2002 Custom Bruce Roberts Sloop

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2002 Custom Bruce Roberts Sloop 45,Project boat , needs completion. New paint- hull 3 coats awl grip primer, 4 coats interlux perfection (2 partpolyurethane) 3 coats of bottom paint, deck has 2 coats awl grip primer and2 coats interlux (one more to come) deck is interlux non skid paint.Chain plates--3 each side (bow & stern plates in the works now) Bow rail Stern rail stanchions bow sprit toe rails & grab rails will be installed this weekend dingy48 mile radar2 batteries (one for engine one big one for battery bank) fuel tank (28 gal) bimini top spinnaker Rigging to be completed by week of November 21, 2008I have been a carpenter for more than thirty years, in the early 90s I went to work with Hunter Scott custom boats in Pocasset, Ma where we built custom powerboats. There I did the carpentry on three 29 Duffy pleasure boats that went out the door around $300k as well as two 44 Duffys built for international travel, the 44 boats finished just under a million each. I also worked at two custom sailboat shops, Migrator Yachts in Wareham Ma I built three Block Island 40s, and these were also world class boats that retailed for just under $500k. And at European Custom Yachts I participated in the construction of one Swan 50 sailboat. Working independently I have totally remodeled one 29 Bertram, a 36 Pearson, Building this Bruce Roberts sloop was not for profit; since the plan was to retire and spend the rest of my life on it. I have gone to great lengths to insure the highest quality possible. A man from Boston threw the hull and had the engine & transmission installed, the hull is solid fiberglass that is a full inch thick just below the waterline and slightly thicker near the keel. The keel is full length and molded with the hull rather than bolted on, it holds 9,000 lbs of ballast secured with epoxy. Everything below the waterline is sectioned off in compartments approx 20 x 40, this is a safety measure in the event the hull should be breached to avoid flooding of the entire boat. The deck is constructed of marine grade plywood, one layer 1/2 and one layer 3/8 marine grade plywood bonded with west system epoxy, the joinery is a 6 scarf joint. The entire deck and cabins are covered with three coats of west system followed by one layer of 10 oz fiberglass cloth and fared with epoxy and micro-balloons. The deck shelf is constructed of three layers of x 3 1/2 mahogany, the deck shelf is thru bolted to the hull with 5/16 bronze bolts every 8, the plywood deck sheathing is bonded to the deck and fastened with 2 inch bronze screws. The bulkheads are inch marine plywood that are bonded to the ribs with fiberglass mat, all joints in the bulkheads are a six inch scarf joint.