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These new study boat plans have lists of materials & equipment required to build and equip your boat ... these lists will help you to cost out the complete building project. Each DOWNLOAD or on CD - YOU CHOOSE DOWNLOAD OR CD. . . Contains - ALL the drawings of your choices of ONE or TWO or THREE boat plans with up to 25 sheets per plan! Technical information and Performance graphs are included for many designs. PLEASE indicate the study boat plans you would like in the SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BOX you will find on the order form.  FREE 1200 page e-BOOK BUILD YOUR OWN SAILBOAT ... WITH EACH STUDY boat plans ON DOWNLOAD or on CD  ... INCLUDES LATEST KIT PRICES. ORDER study boat plans NOW only $99

VOYAGER DS 440 CRUISING SAILBOAT
 
STEEL
KIT or boat plans & CUTTING FILES

SEE similar design in FIBERGLASS or  WOOD EPOXY boat plans & FSP

VOYAGER DS 440 radius chine kit is the latest refinement of this world cruising sailboat and has all the qualities that the Bruce Roberts designs are famous for. This hull has been designed for fast passage making but is equally at home racing around the buoys. Alternate accommodation lay-outs, various cockpit arrangements are available.

The VOYAGER DS 440 is one of the new series of sailboats that can be customized to suit YOUR requirements.  We show several different possible accommodation layouts; these are arranged so you can mix & match by taking elements from one layout and switching it with another etc., PLUS of course you may have YOUR own ideas as to what would be best for your needs.


12th January 2008: Norbert Toth has sent us a number of photographs of the Voyager DS 440 for use in the  study plan pack and for use in my forthcoming book Illustrated CUSTOM BOATBUILDING ... Norbert writes:

Hi Bruce, Now we have some experience with your Voyager DS440 boat plans. We always read on your site (mostly in the newsletters, builders feedback) that your kits fit together nicely. I think we have better than average possibilities creating the steel parts. We only had the cutting files, and we did cut the kit from steel sheets. Now that we have something assembled, we can say that the parts fit together like a charm. The boat plans are extremely accurate, Excellent boat plans, thank you very much!   Best Regards,  Norbert & Tamás Tóth

Length  - Hull                     

13.64 m  44’-9”
Length  - Deck  12.95 m 42'-6"
Length – Waterline  12.03 m 39'-6"
BEAM 4.42 m 14'-6"
DRAFT

1.98 m

6’-6”
DRAFT (SHOAL) 1.75 m 5'-9"
Headroom

2.03 m

6’-8”

VOYAGER DS 440
Steel Kits, Steel or Aluminum Cutting files and boat plans.
Wood / Epoxy boat plans are also available.

The CUSTOM 440 features one unbroken sheerline and the latest in deck salon arrangements.  By careful design we have managed to reduce the height of the sheerline thus reducing windage and improving performance.

This is one great performance cruising boat that incorporates all the design information we have gathered during 38 years of designing & building thousands of offshore cruising sailboats.

 

 

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VOYAGER DS 440
Steel Kits, Steel or Aluminum Cutting files and boat plans.
 

STUDY boat plans INCLUDE STEP BY STEP PHOTOS OF BUILDING OF THIS BOAT FROM START TO COMPLETION INCLUDING ALL THE INTERIOR FIT-OUT ETC.

 

Tamas Toth is building this radius chine VOYAGER DS 440 sailboat and is doing a beautiful job. We have over 100 STEP by STEP photos of the building of this boat from one of our CUTTING FILE packages - YOU can see all these photos and MUCH more in our super STUDY PLAN package. 

STUDY PLAN PACKAGE ... ORDER

 



VOYAGER DS 440
ROBERTS SAFETY SKEG

The VOYAGER DS 440 features the Roberts safety skeg which is designed to take the best features from the LONG FIN / SKEG combination & add a SAFETY FACTOR.  You should be aware that skegs in general are vulnerable to damage so here is our answer to this problem. EMAIL Bruce to more details of this development.

VOYAGER DS 440 - CLASSIC
ROBERTS SAFETY SKEG

The VOYAGER DS 440 - CLASSIC is available as a kit or cutting files so you can build this version. The obvious benefit of the Classic version is the addition of the aft deck behind the cockpit.

 

Hi Bruce!   Take a look at my blog http://metamundus-tom.blogspot.com/ to see your newest Brazilian baby growing up.

By the way, congrats to you and your staff, the parts are fitting nicely together! Wonderful job!

Best regards! Thomas Ogrizek Brazil  Bruce Roberts - Voyager DS 440 Classic (Under construction)

VOYAGER DS 440
DECK LAYOUT

The VOYAGER DS 440 features a one level deck ( no poop step ) and the modern unbroken sheerline.

VOYAGER DS 440
accommodation A  B & E

 

 

The VOYAGER DS 440 has SIX different layouts including a 6 berth CHARTER version with twin cabins aft.

 

 

 

The STUDY PLAN package shows all the alternate layouts and much more.

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VOYAGER DS 440
Steel Kits, Steel or Aluminum Cutting files and boat plans or Fiberglass or Wood / Epoxy boat plans are also available.

The Voyager DS 440 is an extremely spacious boat ... Here we see two different arrangements for the master suite, both from Bruce Roberts sailboats ... one somewhat traditional and the other leaning towards the modern 'light interior' look. Both work well in this boat.

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Another possible layout in this versatile sailboat.

Here we see another arrangement from a Bruce Roberts sailboat that would work in this boat.

KIT DESIGNS

NEW CUSTOM boat plans IN FIBERGLASS OR WOOD EPOXY.

Many of you admire our range of kit designs but you would prefer to build in other materials … Consequently we have had many requests to provide alternative custom boat plans for building in fiberglass or wood epoxy.

VOYAGER SAILBOAT KIT DESIGNS - FIBERGLASS

To check out the Fiberglass construction techniques that will be reflected in the boat plans and full size frame patterns … REFER to the BUILD YOUR OWN SAILBOAT … Chapter 8

VOYAGER SAILBOAT KIT DESIGNS – Wood Epoxy:

To check out the Wood Epoxy techniques that will be reflected in the boat plans and full size frame patterns … REFER to the BUILD YOUR OWN SAILBOAT … Chapter 7

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