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Hi Boat builder, we trust you are pleased to receive our BOAT BUILDER'S NEWSLETTER HOWEVER If you would prefer NOT to receive these newsletters then please just let us know and we will remove you from our mailing list. MANY NEW & UPDATED DESIGNS ARE INCLUDED. Some of you who already have plans have expressed a wish to change to something larger, smaller or just different so I am including you in the distribution of this Newsletter.
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NEW 9m SPORT BOAT
FIBERGLASS OR WOOD / EPOXY
CUSTOM PLANS & PATTERNS
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COASTWORKER 28
Trailerable (8ft -3 in beam) and Wide body (9ft - 4in beam)
availble
ALUMINUM PLANS and
CUTTING FILES now available. SEE MORE
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Coaster 36 - TY & WORK BOAT
ALUMINUM PLANS and CUTTING FILES now available. SEE MORE
TRAWLER YACHT & WORK / FISHING BOAT VERSIONS AVAILABLE.
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NEW - 25ft MARYLAND SHARPIE
ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES SEE MORE
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CREW BOAT PLANS
& CUTTING FILES
EURO 1400 CREW BOAT SHOWN - 25ft to 78ft (7m to 24m) AVAILABLE
We have a wide range of CREW BOAT designs 25ft to 78ft (7m to 24m) for building
in Fiberglass, Aluminum or Wood Epoxy. For additional information contact
BRUCE by email.
NEW DESIGN - VOYAGER 595
ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES
LOA.........................59'-10" / 18.06m
LWL.........................58 '- 0" / 17.68m
BEAM...........................18'-7" / 5.67m
DRAFT..........................7'- 6" / 2.27m
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CENTER CONSOLE DESIGN
COASTWORKER 28 - FIBERGLASS OR ALUMINUM PLANS AVAILABLE
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STEP BY STEP CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS AVAILABLE WITH STUDY PLANS
CENTER CONSOLE DESIGN
MARLIN 28 ALUMINUM PLANS AND CUTTING FILES AVAILABLE.
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STEP BY STEP CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS AVAILABLE WITH STUDY PLANS
NEW - COASTER TY 27
Plans & cutting files now available for this 27ft x 8 ft - 8ins
aluminum mini motor yacht.
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STEP BY STEP CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS AVAILABLE WITH STUDY PLANS
EURO CAT 11.5M
EURO CAT 11.5M -
ALUMINUM or
FIBERGLASS
AVAILABLE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
TRAWLER YACHT 785
STEEL OR ALUMINUM CUTTING FILES AND PLANS.
Another recently completed custom design, this expedition trawler is available with cutting
files for building in either aluminum or steel and is ideal for either family world cruising
or charter work THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS TY 785 is now underway in Indonesia.
EMAIL BRUCE FOR MORE INFORMATION & discuss your requirements.
AVAILABLE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
114.oo -
£99.00 - $114.00
SOLAR - PANEL - POWERED
Custom ROBERTS SOLAR-SUN Design.
ROBERTS
SOLAR-SUN 785
EMAIL BRUCE & discusS SOLAR - SUN - POWER
SOLAR POWERED CATS & MOTOR YACHTS.
Over the past two years we have received many inquiries for this type of power boat both in Catamaran form and in regular motor yacht layout. We have conducted an in-depth study of what can be achieved and we are now are in a position to design a Solar Powered Cat or Motor Yacht to suit your requirements. We include the link below to show just what can be achieved in the area of solar paneled propulsion, we do NOT copy designs but we do take notice of up to date advances in the marine industry. I suggest you watch this video to see what can be achieved in the area of SOLAR POWERED YACHTS ! https://youtu.be/KCZMzE5Q8lc
As you can see in the video the layout and the general construction follows a similar procedure to that used in several of our own Catamaran designs ... for instance see Cat 785 ... all that is needed is to adapt our existing designs which can be suitably modified in both style and in construction to suit SOLAR ELECTRIC POWER. If you are interested in this type of solar powered boat then please EMAIL BRUCE FOR MORE INFORMATION
& discuss your requirements.
To those of you who are already building or have completed your Bruce Roberts designed boat, PLEASE send us some photos showing the current stage of your build or your up to date cruising experiences etc.
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THIS IS A GEAT VIDEO OF BUILDING A SPRAY 27 IN STEEL IN RUSSIA |
NEW CONTEMPORARY - CUSTOM PLANS & CUTTING FILES.
STEEL, FIBERGLASS & WOOD EPOXY.
We along with yourselves have been watching the evolution of the current range of 'new shape' sail and powerboats. We have conducted an depth study on the advantages and other aspects of these some times weird and sometimes wonderful hull shapes. We are now ready offer custom designs embodying the best of these contemporary hull forms ... EMAIL BRUCE to discuss YOUR thoughts.
