1994 Moody 44

Price reduced by £10,000 in November 2020 to take into account the British owners have not been able to go to Greece and use her this year for Covid reasons.

A March 2021 survey has been commissioned and available on request. Yacht is ashore. The price is fixed at £74,950 to cover all that is mentioned in the report.

She has been priced at this level NOT due to any structural or mechanical issues to our or the owner’s knowledge (we always recommend a structural survey on purchase) but to take account of the cosmetics below.  Mainly the saloon – whereby the upholstery could benefit from renewal, likewise the galley worksurfaces and there are old marks in some of the joinery.  If the owners had been able to be out on board this year they would have been on top of all the standard expected little jobs/maintenance required on any yacht.  

The Moody 44's are highly respected yachts this one is no exception, she mainly requires TLC in a new ownership.

Owners cruising report (January 2021).

We bought her in 2012, the previous owner had her for fifteen years in Croatia and had her brought back to UK to be sold by Berthon. We paid 95, 000 pounds and immediately spent another 15,000 on her. We bought her to do a circumnavigation. 

In the end we did a “U” turn at the Panama Canal (pirates and poorly mothers). Instead, we spent five years on the east coast of the American continent. South as far as Guyana and North to Nova Scotia. Four years in the Caribbean, one in the US and even a month in The Hudson just off Manhattan 15 minutes from Time square and Central Park. She was a perfect choice for this, comfortable reliable and safe.

We had a few scary moments but she never let us down. Three years ago, we brought her back to The Ionian where she was just as much at home . We went down to Crete through the Agean and back up on the west side of The Penopolese. She was the perfect size at 44 not too big to handle with plenty of space with the large aft cabin with two access points. The Berthon broker that sold her to us described her as having “Tardis  like qualities”. She has never let us down.  

Here is my honest appraisal:  (But we have not been able to return to her since late 2019)

Hull:  See survey

Gel coat: See survey

Top deck: See survey

Rigging etc.: All very good, we had her re-rigged when we bought her.  

Electrics: All fine. Two big new solar panels just fitted a year ago in Preveza  

Electronics : Mostly updated when we bought her 9 years ago. New Raymarine gear, chart plotter AIS and autohelm all working very well. We never replaced the old analogue radar and found that with the AIS that it was unnecessary.  

Engine: One main job done six years ago which was to replace the valves . injectors and head gasket. Lots of little jobs e.g., the cooling system was acid washed out and the rubber gaskets have been replaced a couple of times. There are spares under the forward bunk e.g., a brand-new spare starter motor which I bought eight years ago for 150 pounds, head gasket etc. all never used.  

These older diesel engines last forever. I have never felt that it needed replacement and still don’t. I did some research on it. It is a Volvo 22 D which is actual a Perkins. Perkins made them for Ford UK who put them in 2 litre diesel vans and cars like the Mondeo. In practical terms this means that spares are readily available. It was built for Vans running up and down motorways at 70 mph. It has done about1200 hrs and rarely exceeds 2200 rpm.  

Internal Cosmetics:

Where I would spend next. This is the area; the saloon looks lived in and needs a minor refit. This is what I was considering and most of the work estimated as follows: New saloon sole 1200e. Reupholster saloon settees 6000e , repairs and re-varnishing saloon wood work 1800 e, new worksurfaces in galley 500. Total 9,500 . I was advised not to do this work but to reflect it in the price which is a bargain at 74,900. That way a new owner would have the opportunity to do it to their taste. It would not be essential and could be done over a few years. If we had done the mini refit , we would be asking £95,000. 

We lived aboard for about 80 % of seven years and made lots of comfort live aboard improvement. A few examples: in the US we bought a really high-quality Force 10 stove with an oven that works properly. We installed a freezer. Lots of fitted fans.

Cruising History & Upgrades:

Three owners from new. Cruising in Spain for a few years, then 16 in Croatia back to UK.
The current owner purchased her in Lymington, UK through brokers Berthon in March 2012.

In this 7 year ownership she has cruised;
2012: Solent to France & Portugal
2013: Atlantic crossing Canary Isles to West Indies
2014: Bequia, Union Islands, Grenada, Tobago, BVI’s, Trinidad
2015: ABC Islands, Columbia, Jamaca, Bahamas, USA East Coast, New York
2016: Caribbean, Virgin Isles, East Coast USA, Canada, Nova Scotia
2017: Returned to Med, Majorca, Sardina, Sicily, Greece
2018: Greece, Ionian & Corfu
2019: Greece, Aegean, Crete, Peloponnese

Regular maintenance expenditure and upgrades have been undertaken as listed below.

