This sailboat hull is now for sale - SOLD!
The asking price is $9,000 Canadian dollars or the best offer!
If one is curious about a Bruce Roberts Voyager 388 kit price, I would estimate that it may cost these days somewhere around $70K including delivery and customs. By buying this hull at a fraction of its material cost, you may save not only on the materials but about two years on labour if you decide to build it alone in your free time.
The sailboat Arcadia, Voyager 388, designed by Bruce Roberts-Goodson. AutoCAD drawings (nesting files, interior layouts, sail plan, rigging, various boat systems, etc) are included on Bruce's supplied CD.
- L.O.H.
- 11.94m (39' 2")
- L.W.L.
- 10.71m (35' 1 1/2")
- Beam
- 4.02m (13' 2")
- Beam W.L.
- 3.89m (12' 10")
- Draft
- 1.83m (6' 0")
- Displacement
- 15.5 ton (34,216 lb)
- Sail area
- 109.06 sq. m. (1,174 sq. ft.)
This is what has been done as you see on the pictures and as you may read on this web site:
- The entire hull has been built from Bruce Roberts supplied Voyager 388 kit
- The kit was CNC plasma-cut from Lloyd's certified shipbuilding steel, sandblasted and pre-primed with Sigmaweld MC
- Radius plates have been rolled in two dimensions
- All frames have been welded ensuring the correct sizes with 1 mm precision
- Flanges have been welded around all frames inside
- Four 5mm bottom plates were welded
- Three waterproof bulkheads were installed
- All frames have been secured with longitudinal stringers
- Side plates have been installed
- Deck plates, central cockpit, superstructure and a cabin have been welded
- Bulwark and poop deck stairs have been welded and scuppers have been cut and smoothed
- Keel frames, bottom and side keel plates have been installed
- Longitudinal floor supports (Ts) have been welded
- Engine mounts have been welded
- Mast support has been installed
- Skeg has been welded in place and additionally reinforced (see web pages for more info)
- Door, window and portlite openings have been cut and framed with flanges
- A rudder has been welded to the rudder post
- A rudder shaft has been installed
- The entire hull has been final welded inside and outside
- Some reinforcement have been added to the bottom near keel attachment similar to skeg reinforcement
- The entire hull has been ground inside and outside
- The frame and stringer inside weld imprints have been ground as well
- All ground places have been primed
Here is what needs to be done to complete the hull:
- Cut the hatch openings
- Weld chainplates
- Weld bowspirit
- Fill the keel with the ballast
- Sandblast the hull inside and outside, prime and paint
- Install the rudder
- Install windows, portlites and hatches
- Put in some PVC conduits for future wiring
- Plan through-hulls and plumbing
- Insulate the hull with sprayed-in foam
Please send your offers to the email address or contact me directly on my cell phone: 1-780-668-7208. The buyer will be responsible for moving the hull unless they want to buy it with the house.
Map and Directions
The hull may be seen at any time. An appointment would be required if you need to look inside.
The exact address is 8 Pearl Cres, 54519 Range Road 273, Calahoo, AB, T0G 0J0.
Please note that if you click on the map, then the red star will show slighly different location - west of the red dot. Mapquest web site just can't link to the exact location.
From Edmonton:
Take Yellowhead west, then go north on Hwy 44, then turn west on Hwy 37 (four way stop sign). After the turn watch for a small bridge. After passing the bridge start slowing down and watch for Range Road 271 that goes south only.
If you see RR 271 that goes north, then you miss the turn. Don't panic and keep driving west. You would need to turn left on Campsite Rd instead of RR 271 and then drive backward (east) on Township Rd 545a till RR 273 or Pearl Cres.
Turn left on RR 271. Cross another small bridge and turn right on Riverbend Rd towards Shil Shol Estates. Note that there is no Riverbend Rd sign at the intersection. Follow Riverbend Rd for about 2 miles, then turn right on Pearl Cres.
Driving time from Edmonton Westend - 30 minutes.
You may also take 97 street north to highway 37, then drive west on hwy 37.
From St. Albert:
Take Hwy 2 north, then go west on Hwy 37. Pass Hwy 44 (four way stop sign). After the intersection watch for a small bridge. After passing the bridge start slowing down and watch for Range Road 271 that goes south only.
If you see RR 271 that goes north, then you miss the turn. Don't panic and keep driving west. You would need to turn left on Campsite Rd instead of RR 271 and then drive back (east) on Township Rd 545a till RR 273 or Pearl Cres.
Turn left on RR 271. Cross another small bridge and turn right on Riverbend Rd towards Shil Shol Estates. Note that there is no Riverbend Rd sign at the intersection. Follow Riverbend Rd for about 2 miles, then turn right on Pearl Cres.
Driving time from downtown St. Albert - 20 minutes.
