Bruce Roberts Spray 36


Price
AU $65,000 Or nearest offer
Finance
Pre-Purchase Inspection
Currency
Length
36' - 10.97m
Vessel Location
Darwin.
Launch Year
1985 approximate
Hull Material
Steel

Truant is offered for sale due to current owners health issues. After an aborted trip to Indonesia, 7/2025 and an attempt to return to Qld, departed Darwin May 2026 and got as far as Groote Eylandt before making the heartbreaking decision to turn around. She is still set up and ready to go to Indonesia or where ever. Now laying at Darwin

UPDATE 22/7/2026. New anchor winch motor fitted. Departed Gove today, heading for Darwin, ETA, couple of day's.
UPDATE 28/7/26. Just passed Croker Island. Truant is booked to be slipped at Spot On boat yard 3 August 2026. Booked for a week, good time for any serious buyers to have survey done.
UPDATE 8/8/26 Now on hard at spot on marine. Survey done and should be available next week. Bottom 500mm of top sides painted and anti fouling completed.

After a major fire, November 2021, she was completely stripped out, rebuilt and relaunched November 2024. All internal fitting are less than 3 years old with some gear only 12 months old as these were purchased and fitted just prior to departing Maryborough Qld May last year ( life raft, chart plotter, hydraulic steering, auto pilot, etc).
Truant has current comprehensive insurance.
She is stocked with upto 2 months of provisions and what is to be left aboard will be negotiated with buyer.
After rebuilding Truant was set up for comfortable live aboard and blue water cruiser. Quater berths were converted to extra water tanks and storage but can be easily changed back to accommodation.
All the engine spares and filters for remote cruising are aboard including spare starter motor and a alternator.
Boxes of quality hand tools and Ryobi cordless tools aboard but these will need to be negotiated.
Spare bilge pumps, sump pump, water pumps and miscellaneous electrical spares included.
Port barrel not included.
Good clean linen to be included if required. Upholstery is basic but functional.
Trim around Galley was not finished but what is there is clean (new) and fit for purpose.
Yes there is a bit of rust on deck and cabin top ( she has done 5000nm in the last 12months) and a few battle scars on hull, but nothing that can't be easily tided up.
Sit on kayak included.
9 x 20lt fuel containers included.
Jotan paint left over from slipping 9/82026


Price
AU $65,000 Or nearest offer   
Vessel Name
Tuant
Launch Year
1985 approximate
Length
36' - 10.97m
Beam
3.7m
Draft
1.6m
Displacement
16 ton
Keel / Ballast
Full length steel, ballast not known
Vessel Location
Darwin.
Region
Northern Territory
Use
Cruising, Live Aboard
HIN
Tba
Registration
JF336
Rego Expiry
02/02/2027
Designer
Bruce Roberts
Builder
Unknown
Hull Material
Steel
Decks Material
Steel 4mm
Engine
Diesel
Engine Make
Volvo
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
55
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
4000
Fuel Consumption
2ltph @ 5knts
Max Speed
7kn
Cruise Speed
5knt
Propulsion
Inboard Shaft Drive : New injectors and damper rubers, rear seal replaced when engine out of boat 2023
Fuel
450
Water
300lt in 4 poly tanks. 100lt stand alone stainless tank for shower
Dinghy
10ft walker bay
Outboard
5nh Yamaha
Covers
2400mmx1200mm solid aluminium targa with dingy davits 2024.
Sunbrella link sheet, 2025
Accommodation
Custom, timber, vinyl, poly ply, all new 2023
Cabins
1 large v berth
Double day bed in saloon
Berths
2
Shower
Yes
Toilet
Compositing
Entertainment
Tv, stereo
Air-Con
16000btu stella marine raw water cooled, 240v, can be run off portable genset.
Galley
Single sink, huge roll out draws.
Refrigeration
Bush master 12v 130lt upright
Stove
Eno 2 burner cook top and oven, lpg
Water-Maker
No
Hot Water
10lt 12v / 240
Ground Tackle
65lb Manson, 100m of 10mm chain, muir storm2200,2021, with new motor 2026.
45lb mason with 100m rode.
Fortress stern anchor with 100m rode.
Heavey duty drouge.
Safety Gear
Standard offshore
Bilge Pumps
2 auto, 1manual
Life Raft
Viking 4 man new 4/4/2026
Epirb
Yes
Life Jackets
2
Flares
Current offshore
Fire Protection
Extinguisher x3
Electrics
House 2 x 400w solar panels, 60 amp regulator (new 7/25), 2 x 200 deep cycle plus 2x 200 lead acid (new 7/2025).
Engine, 2x 200w solar, 30 amp regulator.
2000w invertor.
1 x 15 amp smart charger.
Electronics / Navigation
Raymarine aximo 9 inch plotter, (new May 2025), ais, 7 inch sounder, vhf x2,( new May 2025), course master hydraulic auto pilot (new February 2025).
Sail Inventory
Main good con, staysail on reconditioned furler good condition, 110% head sail on furler, sail poor condition.
Storm trisail.
Mast / Rigging
Sloop riged aluminium 13.4m deck mounted mast with steps, 2 spreader, stainless rigging, replaced at Hobart 2016.
Running rigging good, 80% replaced after fire 2024, heap of new 12mm double braid aboard.
Deck Gear
4x self tailing sheet cockpit winches, 2 x self tailing mast halyard winches. Usual jammers and turning blocks all serviceable.
Remarks
An old mate, shipwright/ trawler man said before rebuilding, "you'll break before she does", he was right.

CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Ian Lehman
Telephone
Maryborough QLD
Australia


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