Howard Ford Marine Sales
Tidemill Yacht Harbour
Woodbridge, Suffolk, GB, IP12 1BP
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1989 Moody 31 Mk II

location icon Woodbridge, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Year 1989
Length 30'9 ft / 9.37 m
Builder/Manufacturer Marine Projects Ltd
Price
£29,950

The Moody 31 Mk II is a quality family cruiser with good performance and comfortable accommodation sleeping six below deck. This particular, bilge keel, example has been well maintained and regularly updated and is presented in excellent order throughout. A fantastic opportunity to acquire a good quality cruising yacht with a replacement overhauled engine and new Harken 32 self tailing winches.

Specifications

Year Built 1989
Category Sail
Length Overall 30'9 ft / 9.37 m
Beam 10'7 ft / 3.23 m
Max Draft 3'10 ft / 1.16 m
Construction Fiberglass
Keel Twin Keel
Drive Type Direct
Engines 1
Total Engine Power 28 hp
Cruising Speed 6 kn
Maximum Speed 7 kn
Fuel Tanks 1
Fuel Tank Cap. 0 L
Water Tanks 1
Water Tank Cap. 0 L
Water Heater Cap. 0 L
Holding Tank Cap. 0 L

Engine 1 Specifications

Make: Volvo Penta
Model: 2003
Fuel: Diesel
Engine Power: 28hp
Type: Inboard
Propeller Type: 2 BladeBronze
Drive Type: Direct
Year: 1988
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 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

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.

Disclaimer

The Company 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.