Moody 425 from Royal Yachts?

[OndinePLC]

I am looking at a 42ft sloop whose registration states the constructor to be "Royal Yachts" model "Mega 431".

The owner says it is a Moody 425., built 1990.

I cannot find Royal Yachts on the internet (Royal Huisman yes but that does not seem likely).
Does anybody know of this constructor, did they build Moodys?

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[psk125]

A picture is worth 1000 words. What does the boat look like? If it looks like a Moody, and the owner says it's a Moody, then it likely is a Moody. The HIN number would confirm the builder, and if the owner is correct. If the owner is correct, the registration is faulty... or fraudulent. It might take a L O N G time to fix the registration.

[OndinePLC]

Unfortunately I haven't been able to get the picture from my phone into the message/reply.
I am hoping somebody knows about Royal Yachts, USA cerca 1990 if they existed.

[Pete7]

Never heard of them and it would be a real surprise if someone else made Moody yachts. Some models were built by different builders in the UK normally for the charter market. The S31 is one example.

The active Owners Association have a forum for prospective owners:

https://www.moodyowners.info/forums/...question-here/

This from IPC Magazines article:

Moody 425
Introduced: August 1988
Ceased: July 1991
Built by: Marine Projects (Plymouth) Limited
Designer: Bill Dixon
Boats Built: 116
Berths: 8

The Moody 425 is a direct development of the Moody 422. The main differences are the en-suite heads to the Aft cabin, which can also be accessed, from the Galley thus giving two accesses to the Aft cabin. Inmast furling mainsail and furling headsail where standard. The transom was lengthened and incorporated two lockers in the transom. Forecabin: 2 single berths. Forward heads: situated to starboard this compartment is fully fitted out with a marine wc, washbasin and shower, hot and cold water. Doors give access to forward cabin and forward end of the main saloon. Galley: to port, aft of the saloon and is practically sited adjacent to the main companionway. Hot and cold water with refrigerated ice box. Two burner stove with oven and grill. Access to owners suite. navigation area. Aft passageway: Twin fore and aft single berths which can be closed off to form a separate cabin. Aft cabin: centreline fore and aft double berth. A settee is fitted to starboard and a hanging locker and dresser to port. An en-suite toilet and shower area, marine wc, shower.

[JPA Cate]

AFAIK, Moody never built in the US.

Possible fraud here.

Ann

[PippaB]

There was a place named Royal Yachts in Alameda, California for a brief time in the '80s and early '90s. Run by David Knapp (I think), and an outgrowth of his father's (?) shop CLK (Charles L Knapp) Boatworks in Tacoma. CLK had the HIN MIC KPD, and that was re-assigned to Royal Yachts. CLK did build a 52' footer called Aquila, I don't know how many (or even if the original ever got launched). AFAIK Royal Yachts was an importer/broker, I don't know if they ever built boats.

Long way of saying, if the HIN for the vessel starts with "KPD" you have a good idea it is actually a Royal Yachts vessel that was imported from some yard that didn't put on their own marque, and in that case best scenario is a knock-off of a Moody.

https://uscgboating.org/content/manu...il.php?id=6857

Could of course be something entirely different, but that business was located at the marina at which I was working at the time.