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1996 MOODY MOODY 38 S

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Specifications

Make MOODY
Model MOODY 38 S
Year 1996
Length 39.0ft (11.9m)
Beam 3.66m
Hull Material Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP)
Engine Volvo Penta D2-40, 39 hp, 748 hours (as of June 2025), 130S saildrive
Fuel Type Diesel
Location Chichester, United Kingdom

Equipment & Extras

Beam
3.66 m
Brand
MOODY
Model
MOODY 38 S
Power
39 hp
Length
11.89 m
Category
Monohull Sailboat, Sloop
Material
Glass-Reinforced Plastic (GRP)
Fuel tank
182 litres
Fuel type
Diesel
Water tank
300 litres
Holding tank
70 litres
Motorization
1x39 hp
Make (Engine)
Volvo Penta D2-40
  • Large navigation desk to port with chart stowage under lid, 3 large drawers beneath, chart spot light
  • Book Stowage in deep channels
  • Fold down Electrical Distribution board with circuit breakers and indicator lights
  • Electric isolator switches
  • Navigators Seat with stowage below giving very good braced position when at sea
  • Raytheon AIS 650 transponder with Comar AIS Display / Receiver
  • Garmin GPS
  • Anders IPC2 loaded with an extensive chart library, chart plotting software and the log of the yacht, located beneath chart table
  • Beetronics 12 inch chart plotting display
  • Raytheon R80 Radar Display with MARPA tracking facility
  • Fixed ICOM IC-M56 VHF Radio, Charging Cradle holding ICOM handheld VHF radio
  • Battery monitors, Navtex and Inverter on port side bulkhead
  • Sony radio / CD player, temperature guage
  • Lloyds certificate badge and Ships Registered Number fixed to port side bulkhead
  • EPIRB
  • Large L shaped gally to starboard, very comfortable to work in at sea
  • 2 s/s sinks with hot/cold tap mixer and drinking water faucet which uses filtered water down to 0.1micron (effectively bacteria safe). Water is pressurised via Jabsco Par Max 4 pump (new 2022) and Accumulator Tank
  • Gimballed SMEV 3 burner cooker with oven and grill, fitted with s/s crash bar, Ninja dual basket air fryer (new 2024 in locker below sink)
  • Large refrigerator with freezer section, large cool box, both set into work surfaces, compressor access below fridge
  • Huge low level lockers under sinks and under aft working surface, drawer for cutlery, 3 large eye level lockers with fitted lockers below with sliding doors
  • Worktops finished with easy clean laminate and large fiddled edges and fold away cooker cover
  • Opening port lights immediately above cooker
  • Fire Extinguisher
  • U-shaped settee with contoured cushioning and backrests, second settee opposite, both double up as 2 good full length sea berths
  • Folding dining table with integral bottle stowage and drawer
  • 10 eye level lockers, 3 under-bunk storage bins
  • TV / DVD Player bolted to shelf behind port side seat backs
  • Heater outlet and heater controls
  • Small lockers accessed from shelves behind port and starboard seat backs
  • Gas shut off valve accessed behind starboard side backrest
  • Water tanks accessed below both Settees
  • Access to bilges (transducers, sea cocks, pumps etc) via pull up sections of cabin sole
  • Lewmar Ocean opening hatch to deck
  • Companion way stairs giving access to cockpit