Meanwhile, we have been adding new designs to our range of boatbuilding plans, full size patterns and cutting files. As you will have noticed there has been some changes in the hull shapes of both sail and powerboats, some of these changes are fine however other modifications do not work well in serious offshore boats.
We only offer designs that make SAFE, SEAWORTHY & COMFORTABLE boats under all sea conditions. The thousands of ocean crossings & circumnavigations that have been taken in boats built to our design is proof ... that we only offer safe, comfortable cruising boat designs.
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TRAWLER YACHT 520 Hi Bruce, a belated Happy New Year to you and yours. 14 years on our TY 520 now. A couple of weeks cruising Phang Nga Bay Thailand over Xmas and New Year. We were anchored off Koh Hong , an island in Phang Nga Bay one morning when word went out there was to be a Royal visit to the Island. Navy gunboats, Frigates, Seal teams in Black inflatables, Coast Guard and Marine Dept boats cleared several hundred tourists off the Island and escorted all civilian boats away from the island except us on Saraburi. All the officials waved at us as they cleared everyone away and we were always waiting for our orders to move but 5 hours later the Royal Yacht arrived and anchored about 100 mtrs from us. Other Royal boats brought in many many staff and they proceeded to have a tour of the Island and swims and food.
They all left around 8pm that night leaving our Bruce Roberts TY520 as the only boat at Koh Hong. I can only think that your design must have emanated such prestige that we were allowed to stay! Anyway Bruce I just found this email in the DRAFTS folder so I apologize for the delay.
All the best to you and yours for 2024. Regards Al and Mel Dow
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FOR SALE:
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This beautiful Euro 1200 is for sale by owner and currently locacted in Europe. Contact owner for details, more photos and price.
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Hello Bruce, We were the original builders of the yacht "Florrisant" She was built with fiberglass, on the Mornington Peninsula. A shallow keel (fiberglass) drawing 4'6".
We sold her to a gentleman and his wife, and she was in Paynesville, when we were invited for a sail on her. A memorable experience. She sailed beautifully.
Thank you for your amazing designs, which allow a lot of us to pursue a dream of building a yacht. Regards, Bert and Rebecca Kram
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HAPPY ROBERTS 58 CUSTOMER.
Good morning, Bruce We will have plans on summer 2024 July-August with connecting 20 years celebrating of our Yacht "Diana" (your project- Roberts - 58). Ceremony take place in Irkutsk in yacht club about history, constructing and development of our boat. Evening small party. Second ceremony Baikal Lake traveling route on yacht "Diana" around Baikal Lake North Coast. Between next month July-August. We invite You with your family to our yacht, to our Lake Baikal. And we wait and will be glad to see you, if you can. Before you write about wish to visit Baikal Lake, but we understand that you are very busy person. May be in this summer time to realize wishes and dreams. Please write about possibility and comfortable dates Wonderful and successful week! With respect and best regards, Anna Belozerova. Anna Belozerova Email: anna240986@mail.ru Mob +34681169535
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ood Evening, My name is Katie Turkelson and I am the daughter of Wayne Bolla. In the early 80s, my Dad decided it was time to fulfill his dreams and build his own sailboat. He did the research and selected your design for a 44ft steel sailboat.He completed the build and launched the Pipedream shortly before I was born.
Fast forward 25 years & he was set to fulfill the second part of his sailing dream and took The Pipedream across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. I joined him in Sicily and was able to spend a year sailing the Italian coast, Greek Islands, and the Turkish coast. After three and a half years he brought the boat back stateside. Thank you, Katie Turkelson
If you are considering to buy or build a new boat then discussing these latest hull shapes with our design team could be to your advantage and avoid you making a mistake with considering the HULL SHAPE V OFFSHORE CRUISING!
CAT 785 - 2 & 3 DECK VERSIONS
ALUMINUM OR STEEL PLANS & CUTTING FILES FIBERGLASS PLANS & MOLD PATTERNS
THIS IS A CUSTOM VERSION OF THE CAT 785 - PLEASE CONTACT BRUCE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED
IN THIS CUSTOM VERSION OR OTHER CUSTOM VERSIONS FOR THIS FINE ALUMINUM CAT.
TOP DECK SHOWN. SUPER STUDY PLANS AVAILABLE WITH ALL 3 DECKS AND BOATBUILDING MANUEL. 114.oo - £99.00 - $114.00
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CAT MS65 POWER VERSION
ALUMINUM OR STEEL PLANS & CUTTING FILES
FIBERGLASS PLANS & MOLD PATTERNS -
SEE MORE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS114.oo - £99.00 - $114.00
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NEW TRIMARAN 500
WOOD EPOXY PLANS & PATTERNS
EMAIL BRUCE FOR MORE INFORMATION
114.oo -
£99.00 - $114.00
WOOD EPOXY COASTER SERIES
Coaster 28,32,36 & 39
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Coaster Trawlers & Workboats.
