All windows, doors, scuppers, prop and rudder tube holes are cut out and a pre-cut building cradle is supplied. The Bruce Roberts organization is able to develop any existing design into a steel kit or provide modifications to an existing design to be incorporated in a kit. They offer a worldwide service and a special facility for builders and boatyards in developing countries where kits can be supplied tack welded or fully welded and come with full technical backup and access to the latest building techniques and designs. These metal kits are produced in such a manner that even an inexperienced builder will save many hours on the preparation work because the plates, frames, longitudinal and stringers and further necessary parts for the hull and superstructure are supplied pre-cut and accurate. All the parts fit perfectly.
All plates have marking lines for positioning of frames, etc.
Following are a series of photo's, courtesy of Almarine, which show the stages of putting a kit together. All the equipment that is needed is a welder, a grinder, a lifting device and for the competent home handyman a spare ten to twelve weeks. . The first stage of construction is erecting the cradle that is supplied with the kit. As you can see, the parts are all numbered and so, by following the drawings supplied with the kit. The bottom hull plates are positioned in the cradle.