Potpourri — Bristol 31.1 Sloop

Outstanding provenance of design from a collaboration between sailing icon Ted Hood and designer Dieter Empacher of John Alden Yacht Design, built by Bristol Yachts. An excellent example of the mid-1980s cruiser-racer suited for both distant cruising and handicapped racing.

Interior Layout and Accommodations

• Interior spaces of Potpourri nicely finished off satin varnished teak-faced marine plywood bulkheads and joinery trim, varnished teak and ash cabin sole under foot, medium blue cushions on settees and berths and contrasting white overheads and interior cabin sides providing reflected natural light.
• Furthest forward is chain locker with thru-bulkhead access from forward cabin.
• Next aft is forward sleeping cabin.
• Forward sleeping cabin well-ventilated with large opening hatch (equipped with screen) over head, opening ports (with screens) port and starboard in cabin sides and electric fans located port and starboard at the head of each berth. The forward cabin is well lighted with natural light provided by portlights and over-head hatch with additional (electrical) lighting supplied by stainless steel dome lights mounted the aft bulkheads (port and starboard) at the head of each sleeping berth.
• Berthing space for two persons individually in a V-berth configuration or together by using the V-berth filler to create a true double berth.
• Forward cabin overhead is of White gel coated FRP liner.
• Interior hull sides are covered by way of varnished teak sheathing.
• Cabin sole is White gel coated FRP with Teak & Ash insert.
• Chest of drawers and hanging locker to starboard aft of berth.
• Varnished teak storage lockers with cane-faced sliding doors above and outboard of the berths both port and starboard.
• Furthest aft in forward cabin are privacy doors both port and starboard allowing access from the forward cabin to the head area (port) and passageway to main cabin (starboard).
• Passageway aft to main cabin, head area and main cabin areas all have White gel coated overhead FRP pan liners and cabin sides.
• Passageway aft and main cabin areas have Teak and Ash cabin soles.
• Head area accessed by way of privacy doors from forward cabin or passageway from main cabin. Head area bulkheads, joinery faces and counter tops are of White high-pressure laminate with teak trim and locker fronts. Storage lockers located outboard and under-counter. Other head area features include stainless steel sink basin, hot and cold pressure water, Raritan manually operated marine toilet, vanity mirror, towel bar and covered TP holder. Head area is well ventilated with opening port (with screen) in cabin side, dorade vent overhead and electric fan. Head cabin sole is White gelcoated FRP pan with teak grate insert.
• Outboard of the passageway between forward and main cabins is storage space in hanging locker and chest of drawers with laminate countertop furthest forward with sitting space opposite the head at the foot of the starboard settee. Like the head area (opposite to port) the passageway area also has an opening port (with screen) in the cabin side and dorade vent overhead with brass reading lamp on the aft face of the hanging locker providing light for the sitting space.
• Main cabin includes spaces for dining / socializing, navigation and galley area for meal preparation. Main saloon (dining and socializing) is laid out with settee’s both port and starboard with storage lockers and bookshelves above and outboard along with additional storage under the seating platforms. Formal dining for 4-6 persons is done at a bulkhead-mounted, fold-down teak dining table which has additional storage option behind the table when in storage position. The overhead on the main cabin areas is White gel coated FRP pan construction with varnished teak handrails mounted overhead. Main cabin bulkheads, joinery fronts locker doors and drawer fronts are all of varnished Teak. Main cabin sole is of varnished Teak and Ash. Ventilation to main cabin provided by overhead opening hatch (with screen) and opening ports in cabin sides port and starboard with additional ventilation provided by electric fand mounted on port forward bulkhead and aft starboard bulkhead (in galley area). Natural light provided by overhead hatch, opening ports and fixed port lights in cabin sides with additional lighting provided by brass reading lights, gimbaled kerosene lamp and overhead / under deck area lighting above book shelves and galley areas.
• Aft (to port) in the main cabin area is the navigation station with chart storage under the desk top and storage locker outboard. Also under the desk top is a well-insulated ice box for storing of perishable foods.
• Aft (to starboard) is the galley with china and glassware storage outboard, dry goods storage under counter, stainless steel sink basin with hot and cold pressure water along with manually supplied freshwater and a gimbaled stove.
• Aft (on center line) is the companionway ladder providing access to above decks areas with easy access to engine area behind doors under the companionway ladder.

