Build for less - custom designs - send us a photo or sketch of your dream boat & we will pepare the plans & patterns for you - email bruce for details.. please check with the designer before you buy any bruce roberts designed boat.. As a boat building material, steel offers many advantages. the primary advantages of steel are economy, ease of construction, incredible toughness, improved comfort (roll moment of inertia), survivability in extreme conditions, longevity, and ease of maintenance.. Sailboat and powerboat building plans and kits available for building steel boats, fiberglass boats, aluminum boats and wood epoxy boats. boatplans roberts - spray 27 bruce roberts-goodson.
For a long time i dreamed of a steel yacht as the ideal ocean cruiser, so much so that i came very close to having one built and looked at many boats on the second-hand market. it was a dispiriting experience in many ways, as amongst the builders there seemed to be complete disagreement on how to. The centennial sprays are designed for building in round bilge steel or wood/epoxy, and can be rigged with a variety of sail boat plans including a gaff schooner, bmu cutter, junk rig etc. custom sail boat plans and additional accommodation layouts may be drawn to suit your requirements for a reasonable fee.. Chris smith is building his radius chine boat based on our dix 38 pilot and dix 43 pilot designs, in california. this is a first time boatbuilding project and has been expanded to around 45ft. this is a first time boatbuilding project and has been expanded to around 45ft..
