Moody 27 - coming soon

£11,950.00

Walton on the Naze, Essex

Moody 27, 1985, fin keel, super clean example with recent standing rigging, gas check, self tailing sheet winches, shore power and many other upgrades, tillerpilot and AIS, 2023 survey, much loved and available straight away!

Built in 1985. GRP construction with white topsides and superstructure, blue markings, fin keel, transom hung rudder, tiller steering, self draining cockpit, bermudan sloop rig, 5 berth internal layout.

BUILDER

Marine Projects, Plymouth to Bill Dixon design. Hull No 162.

DIMENSIONS

LOA 27'8" 8.43m

LWL 21'10" 6.67m

Beam 9'8" 2.95m

Draft 4'8" 1.42m

Displacement 2608 kgs approx

Tanks

Fuel: (62 l)

Fresh Water: (81 l)

FEATURES

June 2023 survey - slight osmosis, generally excellent

Full gas check and certificate July 2024

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.

Walton on the Naze, Essex

Moody 27, 1985, fin keel, super clean example with recent standing rigging, gas check, self tailing sheet winches, shore power and many other upgrades, tillerpilot and AIS, 2023 survey, much loved and available straight away!

Built in 1985. GRP construction with white topsides and superstructure, blue markings, fin keel, transom hung rudder, tiller steering, self draining cockpit, bermudan sloop rig, 5 berth internal layout.

BUILDER

Marine Projects, Plymouth to Bill Dixon design. Hull No 162.

DIMENSIONS

LOA 27'8" 8.43m

LWL 21'10" 6.67m

Beam 9'8" 2.95m

Draft 4'8" 1.42m

Displacement 2608 kgs approx

Tanks

Fuel: (62 l)

Fresh Water: (81 l)

FEATURES

June 2023 survey - slight osmosis, generally excellent

Full gas check and certificate July 2024

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.

Mechanical

Volvo Penta 2002, two-cylinder, 18hp diesel engine. Sea water cooled. Single lever controls with electric start. Plastic 62 litre diesel tank (new including fittings 2019). Tachometer, fuel gauge, and engine exhaust temperature gauge with alarm (all new 2020). Shaft drive (new 2016) to fixed two-bladed propeller. Good history of engine maintenance including new exhaust hose 2023.

Electrical

2 x 12v Batteries (new engine battery 2023) charged via engine alternator. Shorepower system with ring mains and Quick SBC 100 automatic battery charger. Voltmeter. Full LED cabin lighting.

Navigation

Plastimo Contest steering compass, Raymarine 54E DSC VHF radio, Silva depth sounder, VDO speed/log, NASA Clipper wind instrument (new 2016), Companionway mount for ipad/tablet with USB power supply, Quark wireless AIS receiver for sending feed to an ipad/display (new 2018), Garmin 128 GPS navigation system, Silva GPS repeater in cockpit, Navico TP1800 tiller pilot, clock and barometer, navigation lights (all upgraded to LED except masthead).

Safety

2 x Fire extinguishers, CO2 detector, horseshoe lifebuoy with floating LED light (new 2023), cockpit harness point, webbing jackstays, radar reflector, Whale electric automatic bilge pump (new 2020), engine compartment cleanup pump, manual bilge pump, spare tiller.

Deck Gear

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, guardwires, and aluminium stanchions, Blue mainsail cover, sprayhood, and named cockpit dodgers, blue halyard bags, winch, tiller, and forward hatch covers, coachroof and companionway grabrails, fixed stainless steel transom boarding ladder, preventer with quick release shackle, 6 x fenders mounted in locker fender rack, Lewmar 7.5kg claw-type anchor (new 2020) with 30m chain, stemhead fitting with bow roller, outboard motor bracket (new 2021), spare washboards, three-step fender step, warps, boat hook.

Sails

Masthead rigged sloop. Kemp anodised aluminium mast and boom. Whisker pole. Stainless steel standing rigging (new 2020). Terylene running rigging (replaced when required). Slab reefing mainsail with lazyjacks & stackpack bag. Headsail furling system. All running rigging led aft to cockpit via jammers. 2 x Andersen 28ST two-speed self-tailing stainless steel sheet winches. 2 x Lewmar 16 two-speed halyard winches. 3 x Lewmar mast mounted winches.

Mainsail - Suffolk Sails - 2012 - good

Furling genoa - One Sails - 2013 - good

Working Jib - Lucas - 1985 - good

Cruising chute with snuffer - Arun Sails - 1990 - very good

The sails have been regularly serviced and valeted and are still considered to be in good serviceable condition. The original Lucas mainsail and furling genoa are also included and could be useful as backup or delivery sails.

Domestic

The accommodation offers 5/6 berths in two cabins with approx. 5'10" maximum headroom in a modern layout with a heads compartment and galley aft.

FORECABIN: Fitted with a V berth with infill to form a double berth, beneath berth stowage, shelves, and an opening hatch to foredeck.

SALOON: Laid out with settee berths (trotter box to starboard) either side of a fixed table with drop leaves, with plenty of easily accessed storage cupboards and shelves.

CHART TABLE: To port is a cleverly designed drop-down chart table over the aft end of the settee, allowing for increased storage and space when not in use whilst still providing space and storage for chart work.

GALLEY: Aft to starboard is an L-shaped galley equipped with a Bainbridge Neptune 4500 gimballed gas cooker with two burners, grill and oven (new 2017), stainless steel sink with cutting board cover, manually pumped cold water supply, coolbox, and ample storage.

HEADS: Separate heads compartment aft to port with Jabsco marine toilet (new 2014), washbasin, and wet hanging locker.

QUARTER BERTH: Generous quarter berth aft to starboard (although described by Moody as a small double this serves best as a large single) with open storage lockers above.

GENERAL EQUIPMENT: Blue draylon upholstery with timber sole boards and cream linings.

Owners Comments

FEATURES

June 2023 survey - slight osmosis, generally excellent

Full gas check and certificate July 2024