  • Full height wet locker on starboard side of companionway with cupboard above, grab bag containing handheld ICOM VHF radio stored on inside of ventilated door
  • Doors to forward cabin, aft heads and aft cabin
  • Clock and barometer on forward bulkhead, fire extinguisher
  • Grab handles running full length of saloon (both sides) and alongside companionway
  • Selden silver anodised, double spreader mast and boom with stainless steel standing rigging (last replaced 2020)
  • Mast top VHF Windex aerial, navigation and anchor lights, steaming and deck flood lights, port and starboard flag halyards, radar reflector
  • Kemp Furlex headsail furling system, reefing line back to cockpit
  • Harken cruising chute furler, reefing line back to cockpit
  • Arun Mainsail and cross cut Genoa with foam luff and uv strip, sacrificial UV strip replaced 2023, One Sails Cruising Chute (new 2019)
  • Mainsail equiped with single line reefing system with 3 rows deep slab reefing points and lazyjacks, all halyards, control and reefing lines lead back to cockpit
  • Lewmar mainsail traveller located forward of sprayhood and Lewmar genoa travellers to port and starboard side decks, all adjustable from cockpit
  • Blue 2 piece mainsail cover
  • GRP hull and superstructure with gloss white gelcoat finish
  • Moulded non slip finish to deck areas
  • Integral bathing platform accessed via folding helmsman seat which releases s/s swim ladder
  • Shoal keel
  • Sleipner SE80 bow thruster
  • Chain locker holding 50metres 8mm Maggi Catene Aqua 7 calibrated chain, swivel connection to 35lb plough anchor and Lofans Royal manual windlass
  • s/s stemhead fitting with bow rollers
  • Hull antifouled with Coppercoat from 2000, last full recoat was in 2016 and in 2025 still performing well
  • s/s pulpit and pushpit with gate
  • All round s/s guard wires with gates on both sides
  • s/s aft gantry supporting raytheon radome, AIS aerials, GPS antenna , TV aerial and 2 x 50w solar panels (new 2023)
  • Fairleads for cruising chute furler and genoa furler control lines back to cockpit
  • 6 x s/s mooring cleats with fairleads, s/s stern mounted cleats for dinghy mooring
  • Full length 25mm high tenacity polyester safety lines, pushpit mounted horseshoe lifebuoy
  • Pushpit mounted Suzuki 2.5hp outboard (new 2020)
  • Bilge pump outlets, outlet for Eberspacher exhaust, engine blower, engine exhaust, holding tank vent, deck discharge and rinse and fresh water tank vents
  • Fuel and water tank fillers
  • 2 x Dorade vents, 2 sets inlet / outlet seacocks serving heads, 3 seacocks serving showers and galley sinks
  • Lewmar Ocean hatches to saloon, forward cabin, aft cabin and forward heads
  • 9 x Lewmar Old Standard portlights 5 of which can be opened
  • Deck mounted mainsheet traveller and side deck mounted genoa tracks with towable cars with turning blocks, all control lines leading back to cockpit via individual clutches
  • Halyard organisers fitted below removable “garage” section of deck
  • 2 self tailing Lewmar genoa sheet winches, 1 Lewmar winch for genoa reefing line and 2 Lewmar winches serving mainsail reefing lines, all halyards, kicker, topping lift and mainsail traveller control lines managed from cockpit
  • Pulpit and pushpit mounted navigation lights
  • Liferaft
  • Zodiac Dinghy
  • Suzuki 2.5hp outboard
  • Number of engines

