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If not now, when? 26’ Sailboat ready for adventures - $6,000 (Tampa)
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This is a small boat with big-boat features—perfect for learning to sail, downsizing to the essentials, or enjoying carefree weekend cruises.
Brizo is not a project boat, she's ready for adventure. Given her age, there is no shortage of improvements to make, but those can wait. Go sailing!
Reasonable offers welcome.
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Brizo has proven her seaworthiness time and again, carrying me safely through 50-knot squalls, 15-foot seas, and countless picture-perfect sailing days from the Panhandle to Pelican Bay. Now that I’ve upgraded to a larger cruiser, it’s time to pass her on to her next captain.
If you've looked at some old sailboats a few things about Brizo will stand out:
-Old bulkheads and cabinetry have been replaced. The old rotten plywood is gone.
-Standing rigging including chainplates is new, she's stronger than the day she was commissioned.
-Electrical is neat and orderly. Rewired with ABYC, best electrical practices, and 'the next guy' in mind. No rat nest of dead-end wires and mystery runs.
Location: Currently berthed at MacDill AFB, Tampa Bay. Local delivery assistance available.
Highlights & Upgrades
• New standing rigging (2025)
• New bulkheads (2020)
• Full rewire (2021)
• Yanmar 2GM20(f) diesel — starts instantly, sips just 0.2 gph at cruise, Low hours
• Monthly bottom cleaning, annual engine service, diligent ongoing maintenance
Sails & Rigging
• Mainsheet traveler, headsail downhaul, spinnaker halyard, cockpit reefing
• 4 cockpit winches, 1 cabin-top winch, 2 mast winches
• Tiller steering + tiller autopilot
• Sail inventory: 2 mainsails, jib + spare jib, storm jib, spinnaker
Electrical
• Two-battery house bank + dedicated start battery (lead acid)
• Solar charging system for battery maintenance
• All-LED cabin, nav, and deck lighting (yes—the deck lights will illuminate like a thousand suns!)
• Two cabin fans
Navigation
• VHF radio
• Garmin 700 series chart plotter (NMEA 0183 connection to Tillerpilot)
• Tiller pilot
• Depth sounder
Comforts & Cruising Gear
• Galley with manual freshwater pump, two-burner alcohol stove, icebox
• Magma propane grill
• Type III marine head with holding tank, deck + overboard pump-out
• 4 ft draft lead fin keel
• Cockpit cushions
• Required safety gear & flotation devices
• Oversized Danforth anchor with 20’ chain + 100’ rode
• Many spare parts included
This is a well-loved, well-equipped Sparkman & Stephens design that sails far above her size. If you’re looking for a capable pocket cruiser with pedigree, Brizo is ready for her next adventure.