.43 m)
164:10.17 ft (3.10 m)
154:24.00 ft (7.32 m)
144:29.92 ft (9.12 m)
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551:List of sailing boat types
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415:, built predominantly of
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496:while the cabin sole is
175:15 hp (11 kW)
373:Halsey Chase Herreshoff
36:Halsey Chase Herreshoff
843:Good Old Boat magazine
782:Sherwood, Richard M.:
397:Bristol, Rhode Island
371:that was designed by
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525:Operational history
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512:mainsheet traveler
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95:Displacement
84:Bristol 29.9
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673:Seafarer 30
658:Pearson 303
623:Hunter 30-2
608:Grampian 30
593:Catalina 30
449:centerboard
227:Bermuda rig
169:Engine type
27:Development
1006:Categories
991:Corsair 24
986:Caravel 22
684:References
663:Redwing 30
648:Nonsuch 30
628:Hunter 306
618:Hunter 30T
588:C&C 30
425:raked stem
417:fiberglass
387:Production
133:Fiberglass
71:Builder(s)
1012:Keelboats
978:sailboats
939:sailboats
877:Spinsheet
836:"Bristol"
638:Mirage 30
613:Hunter 30
583:Bahama 30
563:Alberg 30
435:-mounted
210:-mounted
204:Rudder(s)
887:29 April
881:Archived
856:29 April
847:Archived
819:10 April
813:Archived
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718:Archived
653:O'Day 30
633:Leigh 30
578:Aloha 30
573:Annie 30
545:See also
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413:keelboat
369:sailboat
293:Mainsail
282:Sailplan
223:Rig type
191:fin keel
123:Monohull
42:Location
32:Designer
429:transom
196:Ballast
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481:galley
470:Yanmar
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407:Design
326:Racing
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508:genoa
441:wheel
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952:29.9
889:2019
858:2019
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788:ISBN
757:2022
726:2022
519:PHRF
498:teak
489:head
445:keel
433:skeg
431:, a
379:and
363:The
342:PHRF
335:MORC
310:area
295:area
208:skeg
160:Beam
119:Type
114:Hull
89:Boat
81:Name
55:1977
52:Year
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