Moody 31 MkII (1987) for sale in Argyll, United Kingdom

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The Moody 31 MkII, designed by Bill Dixon, was introduced in 1985 as an improved version of the popular MkI. Built until 1991, it features a refined layout and a sugar scoop-style transom. The "MOONGLOW," built in 1987, is up for sale in Argyll, UK. This 9.37m boat with a 3.20m beam is in commission and ready to sail away from Dunstaffnage Marina near Oban. It boasts a well-maintained Beta Marine engine (installed in 2022), extensive onboard equipment, and many recent upgrades, including a new in-mast roller reefing system, electric windlass, and modern navigation systems. Ideal for first-time buyers, it offers a spacious aft cabin and a variety of spares and tools.

General information
Make/model
Moody 31 MkII
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
Price comment
Beta engine fitted new in 2022
Name of boat
MOONGLOW
Year
1987
Designer
Bill Dixon
Length overall
9.37 metres
Length waterline
7.75 metres
Beam
3.20 metres
Draft
1.52 metres
Displacement
4,521 kg
Hull
GRP
Keel
Fin Keel
Location
Argyll, United Kingdom

About this Moody 31 MkII

English

The Bill Dixon designed Moody 31MkII was introduced in 1985 to refine and modernise the popular MkI version of the design, launched in 1983. The Moody 31 proved to be one of the most popular designs the British builder produced offer a great layout with the benefit of a spacious aft cabin. The MkII design featured a slightly tweaked layout below decks and a sugar scoop-style transom. The design ceased production in 1991 with over 300 examples leaving the factory during that period.

The Moody 31 MkII MOONGLOW is lying afloat and offered for sale, in commission and ready to sail away. Her extensive inventory is ideally suited to somebody purchasing their first boat, highlights including:

Original gelcoat finish to topsides and deck

Beta Marine Beta 30, installed new in 2022 with under 300 hours use

Extensive spares and tools

ProSport 5/5 battery charger, 20amp

On board TP-Link 4g wifi router

Garmin EchoMap UHD75cv (2022)

Raymarine i40 Bi-Data display (2022)

Autohelm ST2000 tiller pilot, new 2023

Icom IC-M402 DSC VHF

Raymarine AIS700 Class-B AIS Transceiver (2022)

Bainbridge Neptune 4500, two burners, grill and oven (2019).

Jabsco manual marine toilet, full set of spares, new pipework 2024

On-Mast roller reefing system

Lewmar Pro-Series 1000w electric windlass (2022).

Avon inflatable dinghy with outboard

Lying on her berth in Dunstaffnage Marina, near Oban the Moody 31MkII MOONGLOW is ready for immediate viewing by prior arranagement.

CONSTRUCTION

Hull Construction:

Single piece GRP moulded hull

GRP formed internal structural members

Plywood bulkheads.

Internal GRP moulding forming cabin soles and base of furniture units internally.

Original white gelcoat to finish topsides

Deck & Superstructure Construction:

Single piece GRP moulded deck incorporating coachroof and self-draining cockpit.

Alloy framed port lights

Moulded non-slip pattern panels to finish side decks, coachroof top, cockpit sole and seating.

Keel & Rudder:

Fin keel

Bolt on iron ballast keel

Partial skeg hung rudder

MACHINERY

Engine:

Beta Marine Beta 30 (2022)

30hp @ 3,600rpm

3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled

TMC60 mechanical reversing marine gearbox (2022)

Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:

Current recorded engine hours – 286hrs

Engine last serviced September 2023 at 250hrs

Cruising speed under engine 6kts

Set of cruising spares

Set of heavy-duty bolt croppers

General cruising spares / consumables aboard

Extensive tool kit

Propulsion & Steering:

Stainless steel prop shaft

Rope cutter

3-blade, bronze fixed prop (2022)

Semi-balanced spade rudder

Tiller steering

Emergency rudder board and pole

Autopilot:

Autohelm ST2000 tiller pilot (2023)

New and unused

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

12VDC onboard power system

230VAC shorepower system

Shore Power:

Single 16 amp connection

Extension lead to connect to shore supply

Three 13amp sockets

Battery Banks:

Domestic – 1x 12VDC, 115Ah, lead acid

Engine – 1x 12VDC, 110Ah, lead acid

Alternator:

Single engine mounted alternator

Battery Charger:

ProSport 5/5 battery charger

230VAC – 12VDC, 10amp

Battery Monitoring:

Voltmeter on switch panel

General:

12VDC USB charging sockets at chart table and in both cabins

OnBoard WIFI – TP Link Archer MR400 4G router

PLUMBING

Fresh Water:

Pressurised hot and cold water system

Mixer tap in galley and heads

Hot water provided from calorifier heated by engine

Bilge Pumps:

Manual bilge pump

Electric Bilge Pump – Shower sump pump can pump from bilge also.

Emergency manual bilge pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:

Single diesel tank

Steel tank construction

Approximate capacity 90ltrs

10ltr plastic fuel can

Fresh Water:

Single fresh water tank.

