1988 Moody 31 MKII
Specifications
Equipment & Extras
- Beam
- 10'9"
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Hull
- fibreglass Grp monohull
- Keel
- Fin Keel
- Year
- 1988
- Draft
- 4'11"
- Price
- £24,950 GBP
- Engine
- 1 x 2003 Volvo Penta
- Category
- Used sail boat for sale
- Designer
- Bill Dixon
- Location
- Cowes, United Kingdom
- Make/model
- Moody 31 MKII
- Displacement
- 4.99 tons (U.S.)
- Engine hours
- 1550
- Name of boat
- Rocketeer
- Fuel capacity
- 24 gallons (U.S.)
- Maximum speed
- 8 mph
- Cruising speed
- 6 mph
- Length overall
- 31'0"
- Length waterline
- 25'5"
- Number of berths
- 6
- Number of cabins
- 3
- Tax / VAT status
- Paid / Included
- Shaft Drive
- 2 Bladed Prop
- Rope cutter
- New cutless bearing
- New shaft seal
- GR Trudesign seacocks
- 2 x 12V Numax 105ah Batteries (2016)
- Shore Power with lead
- Sterling Battery Charger
- Kemp mast and spars
- Original standing rigging
- Running rigging
- Slab reefing
- Furlex genoa furling
- Telescopic spinnaker pole
- 2 x Lewmar self-tailing two speed genoa winches
- 2 x Lewmar 30 two speed coach roof halyard winches
- 1 single 8 mast winch
- 1 single 6 mast winch
- Lucas sails Mainsail (2004)
- Furling genoa with UV strip (2003)
- Crusader sails Asymmetric cruising chute/genneker (2020)
- Garmin GPS152 trackplotter
- ICOM M323G VHF radio with built in GPS
- Standard Horizon HX270E VHF handheld radio
- Autohelm ST50 (wind direction)
- NASA Clipper depth/echo sounder
- Raymarine Autohelm ST2000/tiller pilot
- Stowe Navigator (distance/speed)
- Firdell radar mast blipper
- Clock
- Barometer
- Compass
- Manual Windlass
- CQR anchor with chain and warp
- Stainless steel pulpit with guardwire
- Stainless steel pushpit
- Stainless steel bathing ladder
- Warps
- 6 fenders
- Boathook
- Fire blanket
- Manual bilge pump
- Automatic bilge pump
- Jackstays
- Lifering
- Seago danbuoy
- Blue Spray Hood
- Tiller cover
- Mainsail cover
- Hatch covers
- V-berth
- Settee berths
- Large central table with twin drop leaves
- Rooflights in main cabin reglazed (2021)
- Jabsco sea toilet
- Sink with manual footpump
- Voyager 4500 Oven with Grill and 2 x hobs
- 12v Fridge
- Forward facing nav station with chart table
- Aft cabin with double berth
- Hanging locker
- Eberspacher cabin heating
- Pressurised cold water
- LED lighting throughout
- Grey upholstery throughout
- White GRP hull and superstructure
- Fin keel with skeg hung rudder
- Sugar scoop transom
- Tiller steering with tiller extension
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Description
Marketing Description Rocketeer is a great example of the Mark II version of the ever popular, Bill Dixon designed, Moody 31. She'll make a great club racer and with her specious accommodation, also makes a comfortable cruiser for all the family to enjoy. Fitted with a shaft drive Volvo Penta MD2003 inboard diesel offering economy and reliability.
Mechanical 2003 Volvo Penta diesel engine28 hp raw water cooledShaft Drive2 Bladed PropRope cutter1550 HoursLast serviced spring 2024Oil change, impeller change, filter change - 2025New cutless bearing and shaft sealAll seacocks replaced with GR Trudesign fittingsTankageFuel capacity - 90 LitresWater tank - 135 litres
Electrical Electrical2 x 12V Numax 105ah Batteries - 2016Shore Power with leadSterling Battery Charger
Rigging Kemp mast and sparsOriginal standing riggingRunning rigging regularly inspected and has been replaced as necessarySlab reefing with lines running aft to cockpitFurlex genoa furling with lines running aft to cockpitTelescopic spinnaker pole2 x Lewmar self-tailing two speed genoa winches2 x Lewmar 30 two speed coach roof halyard winches1 single 8 and 1 single 6 mast winches for halyards
SailsLucas sails Mainsail - new 2004 Furling genoa with UV strip - 2003Crusader sails Asymmetric cruising chute/genneker - 2020
Navigation Garmin GPS152 trackplotterICOM M323G VHF radio with built in GPSStandard Horizon HX270E VHF handheld radioAutohelm ST50 (win direction)NASA Clipper depth/echo sounderRaymarine Autohelm ST2000/tiller pilotStowe Navigator(distance/speed)Firdell radar mast blipperClockBarometerCompass
Deck Windlass, manualCQR anchor with chain and warpStainless steel pulpit with guardwireStainless steel pushpitStainless steel bathing ladderWarps and 6 fenders stowed in large cockpit lockerBoathook
Safety Fire blanketManual bilge pumpAutomatic bilge pumpJackstaysLiferingSeago danbuoy
Canvas Blue Spray HoodTiller coverMainsail coverHatch covers
Accommodation Sleeps 6 in 2 cabins and saloonForward cabin with V-berth and ample storageSaloon with port and starboard settee berths with stowage behind and aboveLarge central table with twin drop leavesRooflights in main cabin reglazed - 2021Heads compartment with Jabsco sea toilet, sink with manual footpump and opening port lightL-shape galley to starboard with Voyager 4500 Oven with Grill and 2 x hobs, 12v Fridge, Sink with manual footpumpForward facing nav station with chart table instruments and chart storage underAft cabin with double berth, hanging locker, opening port lights and stowageEberspacher cabin heatingPressurised cold waterLED lighting throughoutGrey upholstery throughout
Construction White GRP hull and superstructureLast lifted and cleaned - Spring 2025Last antifouled - Spring 2024Fin keel with skeg hung rudderSugar scoop transom with bathing ladderTiller steering with tiller extension
Documentation Bill of sale to current ownersBill of sale history evidencing 5 years clear titleBuilders CertificateOriginal purchase invoice evidencing VAT statusOwners Manual
Disclaimer For a full, detailed specification with additional photographs and direct contact details for the listing office visit our website
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the specification sheet the following presumptions are made- Sail drive and shaft seals are more than 5 years of age- Fuel and gas hoses and regulators are over 5 years old- Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old
Please note that as the broker/agent, we cannot guarantee or warrant the serviceability of any safety equipment included within the inventory, including but not limited to the condition, operation, or service dates of such equipment. It is the responsibility of the buyer to thoroughly inspect and assess the condition of all safety equipment prior to purchase.
NOTE - Please ring our offices prior to visiting, as the boat may be unavailable for viewing or located at a different marina.
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