Save Share Boat ID: 2755931

Moody 44 (1994) for sale in Norfolk, Virginia, United States

£100,000 GBP
Tax Paid / IncludedGet a foreign exchange quote

AI-generated summary

The 1994 Moody 44, presently cruising down the US East Coast, is a robustly built and well-equipped centre-cockpit cruiser, ideal for blue-water voyages. With an overall length of 13.41 meters and a beam of 4.14 meters, it offers ample space, featuring a luxurious teak-finished interior with three comfortable cabins, including a spacious aft cabin with en suite facilities. The boat has been meticulously maintained, with its Volvo MD22L engine overhauled in 2023, and recent upgrades including new Coppercoat from 2020 and refreshed deck fittings. Its extensive inventory includes a Fischer Panda generator installed in 2015, water maker, solar panels, and wind & hydro generators, ensuring self-sufficiency during extended travels. The standing rigging was replaced in 2015, and various sails, including a Vectron mainsail, Yankee, Genoa, and staysails, are in good condition, although the mainsail is noted as tired. The deck gear comprises Lewmar winches, a Lofrans windlass, and a Rocna anchor with new chain from 2022. Additional features include Raymarine navigation electronics, a full Bimini cover, and a suite of essential equipment for both comfort and practicality. UK VAT paid, this vessel is currently in Deltaville, Virginia, and its VAT status must be preserved by completing the sale in the UK.

General information
Make/model
Moody 44
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
Tax / VAT status
Paid / Included
Name of boat
Lyra Magna
Year
1994
Designer
Bill Dixon
Length overall
13.41 metres
Beam
4.14 metres
Draft
2.08 metres
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States

About this Moody 44

English

Very good specification - Generator, Water maker, Solar panels, Wind generator, Hydro generator
Engine overhauled in 2023

1994 Moody 44 in ready to go condtion, currently cruising down the East Coast of the USA. 

The 1994 Moody 44 is a classic center-cockpit cruiser, well-regarded for its robust build quality and spacious, comfortable layout, ideal for blue-water cruising. Designed by Bill Dixon, it boasts a high freeboard, a deep fin keel, and a balanced rig, giving it impressive stability and a smooth ride even in challenging conditions.

Below deck, the Moody 44 offers a luxurious interior with warm teak joinery, creating a welcoming ambiance. It features three cabins: a roomy aft cabin with an en suite head, a V-berth forecabin, and a midships cabin, providing comfortable accommodations for extended cruising. The galley is well-equipped, and the saloon is spacious, with ample seating and a large, practical chart table.

With powerful Lewmar winches, solid deck hardware, and easy-to-handle sail controls, the Moody 44 is designed for ease of handling, even short-handed, making it a favorite among experienced sailors.

The boat has just been lifted for a hull scrub and new anodes (November 2024).

Note: This boat is UK VAT Paid. In order to retain the boats UK VAT Paid status the sale must take place in the UK. If sold outisde of the UK, the UK VAT paid status will be lost. 

Specification and Inventory

Engine and mechanical

Volvo MD22L engine with shaft drive and fixed three blade propeller. Overhaul completed in 2023.
Current engine hours 4810, hours at overhaul 4770.

Engine serviced November 2024

Engine overhaul information:
Engine removed and dismantled. Block and crankshaft inspected by the engineer, measurements were all still within new tolerance so the bores were polished and also the crankshaft journals. New rings and shells installed. Injectors serviced. Heat exchanger pressure tested. New water circulation pump. Oil pump refurbished with new gears, new oil pressure switch. New overheat sensor. New exhaust elbow. New hoses. New engine mountings and new filters and belts.

Fischer Panda 6500 PMC Generator year 2015.
Generator hours 887.
Last generator service April 2022 at 837 hours.
Engine room ventilation fan 
Vetus bow thruster.


Hull

Coppercoat was redone in 2020.
Just one skin fitting has been changed, 2017 the aft heads, the seacock too. Also the starboard cockpit drain seacock was replaced in 2022.


Sails and rigging

One mainsail, a bit tired, Vectron
One Yankee, good. Vectron
One Genoa, good. Vectron
Two Staysails, good. Vectron
One cruising chute in bag with snuffer, good.
Spinnaker pole.
Standing rigging replaced in 2015

Owners comments:

"As far as I know, the sails are original. The first owner sailed her as a cutter. When the second owner decommissioned the cutter I think the Yankee was rested along with the staysail. I suppose the Genoa was then put in service, but I don’t know when that was.
The cruising chute may well be younger.

She had been delivered to the first owner cutter rigged. The subsequent owners had removed the inner fore stay for ease of handling.
We reinstated the cutter rig, all the parts had been handed over. She has ‘diamond stays’ aloft so no need for running back stays.""