Hull Construction

• Fin keel with skeg hung rudder underwater configuration
• Solid FRP (fiberglass) hull construction of woven roving and chopped matt FRP with gelcoat exterior.
• Moderate fin keel with encapsulated lead ballast
• Topsides are original gelcoat (in good condition) with White hull accented by painted Light Blue double stripe boot stripe and single cove stripe.
• Bottom coated with Blue anti-fouling paint
• Skeg hung bronze and FRP construction rudder with bronze rudder stock and heel fitting
• Propellor located / protected in aperture between skeg and rudder
• Bronze thru-hull fitting for ship’s mechanical and plumbing systems (under waterline)
• Polycarbonate thru-hull fitting for electronics impellor and transducer (under waterline)
• Chrome bronze vents for ship tankage (transom and topsides above cove stripe)
• Teak rub rail with stainless steel half-round guard rails on port and starboard topsides.
• Hull joined to deck by means of inward-facing hull flange overlaid with FRP decks.

Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Construction

• FRP decks, cabin and cockpit with end grain balsa and solid plywood coring
• Exterior deck finish is gelcoat with White smooth areas and contrasting Light Gray non-skid surfaces.
• Hull and deck joined by deck overlapping inward-facing hull flange.
• Deck and hull joint thru-bolted and bedded with adhesive compound
• Deck and hull joint further fastened by thru-bolting of teak toe rail port and starboard.

Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Hardware and Features

Deck

• Stainless steel bow rail with integral navigational lighting
• Stainless steel stern rail with integral navigational lighting
• Transom-mounted stainless steel boarding / swim ladder with teak treads
• Vinyl coated stainless steel wire upper life lines
• Uncoated stainless steel wire lower lifelines
• Stainless steel life line stanchions with opening gates port and starboard.
• Teak toe rails port and starboard
• Stainless steel stem iron with integral bow chocks and head stay fitting
• Stainless steel anchor rollers (2ea)
• Cast aluminum bow cleats port and starboard forward
• Stainless steel bow cleat on center line forward
• Lofrans Royal RF004269 electric anchor windlass (chain and rode)
• Chrome bronze anchor chain / rode deck hawse / pipe
• Deck fitting / fills for waste pump-out, water fill and fuel fill
• Chrome bronze deck scuppers (port and starboard / fore and aft)
• Stainless steel chain plates port and starboard
• Inboard headsail tracks mounted on side decks (port and starboard) with docking line cleats on adjustable cars and Garhauer lead blocks on adjustable cars
• Outboard headsail tracks mounted on toe rails (port and starboard) with docking line cleats on adjustable cars, Garhauer lead blocks on adjustable cars and additional adjustable car.
• Cast aluminum stern cleats port and starboard
• Ensign staff socket on taff rail
• Stainless steel back stay tang

Cabin

• Opening ports (with screens) in cabin sides port and starboard (3ea per side)
• Fixed ports in cabin sides port and starboard (1ea per side)
• Varnished Teak handrails on port and starboard on cabin top
• FRP dorade boxes with adjustable / removable cowls port and starboard outboard of mast partners
• Cast aluminum mast partner
• Opening hatches (with screens) on cabin top above forward and main cabins
• Sliding FRP companionway hatch with FRP hatch tank and FRP instrument pod.

Cockpit

• Self-bailing cockpit
• Raised FRP cockpit coamings and winch islands with varnished Teak caps
• Interior cockpit coaming storage cubbies with varnished Teak trim port and starboard
• Primary winches (Lewmar #40 / 2-speed / self-tailing) mounted on winch islands port and starboard
• Cast aluminum sheet cleats mounted on winch islands port and starboard
• Under seat cockpit storage lockers port, starboard and aft.
• Under seat (sealed and vented) propane locker.
• Edson steering pedestal with custom stainless steel binnacle guard

Spars and Rigging

• Metal Mast Marine single-spreader, masthead-rigged, keel-stepped aluminum mast
• Mast equipped with folding aluminum climbing steps
• Metal Mast aluminum boom
• 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging (shrouds and stays) with chrome bronze turnbuckle adjusters
• Dacron braid main and headsail halyards
• Dacron braid boom topping lift
• Note: Halyards and boom topping lift new in 2022