Description

Inventory :Navigation:Large navigation desk to port with chart stowage under lid, 3 large drawers beneath, chart spot lightBook Stowage in deep channelsFold down Electrical Distribution board with circuit breakers and indicator lightsElectric isolator switchesNavigators Seat with stowage below giving very good braced position when at seaRaytheon AIS 650 transponder with Comar AIS Display / ReceiverGarmin GPSAnders IPC2 loaded with an extensive chart library, chart plotting software and the log of the yacht, located beneath chart tableBeetronics 12 inch chart plotting displayRaytheon R80 Radar Display with MARPA tracking facilityFixed ICOM IC-M56 VHF Radio, Charging Cradle holding ICOM handheld VHF radioBattery monitors, Navtex and Inverter on port side bulkheadSony radio / CD player, temperature guageLloyds certificate badge and Ships Registered Number fixed to port side bulkheadEPIRBGalley:Large L shaped gally to starboard, very comfortable to work in at sea2 s/s sinks with hot/cold tap mixer and drinking water faucet which uses filtered water down to 0.1micron (effectively bacteria safe). Water is pressurised via Jabsco Par Max 4 pump (new 2022) and Accumulator TankGimballed SMEV 3 burner cooker with oven and grill, fitted with s/s crash bar, Ninja dual basket air fryer (new 2024 in locker below sink)Large refrigerator with freezer section, large cool box, both set into work surfaces, compressor access below fridgeHuge low level lockers under sinks and under aft working surface, drawer for cutlery, 3 large eye level lockers with fitted lockers below with sliding doorsWorktops finished with easy clean laminate and large fiddled edges and fold away cooker coverOpening port lights immediately above cookerFire ExtinguisherSaloon:U-shaped settee with contoured cushioning and backrests, second settee opposite, both double up as 2 good full length sea berthsFolding dining table with integral bottle stowage and drawer10 eye level lockers, 3 under-bunk storage binsTV / DVD Player bolted to shelf behind port side seat backsHeater outlet and heater controlsSmall lockers accessed from shelves behind port and starboard seat backsGas shut off valve accessed behind starboard side backrestWater tanks accessed below both SetteesAccess to bilges (transducers, sea cocks, pumps etc) via pull up sections of cabin soleLewmar Ocean opening hatch to deckCompanion way stairs giving access to cockpitFull height wet locker on starboard side of companionway with cupboard above, grab bag containing handheld ICOM VHF radio stored on inside of ventilated doorDoors to forward cabin, aft heads and aft cabinClock and barometer on forward bulkhead, fire extinguisherGrab handles running full length of saloon (both sides) and alongside companionwayMechanical:Volvo Penta D2-40 (39hp) coupled to a 130S saildrive fitted with a 3 blade LH propeller. This was installed in 2016 (replacing the original Volvo MD 2040S). As of June 2025 the new engine had run 748 hours. It has been serviced annually by Ocean Marine (Volvo agents), last service Dec 2024, last saildrive / diaphragm service 2023.The installation included an upgraded fuel pre filter. The engine unit also houses an automatic fire extinguisher, calorifier, s/s waterlock / muffler and engine start up blowerBoth domestic and starter battery banks are located just aft of engine room beneath aft cabin bunksAccess to engine is via hinged panel in aft cabin (as shown) and by removal of companion way ladder (to front end of engine)Fuel tank - 182 litresWater tank - 300 litresHolding tank - 70 litresRig:Selden silver anodised, double spreader mast and boom with stainless steel standing rigging (last replaced 2020). Mast top VHF Windex aerial, navigation and anchor lights, steaming and deck flood lights, port and starboard flag halyards, radar reflectorKemp Furlex headsail furling system, reefing line back to cockpitHarken cruising chute furler, reefing line back to cockpitArun Mainsail and cross cut Genoa with foam luff and uv strip, sacrificial UV strip replaced 2023, One Sails Cruising Chute (new 2019). Mainsail equiped with single line reefing system with 3 rows deep slab reefing points and lazyjacks, all halyards, control and reefing lines lead back to cockpitLewmar mainsail traveller located forward of sprayhood and Lewmar genoa travellers to port and starboard side decks, all adjustable from cockpitBlue 2 piece mainsail coverCockpit:GRP hull and superstructure with gloss white gelcoat finish. Moulded non slip finish to deck areas. Integral bathing platform accessed via folding helmsman seat which releases s/s swim ladderShoal keelSleipner SE80 bow thruster.Chain locker holding 50metres 8mm Maggi Catene Aqua 7 calibrated chain, swivel connection to 35lb plough anchor and Lofans Royal manual windlass. s/s stemhead fitting with bow rollersHull antifouled with Coppercoat from 2000, last full recoat was in 2016 and in 2025 still performing well s/s pulpit and pushpit with gate. All round s/s guard wires with gates on both sidess/s aft gantry supporting raytheon radome, AIS aerials, GPS antenna , TV aerial and 2 x 50w solar panels (new 2023)Fairleads for cruising chute furler and genoa furler control lines back to cockpit6 x s/s mooring cleats with fairleads, s/s stern mounted cleats for dinghy mooringFull length 25mm high tenacity polyester safety lines, pushpit mounted horseshoe lifebuoyPushpit mounted Suzuki 2.5hp outboard (new 2020)Bilge pump outlets, outlet for Eberspacher exhaust, engine blower, engine exhaust, holding tank vent, deck discharge and rinse and fresh water tank vents. Fuel and water tank fillers. 2 x Dorade vents, 2 sets inlet / outlet seacocks serving heads, 3 seacocks serving showers and galley sinksLewmar Ocean hatches to saloon, forward cabin, aft cabin and forward heads. 9 x Lewmar Old Standard portlights 5 of which can be openedDeck mounted mainsheet traveller and side deck mounted genoa tracks with towable cars with turning blocks, all control lines leading back to cockpit via individual clutches. Halyard organisers fitted below removable “garage” section of deck2 self tailing Lewmar genoa sheet winches, 1 Lewmar winch for genoa reefing line and 2 Lewmar winches serving mainsail reefing lines, all halyards, kicker, topping lift and mainsail traveller control lines managed from cockpitPulpit and pushpit mounted navigation lightsLiferaftZodiac DinghySuzuki 2.5hp outboard

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£83,080 over 10 years at 6.9% APR

Monthly Running Costs (estimated)

Mooring / berthing £404
Insurance £122
Maintenance £212
Fuel £292
Running costs subtotal £1,030/mo
True Monthly Cost
£1,990
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Finance 48% Running costs 52%
Total Interest
£32,162
Total Cost (finance)
£129,903

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