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Our TRAWLER plans, Full Size Patterns and Cutting Files all feature simple & easy to follow STEP by STEP CONSTRUCTION details for STEEL, ALUMINUM, FIBERGLASS & WOOD EPOXY building methods.  These TRAWLERS can be built by any person with welding skills (Steel or Aluminum) or general handyman skills (Fiberglass or Wood Epoxy). 

NO previous boat building skills are needed ... all  you need is to follow the plans and you will be able to build a beautiful STEEL, ALUMINUM, FIBERGLASS & WOOD EPOXY TRAWLER for yourself and your family's to spend many happy days on the water.

 

LIMITED TIME SPECIAL OFFER - ANY THREE STUDY PLANS  FOR   €114.oo - £99.oo - us$139.oo   CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE   STEP BY STEP ASSEMBLY PHOTOS INCLUDED WITH ALL STUDY PLANS

ROBERTS FIBERGLASS TRAWLERS  SEE MORE FIBERGLASS  Boat Plans & Full Size FIBERGLASS MOLD Patterns. NEW CUSTOM 45ft, 55ft, 60ft, 65 ft, 75ft FIBERGLASS TRAWLERS PLANS & MOLD PATTERNS Several examples of this versatile fiberglass rugged multi purpose trawler are in service in Australia and elsewhere.	SEE MORE
HOUSE BOAT PLANS  SEE MORE   These houseboats are designed for STEEL construction ... Fiberglass versions are possible ...   and make ideal second homes and can be moored in reasonably sheltered waters.	SEE MORE
COASTER FISHER 27   SEE MORE NEW DESIGN - ALUMINUM Boat Plans & CUTTING FILES - OUTBOARD POWERED Features the FAST construction methods available by using our detailed plans, engineering drawings and  and accurate CUTTING FILES.	SEE MORE
NEW - COASTER TY 27 - SEE MORE   Plans & cutting files now available for this 27ft x 8 ft - 8ins aluminum mini motor yacht.	SEE MORE
COASTER 28 TRAWLER YACHT   SEE MORE WOOD EPOXY Boat Plans & Full Size Frame Patterns.   Over 50 of his popular Trawler design are in service world-wide. Features the FAST construction methods available by using our detailed plans, engineering drawings and  and accurate FULL SIZE frame patterns	SEE MORE
COASTER 32 TRAWLER YACHT       SEE MORE   WOOD EPOXY Boat Plans & Full Size Frame Patterns. Over 30 of his popular Trawler design are in service world-wide. Features the FAST construction methods available by using our detailed plans, engineering drawings and  and accurate FULL SIZE frame patterns	SEE MORE
COASTER 36 / 39 TRAWLER YACHT        SEE MORE   WOOD EPOXY or ALUMINUM Boat Plans & Full Size Frame Patterns. Over 25 of his popular Trawler design are in service world-wide. Features the FAST construction methods available by using our detailed plans, engineering drawings and  and accurate FULL SIZE frame patterns	SEE MORE
PCF 40 Sailing TRAWLER YACHT    SEE MORE  STEEL or ALUMINUM STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES or CUTTING FILES & Boat Plans or FIBERGLASS Boat Plans & Full Size Frame Patterns. Hundreds of this design have been built in many countries. This very popular Trawler has crossed major oceans and cruised world-wide. Features sail assisted economy cruising.	SEE MORE
CAT 11.5m TRAWLER  SEE MORE NEW FAST CAT TRAWLER ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES This fast power Cat features the easy construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly plans.	SEE MORE
PCF 40 SAILING TRAWLER SEE MORE STEEL OR ALUMINUM   CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS Hundreds of this design have been built in many countries. This very popular Trawler has crossed major oceans and cruised world-wide. Features sail assisted economy cruising.   Features the FAST construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly plans.	SEE MORE
CATAMARAN 400 TRAWLER    SEE MORE ALUMINUM      Power CATAMARAN  CUTTING FILES & BOAT PLANS  This  power sailer Cat features the simple construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly plans.
TRAWLER YACHT 43   SEE MORE STEEL OR ALUMINUM  CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS Over 250 of his popular design are in service world-wide. Features the FAST construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly plans.	SEE MORE
TRAWLER YACHT 420    SEE MORE STEEL OR ALUMINUM  CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS This design is based on a traditional working trawler hull and is one of our earliest designs which has be updated and now is available as cutting files and plans - Hundreds of this design are in service world-wide	SEE MORE
TRAVELER 45 SAILING TRAWLER     STEEL OR ALUMINUM    SEE MORE CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS Examples of this design have been built in many countries. This sailing trawler has crossed major oceans and cruised world-wide. Features sail assisted economy cruising.	SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 470  SEE MORE  FIBERGLASS   CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS Several of this popular design are in service world-wide. Features the FAST construction methods available by using our 100% accurate full size frame patterns  and detailed  assembly plans.	SEE MORE
