ACCOMMODATION
The accommodation offers up to six berths in two cabins and saloon. Teak and teak faced joinery with teak and holly style flooring to saloon and carpets to cabins and navigation area.
Forward cabin with V berth and infill creating a double with storage above and below, hanging locker to port and dressing table with shelved locker above to starboard side. Opening hatch to foredeck. Door to saloon with settee berths port and starboard with stowage above and below. Drop leaf table with bottle stowage to centre. Opening hatch to deck. Navigation area aft to port with seat, chart stowage and drawers beneath. L shaped galley opposite to starboard side with Gimballed Plastimo Neptune 2500 two ring gas cooker with oven and grill, Refrigerated cool box, stainless steel sink with hot and cold pressurised mixer tap and generous stowage. Aft cabin to starboard with large double berth, double hanging locker and additional shelved locker. 2 x Opening portlights to cockpit. Heads compartment aft to port with Parr sea toilet. Vanity unit with hot and cold water supply with pull-out shower. Wet hanging locker. Full interior lighting. Curtains. Diesel fired warm air cabin heating (fitted 2022).
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Located abaft the companionway. Volvo Penta 2003, three cylinder, 28hp diesel engine (overhauled and fitted in 2024) Electric start. Fresh water cooled via heat exchanger. Shaft drive to two blade fixed propeller. Single lever engine control. New engine mounts and stainless steel exhaust elbow. Rope cutter. Maximum speed approx. 6 knots. Cruising speed approx. 5 knots. Diesel fired warm air heating.
Alternator charging to 3 x 12 volt batteries
240 volt shore power supply.
Battery charger
12 volt switch panel
USB outlets to control panel and instrument cockpit display
80W Solar panel
DESCRIPTIONS
SAILS, SPARS AND RIGGING
Masthead rigged sloop. Kemp silver anodised deck stepped aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (2015). Terylene running rigging. Slab reefing to mainsail with lazyjacks and bag. Furlex roller furling headsail. Z Spars Whisker pole (new 2021). All lines led aft to cockpit.
Mainsail - Arun/Rockhall
Furling Genoa - Arun/Rockhall
Cruising chute and sock - Arun/Rockhall
DECK EQUIPMENT
Simpson Lawrence Anchorman manual vertical anchor windlass
2 x CQR and 1 x spade anchors
30M Chain and warp
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, alloy stanchions and guard wires (replaced 2021)
Sprayhood (2021)
Stainless steel boarding ladder
Named cockpit dodgers
Various warps and fenders
Outboard bracket
2 x Boat hook
2 x Harken Two speed 32 self-tailing Sheet Winches (new 2024)
2 x Lewmar 8 Halyard Winches
1 x Lewmar 6 Mast winch
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
Bulkhead steering compass
Standard Horizon GP300 GPS/Chartplotter
Standard Horizon Quest-X GX1500E DSC Radio with cockpit handset (possibly requires new aerial)
Standard Horizon handheld VHF Radio
Autohelm 2000 autopilot
Clipper Duet depth/speed guage
Tacktick wind speed indicator
Radar reflector
Bracket and waterproof cover for tablet (tablet not included)
Brass Clock and barometer
Navigation lights
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Manual bilge pump
Fire extinguishers (expiry dates unknown)
Gas detector
Fire blanket
Jackstays
Ocean Safety 4 Man Liferaft (new 2020, requires service)
Fog horn
Danbuoy
CONSTRUCTION
Built by Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd in 1989 to a design by Bill Dixon. White GRP hull with blue style stripes. White GRP superstructure with moulded-in, non-slip to decks and cockpit. Cast iron bilge keels. Tiller steering to skeg hung rudder. Alloy toe rail. Teak coach roof grab rails. Self draining cockpit and anchor well. Hull below water line epoxied and copper coated in (2011)
COMMENTS
The Moody 31 Mk II is a quality family sailing cruiser with good performance and comfortable accommodation sleeping six below deck. This particular example has been well maintained and regularly updated and is presented in excellent order throughout. A fantastic opportunity to acquire a sought after cruising yacht, in great condition, ready for the new season. Viewing by appointment through Howard Ford Marine Sales.