Sam L Morse Bristol Channel Cutter Little Wing

Price

PRICE REDUCED to $139,000 USD for Immediate Sale - If not sold, next month she sails away on an open ended cruise - Don't let this deal literally sail away without you!

The brokers will deliver the boat anywhere for the new owners.

Overview

Little Wing may be the finest Bristol Channel Cutter 28 ever offered for sale—meticulously maintained, continuously upgraded, and ready to sail offshore today. Built to the highest standards by Sam L. Morse with every factory option, she has since benefited from decades of expert ownership and thoughtful refinement. From her flawless teak joinery and intelligently laid-out interior, to her recent rig, electronics, sails, and an engine with under 100 hours, she is the definition of turn-key. Her systems are robust, her design legendary, and her outfitting second to none. Whether you're planning a solo ocean crossing or a couple’s escape to the Caribbean, Little Wing is the rare classic that needs absolutely nothing. She’s fully equipped, lovingly cared for always, and genuinely ready to go—just add provisions and chart your course. This brokerage will deliver the vessel anywhere in the world for a buyer, that's how confident we are that she is ready to go!

Additional Info

Tankage

• (1) 40 Gal Diesel Fuel Tank (5052 aluminum, new March 2021)


• (1) 75 Gal Fresh Water Tank (corrosion-proof plastic)


• (1) 15 Gal Waste Holding Tank (Y-valve for overboard or deck discharge)

Accommodation

1 cabin, 1 head, sleeps 4–5 persons

Little Wing offers the most functional and thoughtfully executed layout you’ll find in a 28-foot boat—built by Sam L. Morse with every available factory option and refined by a skilled woodworker owner. The spacious galley and navigation station are immediately accessible at the companionway, leading into a well-designed salon with generous storage. Berthing options include a convertible queen-sized centerline berth, pilot berth that extends to a double, a starboard settee with lee cloth, and a large quarter berth—allowing comfortable sleeping for up to five.

Forward, the enclosed head and "multi-purpose room" serves as a dressing space, workshop, and access to the forepeak, which houses the sail and chain lockers along with a Spectra watermaker. The interior is finished in hand-oiled teak, tongue-and-groove bulkheads, and bronze ports, with Alpenglow dual-color lighting, oil lamps, and excellent ventilation via oversized hatches and dorades. With diesel cabin heat, a large fridge/freezer, ample counter space, and smart storage throughout, Little Wing is warm, beautiful, and practical—perfect for long-term cruising or living aboard.

Interior Comforts and Amenities

• Large stainless sink w/ Shureflow faucet, manual pump, sprayer, and soap dispenser


• Fold-up Lyle Hess–designed bridge over refrigerator for counter space


• Force 10 2-burner propane stove with oven and broiler


• Technautics “Cool Blue” 12V refrigeration system with holding plate


• Custom dish racks and cabinetry for dry goods and cookware


• Hot/cold pressure water system with engine and 110V heater


• Two Alpenglow red/white dual-mode galley lights


• Two 5-gal aluminum propane tanks in varnished deck boxes


• Wallas diesel heater (Model 30 Green Boost)


• Teak cabin sole and cedar-lined lockers


• Dedicated dinghy/oar storage, workbench, tool lockers


• Lavac marine toilet under bench seat (fully winterized)


• New sanitation hoses and Y-valves


• 15-gal holding tank in forepeak


• SHURflo accumulator, Spectra watermaker filter system


• Freshwater cockpit shower


• Manual and electric bilge pumps throughout


• Whale Gusher pumps in cockpit and interior

Electronics and Navigation

• Raymarine E80 chartplotter with radar overlay and AIS (cockpit-mounted)


• 2kW radar dome on mast, integrated Raymarine network


• Raymarine ST4000 tiller pilot w/ installed and spare fluxgate compasses


• Icom IC-M802 SSB w/ HF tuner (currently not powering up)


• Icom M605 VHF with DSC and remote mic (2021)


• SCS PTC-II USB modem for weather/email


• Custom flush-mount hinged electronics panel


• Ethernet cable between nav desk and cockpit plotter


• Dedicated nav desk with Alpenglow night light and printer cubby


• Two Plastimo radar reflectors


• Magnetic compass at helm

Electrical Systems

12V DC

• 3x Lifeline Group 27 AGM batteries (approx. 300 Ah total)


• 1x Odyssey AGM engine start battery (secured in wooden box)