Additions and significant expenditures since purchase in 2012: (in date order)

Standing Rigging 2012 (3.5K) : Standing rigging replaced
Electronics Navigation, 2012, (3.5K) . New chart plotter, AIS, aerial and grounding plates for SSB
Autohelm 2012 (2.5K): New Ray marine Autohelm replacement.
Bimini enclosure and sprayhood. 2012, (2.5K) : New installation
Wind generator. 2012 , (1.0 K): Rutland new installation
Towed Generator 2012 , (1.0K) :Installed
TV screen, 2014
Dingy /Outboard, 2016 , (3.5K): New aluminum bottomed 10ft. rib and 18 hp Tohatsu purchased.
Cooker 2016 (1.0K) :, : New replacement US Force 10 stove installed.
Fridge and Freezer, 2016 (1.5K) :: Replacement fridge and new freezer
SS hoist 2018 (1.5K) :, : New hoist for out board designed and installed
Solar panels and gantry 2018,( 1.5K ): Two 300 w solar panels and Gantry installed.
Mainsail ,2018 : (2,0 K) : New main sail.
Cosmetic 2018 (0.8 K) :: All ten of the tarnished mirrors were replaced. Cosmetic 2019 (0.7 K) : The carpets in the three cabins were replaced.

Next on the list would be re-upholstering and the painting or replacement of the Saloon floor. Most of the boat is in good condition.

A decent supply of various spares and miscellaneous collection of tools and service kits is onboard.

Built by Moody Yachts, UK to Bill Dixon design 1994
GRP hull, deck & structure
Centre Cockpit
Cast iron ½ length fin keel
Skeg hung rudder
Wheel steering
(Last survey on purchase 2012)

LOA:    43’ (13.1m)
LWL:    35’10 (10.9m)
Beam:  13’8 (4.17m)
Draft:     6’6 (2.01m)
Displacement: 10,500kg
Ballast: approx 3 ton

Volvo Penta 50gp engine (original)
Volvo gear box
Approx 3,500 hrs
Shaft drive
3 bladed fixed prop

Vetus Bowthruster
Rutland Wind Gen
Towed hydro water generator (can be lased to aft rails, has spare 3 bladed prop)

12v & 240v systems on board
4 x 6v domestic batteries (2016)
1 x 12v engine start battery
Charging by solar, engine, shore
Bestek inverter – 1000w (at chart table for low watt charging, eg phone)
Spark inverter – 2000w (situated below bed aft stbd side, remote on/off switch below chart table)
Xantrex 45 amp battery charger
Victron energy battery monitor
2 x 350w solar panels + Blue Sky energy solar boost M.P.P.T charge controller

Fuel:      Single 318 ltrs (70 gals) steel tank
Water:    2 x 45 gal tanks (total 411 ltrs)
Holding: Single 80 ltr holding tank

Sloop rigged
Standing rigging replaced UK 2012
Aluminium spars
Extendable spinnaker pole

All winches by Lewmar
2 x Genoa 50 winches
1 x main sail 40 winch
2 x hallyard 8 & 30 winches
1 x spinnaker/Main 16 winch
1 x main outhaul 8 winch

Inmast furling mainsail, white by Quantum, (2018)
Roller furling Genoa, white, by Elstrom (2009)
Spinnaker, red/white – age unknown

Accom for 6/8 in 3 cabins + pilot berths in saloon
Double cabin aft, Double V’berth cabin forward, bunk cabin forward.
Wood veneer joinered interior
Grey material carpet in 4 areas of yacht, new spring 2019
2 heads & 2 showers
Approx 2m head room

Force 10 cooker/oven
2 hobs
S/S double sink
Built in fridge & freezer (new Isotherm compressor in fridge)
Calorifier 20-25 ltrs
5 x wall fans, 12v
Samsung TV
CD/radio
Clock barometer
Various/lots of assorted cooking equipment (plates 2016)
Hammock for deck use

Quick electric windlass
Main CQR anchor 45m chain 10mm
Spare 25kg Danforth anchor 40m warp
Various warps & fenders
Sprayhood & bimini (2012)
Canvas canopy over boom shade
Cockpit cushions (2012)
Deck shower, stern
Swim ladder off stern platform
Boarding plank
Fender step
Boat hook
Gas BBQ
Various tools

All electronics, plotter, AIS, autohelm replaced 2012
Raymarine ST60 Wind
Raymarine Tridata ST60+
Raymarine Plotter/ GPS
Raymarine autohelm autopilot 100/300
VHFs – Fixed ICOM ICM412, handheld
VHF aerial replaced 2016
AIS receiver & transmitter AST200
Compass

12ft AB tender – carried on deck
18hp Tohatsu outboard (serviced each year)

4 person life raft (last serviced 2012)
EPIRB
6 fire extinguishers
2 electric bilge pumps
1 manual bilge pump
Sealed pack of flares
Life buoy
Dan buoy
Fire blanket
Radar reflector
Emergency tiller

The condition or level of safety equipment on board is not to be negotiated on following survey. It is likely to be listed by most surveyors but is not structural or an integral working part of the vessel and is not to be used to further negotiate the price down after survey. We strongly suggest that for your own personal safety that when purchasing a yacht you provide new safety equipment rather than relying on second hand gear.

Should you become the new owner of this yacht then the responsibility to re-register or update official bodies for items such as EPIRB, VHF, MMSI or AIS becomes yours.

Listed below are the documents/or copies of what we have seen on listing this yacht.

Current Part 1 British Certificate of Registry
Copy Bill of Sale 2012 (to current owners)
Copy Bill of Sale 1998
Copy evidence of IVA/VAT payment 16% Invoice & Spanish customs form.
RCD – Exempt built 1994

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