Moody 31 for sale in Oban United Kingdom

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 offer 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.

The Moody 31 MkII MOONGLOW is lying afloat and offered for sale, in commission and ready to sail away. Her extensive inventory is ideally suited to somebody purchasing their first boat, highlights including:

• Original gelcoat finish to topsides and deck
• Beta Marine Beta 30, installed new in 2022 with under 300 hours use
• Extensive spares and tools
• ProSport 5/5 battery charger, 20amp
• On board TP-Link 4g wifi router
• Garmin EchoMap UHD75cv (2022)
• Raymarine i40 Bi-Data display (2022)
• Autohelm ST2000 tiller pilot, new 2023
• Icom IC-M402 DSC VHF
• Raymarine AIS700 Class-B AIS Transceiver (2022)
• Bainbridge Neptune 4500, two burners, grill and oven (2019).
• Jabsco manual marine toilet, full set of spares, new pipework 2024
• On-Mast roller reefing system
• Lewmar Pro-Series 1000w electric windlass (2022).
• Avon inflatable dinghy with outboard

Lying ashore for the winter in Dunstaffnage Marina, near Oban the Moody 31MkII MOONGLOW is ready for immediate viewing by prior arranagement.

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

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 30 (2022)
30hp @ 3,600rpm
3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
TMC60 mechanical reversing marine gearbox (2022)
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance:    
Current recorded engine hours – 286hrs
Engine last serviced September 2023 at 250hrs
Cruising speed under engine 6kts
Set of cruising spares
Set of heavy-duty bolt croppers
General cruising spares / consumables aboard
Extensive tool kit

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel prop shaft
Rope cutter
3-blade, bronze fixed prop (2022)
Semi-balanced spade rudder
Tiller steering
Emergency rudder board and pole

Autopilot:
Autohelm ST2000 tiller pilot (2023)
New and unused

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shorepower system

Shore Power:
Single 16 amp connection
Extension lead to connect to shore supply 
Three 13amp sockets

Battery Banks:
Domestic – 1x 12VDC, 115Ah, lead acid
Engine – 1x 12VDC, 110Ah, lead acid

Alternator:
Single engine mounted alternator

Battery Charger:
ProSport 5/5 battery charger
230VAC – 12VDC, 10amp

Battery Monitoring:
Voltmeter on switch panel

General:
12VDC USB charging sockets at chart table and in both cabins
OnBoard WIFI – TP Link Archer MR400 4G router

PLUMBING 

Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water system
Mixer tap in galley and heads
Hot water provided from calorifier heated by engine 

Bilge Pumps:
Manual bilge pump
Electric Bilge Pump – Shower sump pump can pump from bilge also.
Emergency manual bilge pump

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Steel tank construction
Approximate capacity 90ltrs
10ltr plastic fuel can

Fresh Water:
Single fresh water tank.
Approximate capacity 135ltrs

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

On Deck:
Plotter – Garmin EchoMap UHD75cv (2022)
Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine i40 Bi-Data display (2022) 
Wind – Stowe
Wind Close Hauled - Stowe 
Magnetic Compass

Below Decks:
GPS – Garmin GPS120
Handheld Compass – Iris 50 (2022)
Clock and Barometer
Parallel Rule
Breton Plotter

Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – Icom IC-M402
AIS – Raymarine AIS700 Class-B Transciever (2022)
Handheld VHF – Micro 90 SX
Emergency VHF antenna

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Galley Stove – Bainbridge Neptune 4500, two burner, grill and oven (2019). Gimbal mounted
Below worktop coolbox
Stainless steel sink
Selection of pots, pans and cooking utensils
Selection of mugs, crockery and cutlery

Heads:
Head – Jabsco manual marine toilet, full spares kit aboard
Heads outlet pipe work replaced spring 2024
Wash hand basin
Mixer tap extending for use as showerhead
Wet locker

Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout
Reading lights in cabins

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
Starboard bunk base extends inboard to create an occasional compact double bunk
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 sink inboard forward
Top loading coolbox below worktop outboard forward
Gimbal mounted cooker aft with worktop infill over top
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. 
Roller furling gear on forestay
Retro fitted Easy Reef roller mainsail roller reefing system fitted to mast.
Easy reef roller serviced and new bearings fitted 2023
Rod kicker
Spinnaker pole
Genoa sheets replaced spring 2024
Boom preventer line rigged with block and shackle
Bosuns Chair

Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 30, two-speed
Cockpit Mainsail Control Winch – 1x Lemar 6, single-speed
Mast Mounted Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 7 single speed, 1x Lewmar 8, single speed

Sails:
Mainsail – White Dacron, in-mast roller reefing. Sanders Sails
Genoa – White Dacron, roller furling, new UV strip 2022. Lucas Sails
Genoa – White Dacron, roller furling. Rockall Sails
Storm Jib – Hank-on, as new condition

Canvas Work:
Sprayhood – On stainless steel frame
Spraydodgers – With boat name on

Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Plough anchor on 40m, 8mm chain(40m) and warp (15m) rode
Kedge Anchor – With heavy-duty warp rode with additional 30m heavy-duty warp
Anchor Windlass – Lewmar Pro-Series 1000w electric windlass (2022). Foot button controls on foredeck
Anchor tripping line and buoy
Depth Sounding line and weight
Mooring Warps - Selection
Fenders – Selection
Boat Hook

Tender:
Inflatable Dinghy – Avon Redstart dinghy, valves recently replaced, pump, oars and outboard bracket
Outboard – Yamaha 2hp, 2-stroke

General:
Single stainless steel bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
Toerail mounted alloy stanchions supporting double tier 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:
Masthead Tri-colour
Steaming light with deck flood
Low level navigation lights 
Anchor light – battery powered light, hoisted on halyard
Day Signals – Anchor Ball and Motoring Cone

Life saving:
Liferaft – Ocean Safety ORC 4 person cannister raft. Purchased new 2023
Lifejackets – 4x Crewsaver ErgoFit (2022), each fitted with FastFind AIS MOB beacons
4x Safety lanyards
Flares – 4x Red Parachute, 4X Red handheld, 2x Orange Smoke, all in date until September 2025
Lifebuoy x2 (one fitted with danbuoy)
MOB recovery sling
Throwing line
Emergency MOB recovery ladder – pull down type
Jackstays
Fire Extinghushers = 1x 1kg Powder, 3x 0.8kg Powder
Fire Blanket
Carbon Monoxide alarm, mounted in aft cabin
Handheld Gas Alarm/Monitor
Foghorn – 1x Cannister type 1x Manually blown type
First Aid Kit

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

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.