BLACK-LISTED BOATS & PLANS
TIP - Never buy a boat that does not come with plans & other supporting paper work !

The purpose of this page is to warn prospective purchasers of boats designed by Bruce Roberts-Goodson or his staff under the Bruce Roberts Yacht Designs banner, that were either built from PIRATED OR STOLEN  plans or worse still from incomplete, altered or out of date plans as sold by Phill Hogg and Paul Taylor in Australia.  Also there are others who have built boats purported to be from Bruce Roberts plans which were altered to such a degree as to make them either unsafe and or not supported by this office.

BLACK-LISTED ... Boats built from pirated or stolen plans:

Any boats computer designed by Bruce Roberts since 1985 to present time ... that are sold or supplied by PHIL HOGG or PAUL TAYLOR .. This list includes all includes illegally acquired plans for the Spray range of plans, New York series, All Roberts designs, Waverunner designs & others as listed on the web page  PIRATED AND STOLEN PLANS  Email  BRUCE for additional information.

BLACK-LISTED ... Private builders:

It is possible to stay off this list ... firstly check before you buy any Bruce Roberts designed boat and secondly you can correct the situation at minimum expense by contacting BRUCE who is very reasonable to deal with in this respect.

The honor of the first person to be posted on this section is one Ambrogio Di Bernardo Milano-Italy who claimed he never received his plans ... he has now admitted that he DID receive his plans and this posting will remain on our and other web sites until he publicly apologizes on the same web site that he posted the lies in the first place!

MAKING CHANGES TO OUR DESIGNS WITHOUT THE DESIGNERS OR PERMISSION:

If you are building a Bruce Roberts designed sail or powerboat ... PLEASE do NOT make any substantive changes without contacting us for advice.  Below we have an example of what will not only ruin the basic design but jeopardise your chances of ever selling your boat at a decent price ... NO one wants to buy an 'orphan'  a boat that has been so screwed up by the builder that it is either un-safe and or handles unfavourably in certain conditions ... I know all designers agree with me on this point ... either follow your plans OR consult the designer BEFORE you make any changes.

NOTE: Most classification societies and local licensing authorities take a dim view of boats that have been altered between the designers drawing board and the builders finished product  .. avoid these problems at ALL costs.

If you have already made changes to YOUR Bruce Roberts designed boat ... PLEASE seek the designers advice and help to put your boatbuilding project back on the right track !

BLACK-LISTED ... Commercial builders:

1.  Any boats built by FORTUNA YACHTS (South Africa) & marketed as  Bruce Roberts designs - Reason - Alteration to the plans and all these boats built from pirated or stolen plans.

2.  Any Roberts 43's built by MASTERS BOATBUILDING in Florida - Marketed as Sea-Master 45 - Built from Pirated plans that have been altered and this boat has serious problems.

3.  Any versions of Roberts 43 built in Taiwan and marketed as ROBERTS 450 - Plans altered and boat has serious problems.

4.  There are many fiberglass Roberts 35's sold in Australia under the name of MAZSCRAFT ... No royalties were paid on these boats so they are black-listed with all our design offices.

5.  Several fiberglass Spray 28's, Spray 33's and Spray 36's were built in UK by HUMBER BOAT COMPANY & BLAXTON BOATS without the builder paying any royalties on the plans ... also it is suspected that the plans were copied illegally, please check with Bruce Roberts before you buy one the fiberglass Sprays

6. Spray 36's .. Built in Canada by H. DEHMEL who built 25 and the aluminium hulls are marked between #1 and #25.

7.  Several fiberglass Roberts 25's were built in UK by HUMBER BOAT COMPANY, without the builder paying any royalties on the plans .. Check with Bruce Roberts before you buy one of these boats or hulls.

8.  Several 43 ft to 45 ft fiberglass hulls were built in England from un-authorized fiberglass moulds and these were marketed as the Roberts Classic 45,  Roberts 43 etc., check with Bruce before you buy one of these boats.

We will update this list as new information comes to our attention.