Remarks :La Mouette was commissioned in 1989 by Retreat Boatyard In Topsham, Exmouth. Purchased by her first owner, she was delivered to Dartmouth, where she spent 11 years being sailed out of Dartmouth and lightly used for short holiday breaks. She was never raced and spent winters ashore, and the engine was professionally serviced.
In the spring of 2000, La Mouette was purchased by her second owner from the Retreat Brokerage. She sailed to Wareham in Poole and moored on the River Frome, opposite the Redcliffe Sailing Club. La Mouette was used for Day Sailing and occasional weekend trips to the Solent. Winters were spent ashore in Wareham, where all upholstery and soft furnishings were stored at home.
La Mouette's 3rd and current owner purchased her from Wareham and sailed her to Plymouth in Spring 2004. She has been wintered ashore every year at Shorestore Boatyard and laid up and well-maintained. Many extras have been added for comfortable single handed sailing in the Plymouth sea areas and never raced.
Accommodation :Sleeps 6 in 2 cabins + saloon
V berth in forepeak, with infill to make a double berth
Port & starboard single berths in the saloon
Aft cabin positioned to starboard with a double berth
Forward-facing chart table to port
L-shaped galley to starboard
Aft heads to port
Webasto diesel-fired cabin heating
Teak interior joinery
Teak and holly flooring
Galley:
Plastimo Atlantic 2 burner gas hob, grill & oven
Stainless steel sink with hot & cold pressurised water
Jabsco water filter to sink
Coolbox
Lots of stowage compartments
Heads:
Manual sea water toilet
Washbasin
Shower
Pressurised hot & cold water
Inventory :Navigation Aids:
Furuno Radar with Nmea options
Garmin Echomap chartplotter with Nmea output
Autohelm 2000 tiller pilot.
Clipper Windspeed & direction
Clipper GPS
Stowe navigator II log & depth
Icom VHF radio ( cockpit speaker on flex lead)
Furuno navtex
Plastimo steering compass
Ground Tackle:25lb Anchor with approx 30m chain
Simpson Lawrence hi-speed manual windlass
Double stainless steel bow roller
Deck Gear:
Lewmar 30 self-tailing, two-speed sheet winches
Lewmar single-speed halyard winches on coachroof
XT rope clutches
Genoa tracks with adjustable cars
Mainsheet traveller
Stainless steel pushpin & pulpit
Aluminium stanchions
Aluminium mooring cleats forward, amidship & aft
Stainless steel boarding ladder
Teak grab bars
Opening deck hatches
Deck ventilators
Outboard engine bracket
Safety Equipment:
All Safety equipment listed is included in the sale, but the vendor offers no warranties.
The purchaser must service the safety equipment, ensure it is appropriate for his purposes, & check the expiry and
service dates on all items!
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Danbuoy
Navigation lights
Radar reflector
Manual bilge pump
Fire blanket
Equipment:Canvas sprayhood (NEW 2020)
Canvas cockpit dodgers (NEW 2020)
Boom cover/sun shade
Cockpit cushions
Various fenders & warps
Various spares unique to the Moody 31Mechanical :Construction:
Built by Marine Project in 1989
Designed by Bill Dixon
GRP hull deck & superstructure
Bilge keel version
Skeg hung rudder
Sugar scoop transom
HIN No: LRBRS960592
VAT paid
Mechanics:
Volvohp three-cylinder diesel with 2.34:1 reduction Volvo Gearbox
Shaft driven
Drive shaft modified with spline mod!!
Ambassador Rope cutter in 2001
Three blade fixed pitch propellor
New Volvo stern seal fitted, self-lubricated (old “greaser” removed!!)
Water pump overhauled/serviced each year
Electrics:
2 x 110ah domestic batteries
1 x 75 ah starter battery
Sterling Power Products 10 amp smart battery charger (3 stage charging on shorepower)
Adverc battery management system fitted to alternator for boost charging
240v shorepower system
Battery isolation switches fitted to each circuit (can link in emergency)
Waeco 240v auto system fitted to fridge supply
Shower tray discharge pump (manual operation)
Tankage:Fuel Tank 90 ltrs (20 gals)
Freshwater Tank 130 ltrs (30 gals)
Water System:
Pressurised water system
Hot & cold water
Hot water from calorifier with an immersion heater
Rigging:Kemp aluminium spars
Stainless steel standing rigging
Runing rigging replaced 2021 (spare set to come with the boat)
Single spreader deck stepped rig
In mast mainsail reefing
Rotostay genoa furling gear
All running rigging fed back to the cockpit (except the cruising halyard)
Kemp rod kicker
Sails:
Furling genoa
Maxiroach vertical battened mainsail
Cruising chute by Kemp Sails used once
