BRUCE ROBERTS YACHT DESIGN
Bruce Roberts-Goodson These sailboat plans feature simple & easy to follow STEP by STEP CONSTRUCTION for STEEL, ALUMINUM, FIBERGLASS & WOOD EPOXY building methods. These sailboats 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 sailboat for yourself and your family's happy days on the water.
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1. ALL BOAT PLANS & FULL SIZE PATTERNS: Package Includes latest sail boat plans, SAILBOAT building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer EMAIL BRUCE & come with a BONUS PLANS - placement of anodes, how to build a sea hood, how to build fuel & water tanks, engine installation, electrical schematic & plumbing; all included to assist you to build your boat. All the plans are sent by DOWNLOAD directly to your computer. The plans also include the 1,800 PAGE e-book BUILD YOUR OWN SAILBOAT
2. All
BOAT PLANS & patterns come with a special DETAIL FOLIO on how to make
some of your own fittings.
All BOAT PLANS are have both metric & imperial measurements.
All BOAT PLANS include FULL SIZE frame patterns at no extra charge.
3. Where FIBERGLASS is mentioned as a material this means Balsa sandwich / Foam sandwich, Single skin as the boat building material. Most WOOD / EPOXY designs can be built using either molded ply or strip plank or a combination of the two methods. Many STEEL designs can be built in ALUMINUM; please seek the designers advice first.
4. We personally check the BOAT PLANS for updates to make sure you receive the latest version; we are constantly updating all of our BOAT PLANS. PLUS you have direct contact with the designer Bruce Roberts-Goodson.
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The term MOTOR SAILER in times past meant a boat best described as a 50/50 that is 50% motor and 50% sail. Occasionally one would hear boats referred to as 60/40 or by a similar definition. Today this distinction has been blurred to such an extent that you will need to determine what you require from a boat and then configure (with our help) your own MOTOR SAILER. As it is a term you will encounter when you go out searching for your cruising boat we should decide what most people mean when they refer to a boat as a MOTOR SAILER.
My interpretation of the term MOTOR SAILER in its purest form is best expressed by the Pacific Coast Fisherman 40. The PCF 40 has a (full displacement trawler hull; , with a fishing boat heritage) that has been fitted with a modest but effective sail plan (one recently sailed from Australia to Ireland). Having mentioned these exploits of one PCF 40, I hasten to add that I would not recommend this type of boat as a long distance passage making vessel, but rather as one ideal for shorter ocean crossings and coastal cruising. Needless to say planing hull power boats are not suitable for conversion to motor sailers; this has been tried by some UK and US boat building companies that should have known better; the results were less than satisfactory.
More recently you are likely to hear the term MOTOR SAILER applied to a variety of sail boats equipped with a varying sizes of auxiliary power. Considering the term MOTOR SAILER in its more recent usage I would say that a boat fitted with an engine with a capacity of more than 2.5 horse power per 1,000 lbs displacement, (1.82 Kw per 454 kg) might be fairly called a MOTOR SAILER.
You should consider the hull form rather than the general terminology, when you are making your decision as to which hull is most suitable for your particular type of cruising. If you are considering cruising the canals of Europe with a foray into the Mediterranean, then a motor sailer in its true context could be the right choice for you.
Over the past 35 years we have discovered that the SPRAY hulls can be configured as comfortable MOTOR SAILERS. The hull shape allows the Sprays to perform well under power while still retaining their proven sailing characteristics. Several of our other sailboat designs are also suitable for configuration as MOTOR SAILERS.
Below is a selection of our designs that can be configured as MOTOR SAILERS; some may be entitled that designation to a greater extent than others but all are capable of fulfilling the MOTOR SAILER role to suit YOUR particular needs.
