Does anyone have the complete construction instructions with the nomenclature of the numbered parts in accordance with the plan?
It's the part in French that interests me.
Thanks in advance.
Cordially

Here, some other ideas and thoughts for genoa control.
To discuss 😉)
Enjoy...

http://www.alpmn.byethost32.com/genois.htm

Hello friends.
Needing the SMARAGD plans, I proceeded to clean up the annotations made in pink by East-RN. The A0 format has been respected.
ENJOY!!!

http://www.alpmn.byethost32.com/
http://www.alpmn.byethost32.com/plandusite.htm

Hi,

Im looking for the plans of the smaragd (robbe)

Do you know where i can find that?
Best regards
Arnaud

Hi 😊

Im looking for the plans of the smaragd (robbe)
Donc you know where i can find that ?

Thanks for your help
Best regards
Arnaud

Hi,

Im looking for the plans of the smaragd ( robbe).
Do you Know where i can find that ?
Thanks for your help.
Arnaud

Thanks Jim.. links of past posts very useful. I'll post when I'm making some progress!
Regards,

Tony A.....

Many thanks for this... and all previous posts. I'll post when I'm getting into that stage of rigging!
Regards,
Tony A....

thanks, I have been updating my Smaragd for the last years to make her as I would like. Almost running out of ideas apart from making new main sail and jib.
Apart from that hoping for some nice sailing moments,, for now I think its too cold🤔

good morning, as in the picture a pretty simple setup for a Genoa control.
the green line is the loop, it rolls on and off at the same time moving the line towards one side and the other.
the red line is the control to extend the sheet from the sail. in order to sail tight to the wind or for the wind.
on the green sheet there is a ring fixed. all the way extended to one side it is on the end point. When the green line moved to the other side it is on the end point on the other side.
through the ring the red line can move tight or wide.

for the dragon as this is a smaller boat, check out YouTube Genoa on Micro Magic. You will see easy options also !

Hi tony if you go back into the posts for the robbe smaragd a chap, East Rn posted the Robbe drawings and building instructions on a pdf for the setup for the rig and the servo positions. Its on sheet No 4 if that dont help you l can furnish a few photo,s of the set up on my smaradg,s.
Good luck Jim.

Hi Robbe,
I've just seen this -I'm currently building a Dragon from scratch, have yet to get into rigging, sheet lines etc. I plan to fit it with a genoa. If you could illustrate the sheet/pulley/servo set up you have on your genoa rigged yacht and post I'd be very appreciative. By the way your boats look very good -makes one quite envious!
Regards,,, Tony A........

The wooden handrails now in mahogany stain waiting for clearcoat finish.

Nice to hear the ladies are seaworthy ! Is there anyone with a functioning blister?

Hi yes they are all seaworthy the boat to the left is rigged out to take a genoa sail but l use a jib sail on her. the boat to the far right is rigged for jib sail only
The boat in the center is rigged for a genoa sail (two servos) is going into drydock she is looking a little dowdy and just needs a little bit of love and care.
The servo set up inside all of them is per Robbe,s plan the only thing l have added was an extra switch so l can charge the battery without removing it.

Nice ! Three big ladies in a row 😀. Are they all seaworthy ? I am interested in your control setup and sail combinations !

Hi fellas thought seeing as you have been showing me yours i thought i would show you mine.
My ladies in various couture.

inside view of servo controls for genua or blister.
the white frame in which the servos are mounted is the new version of the old situation where every servo had his own foundation.
now I can remove the complete set in one time for maintenance if necessary.

just a video which shows the movement from the genua or blister from p-side to sb-side
controlled by one servo, in my case a Hitec with a big winch wheel.

battery is 9,6 V 2300 Mah can be charged with normal charger, usually sold in packets.
speed control is hobby king 45 ampere, I cut of the wires for speedcontrol of motor.

Hi Mike no probs the hull is a bit of a beast to handle while trying to prepare it for painting the weight of the keel makes the hull flex quite a bit. l put the keel in a large vice to access most of the hull then hung it by the keel (upside down) to get to the rest this also made it easy to spray paint.
The base of the keel was finished in the upright position.