CUSTOM TRAWLER 470 SEE MORE FISHERMAN-WORK BOAT   FIBERGLASS Workboat Plans & Frame patterns	SEE MORE
SPRAY 475    SEE MORE STEEL OR ALUMINUM   - RADIUS CHINE CUTTING FILES & BOAT PLANS  With 100% accurate CUTTING FILES, complete assembly plans, engineering drawings and printed building instructions this is one sailboat that you can build in minimum hours. The pilot house version offers shelter when the weather turns or when sailing in the colder months ... a great all round family boat.	SEE MORE
TRAWLER 485  SEE MORE Steel or Aluminum  COMPLETE boat plans & CUTTING FILES  Also FIBERGLASS PLANS AND FULL SIZE FRAME PATTERNS, Hundreds of this design have been built in many countries. This very popular Trawler has crossed major oceans and cruised world-wide. Features sail assisted economy cruising. Sail assist is another great feature of this design.	SEE MORE
TRAWLER YACHT 485    SEE MORE WOOD EPOXY COMPLETE boat plans & FULL SIZE PATTERNS	SEE MORE
45',55',60',65',75' FIBERGLASS OR STEEL PROFESIONNEL TRAWLERS    SEE MORE Several of the 45ft FIBERGLASS version of this design have been built in many countries. This very popular Trawler has sussesfully worked off the Austrakian coast for many years.	SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 520     SEE MORE STEEL or ALUMINUM CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS Many examples of  this popular design are in service world-wide. Features the FAST construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly plans	SEE MORE
Spray 52 SAILING TRAWLER - TRADER    SEE  MORE STECOMPLETE boat plans & CUTTING FILES STEEL - ALUMINUM - WOOD EPOXY Spray 58 SAILING TRAWLER - TRADER    SEE MORE STEEL - ALUMINUM COMPLETE boat plans & CUTTING FILES Many examples of  this popular design are in service world-wide. Features the FAST construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly pla	SEE  MORE SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 55   SEE MORE STEEL or ALUMINUM CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS.  Features the FAST construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly plans.	SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 57  Shoal draft 24 knot trawler.  STEEL or ALUMINUM  SEE MORE CUTTING FILES, ENGINEERING DRAWINGS & BOAT PLANS.  Features the FAST construction methods available by using our 100% accurate cutting files and detailed  assembly plans.	SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 585   SEE MORE WOOD EPOXY boat plans & FULL SIZE patterns This is an ideal Trawler design for those that prefer wood epoxy construction methods. Our proven wood constuction methods	SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 620-A  REGULAR SIDE DECKS  SEE MORE   FIBERGLASS Boat Plans & Frame patterns This very popular Trawler has been built in many countries and many examples are currently in service world-wide. FAST construction methods available by using our STEEL OR ALUMINUM 100% accurate cutting files and detailed assembly plans. This boat is also easy to build in fiberglass. The fiberglass version features cheap mold construction methods as pioneered by Bruce Roberts.	SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 620-A  REGULAR SIDE DECKS SEE MORE STEEL or ALUMINUM STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES or CUTTING FILES & Boat Plans This very popular Trawler has been built in many countries and many examples are currently in service world-wide. FAST construction methods available by using our STEEL OR ALUMINUM 100% accurate cutting files and detailed assembly plans.	SEE MORE
Trawler Yacht 620-B  "WIDE BODY SALOON" SEE MORE STEEL or ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES This very popular Trawler has been built in many countries and many examples are currently in service world-wide. FAST construction methods available by using our STEEL OR ALUMINUM 100% accurate cutting files and detailed assembly plans.	SEE MORE
Trawler 650  STEEL OR ALUMINUM   SEE MORE COMPLETE boat plans & FULL SIZE PATTERNS Easy and quick to build in your favorite building material using our easy to follow construction plans, engineering drawings and full size frame patterns.	SEE MORE
NEW !  Trawler 785  STEEL OR ALUMINUM 23.75m / 78ft.   SEE MORE COMPLETE boat plans & CUTTING FILES Easy and quick to build in STEEL or ALUINUMusing our easy to follow construction plans, engineering drawings and full size frame patterns. NEW 78 FT VERSION NOW AVAILABLE -  SEE MORE	SEE MORE
TRADER 65  SAILING TRAWLER - STEEL or ALUMINUM Boat plans & Frame patterns    SEE MORE Hey Bruce, It's Thomas Owens and Linda Maruna that worked with you on the design for the "Trader 65".  Remember us??  She sails like dream.  She is the fastest boat in the Abacos, Bahamas where we run our charter business.  She has hit 12 knots....sailing like a freight train!  She is stoutly rigged and heavily ballasted.	SEE MORE

