The building of a cruising yacht is a once-in-a-lifetime project for most amateurs. It certainly is for me. It is a huge project but, like a lot of things in life, it is the doing that is the reward. The boat at the end of it is the ever present reminder that you did it!

This site highlights some of the features of my Roberts Offshore 38 built between 1989 and 1998 in a backyard in Melbourne Australia.

 Stainless steel water tanks
 Paint system
 Marelon through-hull fittings
 Stainless Steel in key fittings
 Tapered toe rail
 Melted lead enclosed keel
 Heavy duty cabin table
 Thick perspex windows
 Electrical wiring
 Huge cockpit drains
 Two-pack protection on interior
Strong bollards
  'Deck tread' for sure footing
 Oversize bow roller
 Heavy duty rigging
 Engine can be hand cranked
 Full head-room shower
 Passed survey inspection
 Integral mast track for safety
 Sprayed foam insulation
 Long keel for hard standing
 Heavy duty hatch & runners
 Anodes easily replaced
 Kero stove & heater
 Two rodes on reels in lazarette
 Ventilation
 Deck hatches
 Battery well secured
 Cutter rig
 Spinnaker pole slides on mast
 Dinghy has secure mounting
 Separate track for trysail
 Bridge deck in cockpit
 Lavac toilet - the best
 Wheel steering with binnacle