Approximate capacity 135ltrs

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:

Plotter – Garmin EchoMap UHD75cv (2022)

Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine i40 Bi-Data display (2022)

Wind – Stowe

Wind Close Hauled - Stowe

Magnetic Compass

Below Decks:

GPS – Garmin GPS120

Handheld Compass – Iris 50 (2022)

Clock and Barometer

Parallel Rule

Breton Plotter

Communications Equipment:

DSC VHF – Icom IC-M402

AIS – Raymarine AIS700 Class-B Transciever (2022)

Handheld VHF – Micro 90 SX

Emergency VHF antenna

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

Galley Stove – Bainbridge Neptune 4500, two burner, grill and oven (2019). Gimbal mounted

Below worktop coolbox

Stainless steel sink

Selection of pots, pans and cooking utensils

Selection of mugs, crockery and cutlery

Heads:

Head – Jabsco manual marine toilet, full spares kit aboard

Heads outlet pipe work replaced spring 2024

Wash hand basin

Mixer tap extending for use as showerhead

Wet locker

Lighting:

Overhead lighting throughout

Reading lights in cabins

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

Double cabin forward

Saloon with two occasional single berths

Nav station

Galley

Aft cabin

Heads

Description of Accommodation from Forward:

Forward Cabin:

Twin v-berth with infill to create a double

Shelves running the length of the bunks outboard overhead port and starboard

Standing room aft of bunk

Hanging locker outboard of standing room to port

Countertop outboard to starboard with lockers below and above outboard

Saloon:

Centrally located, double drop leaf saloon table with bottle storage within table

Bench settee to port starboard, both bunks converting to occasional single bunks

Starboard bunk base extends inboard to create an occasional compact double bunk

Storage lockers and shelves outboard of settees overhead.

Cave locker storage behind seat backs port and starboard

Galley:

L-shaped galley to starboard of companionway.

Stainless steel sink inboard forward

Top loading coolbox below worktop outboard forward

Gimbal mounted cooker aft with worktop infill over top

Lockers outboard of worktop with drawers and lockers beneath worktop

Nav Station:

Forward facing chart table with navigators seating.

Chart storage in top of table

Switch panel outboard with cave lockers aft.

Locker beneath navigators seat

Aft Cabin:

Double berth extending aft.

Lockers running the length of the berth outboard overhead

Standing room forward of bunk with shelved and hanging lockers outboard

Heads:

Inboard facing manual marine toilet located forward outboard.

Countertop with inset wash hand basin aft outboard

Hanging locker aft.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

Single spreader, deck stepped, masthead sloop rig

Anodised alloy mast and spars, manufactured by Kemp

Standing rigging in 1x19 stainless steel with chromed bronze rigging screws.

Roller furling gear on forestay

Retro fitted Easy Reef roller mainsail roller reefing system fitted to mast.

Easy reef roller serviced and new bearings fitted 2023

Rod kicker

Spinnaker pole

Genoa sheets replaced spring 2024

Boom preventer line rigged with block and shackle

Bosuns Chair

Winches:

Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 30, two-speed

Cockpit Mainsail Control Winch – 1x Lemar 6, single-speed

Mast Mounted Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 7 single speed, 1x Lewmar 8, single speed

Sails:

Mainsail – White Dacron, in-mast roller reefing. Sanders Sails

Genoa – White Dacron, roller furling, new UV strip 2022. Lucas Sails

Genoa – White Dacron, roller furling. Rockall Sails

Storm Jib – Hank-on, as new condition

Canvas Work:

Sprayhood – On stainless steel frame

Spraydodgers – With boat name on

Anchoring & Mooring:

Bower Anchor – Plough anchor on 40m, 8mm chain(40m) and warp (15m) rode

Kedge Anchor – With heavy-duty warp rode with additional 30m heavy-duty warp

Anchor Windlass – Lewmar Pro-Series 1000w electric windlass (2022). Foot button controls on foredeck

Anchor tripping line and buoy

Depth Sounding line and weight

Mooring Warps - Selection

Fenders – Selection

Boat Hook

Tender:

Inflatable Dinghy – Avon Redstart dinghy, valves recently replaced, pump, oars and outboard bracket

Outboard – Yamaha 2hp, 2-stroke

General:

Single stainless steel bow roller

Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails

Toerail mounted alloy stanchions supporting double tier stainless steel guardwires

Alloy toerail running around deck edge with fairleads forward and aft.

Deck mounted alloy mooring cleats and aft

Toerail mounted midships cleat

Hardwood grabrails running along outboard edges of coachroof

GRP moulded cockpit coamings with primary winches mounted on top

Bench seating around cockpit

Mainsheet spanning cockpit companionway forward

Cockpit locker beneath port side cockpit seat

Removable section of transom seating providing storage for liferaft

Transom mounted folding swimming ladder

Transom mounted outboard storage/propulsion bracket

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:

Masthead Tri-colour

Steaming light with deck flood

Low level navigation lights

Anchor light – battery powered light, hoisted on halyard

Day Signals – Anchor Ball and Motoring Cone

Life saving:

Liferaft – Ocean Safety ORC 4 person cannister raft. Purchased new 2023

Lifejackets – 4x Crewsaver ErgoFit (2022), each fitted with FastFind AIS MOB beacons

4x Safety lanyards

Flares – 4x Red Parachute, 4X Red handheld, 2x Orange Smoke, all in date until September 2025

Lifebuoy x2 (one fitted with danbuoy)

MOB recovery sling

Throwing line

Emergency MOB recovery ladder – pull down type

Jackstays

Fire Extinghushers = 1x 1kg Powder, 3x 0.8kg Powder

Fire Blanket

Carbon Monoxide alarm, mounted in aft cabin

Handheld Gas Alarm/Monitor

Foghorn – 1x Cannister type 1x Manually blown type

First Aid Kit

DISCLAIMER

In this case we are acting as brokers only.

The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.

This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice

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Propulsion
Engine
Beta Marine Beta 30 (2022) 30hp @ 3,600rpm 3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled TMC60 mechanical reversing marine gearbox (2022) Single lever morse control
Engine hours
286
Fuel
Diesel
Fuel capacity
90 litres
Accommodation
Drinking water capacity
135 litres
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Mark Cameron Yachts

Mr Mark Cameron
The Braes
Inverneil
PA308ES
United Kingdom
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