PASSAGEMAKERS: Recently there have been many long distance passagemaking voyages under power including several round the world epics. In 1983-84 Dutchman Kasemier Eilco made a 200-day circumnavigation from Plymouth to Plymouth. This voyage was accomplished in the 39 ft / 11.88 M aluminium displacement motor cruiser Bylgia 11 of Sneek. Paul and Linda Jauncey and family made a successful Atlantic crossing in his self built steel Dutch style powerboat Dreamworld and at time of writing is currently undertaking a Pacific crossing.   Jim and Susy Sink completed a round the world voyage between 1991 and 1995 in their 46 ft / 14.02 M cruising powerboat Salvation 11. which is powered by a single 140 HP diesel engine backed up by a 27-hp wing engine. Salvation 11 displaces 44,000 Lbs  / 19,558 Kg and carries 835 Gal / 3,160 Lit. of diesel fuel and 250 Gal / 946 Lit. of water.   When powering at hull speed of 8.3 knots / 20.35 kph, she consumes around 3 g p h / 11.35 lph. It is worth noting that by reducing speed to 7.4 knots 13.69 kph the fuel consumption drops to 2 gph /5.18 lph which shows how a small drop in speed can produce a large saving in fuel.  By the end of the voyage Salvation 11 had called at 528 ports, visited 51 countries (including 34 states of the USA) and motored just over 302,500 nautical miles in 7,760 hours at an average speed of 6.5 knots / 12.02 kph.

Here is what one Roberts TY40/42 owner had to say about his boat: (PROTO-TYPE FOR TY 420) I launched this boat in June of '97 at Michigan city, IN. Shakedown cruise got a perfect 10. I just completed a cruise to Florida via the Tenn-Tom to Tampa where I completed the interior. I returned via the Intercostal, East coast, Hudson, Erie Canal and the Great Lakes. This vessel performed beyond my wildest expectations. Fuel economy 10, handling 10, speed 9+ pitch stability 9+, roll stability 7 or 8. No ballast used. (Designers note: We recommend ballast in all our displacement trawlers).   There is not bow spray rail pictured in the plan. This boat throws a lot of bow spray when it pitches into a heavy sea. Fun to watch but very cold on your face when you are on the bridge....Robert J. Wouda   Could you please email me some information on the Bow Spray Chines, explained in a article sent to you by Robert J Wouda of America.  I built a WR40/42 launched in April 1999, and since then have been overwhelmed by the performance in all aspects, but do agree the vessel throws a  lot of spray over the bow in short sharp chop. The vessel performs much better in a sea going situation with longer swells.  Looking forward to a early reply in this matter...Yours faithfully, John McSwan.   DESIGNERS NOTE: The above problem was easily solved...at Robert and now John's request we made a sketch of where to attach a spray rail to eliminate the above problem...we designed the WR40/42 in 1968 and have since included spray rails or chines in all our more recent designs.

LETTER FROM A CUSTOMER WHO IS BUILDING TY 55 FROM ONE OF OUR STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES. Hello Bruce,  Hope everything is going well. I can se your home page is growing larger by the minute.  My boat building is coming along fine.   Everything is fitting nicely as it should. My crew is excellent and they are enjoying building a boat like this (regards to restoring old boats).  The yard is next to the  *"Swedish Maritime Administration" and there people were surprised with the speed that the boat has been developing. They thought that we have had 10 persons for several months when in fact we have had three for a couple of weeks. The hull and deck plates are in place and the wheelhouse is starting to take shape. We are estimating that we will start welding everything within a couple of weeks. We calculate that we will have the boats maiden voyage inn late spring.  If you are going to the Nordic region in the fall or spring, please give us a call I would be proud to show what my crew has done with the STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES you supplied.  Long mail to get to the point but I wanted to inform you of something positive instead of coming with a lot of questions. Best regards  Andreas Dahlstrand  Add IT / Star Stream Shipping

FROM PROFESSIONAL BUILDER: Hi Bruce, Just received the drawings ( for TY 620 ) and we are impressed by the amount of detail on these.  We have made copies and have our guys studying them. We find these help the guys on the floor to understand the assembly process and things go much quicker. Looking forward to receiving the steel.....Brian   FROM PROFESSIONAL BUILDER: Hi, By the way, the TY 620 - 62 foot trawler yacht of Bruce's design that we are currently building is coming along very well.  The quality of the STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES parts are the best we have ever seen, and as a result, we are saving time in the build. At present, we have 9 welders/fitters working on the boat in three teams.  We have almost all of the plate hung in place and tacked up.  We anticipate the seam welding will start within a few weeks as there are some details to attend to. But we must say again, that we are very happy with the  quality of this TRAWLER STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES.   Hope to hear from you soon ....Brian