2000 Bruce Roberts 49

This boat was built to be able to go from the Tropics to the upper latitudes in comfort.
This is a steel boat that can take you anywhere and it is ready to go now to start your cruising dreams!

LATEST UPGRADES
2025
4 Blade Max Prop
10.6 foot Inflatable dinghy
2024
AIS Transponder
New 12 V start Battery
2023
Spare Autopilot
New Mixing elbow

SAILS AND RUNNING RIGGING

MAIN: Fully battened with battcar system, 10.5 oz high modulus Dacron, UK, slab reefing
JIB : 110 %, 10.5 high modulus Dacron, UK, foam luff, Sunbrella UV strip
Profurl NG42 furling for Jib
STAYSAIL: 10 oz Dacron, Pineapple Sails, on hanks.
Control lines led to cockpit; (except halyards, main luff reef lines, lazy jack
Custom Garhauer SS Vang
Sparcraft Mast and boom, supported by double spreader oversize SS rigging.
Swaged terminals top, Norseman terminals bottom, Sta-Lok turnbuckles
Dutch Boom Brake
Oversize Garhauer blocks
All running rigging is complete, tested, and in good shape., ready to go.
2 Anderson ST40 winches on mast
4 Anderson ST 46, and 2 Anderson ST 52 winches in cockpit
8 Garhauer stoppers, numerous custom line control blocks

MOTOR AND PROPULSION
PERKINS M90- 85 HP, natural aspirated, 1800 hrs ( Dec 2023) oil pressure and compression
excellent, no issues.
Full Perkins instrumentation
BORG WARNER 1018, hydraulic transmission. Rebuilt (2020), no issues;
SHAFT: 1 3/4inch 316 SS, supported by Sch 80 shaft log/ cutless bearing, and Sch 80 pipe /
Cutless bearing supported by HSLA steel strut
PSS shaft seal (new 2022)
2740 liters diesel tanks, integral, baffled, inspection port
Twin Racor fuel filter
Fuel pump and selector valves for fuel polishing and purging.
No issues at present (Dec 2023)
Morse cable controls, single lever control

GROUND TACKLE

MUIR THOR 24 V anchor winch, 3500lbs pull, with foot and handheld control
50m 3/8 HiTest chain with 50m 3/4inch nylon rode on 50kg Bruce type anchor (working)
50m 3/8 HiTest chain with 50m 3/4 inch nylon rode for 44kg Bruce
35m 3/8 HiTest chain with 50 m 3/4 inch nylon for 35kg Danforth type anchor
50 m 1/2 inch Nylon for kedging
Custom designed Jordan Series Drogue, never used.
Windlass- Muir Thor 3500 Electric with deck and hand held switches

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
24V:
24 V house system: 4 Trojan J305 6 V , 2 distribution/breaker panels via 2 24 V battery selector
switches
110 Amp 24 V Balmar alternator with smart regulator
Oversize dedicated wiring;
4 50W Siemens solar panels for 24V,
1800 watt Xantrex pure sine wave invertor 24/110
25 Amp/24V Pro Nautic charger 110/24
24V to 12V converter
65 psi freshwater pump for house supply
45 psi saltwater pump for deck/anchor wash down
3000 g/h bilge pump
Whale Gulper bilge and utility pump
3500 lbs pull Muir Thor anchor winch
All cabin and navigation lighting 24V
Adler Barbour Cold Machine 24V refrigeration
Lewmar/Whitlock Mamba 1/4 hp autopilot drive
Tricolor and Strobe at mast top
Aqua signal 40 port/stbd/stern lights
Anchor light on radar mast.
12V:
12 V for motor starting motor and certain 12V electronics
1 30W solar panel for 12 V.
1 10 amp/12V charger 110/12
1 beaker panel midships
1 battery selector switch
Low pressure diesel transfer pump, for polishing
Low pressure diesel pump for Dickenson diesel heater
110V:
110V breaker panel, 2 50’ supply cables
110 V isolation transformer
Radley 2000W generator (2022) gasoline

STEERING SYSTEM

Whitlock (now Lewmar) BH 10 with Mamba pedestal, 36” Premier SS wheel,
WRG 12 reduction gearbox with adaptor plate for Mamba electric autopilot drive, draglink to tiller lever on 2 1/2 inch rudder shaft. Easy access to entire system.
Windpilot Pacific windvane self-steering; Amsteel lines to drum on wheel; steers powerfully and effectively in most conditions. Removes quickly and easily from cockpit gate in less than
minutes, allowing easy traffic via cockpit gate to swim step

ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTS

Nexus multi system consisting of  depth, speed, navigation, 4 displays in
cockpit, 2 displays at nav station, 2 electronic compasses (1 spare)
Sestrel Major steering compass (on pedestal)
ComNav 1510 Autopilot, plus one new spare, driving Lewmar/Whitlock 24V -1 HP steering
motor
JRC 1500 Radar
Vesper Marine Watchmate AIS receiver
Vesper Marine Watchmate AIS transponder
Furuno GP 31 GPS Navigator
Icom IC-M45 VHF radio
Icom IC-M82 HF Marine SSB radio
Pioneer multitrax stereo w CD drive and Alpine 50W speakers
All antennas on dedicated mast at stern

