Bruce
Roberts Yacht Design
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METAL BOATS |
VOYAGER 388 ... Steel
KIT
or Plans & Cutting Files Bruce Roberts SAILBOAT KITS
These cruising sailboats are designed in accordance
with Lloyds for category 1 (unrestricted operating / sailing area), which
is much better than the EU and other Classification Societies and the
CE-A require. Complete stability calculations to USCG offshore
requirements are included in the design package. All calculations are also
cross referenced against ABS requirements to ensure that the design meets
world-wide standards and specifications.
In the case of KITS, all plate parts belonging to the hull, deck and superstructure that are accurately cut to size are included. The parts are marked with the appropriate part number and engraved matching marking lines to assist in the assembly and location of the part in its position. Cutting method is Plasma / Oxygen, ensuring highest accuracy and smooth edges.
Plate parts are cut from Lloyds approved A
Grade Shipbuilding quality STEEL that has been coated with factory applied
Sigma weld MC welding primer. We use and recommend steel plate that has
the official designation ISO standard 10474 or EN 10204 with 3.1.B
certificate.
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| LOH | 39'-0" | 11.89 m |
| LWL | 34'-10" | 10.63 m |
| BEAM | 13'-2" | 4.02 m |
| DRAFT (deep) | 6'-0" | 1.83 m |
| Draft (Shoal) | 5'-6" | 1.71 m |
| Sail Area | 1,174 sq ft | 109.06 s/m |
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HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS
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The Voyager 388 can be rigged as a cutter, ketch or with a variety of other rigs. |
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Plan view of Voyager 388 deck and cockpit |
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Profile of standard accomodation |
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Standard accomodation layout ... other arrangements are possible. |
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Voyager 388 being assembled
by Myron & Anita Fox from a kit cut locally from the cutting files
and plans that are available for this boat.
STUDY PLAN PACKAGES ON CD GIVE ACCESS TO MANY
step by step BOAT CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS + PHOTOS
OF COMPLETED BOATS ETC. |
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Hull plating almost complete. |
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Myron Fox with his almost complete Voyager 388 hull deck and superstructure. |
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Voyager 388 aluminum kit assembled by Robert Downie
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Stern view showing boarding steps etc. |
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The above photos illustrate one possible interior layout of the Voyager 388 |
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The above photos illustrate one possible interior layout of the Voyager 388 |
| FROM A V388 BUILDER WHO VISITED ANOTHER Hi Bruce, I got down to visit Myron Fox about 10 days ago and saw this project. We visited for about 5 hours and I learned lots. Mostly it just gave me confidence that an average guy with patience and some common sense can do just fine. A worthwhile visit. Hal Whitacre in your Annapolis office has also been very good at answering some of my amateur Q's. Thanks, Rob Skelly. May 18, 2003 The boat performed splendidly; very forgiving to someone who, until I left Galveston, had never sailed on the ocean. I rigged it as a cutter which tracked well and which I could balance under all but the worst conditions. I rarely had to steer, relying on a Monitor wind vane rig for this. I rarely saw another boat I envied over the one I had. The only thing I would have changed was to have a slightly taller rig. That trip was and remains the greatest adventure of my life. I am back to the regular life of a 9-5 job living in Atlanta, Georgia. USA. I have written part of a book from my experiences which I should finish someday but even if I don't I have a rich set of memories. Like, I think, most people, if you ask me what I was doing this time 2 years ago I might be hard pressed to tell you. Conversely, I can recall any part of my yacht journey to the month or week. I am gratefull that I had the luck to pull it off and see the world and meet its people as a traveller rather than as a tourist. Thanks for designing a fine boat. Phil Gerry |
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