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SPRAY 40
Gaff Schooner built by Kenneth Latham in the USA boat plans include
Gaff rig
.
Bermudian rig .
Junk rig
Spray 40
'Florissant'
sailing off
Australian coast.
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There are over 4,000 Bruce Roberts Spray's
already sailing
worldwide plus another 1000 currently being built. We have been willing to listen to every combination of idea's about this
wonderful boat and several layouts have been drawn.
Many of these features are
interchangeable between the various versions. You can choose to build this design in multi
chine steel or aluminum. Many of these Sprays have completed complete
circumnavigations some more than once &
usually with crews consisting only of two persons !
L.O.D.
12.19 m
40'
0"
L.W.L.
9.73 m
31'
11"
BEAM
4.37 m
14'
4"
DRAFT
1.27 m
4'
2"
DISPLACEMENT.
16,257 kg
35,840 lb
BALLAST
6,804 kg
20,000 lb
AUX POWER
50
to 70 hp
Spray 40 A Steel or Fiberglass Bmu. Ketch shown. Gaff Cutter & Junk
rig etc.
Hi Bruce,
we just sold (a bitter-sweet moment) our Bruce
Roberts designed Spray 40 in a slightly modified Spray 42' (LOD) that was
built by a South-African German naval engineer O.L. Silvester in the mid
70s and launched in 1984 (see picture attached).
Heritage was
built using the C-Flex method, and I must say, even in tough weather, we
never so much as experienced a shudder from her.
W
e absolutely love the design, especially the
hull shape, and very stable sailing properties, but sold her mainly
because we are looking to up-size to accommodate a family of 4.
We really like the Spray 40 design and looks,
and are wondering if it is possible to duplicate our former Spray 42,
which was based on your boat plans, into an appropriately proportioned Spray 50
or 52 (LOD) while still retaining the same forward hull shape (see
picture), without diminishing her overall characteristics. Michael Klautky
The deck layout for the Spray 400 A; a small 'dog house'over the companionway is an
option. Suggested accommodation layout
that with small modifications will suit either the A or C versions.
The
study boat plans and the boat plans that come with the STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES or cutting files have other
optional layouts.
SPRAY 40 SURVIVES HURRICANE - 2018
Just letting you know the Spray 40 I purchased
last year survived the hurricane here in Panama City Florida. My mast
are down but no other real damage. It's a good boat. Regards Tom
Spray 40 A Steel or Fiberglass
Charlie Jupp built
the first fiberglass Spray 40 from a hull molded at the Bruce Roberts Marine
Park in Brisbane Australia.
Charlie sailed from Brisbane, Australia &soon
after we received the first of several letters: Charlie sailed his Spray to
England and and back to Australia mostly single handed as he preferred it
that way !
‘I left Brisbane for Mauritius, a voyage of 4500
miles and about
2000 miles off the Australian coast
I had trouble with my appendix. I lay in my bunk for five days with all sail
up, with a rising wind;
Spray
steered herself.
Hi Bruce, I
sailed on the first 'Spray' you designed built by Charlie Jupp across the
Pacific years ago.
A cyclone done its best to pull the
boat apart and loosing the rudder back-sliding down waves didn't help.
Still, Spray did get us to land safely for which I hold the boat in high
esteem.
I have since owned several boats myself and sailed many oceans but
never experienced anything such as what Charlie and I went through on that
one particular leg.
Kind Regards Rick Ganly
SPRAY 40
-
"SALTY SPRAY"
Howie Franklin writes:
‘On 14 August, we were out sailing on Lake Simcoe, which
is just north of Toronto. It was a warm and pleasant day, but I was concerned
about the possibility of thunderstorms.
About 1630 and on our way home, the sky
darkened and it was obvious we were going to be hit by a storm.
Since there was
little wind, I had decided to sail on jib-staysail and mizzen. The main was down
and stowed. Soon the rain became heavy, and visibility was down to 50ft [15.25m]
Things were still OK, until all of a sudden the wind
velocity increased from 10 knots to
about 80 knots in less than 15 seconds, and
Salty Spray
was knocked
down.
The storm was part thunderstorm, part tornado, and we didn’t have the time
to release sheets. It all happened so quickly
I am telling you this story because I want you and
your customers to know of the incredible integrity of the Spray.
In our
knockdown, I think the masthead touched the sea, and yet she rolled back up with
no damage done, except to the captain’s pride.
Spray 40 C
Steel or Fiberglass
"Castlegate
Spray"
This steel Spray 40
was built as a training vessel for
disabled youngsters and forms part
of the exhibit at Castlegate Quay
at Stockton on Tees UK
NOTE:
We now have an excellent set of
construction photos plus many photos of completed Sprays that are available
with the STUDY PLAN PACKAGES.
Spray 40 C Steel or Fiberglass
The junk schooner rig is ideally
suited to the Spray 400 - the boat plans that come with the STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES or cutting files
show several alternate rigs including Cutter, Ketch, Junk rig etc.
Hi Bruce,
Thanks for the quick reply. I enclose pictures of my Spray and some
editorial that the local paper ran after I brought her back from Copenhagen
earlier this year.
She is out of the water at the moment as there are a
number of modifications that I want to make. We are due to re launch in
April of this year.
I have found her to be very comfortable on the trips that I
have made so far with my limited knowledge of sailing as all of my previous
boats have been Motorboats.
I find her to be ideally suited for two to live
aboard and she gives the impression of immense strength, and well able to
look after the crew as I found out in the North Sea! Kind regards Mick Taylor.
'Florissant' This Spray 40 was built in Australia
& has been used in the charter trade.
Hi Andrew &
Bruce,
As we spoke about on the phone. I bought plans for the 40 ft multi chine
spray in 1979 and built her in steel in our back garden in Mandurah W A
. We launched her (Yaminga) in Fremantle in 1985 and sailed her around
Australia and the Pacific until we sold her in Townsville in 2015.
Malcolm Bocock
'Peggotty' This Spray 40 cruised extensively
including a
long trip to Antarctica.
Mirouanga
This boat was built in Germany & currently cruising
around the world
'ID'
This Spray 40 was built in Australia and cruised world-wide.
SPRAY 40
Beam: 14’
Draught: 4’3” ( Bilge Keels fitted )
All Steel:
Displacement 19.6 Tons.
Mast: 32’ Timber (
Mounted in deck tabanacle
Equipment carried to
lower and raise as required)
Boom and Gaff.
Sails: Jib, Staysail, and Main all
Jim Laurance Essex UK . VGC. Various
others.
8’ Fiberglass Dingy Hand windlass +3
Deck Winches.
Engine: 84 HP Ford Waterscout. Approx
1000 Hrs.
Borg Warner 3/1 Gbox
3 Blade Prop+Spurs Rope and weed Cutter.
Fuel SS Tank 300 Gall , OB Fixed
Diesel Gen set 4.5 KVA. Air Cooled.
240 v Air Comp, 240 V Hoover 240
Washer High Pressure 240 V de Humidifier.
12 v Washing Machine 12 v /240
Inverters 600w & 35 W 12 v TV /Radio/VCR/CD.
12v Fridge.
Navigation Equipment. Full Lights etc
12v and Oil. Radar, Auto Pilots by 2. Depth Sounder