Sail Trim and Sail Handling Equipment

• Hood Seafurl 2 roller furling headstay
• Tides marine mainsail luff track
• Lazy jacks mainsail containment system
• Lewmar #40CST sheet winches (2ea / cockpit location)
• Lewmar #16C halyard winch (1ea / mast locations)
• Lewmar #8C halyard winch (1ea / mast location)
• Garhauer main sheet blocks and cam cleat
• Garhauer headsail blocks (adjustable inner leads)
• Garhauer headsail blocks (adjustable outer leads)

Sails and Canvas

• Dacron full-battened mainsail
• Roller-furling genoa with sunshield
• Mainsail cover
• Cockpit bimini with stainless steel bows
• Companionway dodger with stainless steel bows

Electronics and Navigational Equipment

• Aquameter Galaxy helm compass
• Garmin chart plotter and radar
• Icom M45 VHF radio
• Raymarine ST60+ knot meter
• Raymarine ST60+ depth sounder
• Raymarine ST60+ wind speed and direction
• Raymarine autopilot
• Wheems and Plath ships clock
• Wheems and Plath barometer
• Dual XDM27BT Bluetooth stereo and speakers

Auxiliary Propulsion and Fuel Systems

• Universal inboard diesel / Model 5424 / 3-Cylinder / 24HP / FWC
• Universal ignition panel with tachometer, hours meter, engine temperature and voltage gauges
• Engine Hours: 988 Hours (03/17/2026)
• Separate engine controls for throttle and transmission on Edson steering pedestal
• Hurth transmission
• Stainless steel propellor shaft (1”)
• Traditional style bronze and flax-packing shaft stuffing box
• Water lubricated cutlass bearing
• Bronze fixed two-blade propellor (15”) protected by skeg / rudder aperture
• Stainless steel, aluminum and rubber motor mounts attached to beds with stainless steel hanger bolts
• Water-lock style muffler wet exhaust
• Aluminum fuel tank located under cockpit sole aft
• Racor 500FG fuel filter

Steering System and Equipment

• Bronze and FRP construction rudder
• Skeg mounted rudder with bronze heel fitting on skeg
• Edson steering pulpit
• Edson stainless steel Destroyer style steering wheel
• Edson cable and quadrant steering linkage
• Emergency tiller
• Raymarine autopilot

Freshwater Plumbing and Sanitation Systems and Equipment

• Freshwater capacity of 65 gallons in two stainless steel storage tanks
• Water storage tanks located under forward berth and under main salon cabin sole
• Stainless steel sin basins in galley and head compartment
• Hot and cold pressure water supplied to galley and head compartment sink basins
• Manually pumped cold water supplied to galley sink basin
• 5 Gallon stainless steel hot water heater / storage tank located in starboard cockpit locker
• Hot water supplied by 120-Volt AC heating element and by engine via heat exchanger.
• Raritan manually operated marine toilet (head)
• Toilet plumbed for discharge by way of Y-valve either directly overboard or to blackwater tank.
• Poly blackwater holding tank (12 Gallon approx.) located under port V-berth

Electrical Systems and Equipment

• 12-Volt DC and 120-Volt AC electrical systems
• Separate battery banks for ships systems and engine start
• One (1) 12-Volt DC battery for engine start
• Two (2) 6-Volt Dc batteries wired in series for ships DC systems
• Blue Seas 3-way battery selector switch
• Bass Products 12-Volt DC circuit breaker panel
• 30 Amp AC shore power inlet
• Bass Products 120-Volt AC reverse polarity indicator, mast breaker and branch breakers for AC outlets, water heater and battery charger
• Battery charging by way of True Charge 20+ battery charger and by engine alternator

Ground Tackle Systems and Equipment

• Stainless steel and rubber roller bow anchor rollers (2ea)
• Lofrans Royal RF004269 electric anchor windlass (chain and rode)
• Bruce anchor with appropriate chain and Nylon rode
• Heavy Spade anchor with all-chain rode
• Plow anchor with appropriate chain and Nylon rode

Dewatering Equipment

• Electric / automatic bilge pump with float switch
• Whale Gusher manually operated bilge pump

Safety Equipment

• Fire extinguishers (3ea)
• Emergency tiller
• Type II PFD’s (life jackets / 3ea)
• Type IV PFD (life ring / 1ea)

Additional Equipment

• Docking lines and fenders
• Storage hammocks (2ea)