Bristol Marine

Alan Holman · Post by **Alan Holman** » Oct 29th, '09, 21:39

I'm heading down to Bristol RI to pickup my new-to-me old CD25. She is presently moored at the Bristol Yacht Club. I'm told Bristol Marine is next door and they have all the facilities to lift her out and onto my trailer.
Is anyone on the board familiar with Bristol Marine?

JWSutcliffe · Post by **JWSutcliffe** » Oct 29th, '09, 21:43

I have been to Bristol Marine before - they have a travellift and can handle a CD25. If you are looking to get it lifted onto a trailer at this busy time of year I would recommend calling ahead.

Duncan Maio · Post by **Duncan Maio** » Oct 30th, '09, 06:18

I have kept my CD27 at Bristol Marine for - yikes - over ten years now. Good crew, good service, friendly folks, all the services you could want.

As Skip said, however, it is a very busy time as they store something like 300 boats at the yard. You might want to plan on leaving the trailer there for a few days if they can't give you a precise schedule. The Travellift is a bit tide-dependent for larger boats, and that tends to mess with the schedule especially with rainy/windy days, of which we have had a few.

Jill usually answers the phone. Andy Tyska runs the place. Say Hi for me.

Alan Holman · Post by **Alan Holman** » Oct 30th, '09, 10:22

Thanks for your help guys. I've spoken with Jill
and they seem very accommodating. Duncan, Jill
passes along her thanks for your recommendation.
Again my thanks for your help.
Al Holman

kerlandsen · Post by **kerlandsen** » Oct 30th, '09, 10:31

I bought my Sea Sprite while it was there. Great experience. They caused some slight damage to my lower gudgeon, but fixed it no problem. I hired them to do some shaft work. It was pricey, but done properly.
I really enjoyed having the boat there last winter.

Kyle