• Blue Sea Systems ACR, galvanic isolator, and fuse panels


• Xantrex LinkLITE battery monitor


• 120A alternator w/ smart regulator


• Multiple USB and DC outlets, red/white LED lighting throughout


• Four electric bilge pumps and two manual


• 12V refrigeration, deck wash, watermaker, pressure water

110V AC

• 30A SmartPlug shore power inlet w/ new 50' cord


• ProNautic 12-30P battery charger


• Compact 500W inverter


• AC panel with circuit breakers and polarity indicator

Solar

• 115W portable flexible solar panel

Deck and Hull Equipment

• Wide side decks and high teak bulwarks (with full covers for ALL, rehabbed 2025)


• Dodger framework mounted; full Sunbrella canvas package by Shattauer


• Curved laminated teak cockpit combings


• Teak hatches, bronze fittings, and heavy-duty samson posts


• Full bronze/teak hardware kit: cleats, fairleads, rails


• ABI bronze opening ports with screens and spares


• Lazarette, cockpit locker, bilge access, custom storage


• Canvas covers for woodwork, fittings, boomkin, and winter storage

Ground Tackle

• Primary: 44 lb Vulcan anchor with 300' 5/16" HT chain + 250' ⅝" nylon rode


• Secondary: 22 lb Lewmar w/ 50' chain + 200' rode


• ABI bronze manual windlass


• Stainless rollers on bowsprit


• Saltwater/freshwater washdown system

Tender

• 7' Fatty Knees dinghy (Lyle Hess design) with full sailing rig


• Stows in custom cabin-top chocks under boom


• Storage in forward lockers


• 2 HP Honda outboard

Cradle

• Custom steel cradle included


• 8" I-beam frame, modified to fit vessel


• Rust present but structure sound; keel timbers solid


• Stored indoors, winterized at Rochester Yacht Club, NY

Sails and Rigging

• Cutter rig with bowsprit and boomkin (approx. 650 sq ft working sail area)


• Keel-stepped Forespar aluminum mast and boom (2008), painted 2022


• New 7/16" standing rigging (2022) w/ insulated backstay


• Dual Schaefer 1100 furlers (2022), new staysail track


• Dedicated trysail track and spare track on mast


• Boom gallows, canvas-covered bowsprit (6 coats varnish)


• Windvane: Pardey-style with reefable trim tab (removable, included)


• Forespar pole w/ mast track and control lines

Sail Inventory (Schattauer):

• Mainsail (2016), 3 reef points


• Yankee: foam luff, high-cut


• Staysail (2022), roller furling


• Drifter (150%), ¾ oz


• Storm Trysail (orange, bagged)

Winches (All Anderson Stainless)

• 40ST primaries (cockpit), 18STs (cabin top and mast)


• Boom winch for reefing with line stoppers

Mechanical Equipment

• Exceptionally clean and spacious engine room with lighting and ventilation fan


• Yanmar 3YM30AE 29hp diesel engine, installed new in 2021 (less than 100 hours)


• New engine hoses and belts


• Bronze Groco raw water strainer (new, bilge-mounted)


• New engine intake thru-hull positioned low in bilge


• Dual Racor fuel filters, installed 2021


• RCI fuel polishing system, added 2022


• 1" stainless steel prop shaft (new 2020)


• New cutlass bearing (2020)


• PYI dripless shaft seal (new 2020)


• PYI anti-vibration shaft coupling


• Max-Prop 3-blade feathering prop, 16", 15° pitch (new 2022)


• Aluminum fuel tank, high and dry behind engine with inspection port


• Hot water system via engine heat exchanger and 110v shore power

Owners Comments and Boat History:

I bought Little Wing in late 2023 after admiring her from afar for years. She is a dream boat —one of the finest examples of the Sam L. Morse-built Bristol Channel Cutter line I’d ever seen. I wasn’t looking to make major changes; she was already in top condition. But like any true sailor in love with his boat, I still found myself refining her. I had the watermaker fully serviced, the hatchway refinished, and put three more coats on the bowsprit just because it felt right.

She doesn’t need a thing—but I’ve always liked knowing that if something could be better, I made it so. I honestly can’t think of anything more she needs to be a capable long-distance cruising boat.

Her story goes deeper than me. The first owners sailed her across the Pacific in company with Lin and Larry Pardey, shipped her back from New Zealand, and eventually passed her along. Owner #2 never really used her, and owner #3—already an experienced cruiser—sailed her from the U.S. to the Caribbean and back. Since then, she’s spent most of the last few years in freshwater and stored inside. She’s been gently used but continually upgraded.

I wasn’t originally planning to list her—but life changes fast. I realized my partner might only join me aboard a few times a year, and I didn’t want Little Wing sitting unloved. So here we are. I’m still torn, but I’ve decided to give someone else the chance to own a Bristol Channel Cutter that’s not just capable—it’s exceptional.

Let her carry you wherever your dreams point next.

—Russell Andrews

Owner, Little Wing

Disclaimer

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.