Bombay Motor Sailor

Description

The Bombay Motor Sailor (often called the Bombay Motorsailer or Bombay Pilothouse 31) is a 31-foot pilothouse motorsailer built by New Bombay Trading Co. (also known as Bombay Yachts) in the late 1970s to early 1980s, the same Florida-based company that produced the Bombay Clipper 31. It's essentially a pilothouse variant or derivative of the Clipper line, designed by Walter Scott with a focus on coastal/offshore capability, protected steering, and comfortable liveaboard/cruising features in a compact package. This design combines sailing performance with motorsailer traits: a decent sail rig for wind-powered passages, but with a powerful inboard engine, enclosed pilothouse for weather protection, and emphasis on motoring efficiency in calms or adverse conditions. Owners praise it as a "capable little ship"—stable, roomy for its size, and good for single-handing or couples cruising (e.g., Great Lakes, coastal U.S., or protected offshore hops). Some have extended keels/ballast for better sailing, as noted in rebuild blogs.