The Bill Dixon designed Moody 31MkII was introduced in 1985 to refine and modernise the popular MkI version of the design, launched in 1983. The Moody 31 proved to be one of the most popular designs the British builder produced offering a great layout with the benefit of a spacious aft cabin. The MkII design featured a slightly tweaked layout below decks and a sugar scoop-style transom. The design ceased production in 1991 with over 300 examples leaving the factory during that period.
Purchased in 2023 by her NZ based current owners the Moody 31 AOIBHEANN has spent the 2023 and most of the 2024 season cruising the west coast of Scotland as her owners enjoyed re-visiting the area. Now offered for sale with a huge inventory of cruising equipment her highlights include:
- Beta Marine Beta 28 marine diesel engine (28hp) (2005)
- Selection of cruising tools and spares aboard
- Autohelm ST4000+ autopilot
- Raymarine and Stowe navigation instrumentation
- Raymarine RC435 chart plotter
- Furuno 1630 Radar
- Laptop (2022) running open CPN vector charting
- Tablet (circa 2020) with Antares anchorage charts (2024)
- Digital Yacht AIS and Antenna splitter (2023)
- NASA SX35 DSC VHF
- Waeco 230VAC – 12VDC, 25 amp battery charger
- Ring 12VDC – 230VAC, 500w inverter
- Planar diesel heating system (2023)
- Fridge (2005)
- Standing rigging fully replaced in 2020
- Seago 2.3m inflatable dinghy (2023)
- Seago 4 person valise liferaft (2023)
- Rescume EPIRB (2023)
- Seago Auto lifejackets with Harness x4 (2023)
- LED flare (2023)
- 2023 Pre Purchase survey available on request
Now lying ashore for the winter in Kilmelford Yacht Haven, near Oban, Argyll. The Moody 31MkII AOIBHEANN is available for viewing by prior appointment.
CONSTRUCTION
- Hull Construction:
- Single piece GRP moulded hull
- GRP formed internal structural members
- Plywood bulkheads.
- Internal GRP moulding forming cabin soles and base of furniture units internally.
- Original white gelcoat to finish topsides
- Underwater hull finished with International Cruiser antifouling, applied April 2024
- Deck & Superstructure Construction:
- Single piece GRP moulded deck incorporating coachroof and self-draining cockpit.
- Alloy framed port lights
- Moulded non-slip pattern panels to finish side decks, coachroof top, cockpit sole and seating.
- Keel & Rudder:
- Fin keel
- Bolt on iron ballast keel
- Partial skeg hung rudder
- MACHINERY
- Engine:
- Beta Marine Beta 28 (2005)
- 28hp @ 3,600rpm
- 3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
- PRM reversing marine gerbox
- Single lever morse control
- Maintenance & Performance:
- Engine services spring 2024
- Gearbox oil changed spring 2024
- Cutlass bearing replaced spring 2024
- Flexible engine mounted replaced spring 2024
- Dripless shaft seal replaced 2024
- Alternator reconditioned 2023
- Cruising speed under engine 5.5kts
- Cruising tool kit aboard
- Assorted selections of spares and maintenance materials
- Propulsion & Steering:
- Stainless steel prop shaft
- 2 blade, bronze fixed prop (2005)
- Semi-balanced spade rudder
- Wheel steering
- Stainless steel wheel
- Emergency tiller
- Autopilot:
- Autohelm 4000+ control head
- Autohelm wheeldrive
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
- Voltage systems:
- 12VDC onboard power system
- 230VAC shorepower system
- Shore Power:
- Single 16 amp connection
- Extension lead to connect to shore supply
- Two 13amp socket, water heater
- Battery Banks:
- Domestic – 2x 12VDC, 100Ah, lead acid (2022 / 2023)
- Battery Bank 2 – 1x 12VDC, 95Ah, lead acid (2023)
- Battery Charger:
- Waeco battery charger
- 230VAC – 12VDC, 25 amp
- Dual output
- Inverter:
- Ring inverter
- 12VDC – 230VAC, 500w (2023)
- Single 13amp socket
- Battery Monitoring:
- Voltmeter on switch panel
- General:
- 12VDC / USB charging sockets at chart table
- PLUMBING
- Fresh Water:
- Pressurised hot and cold water system
- Mixer tap in galley and heads
- Hot water provided from calorifier heated by engine or 230VAC immersion heater
- Bilge Pumps:
- Manual bilge pump x2
- Electric bilge pump
- TANKAGE
- Fuel:
- Single diesel tank
- Steel tank construction
- Approximate capacity 90ltrs
- Additional 20ltr jerry can x2
- Fresh Water:
- Single fresh water tank.