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Roberts 25
MOTOR
SAILER VERSION Package Includes latest sail boat plans, sailboat building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer Bruce Roberts-Goodson EMAIL BRUCE |
Roberts Spray 28
MOTOR SAILER VERSION Package Includes latest sail boat plans, sailboat building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer Bruce Roberts-Goodson EMAIL BRUCE |
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Roberts 28 Package Includes latest sail boat plans, sailboat building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer Bruce Roberts-Goodson EMAIL BRUCE |
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ROBERTS 36
MOTOR SAILER VERSION SAILboat plans & FULL SIZE FRAME PATTERNS FOR BOAT BUILDING IN MULTI- CHINE STEEL Regular and pilot house versions included in the boat plans package Package Includes latest sail boat plans, sailboat building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer Bruce Roberts-Goodson EMAIL BRUCE ALL boat plans & Full size patterns come with a BONUS DOWNLOAD or on USB with FREE a dinghy plan, rigging boat plans, placement of anodes, how to build a sea hood, how to build fuel & water tanks, engine installation details, electrical schematic & plumbing details; all included to assist you to build & complete your boat. |
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Spray 36 Package Includes latest sail boat plans, boat building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer Bruce Roberts-Goodson EMAIL BRUCE |
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PCF 40 SAILING
TRAWLER STEEL OR ALUMINUM CUTTING FILES & boat plans |
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FIBERGLASS boat plans & FRAME PATTERNS
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Spray 40 PILOT STEEL MOTOR SAILER VERSION SAILboat plans FOR BOAT - SAILboat plans & FRAME PATTERNS for BUILDING IN STEEL Package Includes latest sail boat plans, boat building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer Bruce Roberts-Goodson .. Boat STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES also available for this version. EMAIL BRUCE Several rigs are available including Bmu. Cutter & Ketch, Gaff Cutter & Ketch or Junk rig. |
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TRAVELER 45
STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES OR CUTTING FILES & boat plans PLUS BONUS DOWNLOAD or on USB |
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Centennial Spray 45 |
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MOTOR SAILER VERSION STEEL STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES OR CUTTING FILES & boat plans PLUS BONUS DOWNLOAD or on USB - YOU CHOOSE DOWNLOAD OR USB . . . Email for SPECIAL OFFER PRICES |
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STEEL
STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES or CUTTING FILES
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This Trawler 485 was built in Belgrade and has already motor sailed from Yugoslavia via UK, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, USA to South America.
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CATAMARAN PS 360
CATAMARAN PS 395 CATAMARAN PS 470
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MORE
CATAMARAN PS Series Package Includes latest building plan
updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer Bruce
Roberts-Goodson
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VOYAGER 495 MOTOR SAILER VERSION boat plans & FULL SIZE FRAME PATTERNS FOR BOAT BUILDING IN FIBERGLASS or WOOD / EPOXY AVAILABLE WITH ROBERTS SAFETY SKEG - EMAIL BRUCE - FOR DETAILS. |
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Centennial Spray 50
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MOTOR SAILER VERSIONS Spray 52 SAILING TRAWLER - TRADER SEE MORE
Spray 58
SAILING
TRAWLER - TRADER
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Spray
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CATAMARAN 675 PS FIBERGLASS COMPLETE boat plans & FULL SIZE PATTERNS - Plus BONUS boat This version of the CATAMARAN POWER 675 is designed to be built using latest FIBERGLASS construction techniques. The construction methods are very simple to use and suitable for any builder.
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CATAMARAN 65 MS
The CATAMARAN POWER 675
is designed to be built using latest
ALUMINUM
construction techniques. The construction methods are very simple to use and
suitable for any builder.
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Roberts Trader 65
RADIUS CHINE STEEL 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.
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MOTOR SAILER VERSION
STEEL OR ALUMINUM PLANS & CUTTING FILES OR CUTTING FILES & boat plans PLUS BONUS DOWNLOAD or on USB |
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VOYAGER 785
SEE MORE WOOD EPOXY BOAT PLANS & FULL SIZE PATTERNS - Package Includes latest sail boat plans, SAILBOAT building plan updates & revisions, PLUS direct contact with the designer.
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