Bruce
Roberts Yacht Design
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| Recent email from TY 620 builder: Hi Bruce, Well we're coming along fine with our project. I'm amazed at how straight forward has been. We are having a lot of fun. My employees are anxious to come to work each day as they enjoy the progress as much as I. Thanks for your help, Lee |
Hi, Thought I would e-mail you a couple of pictures of Dan's 43' Voyager. Things are going pretty well, and should be setting side shell later this week. Will be setting keel and rudder tomorrow. Altogether we have about 60 hours in at this point, not bad considering we only have had 1 man working steady on it!! Rumor has it there is a 57' possibly looking for a construction site from Colorado. We are having so much fun we'd love to build some more!!! Could you add us to your Metal Boat newsletter as a West Coast assembly company??? It would be great if you could. Well, Bye for now, back to welding! Bart Samaduroff, President, HME Inc. |
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NEW ! SUPER STUDY PLANS - ONE STUDY PLAN ON CD (all as shown above) plus PRINTS .. ANY ONE SET OF KIT STUDY PLANS ON CD plus ONE SET OF PRINTED STUDY PLANS: .The KIT study plans have a complete list of equipment etc and will be a great help in costing out the completed vessel... For those who want BOTH options KIT STUDY PLANS ON CD plus PRINTED STUDY PLANS as shown above PLEASE INDICATE WHICH THREE STUDY PLANS YOU WANT in the REMARKS BOX on the ON-LINE-ORDER-FORM & or EMAIL your CHOICE OF STUDY PLANS..US$180 / €200 / £95 .. Plus US$ 25 airmail postage. INCLUDES LATEST KIT PRICES ORDER HERE |
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Bow view of bottom plates and frames set in position - plates rest in supplied jig

Stern view of bottom plates and frames set in position

TY 43 Spray chine forward, works well and keeps fore-deck dry!

Close up of Spray chine

Deck beams in place

Bulwarks in place

Side view of Bulwarks

Stern tube in position - keel will be formed around the tube

Setting up Pilot House

Forward bulwark in place.

Starting to look like a Trawler Yacht 43 ! - Bulbous bow is owners choice.

Building Portuguese Bridge

Coming out !


Trial launch before engines fitted and fitting out commences.
Hello Bruce, My wife and I took the journey to Western Washington to visit Bart at Harbor Marine and take a look at Dan's boat. I have to say that I am very impressed with the project. We are considering the Trawler yacht 43.. Bart was very helpful and took the time to talk to us about the different options that we have. (You are lucky to have a man of his caliber representing you.) I will tell you, if we do buy your boat Bart will be a big part of the reason we make the decision to do that. Enough of patting Bart on the back. Back to the boat. It was love at first site. The study plans that you sent me did not do it justice. Seeing the boat up close was the real seller. It's a beauty and obviously Dan has put a tremendous amount of thought into his project and the rewards are going to be obvious. I talked to Bart a little bit about him welding up the boat. We just need to come together with a plan that I can afford. I can't wait to see this boat in the water. Bart said he would call me when that happens and I will make another trip over to see him. Patty and I have looked for 3 years now for just the right boat and I have to say that I think we are getting close. That's all for now Mike and Patty Port PS: My original plans that you sent me were for the 41'. Your representative on the East Coast talked me into looking at the 43' and sent me the updated study plans. Next time you talk to him thank him for me. |