This beautiful wood epoxy Coaster TY 32 shown above was built by Henrik Jensen. The STUDY PLANS show step by step construction and TWO VIDEOS including a video of this Coaster TY 32 at 22 knots. Unfortunately, the video files are too large to include here but we include these when send out the STUDY PLANS by We Transfer DOWNLOADS to your computer.
SPECIAL ALL VERSIONS OF THE COASTER RANGE - STUDY PLANS AVAILABLE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
114.oo -
£99.00 - $114.00
TRAWLER YACHT 485
Plans available for building in
Steel, Aluminum or Wood Epoxy
Most of our trawlers will accept a sail plan and there are several options you could use including the junk rig. Here we see a small main combined with a flying jib on this TY 485 owned and built by Branko KRESOJEVIC in Belgrade Yugoslavia. This Trawler 485 was built in Belgrade and has already motor sailed from Yugoslavia via UK, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, USA to South America.
Forward cabin in one of the many
TY 485's now in service world-wide
Wood / Epoxy TY 485 being built in Turkey
the strip planking completed and now ready
to receive two layers of diagonal planking.
Wood / Epoxy TY 485 with the high gloss
hull paint work now
completed.AVAILABLE
SUPER STUDY PLANS AVAILABLE WITH
60 STEP BY STEP CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS.
114.oo -
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Centennial SPRAY 50
Hello good afternoon, I'm writing to you about my 50ft Spray.
I have been sailing her for the last 5 years around the Caribbean
and its been great as she sails so well. Regards Ross.
You can see many more photos of this magnificent
wood epoxy Centennial Spray 45 / 50 on the Study plans.
EMAIL BRUCE FOR MORE INFORMATION
& discuss your requirements.
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£99.00 - $114.00
This Roberts COASTWORKER was built by Mika Jδppinen in Finland who writes " I started building my steel boat with your plans. This summer we had very first test drive. It was great moment and very successful event. Video - Copy and paste into your browser: https://youtu.be/gVfSzxOavc8
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF OUR CATAMARANS ARE AVAILABLE FOR BUILDING IN ALUMINUM OR FIBERGLASS CONSTRUCTION.
SEE MORE
EMAIL BRUCE FOR MORE INFORMATION & discuss your requirements.
EURO 1300 & 1500 POWER & SAILING CAT VERSIONS.
SEE MOREALUMINUM plans and CUTTING FILES
FIBERGLASS
plans and FULL SIZE mold patterns.This is our suggested lay-out for these popular Cats that can be configured for either all POWER CATS or as fast SAILING CATS. As you can imagine, there are a variety of ways you could arrange this accommodation to suit your personal requirements.
The accommodation layouts of both these boats are similar .. the only difference is that the Cat 1500 offers more spacious arrangement while the Cat 1300 will be a little less expensive to build and equip.
EMAIL BRUCE FOR MORE INFORMATION & discuss your requirements. AVAILABLE
AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
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TY 620 - MANY IN SERVICE WORLD-WIDE
EMAIL BRUCE FOR MORE INFORMATION & discuss your requirements.
AVAILABLE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
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VOYAGER DS 440
Hi Bruce, just to let you know our steel DS440 was in Palafox Marina in Pensacola Florida on Sept 16th when Hurricane Sally destroyed the marina. As the docks started to disintegrate, I dropped a 100' of chain with our 85lb Manson Supreme and held us for the next 10 hours as boats and dock parts collided with us.
Lots of fiberglass boats collided with us and a 42' Sea Ray tried to come aboard. He lost!! Our Voyager DS 440 hull is scratched and Sea Ray 10 stanchions are bent but we made it, thanks to a steel hull. Thanks, Guy Hall SEE STUDY PLANS FOR MANY PHOTOS.
FROM THIS
TO THIS - IN JUST A FEW MONTHS !
AVAILABLE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
114.oo -
£99.00 - $114.00
VOYAGER
495
OUR CUTTING FILES AND KITS SPEED UP CONSTRUCTION
Arab Emirates have built two Voyager 495's from our cutting files and plans - the boats are for the Navy Training Department - Many other governments around the world have built boats to our design including Drug Enforcement and fast patrol boats as well as several sail training vessels.
Hello Bruce!
Over a year later, and we're still floating.....amazing. Approaching 10,000 nm - West Coast of North America to Mexico, Marquesas, Tuamotu's, Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea, Bora Bora, Palmerston, Beverage Reef, Nuie, Tonga, and just awaiting friend's arrival before jumping south to New Zealand for the cyclone season.
Boat has been superb - easy motion, easy handling, good boat speed - the hull is great. Our steel construction also had us leading our boat buddies in whenever the way became challenging - the confidence it provides allows us to get into beautiful anchorages.