- Approximate capacity 135ltrs
- Additional collapsable plastic water cans
- NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
- On Deck:
- Depth – Raymarine ST60
- Wind – Stowe
- Repeater - Stowe
- Below Decks:
- Plotter – Raymarine RC435 with chart cards for Straits of Dove, English Channel, Eastern coast of UK, Irish Sea, Ireland and West coast of Scotland
- Radar – Furuno 1630 with mast mounted radar scanner
- Laptop – Lenovo laptop (2022) with GPS receiver, running Open CPN charting software with UK vector charts (2024)
- Tablet – Acer android tablet (2020) with Oziexplorer running Antares Scottish anchorages charting 2024
- GPS – Garmin 128GPS, new antenna fitted 2024
- Hand bearing compass
- Chart portfolio, plotters and dividers
- Communications Equipment:
- DSC VHF – NASA SX35 DSC VHF
- AIS – Digital Yacht AIT1500AIS, displaying on laptop (2023)
- Antenna Splitter – Digital Yacht SPL1500 (2023)
- Handheld VHF – Uniden Atlantis MHS-50 with two sets of batteries and charger (2022)
- DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
- Galley:
- Galley Stove – Plastimo Atlantic, 2 burner, grill and oven, gimbal mounted (2016)
- Fridge – Top loading built in fridge with Waeco 12VDC compressor and chiller plate (2005)
- Stainless steel sink
- Selection of pots, pans and cooking utensils
- Selection of mugs, crockery and cutlery
- Heads:
- Head – Jabsco manual marine toilet
- Wash hand basin
- Mixer tap extending for use as showerhead
- Heating:
- Planar 2kw diesel fired, blown air heating system (2023)
- Outlet in main cabin
- Lighting:
- Overhead lighting throughout
- Reading lights in cabins
- Mixture of LED and incandescent fittings
- Entertainment:
- TV – 22” 12VDC (2023)
- ACCOMMODATION
- Summary of Accommodation:
- Double cabin forward
- Saloon with two occasional single berths
- Nav station
- Galley
- Aft cabin
- Heads
- Description of Accommodation from Forward:
- Forward Cabin:
- Twin v-berth with infill to create a double
- Shelves running the length of the bunks outboard overhead port and starboard
- Standing room aft of bunk
- Hanging locker outboard of standing room to port
- Countertop outboard to starboard with lockers below and above outboard
- Saloon:
- Centrally located, double drop leaf saloon table with bottle storage within table
- Bench settee to port starboard, both bunks converting to occasional single bunks
- Both saloon bunks fitted with lee cloths
- Storage lockers and shelves outboard of settees overhead.
- Cave locker storage behind seat backs port and starboard
- Galley:
- L-shaped galley to starboard of companionway.
- Stainless steel worktops (2005)
- Stainless steel sink inboard forward
- Top loading fridge below worktop outboard forward
- Gimbal mounted cooker aft
- Lockers outboard of worktop with drawers and lockers beneath worktop
- Nav Station:
- Forward facing chart table with navigators seating.
- Chart storage in top of table
- Switch panel outboard with cave lockers aft.
- Locker beneath navigators seat
- Aft Cabin:
- Double berth extending aft.
- Lockers running the length of the berth outboard overhead
- Standing room forward of bunk with shelved and hanging lockers outboard
- Heads:
- Inboard facing manual marine toilet located forward outboard.
- Countertop with inset wash hand basin aft outboard
- Hanging locker aft.
- DECK EQUIPMENT
- Rig:
- Single spreader, deck stepped, masthead sloop rig
- Anodised alloy mast and spars, manufactured by Kemp
- Standing rigging in 1x19 stainless steel with chromed bronze rigging screws.
- Standing rigging replaced in 2020
- Furlex furling gear on forestay
- Slab reefing mainsail
- Removable inner forestay with highfield lever type tensioner
- Block and tackle kicker
- Spinnaker pole
- Lazyjacks
- Mainsail halyard and reefing lines lead aft to cockpit
- Partial running rigging replacement 2023/24
- Winches:
- Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 40, two-speed self-tailing
- Secondary Winches – 2x Lewmar 30, two-speed
- Cockpit Halyard Winch – 1x Harken 16, two-speed, self-tailing
- Mast Mounted Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 7 single speed, 1x Lewmar 6, single speed
- Sails:
- Mainsail – White Dacron, slab reefing, 3 reefs.
- Genoa – White Dacron, roller furling
- Spinnaker
- Storm Jib
- White sails laundered and serviced winter 2023/24
- Canvas Work:
- Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with mast boot.
- Sprayhood – On stainless steel frame
- Spraydodgers
- Anchoring & Mooring:
- Bower Anchor – Rocna 10kg anchor on chain (30m) / Warp (50m) rode
- Kedge Anchor – Kobra 10kg anchor on chain (30m) / Warp (30m) rode
- Anchor Windlass – Manual Simpson Lawrence vertical type windlass
- Anchor snubber
- Mooring Warps - Selection
- Fenders – Selection
- Boathook
- Tender:
- Inflatable dinghy – 2.3m Seago (2023)
- Bike:
- Folding bike – Decathlon (2023)
- General:
- Single stainless steel bow roller
- Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
- Toerail mounted alloy stanchions supporting double teir stainless steel guardwires
- Alloy toerail running around deck edge with fairleads forward and aft.
- Deck mounted alloy mooring cleats and aft
- Toerail mounted midships cleat
- Hardwood grabrails running along outboard edges of coachroof
- GRP moulded cockpit coamings with primary winches mounted on top
- Bench seating around cockpit
- Mainsheet spanning cockpit companionway forward
- Cockpit locker beneath port side cockpit seat
- Removable section of transom seating providing storage for liferaft
- Transom mounted folding swimming ladder
- Transom mounted outboard storage/propulsion bracket
- SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:
- General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
- Navigation Lights:
- Steaming light – LED fitting (2022)
- Low level navigation lights – LED fittings (2023)
- Anchor light – Portable LED
- Life saving:
- Liferaft – Seago 4 person valise raft (2023)
- EPIRB – Rescume (2023)
- Lifejackets – Seago Auto with Harness x4 (2023)
- LED flare (2023)
- Horseshoe lifbuoy with LED light
- Throwing line (2023)
- Jackstays (2023)
- Safety lines for attaching to jackstays x3 (2023)
- Foghorn
- Gas alarm
- Carbon Monoxide alarm
- Smoke alarm
- DISCLAIMER
- In this case we are acting as brokers only.
- The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their 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.
- This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice
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.
