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  • Length: 12 - 15 m
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1979 Moody 40
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1979 Moody 40 | 12m

Tollesbury, Essex

£ 45,500 VAT incl.

3970 hours

engine

Engine

Thornycroft D1205

power

Total Power

60hp

engineHours

Engine Hours

3970

boatClass

Class

Sail Cruiser

length

Length

12.04m

year

Year

1979

boatModel

Model

40

capacity

Capacity

-

David Morris Boats

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Boat Details

Description

Moody 40, 1979, centre cockpit offshore cruising yacht with 7 berths in 3 cabins plus saloon.  Thorneycroft 60hp diesel.  Bow thruster.  Solar panels, wind generator, hot and cold water, watermaker, radiators, diesel heating, 2 heads, washing machine, Raymarine autopilot, Furuno instruments including AIS, mainsail, furling genoa, storm jib and spinnaker.  Comfortable offshore family boat for extended cruising.

Contact Information
Please contact David Morris at +44 (0)1621 868494
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CONSTRUCTION:

Built in 1979.  GRP construction with white topsides and superstructure and light grey non slip deck. Centre cockpit with wheel steering.  Fin keel.  Bermudan sloop rig.  Her interior has 7 berths in 4 cabins with over 6ft headroom.

BUILDER:    

Designed by Angus Primrose and built by Marine Projects/A H Moody & Sons.   P1Y000125. Official No 390099 UK Part 1.

DIMENSIONS:

LOA    39' 6"  (12.0m)    
Beam    13' 4"  (4.0m)
LWL     32’6” (9.9m)    
Draft    5' 6"  (1.68m)
Displacement    18150 lbs    
Ballast    5900 lbs
Fuel 201 litres
Water 400 litres
2 x holding tanks 50 litres

ENGINE:

Thorneycroft D1205, Serial No 6522, 4 cylinder 60hp inboard diesel engine.  Shaft drive to fixed 3 blade propeller.  Current engine hours 3970.  Oil changed every 100 hours.

BOWTHRUSTER

Side-Power bow thruster with controls at helm.

ELECTRICS:

2 x solar panels with Blue Solar charge regulator.  Wind generator.  240v shore power with Sterling battery management and battery charger.  Honda petrol generator.  Inverter.  Alternator charging to 6 x 6v domestic batteries on a 12v system, 1 x engine 12v start battery (2022) and 1 x bowthruster 12v battery in forward cabin (2022).   Watermaker fitted in aft cabin.

SAILS and RIG:

Slab reefing mainsail with stack pack mainsail cover. Genoa roller reefing by Rotostay. Furing Genoa (around 4 years) Storm jib and spinnaker. Alloy mast and boom, stainless steel standing rigging.

DECK GEAR:

Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, sprayhood, dodgers, full cockpit canopy with stainless steel frame, cockpit cushions in cream, boarding ladder, wheel steering, 2 x Lewmar 46 self tailing sheet winches, 2 x Lewmar 43 sheet winches, 2 a halyard winches at mast, 1 x reefing winch, spade anchor with chain, Lofrans Cobra electric anchor windlass with remote control, mooring warps and fenders.

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT:

Binnacle compass, Furuno F1-50 depth and log, Furuno f1-50 wind, Simrad RD68 DSC VHF radio, Icom hand held VHF radio, Raymarine autopilot, Simrad A150 AIS, tablet with GPS & chart feed, Furuno radar, radar reflector, 2 sets of clock and barometer, Clipper MOB person overboard system, navigation lights, steaming light, tri-colour light and anchor light.

SAFETY GEAR:

Viking 4 person liferaft (service was due 8/2024), emergency tiller, horseshoe lifebuoy, fire extinguishers, auto engine fire extinguisher, EPIRB beacon, first aid kit, manual bilge pumps and electric bilge pumps.

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT:

Sound system with speakers.   Hot air diesel heating system.  Hot water radiators to aft and forward sections.  Her galley has a GN Levante gas cooker with 3 burners, grill and oven, Isotherm refrigerator, hot and cold water supply to sink with hot water via engine calorifier or 240v immersion heater.  Forward heads compartment with electric flush toilet, wash basin and shower with hot and cold water.  Aft heads compartment with Lavac marine toilet and shower with Hotpoint washing machine. Recent cabin floors throughout.

ACCOMMODATION:

Her interior has 7 berths in 3 cabins and saloon, including 2 single “V” berths in the separate forward cabin with in-fill to make a double, 2 single pilot berths in a further separate cabin just forward of amidships, her aft cabin has a double berth with fitted mattress, ensuite heads and there is a further single berths in the saloon if required.

Headroom (approx) as a guide:

Saloon 6’2
Galley 6’3
Passage to fore cabin 6’5
Fore cabin under hatch 6’7
Guest cabin 6’2 or 6’5 under hatch
Passage to aft can 5’1
Aft cabin 6’1
Forward heads 5’11
Aft heads 5’11

FEATURES:

2021 survey report
Watermaker
Bowthruster
Electric anchor windlass
AIS
Washing machine

REMARKS:

"Kea Two" has been in the same family ownership for around 14 years.   She has cruised to the Mediterranean and to Ireland where her owner worked for some time.  On purchase , her owners carried out a re-fit and spend in excess of £30,000 on re-equipping her for extended cruising.

David Morris Ltd

In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their own 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. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes..

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Propulsion

Engine Make:Thornycroft

Engine Model:D1205

Total Power:60hp

Engine Hours:3970

Engine Type:Inboard

Fuel Type:Diesel

Measurements

Dimensions

Length Overall:12.04m

Beam:4.06m

Miscellaneous

Hull Material:Fiberglass

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1979 Moody 40 | 12m

Tollesbury, Essex

£ 45,500 VAT incl.

3970 hours

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