Attached a coupe sailing pics from recent Bluewater festival in Vava'u - and a nice offshore shot taken from another boat we were passing enroute Manihi to Tahiti. Genoa is furled due to furler issues.....so easily driven we still made good speed . Always get complements on her pretty hull.
Voyager 495 built from a STEEL OR
ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES.
AVAILABLE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
114.oo -
£99.00 - $114.00
Illustrated CUSTOM BOATBUILDING - DETAILS SEE MORE
THIS MONTH ONLY - SPECIAL OFFER:
19.95 PER COPY + FREE STUDY PLANIf you have ANY interest in building or owning a boat then this book is a MUST HAVE. PLEASE read this up-to-date BOATBUILDING & BOAT MAINTENANCE book which covers ALL boatbuilding methods in detail.
Authors note: This book has taken 4 years to write and progress from text to book form - This book has everything I have learnt in over 40 years of designing and building hundreds of sail and powerboats. VERY SPECIAL OFFER: You can order this e-book for only Euros 19.95 and I will include a FREE STUDY PLAN in the package EMAIL BRUCE today to order your copy.SCROLL DOWN TO SEE METAL BOATS BOOK OFFER.
PROFESSIONAL BUILDERS AND CUTTING SHOPS
We have on file a list of World-Wide Cutting shops and Aluminum and Steel Boat builders. If you order study plans of plans and cutting files, we will be happy to supply you with a list of these builders and cutting shops so you can get comparison quotes for your boatbuilding project. EMAIL BRUCE for this list.
VOYAGER 388 BUILT IN POLAND AND CRUISED ALL OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN.
Marek first a scrub down and anti-foul the bottom JOB DONE!
AVAILABLE AVAILABLE WITH MANY MORE PHOTOS
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Hi Bruce, I'm sorry I did not write before. We had a lot going on. However, we are still sailing, our health is good, the yacht is doing great. We are currently standing in Rome - Porto Turistico Roma Ostia. The pandemic found us in Cannes and stopped us for 3 months, then we continued, slowly, on the Cote d'Azur.
We finished France in Menton - 6 months standstill, my contract in the meantime. In August 2021, we went to Italy, a dozen or so ports, a week on the island of Elba and we got to Rome. We will stay here until the end of March, then Corsica and Sardinia. And what we'll see next. Write what's up with you, are you still in Spain, how is health. Warm greetings. Marek i Lucja s / y Liberi (Voyager 388)
ROBERTS 36 - SEE MORE
ROBERTS 36A: This boat was sailed around the world single handed THREE TIMES by Aleixo Belov. A museum has been created in this sailors honor in Brazil. See details below.
Hello, my name is Marina Bruschi, sailor and museologist, from Salvador Bahia- Brazil and I speak on behalf of sailor Aleixo Belov who built the Roberts 36A in the 80's and went around the world 3 times SINGLE HANDED with this sailboat. Today we are in need of the project in DWG to create an educational project within its museum, created to keep the memories of his trips that framed a total of 5 tours around the world, the first 3 in the Roberts 36A alone.
THIS MONTH ONLY - SPECIAL OFFER:
19.95 PER COPY + FREE STUDY PLAN. If you have ANY interest in building or owning a METAL boat then this book is a MUST HAVE. PLEASE read this up-to-date STEEL & ALUMINUM BOATBUILDING & METAL BOAT MAINTENANCE book which covers ALL STEEL & ALUMINUM boatbuilding methods in detail. SEE MORE
Authors note: This book has everything I have learnt in over 40 years of designing and building hundreds of METAL BOATS in both STEEL & ALUMINUM including hundreds all types sail and powerboats. VERY SPECIAL OFFER: You can order this e-book for only Euros 19.95 and I will include a FREE STUDY PLAN in the package EMAIL BRUCE today to order your copy.
WORLD-WIDE METAL BOAT BUILDERS, CUTTING SHOPS & ALUMINUM SUPPLIERS:
We have on file a list of World-Wide Cutting shops and Aluminum and Steel Boat builders. If you order study plans of plans and cutting files, we will be happy to supply you with a list of these builders and cutting shops so you can get comparison quotes for your boatbuilding project.
Linda and Thomas Owens Email goodnews@usa.net
TRADER 65. (ALSO AVAILABLE TRADER 765)
NOW AVAILABLE AS PLANS & CUTTING FILES FOR STEEL OR ALUMINUM CONSTRUCTION - EMAIL BRUCE
Thomas and Linda were interviewed for a You Tube video to give a tour of our boat and explain how we built it. We thought you might enjoy these videos.
Here is the tour: https://youtu.be/a2C01lljZL0
Here is our explanation of how we built her: We talk about you around the Trader 65 https://youtu.be/VNi2i7m1fDU