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Roberts 43 |
Brief Notes |
Builder |
various - plans from Bruce Roberts |
The Roberts
43 is an ocean-going cruising yacht, long-keeled, multi-chined,
and usually built in steel. There are several variants of
the design, Bruce Roberts having slightly altered the design
several times. |
Length OA |
43' 3" |
Sail Area |
1,000 sq ft |
Length WL |
32' 6" |
Rig |
Often cutter, also sloop or ketch |
Beam |
13' 0" |
Cabins |
usually 3 |
Draught |
6' 6" |
Berths |
varies |
Displacement |
26,960 lbs |
Engine type |
varies |
Ballast |
7,840 lbs |
Engine bhp |
varies - typically 50 - 90 |
Keel type |
Long fin keel |
The Roberts 43 is a popular steel long-distance cruising
yacht. She was designed by Bruce Roberts. Most are amateur-built,
to varying standards of quality, and frequently with differences
in internal layout. Of the two examples used in these pictures,
one was amateur built, and the other by a professional steel
fabrications company. Whilst the hull shape is generally similar
between all Roberts 43s, there are very many variations in
deck and coachroof layout, almost all builders incorporating
their own ideas in the construction. |
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