Hi Jim,
Returned to daughter’s shed today and found mast and boom, both look intact with rigging, will inspect more closely once I’ve got the cobwebs off! I guess the starting point should be the hull and paint while it’s easier to handle. I should be ok for plans, parts lists and I’ve got the sails. Thx for help and info.
Mike

hi agent l noticed that another member has sent you drawings and construction book l too have all the original drawings 4 sheets the consruction manual and a 4 page list of parts called order no 1076 also have a copy of the extra items available list. All from the year 1992. If l can be of help give me a shout Robbe went skint in the early 2020,s there are very few spares left its a great deal make match or mend.
the main mast and jib l needed to replace l just sat in front of the computer and went through all the model part supplies till l found someone who had them in stock. If you need sails then Frank at Nylet have never disappointed me very experienced chap.
I noticed the crack on the keel to hull l had the same thing l rubbed i down made sure that their were no cracks in the hull filled all the dents with a flexible car body filler and then gave it a good few layers of under coat then resprayed it in the original yellow. ???
Its a lovely boat to sail but a bit of a bruiser on the pond 13 odd kilo,s moving at fair rate not a lot gets in the way. good luck on your rebuild

yes of course Mike,
will take a bit of time, but I will sent you the info.
don't worry about another brand, if it smells the same it does the same !

hi agent,

the cracks look like through the paint system on top of the ABS. (plastic hull) see if you can determine if the paint around a crack is loose from the plastic. (with knife you can cut carefully) if the paint is loose, you will have to remove everything. (best basis to start from)
after that, good degreasing and a suitable spray primer (motip or so) and colour it with laquer to your desire.
about the transmitter, or fix up the old one or buy a new set with enough channels ( I have six with Graupner MZ 10C) but more brands are available.

Thx for reply and great video, can supply details or photo of battery and speed controller ? I also have genoa and blister.
Mike.

Hi,
The more I look at this boat the more work surfaces! no surprise there I guess! so I'm going to be a pest with plenty of questions:
- looking at the hull I'd like to repaint it, I'm wondering if the 'crazing' lines in the hull/paint are repairable? I'm hoping just rub down and respray using same colours, once I determine what they are! the starboard side also has a gold stripe which I'll have to reproduce on the port side, see pics,
- the Futaba F-14 transmitter has no charger and probably the battery is knackered, ebay items?
- it looks like the main mast and one of the booms is missing, any ideas where I can get replacements? and fitting kits

I'm not an experienced model builder so any help is appreciated.

Again thx,
Mike.

Robbe smaragd servo control for blister / genua
servo with white winch wheel : main sail , jib,
servo with black (smaller wheel) : genua & blister widen or tighten
Servo with black (big) wheel : genua and blister change position port of sb-side
Servo with arm: blister upwards to create curve or tight to create straight
one more servo for rudder not in the video

hey,
I use a 9,6 v ni-mh battery pack and a speed controller to reduce the power to 6v.
( i have no motor and propellor by the way, the ESC is only to reduce the power )
if you only use main sail and jib and rudder, a 4x 1,5V battery pack with normal batteries are sufficient for a complete afternoon sailing. ( I did this before I started with the genua and blister ) with ordinary batteries it works fine ( and cheap..... I am dutch ).
for the genua and blister I needed more power and I decided to change to battery pack rechargeable.

Hi,
I'm going to test the electronics before fitting, what batteries are you guys using in the boat? are they rechargeable?
Thx,
Mike

Hi robbe thanks for the info l thought that all of that type, shape of sail were called spinnakers. thats me lot it will be walking the plank for me. and probaly no sippers before hand.

hey Jim, as far as my knowledge goes for the rigs, a genua is a 'straight sail which pull a little further backwards than the mast.
a jib stays in front of the mast when moving from ps to sb-side.
A blister is like a genua, but is curves upwards also , so it looks like a spinnaker.
( it also has to do with the m2 of the sails itself by the way)

so to control the blister you need
a servo to move from sb- side
a servo to extent or pull the sheet itself
a servo to extent or pull the fwd part of the sail to make it more round.
( for the genua you only need the first two servos)
I hope there are sailers who can give the correct names for the items that I described but I did my best 😆)

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Hi chaps going to show my my lack of sailing knowledge now l have two smaragd.
why is the genoa called a blister or have l got this all wrong.
l converted one of boats from having a genoa rig back to main sail and jib. thanks to Frank at Nylet very helpfull and knowledgeable chap.
goes like a rocket in a decent breeze. As others have mentioned the stanchions are a little delicate l removed the original handrail ( nylon covered fishing trace wire ) and put on a length of 1mm stainless steel wire. l found the stiffness of the wire in the stanchions helped. It helped while moving the boat about didnt get caught up so much. And if it did gave the stanchions extra support.
😮

haha, came out of hibernation. contact me if you need more info . Good luck with the rebuilt !
I see you have the same blister in your package. The controls of it are old days insights so this can really be improved.
i have all the drawings, if you need any.

