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Moody 42

Moody Yachts · 1977–1981 · Ketch rig

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LOA41.79'
Beam13.33'
Draft5.5'
Displ.12.1t
Rigketch
HullFiberglass

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John Neal's Boats to Consider for Ocean Cruising lists the Moody 42, rated 3 of 5: 'Good designs of modest quality but great value. Compare to Catalina.' Its capsize screen value is 1.85. No named passage is on file yet.

Overview

The Moody 42 is an Angus Primrose ketch built by A. H. Moody in England from 1977 to 1981, with 54 completed.

Design and Construction

sailboatdata.com lists a fin keel with a skeg-hung rudder, 41.79 ft overall on a 34.75 ft waterline, 13.33 ft of beam and 5.5 ft of draft. Displacement is 24,200 lb with 6,600 lb of ballast, and the masthead ketch carries about 762 sq ft.

Buyers Notes

John Neal rates Moodys 3 of 5: good designs of modest quality but great value. Any Moody 42 is now over 40 years old, so condition matters more than the design.

What sailing channels say about the Moody 42, quoted from video transcripts with a link to the exact moment. Opinions belong to the speakers; the written review above stays independent of them.

discusses

The broker says the hull was recently resprayed at Fox's yard after a mooring pontoon came free in a storm, and that the antifoul is due. The boat has a bow thruster, which the broker says makes handling easier given the keel.

Burton Waters Boat Sales

Moody 42 Centre Cockpit Ketch 1978 walk through video £49,950

▶ watch at 0:16
discusses

The broker describes the centre cockpit with a hard top forward as "a really deep and safe feeling cockpit", with a canopy that closes at the back for bad weather or sun. He lists solar panels, a generator, a Perkins engine and a recent Raymarine autopilot, and says the current owners have been to the Caribbean and have a list of work done since 2014 on the broker's website.

Burton Waters Boat Sales

Moody 42 Centre Cockpit Ketch 1978 walk through video £49,950

▶ watch at 3:18
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Broker's sales claim: Moodys are "a very solid built boat" that are good for long-distance passages, very beamy and good in a rough sea.

Burton Waters Boat Sales

Moody 42 Centre Cockpit Ketch 1978 walk through video £49,950

▶ watch at 7:38
  1. [1]SpecificationsMOODY 42 - SailboatData.com- Dimensions, displacement, ballast, sail area, keel, rig, designer and builder.
  2. [2]EditorialJohn Neal - Boats to Consider for Ocean Cruising (Mahina)- Lists the Moody 42, rated 3 of 5.
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