Electrical

1500 Watt inverter.
440 Ah domestic battery bank installed 2021
The warm air heater is a Eberspacher D3L - 3200 Watt
Spectra Ventura 150 Deluxe Watermaker
Watt and Sea hydrogenerator ‘ cruising 300 ‘
Silent Wind 400+ wind generator
400W Solar Panels on top of the Bimini.( Plus boat side solar panels).
Bilge pumps


Navigation equipment

Two Raymarine C90w plotters.
Raymarine Ray90 vhf.
Raymarine i50 tri data.
Raymarine i60 wind.
Raymarine ST50 GPS.
Raymarine radar. 
Raymarine autopilot and spare actuator.
Compass.
‘Blipper’ radar reflector.
TV aerial at masthead.
Red, green, white running lights. Steaming light. Masthead tricolour and anchor light. Foredeck working light.(tricolour and anchor are LED )
AIS - Digital Yacht AIT1000 class B


Deck Gear

The full Bimini and sides. We have changed the front window to a split window. We have 
The full boat cover is Sunbrella fabric and hoisted mid ships. We use it when leaving the boat in warmer climes when we fly home for short periods.
Rocna 33 anchor and 60 metres chain, re galvanised 2022.
Lofrans anchor windlass, control at bow and at helm.
Fortress 23 anchor.
Two refillable aluminium propane bottles with dual regulator.
Two x 40 winches at the mast for halyards. 
One coachroof 16 self tailing winch for furling and unfurling the main sail. 
Four winches 2 x 44 and 2x 50 self tailing for the Genoa and Staysail. 
Two small winches for the mainsail track. 
All winches are Lewmar.
4 winch handles.
Engine ( outboard )lifting crane.
Dinghy davits.
Cockpit BBQ.
Teak cockpit table.
All hatches have insect screens and blinds.
All hatches have Sunbrella covers for sun protection.
Extra Fuel containers x 5 on side deck with sunbrella covers.
AB dinghy 9AL aluminium and a 9.8 Mercury outboard


Interior 

The cabin sole boards have been replaced
All cabin side windows have concertina blinds.
The cupboards below the pilot berth have replaced the second pilot berth. The second pilot berth can be reinstated very easily if cupboards not wanted.
Cabin ceiling lighting, under lighting and spot lighting all LED
Sprung mattresses with anti damp mat beneath in main and guest cabin.
Manual toilet x 2
Showers x 2 and a transom shower.
Hot water calorifier with immersion heater.
Electrical sockets, white for shore power.
Electrical sockets black, for inverter use.
There are several cupboards of spares for this boat and a maintenance log along with instructions/information booklets for various bits of kit.

2015/ 2016 Refit work:

Fisher Panda Genertator fitted
Standing rigging replaced
‘Watt and Sea’ hydro generator was installed and a ‘Silent Wind’ wind turbine. 
The batteries were replaced with AGM’s, capacity 330 Ah and an inverter (1500watt) was installed. 
The original 40 Amp battery charger was replaced by two Sterling chargers totalling 100 Amps.
AIS was fitted, sending and receiving.
A corrian style (not actual corrian) work surface installed in the galley. 
A new GN Espace three burner cooker was fitted and isotherm drawer fridge (air cooled) and isotherm chest freezer ( keel cooled) were installed.
A deck pump out facility was added to the already installed holding tank.
A Spectra water maker was also installed.
60 meters of new 10mm anchor chain acquired and a deck wash pump fitted to clean the chain as it comes up.
Multiple cabin fans are fitted.
400W Solar panels fitted 
Cockpit teak replaced with synthetic teak (Tekdeck) 

Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

  • This vessel is UK VAT paid.
  • As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
  • This boat is lying in Deltaville, Virginia, USA
  • © 2024 Nicolle Associates

Read more

Propulsion
Engine
1 x Volvo Penta MD22L
Engine hours
40
Fuel
Diesel
This Moody 44 has been viewed 61 times
Broker/Dealer Information

Nicolle Associates - Hamble

Saltmakers House Hamble Point Marina School Lane
Hamble
Hampshire
SO31 4NB
United Kingdom
Please mention that you saw this boat on TheYachtMarket.
XXXX XXX XXX

Thank you

Your message has been sent.

Ask for more photos

Email to a friend

By submitting this form, you agree to our Privacy & Cookie Policy

By submitting this form, you agree to our Privacy & Cookie PolicySite protected by Google reCAPTCHA
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply

Report this boat

Thank you, your message has been sent

Why not register your interest in these similar boats?

We will send the following details to the sellers of the selected boats: Your name, email address, phone number (if provided). your country and which boat(s) you are interested in.

Request More Information

Change units of measure

This feature requires cookies to be enabled on your browser.

Show price in:

Show lengths, beam and draft in:

Show displacement or weight in:

Show capacity or volume in:

Show speed in:

Show distance in: