Articles about the Passagemaker Lite design series, yacht designer Tad Roberts' modern lightweight restatement of the fast, seaworthy, fuel-efficient long-range power cruiser

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The original Passagemaker Lite design. Big enough to be a full time home yet not too big to be built, maintained, and crewed by a couple. Twin engines of approximately 60 HP will push her up to 11plus knots and provide long range cruising speeds of 9-10 knots. Round bottom sheathed strip or cold-molded (3 layers) wood construction. Foam cored fiberglass construction option. Multi-chine aluminum plate construction.

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Passagemaker Lite design series is Tad Roberts' modern, lightweight, fuel-efficient re-statement of the fast, seaworthy, long-range power cruiser. There are now two series, the orginal traditional one and a modern one, in lengths from 39' to 98'.

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- - PDF , “ Passagemaker Lite: A Modern Lightweight Restatement of the Lean Long-range Power Cruiser ”
    Tad Roberts Passagemaker Magazine 2003
  - PDF, “ Passagemaker Lite: A Modern Lightweight Restatement of the Lean Long-range Power Cruiser ”
    Tad Roberts Professional Boatbuilder 2003
  - PDF, “ A Brief History of Lightweight Motor Yachts ” (Passagemaker)
    Tad Roberts Passagemaker Magazine 2003
  - PDF “ Design Review of Passagemaker Lite ”
    Art Paine Maine Boats and Harbors Issue 76, Autumn 2003
  - PDF “Power Boat Design: Form and Fuction and Their Effect on Performance ”
    Tad Roberts Wooden Boat Number 137, August 1997
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