Wow, never expected this response so soon!! Some great photos to help as well, inspired me to crack on, thx to all.
Cheers,
Mike

hello, I came across the same situation and decided to cut off the top (thicker part) of the railing stanchions, remove the wires and put on a wooden cap rails (round 6mm).
Now the sheets from the genua and the blister slide over the cap rails.

about the whole "smaragd" project, is here a link what was done until now. In dutch, but the images will give an impression.

hey there,
i have recently refitted my smaragd, all the 'old' electronics out and completely restyled.
also the blister as seen on the picture is in working condition.
Wooden cap rails installed.
so,
if you need any advice, PM me

gr Freek

Hi Mike.

Welcome to this fantastic site.

That looks a nice boat and will look great on the water when finished.

I know very little about sailboats but i am sure there are a few members here that would help you.

Martin555.

Hi Guys,
A couple of years ago my daughter and husband moved into a house in Lincolnshire, in the garden shed was a partially completed robbe Smaragd! I have recovered it to my own den and am trying to ascertain have far the previous owner got and plan to complete the build. I have all the documentation and plans but not sure I have all the parts! certainly the main mast is missing so it's back to the shed to search when lockdown permits! I'm not sure how the blister kit fits!! In the mean time any help or advice would be appreciated.
Cheers and stay safe,
Mike

Forgot to mention that the sailing instructions warn not to return the yach to the shore under full sail as severe damage or injury could occur. With such a heavy keel she must really point well when sailing Close hauled to windward.

Kevin

Hi. I to have a Robbe Smaragd. Bought her in about 1997 from Bornemouth models. I still have the receipt somewhere in the garage with the plan set. I can remember ordering the kit along with keel, really heavy and the fittings kit. I arranged delivery to my neighbours to prevent my girlfriend having a heart attack!!! Got him from work and neighbour called to say huge box had arrived. We carried up my drive. One at each end like a coffin. I have built her up to the mast stepping stage no soent considerable efforts the paintwork as per the picture on the box and it does look stunning ( in my view). Now retired must finish and sail. Only problem is whem mast is stepped its massively tall. Will try and post some photos. Always remembered when I ordered it I mentioned the Graupner Rubin yacht but the chap said that the Robbe kit was superior and commented that the Graupner rep had admitted that to him.

Regards
Kevin

Maybe you saw mine ? From topic two years ago ?

I recently acquired a smaragd, that had largely been built, just some finishing off to do.

East RN

Ray, where did you see that other Smaragd?

I cannot find it.

Cheers
NPJ

I will go and look for those as a bit of a break from thinking"tender".

All the best.
NPJ

Just for information.
While I was browsing through the Yacht section of pictures, I came across another Smaragd yacht.
The pictures were posted 2/3 yrs ago.
I wonder if they are still active members, and have seen any of our chats and pages.
It would be good to hear from them.
Still looking through the many archived pictures.
Best Regards
Ray.

Our posts crossed Ray.............

Thanks for all that and I understand the transport issues.

Gives me a good reason for doing away with the 'weak bits'.

I am trying just to get the Tender under power so it can be used during the next two months, then back to the yacht may be.

However someone has been kindly tidying my stuff up and now I cannot find even the transmitter!

Can print out the stuff you provided though.................

All the best.

NPJ

I bought the model boat kit new from Bournemouth Models in 1998. They were the main suppliers of Robbe models and parts in the U.K. at that time. it came in several boxes and a lot of room in the garden shed.
It took some time to assemble all the separate pieces into their respective components. Then final assembly as per the manual and diagrams.
Yes the hand rails were there at the beginning, and remained there for the first couple of years.
With the standard jib and main sails, there was very little interference with the sheeting. The problems were with the transportation, as they are exposed on the edges.
The stansions would catch on clothing while lifting and walking with the model.

As I hope you can see, I have had a break through with the files.

Not done them all yet, but having success now.

Many thanks for all the trouble you went to. Lets hope others will also benefit.

Did you decide to do away with deck rails or were they not there when you acquired the boat?

All the best.

NPJ