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Moody for sale in Kent £22,500
A well-presented 1984 Moody 31 offering comfortable accommodation for up to six in two cabins and the saloon. Powered by a Volvo 2003 28hp diesel engine and benefiting from bilge keels, she is well suited to cruising and exploring a wide range of UK coastal and inland waters. She has an array of navigation equipment, diesel cabin heating and the rigging was last replaced in 2010. The sails were last professionally valeted in 2022, and she was last out of the water in 2023.
This yacht has been extensively refurbished by the current owner internally and externally, including new seacocks, additional deck drains and a hatch to the main cabin to increase ventilation and light. All sail handling has been brought back to the cockpit, and an additional winch has been installed. Presented in good overall condition and offering excellent accommodation, she is well worth viewing.
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Accommodation
The Moody 31 offers comfortable accommodation for up to six in two cabins and the saloon. The light and airy saloon features blue upholstery, a central dining table with folding leaves and seating for guests. Excellent natural light is provided by the deck hatches and portholes. The forward cabin provides a comfortable double berth, while the aft cabin offers additional sleeping accommodation.
The galley is equipped with a Plastimo Neptune two-burner gas hob with oven and grill, cool box and manually pumped cold water. The heads compartment incorporates a marine toilet and washbasin with manually pumped cold water. Fresh water capacity is approximately 135 litres.
The companionway steps lead up to a good-sized cockpit with comfortable seating and generous cockpit lockers providing useful storage. A stereo radio provides entertainment aboard.

Inventory
Deck Equipment:

Anchor - with 40 metres of chain and warp
Anchor windlass, manual
Lifeline gates
Mainsail cover
Sprayhood - new 2024
Cockpit dodgers
Halyard bags
6 x Fenders
6 x Mooring warps
1 x Avon 8ft inflatable dinghy

Navigation Equipment:

Compass - Contest
Depth Gauge – Autohelm
Speed/Log – Autohelm - not working
Windspeed/Direction – Autohelm
VHF Radio - Navman
Chart plotter – Simrad Cruise 7
GPS - XIMO
1 x Autopilot - Raymarine, ST2000
Electronic Charts
Navigation Lights – Mast and Deck Level
Clock and Barometer

Safety Equipment:

2 x Fire extinguishers
1 x Fire blanket
1 x Gas Alarm
1 x Cockpit Harness Points
4 x Lifejackets - 2 new and only used once.
1 x Horseshoe Lifebuoy with light
MOD Sling
Liferaft XM 4-man in need of service
1 x Manual bilge pump
1 x Electric bilge pump
Radar Reflector


Keel
Bilge keel with tiller steering

History and Construction
This Moody 31 was built in 1984 by Moody to a Bill Dixon design. The boat has a white GRP hull with a white superstructure and decks with non-slip surfaces, with stainless steel stanchions, a stainless-steel pulpit, bilge keels, a spade rudder and a self-draining cockpit.
The yacht was last out of the water in May 2023 to check and clean the hull; the prop was polished, and anodes were replaced. All of the seacocks were also replaced. The current owner has enjoyed the vessel for the last 5 years and is looking to move away from sailing due to age and health.

Title Documents
When preparing these details, we have seen the following documentation:

Bill of Sale in the owner’s name.
Previous Bills of Sale.
Proof of location on 31st December 2020.
Owner’s manual


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Mechanical
Sails and Spars:
This Moody 31 has a Bermudan Masthead Sloop rig, with a deck-stepped Aluminium mast and boom, with stainless steel standing rigging. The standing rigging was last replaced in 2010. Equipped with a furling headsail, a slab reef, mainsail and Lazy Jacks. It has an alloy spinnaker pole.
Winches:

2 x Sheet winches, 2-speed, self-tailing
3 x Halyard winches, 2-speed, self-tailing
1 x new winch, self-tailing on cockpit roof

Sails:

Mainsail, Dacron, good condition valeted 2022
Genoa, Dacron, condition good, last valeted 2022
Spinnaker, age unknown, never been used by current owners

Mechanical Systems:
This Moody 31 is equipped with a Volvo 2003 diesel engine with 28HP, 3-cylinder, directly cooled with Morse controls. This Volvo engine is powering a shaft-driven 2-bladed fixed propeller and is supplied by a 90-litre plastic fuel tank. The engine was last serviced in May 2024 by the owner. She will cruise at 5 knots and has a maximum speed of 6.5 knots.
Electrical Systems:
This vessel is equipped with 2 x 12v batteries (new, 2021). These batteries are all charged by the engine alternator and via a 240v battery charger and a new deck-mounted solar panel. This yacht also benefits from 240-volt shore power, with outlets throughout the vessel, along with an inverter connected to a dedicated battery.