COMFORT EQUIPMENT

Force 10 SS propane range and oven, tanks in cockpit lockers
36x18x8 inch volume ice box, separated by baffle from 36x18x6 inch freezer, serviced
Adler Barbour 24v Cold Machine, holding plate in freezer section, fiberglass box insulated b
poured polyurethane foam: 8” bottom, 4-6 “ sides and top. Works well with minimal run time.
Large, deep double Stainless-Steel sinks, with faucets supplying fresh water, filtered water, salt water
Pacific Energy wood stove with glass door in main cabin (for below 0 C), Stainless Steel stack
Dickenson Newport diesel stove in fore cabin, Stainless Steel stack.
Wood stove for outside temperatures below freezing (dry, cozy heat )
Diesel stove for outside temps to above freezing.
16 Lewmar Atlantic opening ports, 4 in-hull Lexan fixed ports, 2 Lexan/aluminum hatches
Aluminum sliding companionway hatch, Aluminum removable companionway door.
Bright, airy interior with excellent cross ventilation.
Considerable effort was made in applying the closed cell polyurethane foam uniformly to the
depth of frames, beams and stringers, taking great care not to leave any voids. The result is a
well insulated hull, warm in freezing temperatures and cool in the tropics. Except on window
frames, there is no condensation forming living aboard in minus temperatures, with the wood
stove fired up below 0 Celsius. More importantly, condensation is not trapped between foam
and steel skin – the great enemy of steel boats. As well, in the tropics the boat is cool thanks to
excellent cross-and through ventilation – even with the dark blue hull.
Hot and cold pressure water system, supplying galley, and two heads.
Forward Jabso manual head pumps overboard; hand wash sink drains overboard.
Main head is a Nature’s Composting Toilet; NO holding tanks.
Handwash sink and shower in main head.
Hot water supplied by Bosch propane water heater; dedicated propane tank in cockpit
All propane tanks fiberglass Mipro tanks with regulator
Dedicated single flexible gas lines from tank to stove or water heater – only two connections
one at tank outside, one at appliance.
It should be noted that the owners have chosen to not install solenoids to shut off propane
tanks, instead tank valves are closed after every use. Solenoids can fail. However, they can
easily be added if wanted.
Super comfortable, deep and safe cockpit for sailing, living and entertaining.
The large cockpit is protected by a dog house enclosing the forward half of it, opening to the aft
section. Full sunshades shield the aft part, or for winter use a full suit of awning/side curtains
make outdoor living comfortable. All are made of Sunbrella, and can be kept up while sailing.
Winches on coamings are positioned for ergonomically correct handling and easy single handing.
LIfe Jacktes- 2 inflatable and 4 non inflatable
Life Sling
Type IV Throw Cushions
Fire extinguishers- #3
Fire/Smoke Alarm
Gas Sniffer
Mast Climber

DINGHY
Stainless Steel Davits for hoisting dinghy and outboard
11’2 Inflatable with inflatable floor and keel,
2.5 HP Suzuki 4 stroke outboard

CONSTRUCTION:
Hull (skin), rudder, skeg, keel sides, deck, cabin top, cockpit, dog house sides: 3/16″HSLA           steel; frames, floors, stringers, webs: 1/4″ HSLA steel;   keel sole: 2 1/4″
Integral diesel tank sides 3/16″ HSLA steel.
HSLA steel all from the same heat, Oregon Steel Mills. Weld-through pre-primed.
Hull skin welded inside and outside, both sides.
Fabrication and welding by Jenkins Marine, Victoria, BC.

***  14,500 lbs poured-in-place lead

***  Sandblasted outside to white bright; inside brush blasted, welds inside wheel abraded                 where necessary.

***  All surfaces outside spray primed with inorganic zinc ( CathaCoat) within 1/2 hour of         blasting

***  Coating schedule:
Outside: 1 coat inorganic zinc, (CathaCoat), 3 coats high build epoxy (Amerlock400)       epoxy filler (AllFair) where required- only above WL, followed by topcoat of 2 comp. linear         polyurethane (Awlgrip).  Decks, cabintops and cockpit topcoated with 1 comp. alipathic polyurethane (Wasser and Rivera systems)
Inside:  1 coat inorganic zinc primer ( CathaCoat), Fire retardant closed cell high density           polyurethane foam +-2 1/2inches, to WL, except forpeak anchor locker, engine area,          sealed by 2 coats of latex paint. Non-foamed area 2 coats high build epoxy (Amerlock)  Condition of entire coating system inside and outside is excellent still today (September   2023);  No concerning rust inside or outside.
THIS VESSEL HAS NEVER BEEN WELDED ON SINCE LAUNCHING

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