Moody 33s have an excellent combination of accommodation
and performance, one of the early boats being taken virtually straight
off the production line and sailed to fourth place in the 1975 AZAB
Race by her designer, Angus Primrose.
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All the Moody 33s had wood grain finish formica-type laminate
on the doors, bulkheads and locker panels, with solid wood trim.
This is very hard-wearing and practical, but does not really look
like real wood. On this yacht the original saloon table, which
drops to form a double berth base, has been changed for a smaller
drop-leaf table made in iroko. The original saloon table is still
available if required.
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The Moody 33 has probably the biggest heads compartment of any
33-footer - even in comparison with modern production cruisers.
All these boats appear to have had the very practical, if now
rather dated looking, blue laminate on the bulkheads in the heads
compartment.
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Photographs April 2010
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The accommodation consists of two berths convertible
to a double in the forecabin, a very spacious toilet compartment,
a saloon with dinette convertible to a double berth to starboard,
and the galley opposite to port. The aft cabin is accessible from
the cockpit, with two berths and good locker space.
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Inside the blue-canvas cover on the bulkhead aft of the dinette
is the wiring loom, with the circuit switches under the companionway
steps. She was completely rewired in 2001, and shorepower with
RCD fitted.
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A fold-down chart table is mounted over the top of the quarterberth,
with the Raymarine SL70 radar display fitted on a neat swiveling
bracket so it can e viewed either from the chart table or cockpit.
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The Thornycroft 90 diesel lives under the cockpit sole, with
normal access via a large lifting panel in the forward part of
the cockpit sole. For major work the aft section of the cockpit
sole, on which the binnacle is mounted, can also be removed. Most
Moody 33 yachts appear still to have these original engines, which
is a marinised version of the ultra-long-lived 1.5 litre BMC diesel
used in tractors, cars and post office vans. Although obsolete,
Thornycroft
Engines and many other suppliers can still supply spares for
these engines.
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Above: the Moody 33 has the sunken well foredeck that was common
to almost all of the Angus Primrose designed Moodys. It offers
a very secure base from which to handle anchoring
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The cockpit is deep and spacious, with modern instruments including
chartplotter mounted under the sprayhood, radar on hinge-out bracket
from the saloon, and wheel-mounted autopilot with handheld remote
control (not shown). The primary winches are self-tailing. Below:
cockpit with cushions in place.
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Although not the prettiest boat from the quarter, the Moody
33s sail much better than you would expect, and a good one (as
this example is) offers an amazing amount of serious cruising
boat for the money.
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Equipment List: |
Engine details |
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Thornycroft T90 39 bhp diesel, freshwater cooled |
Fuel tank capacity |
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130 litres |
Propeller |
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two bladed fixed |
Batteries |
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2 x 110 AH services batteries (getting old), and 110 AH engine
start battery (new 2010) |
Battery charging |
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engine alternator and Mastervolt smart charger |
Sails
and deck equipment |
Rig details |
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Sloop rig, Proctor alloy spars with S/S standing rigging of
unknown age |
Mainsail |
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Arun Sails, slab reefing with lazyjacks and stackpack type cover,
all new 2007 |
Genoa |
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Arun Sails roller genoa, new 2007 |
Genoa furling |
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Facnor, new 2007 |
Other sails |
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Storm jib and working jib, also spinnaker. NB: spinnaker pole
needs new end fitting. |
Primary winches |
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2 x stainless-steel Andersen 40 two-speed self-tailing, new
2007 |
Secondary winches |
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2 x Lewmar 40 two-speed with self-tailing rubber caps |
Halliard winches |
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2 x Lewmar 7 on mast |
Bower anchor |
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Plastimo Kobra 12 Kg with 30 metres 8mm chain |
Kedge anchor |
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12Kg plough type, also Fisherman |
Steering |
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Wheel |
Autopilot |
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Raymarine ST4000 with ST60 type control head, also Raymarine
ST600R handheld remote control |
Steering compass |
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Plath grid compass on binnacle |
Handbearing compass |
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Suunto |
Warps & fenders |
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4 warps and 4 fenders |
Miscellaneous |
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Cockpit sprayhood, dodgers, cockpit table, partial winter cover. |
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Navigation Equipment and instruments
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Radar |
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Raymarine Pathfinder SL70 monochrome LCD radar |
Chartplotter |
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Raymarine 435i colour chartplotter, new 2005, with Navionics
chart cartridges for England south coast, France and Holland. |
GPS |
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integral to Raymarine 435i plotter |
Log/speed |
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Raymarine ST60 |
Depth sounder |
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Raymarine ST60 |
Windspeed/direction |
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Raymarine ST60 |
VHF radio |
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Navman VHF 7000-200 with DSC, new 2005 |
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Safety/emergency equipment
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Liferaft |
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Plastimo Transocean 6-man canister, in need of service |
Lifebuoy |
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with floating light |
Radar reflector |
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Firdell mast mounted |
Bilge pump |
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Whale manual |
Fire extinguishers |
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2 |
Gas detector |
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First Alert gas detector, not yet fitted. Also 2 x Truma remote
solenoid gas shut-off switches |
Interior |
Cabin layout |
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Forecabin/heads/saloon/aft cabin |
Berths |
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7 |
Water tank capacity |
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130 litres |
Hot water |
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From Paloma on-demand gas heater in galley |
Cooker |
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Plastimo Neptune 2000 two-burner, grill and oven |
Refrigeration |
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Engels front-opening fridge |
Heads |
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Lavac |
Miscellaneous
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Dinghy |
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Seago 2.6 metre inflatable with oars, new 2005 |
Outboard |
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Suzuki 2.2 hp two-stroke, new 2006
- available by separate negotiation |
These particulars
are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject
to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available.
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