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Specifications

Make Moody
Model S38
Year 1997
Length 39.0ft (11.9m)
Beam 3.94m
Draft 1.91m
Hull Material GRP/fibreglass
Engine VOLVO PENTA D2-40 40HP, approx. 885 hours
Fuel Type Diesel
Location Swanwick Marina, Southampton United Kingdom

Equipment & Extras

LOA
38ft/12m
LWL
9.91m 32'6"
Rig
Sloop
VHF
2 x Shipmate RS8400 handsets
Hull
Glass Reinforced Plastic
Keel
Fin Keel
Make
Moody
Name
Charlie Girl of Lymington
Year
1997
Class
Sailing Cruiser
Drive
Sail Drive
Model
S38
Sails
Hood mainsail, Hood furling genoa
Spars
Seldon double spreader aluminium
Berths
8
Cabins
3
Engine
Single Diesel
Layout
Aft Cockpit
Saloon
U shaped settee to starboard with drop leaf table with bottle storage & drawers. Settee/berth with a trotter box to port forward, lee cloth. Cupboards either side. TV. Navigation area to the aft.
Ballast
3,096 kg 6,826 lbs
Heating
Eberspacher warm air heating with outlets in all cabins, saloon, heads and wet locker.
Reefing
Slab reefing with lazy jacks (single line for reef 1 & 2 twin line from cockpit)
Winches
2 x Lewmar ST48 self tailing genoa winches, 2 x Lewmar 30 halyard and mainsheet winches, 1 x Lewmar 8 furling winch
Controls
Single lever
Forestay
Replaced in 2013
Rig Type
Sloop
Aft Heads
On the port side, aft of navigation station and doubles as a day heads with access from the saloon and the port aft cabin. Marine w.c, hot & cold water, hand basin and shower. Cupboards.
Electrics
1 x 12v engine start battery (new March 2026), 2 x 12v domestic batteries. Charged by engine alternator and 240v Poweramp Hank 12v/40 amp battery charger. 240v shore power.
Propeller
Volvo 3 blade folding propellor
Aft Cabins
2
Ancasta Ref
44939
Displacement
8,650 kg 19,064 lbs
Engine Hours
approx. 885
Engine Model
VOLVO PENTA D2-40 40HP DIESEL ENGINE
Registration
British Part 1 registered. UK VAT Paid.
Ground Tackle
Lofrans manual windlass, Anchor and chain
Deck Equipment
S/S pulpit, pushpit and guardrails, Bow, stern and spring cleats, Blue sprayhood with grab rail, Tonneau cover, 2 x cockpit lockers
Headsail System
Seldon Furlex roller reefing
Safety Equipment
Manual bilge pump
Standing Rigging
S/S replaced in July 2020
Fuel Tank Capacity
One 182 litre (40 gallon) Aluminium fuel tank
Last Engine Service
March 2026
Water Tank Capacity
Two water tanks totalling 364 litres (80 gallons)
Accommodation Layout
Three cabin (twin aft cabins), two heads. Sleeps eight, 6 in three cabins plus 2 in the saloon
En-suite Forward Heads
Marine toilet, hot and cold water. Shower. Basin 2 x cupboard. Mirror.
Engine Replacement Year
2012
Navigation Aids (Cockpit)
Whitlock steering compass, Autohelm Wind, Autohelm Tri data, Autohelm ST6000+ autopilot, Garmin GPS Map 451 chart plotter
Sail Drive Replacement Year
2012
Navigation Aids (Chart table)
Autohelm Multi, Yeoman plotter
  • Eberspacher cabin heating
  • Volvo Penta D2-40 40HP engine
  • Saildrive
  • Hood mainsail
  • Hood furling genoa
  • Solid teak aft cockpit seating
  • Solid teak cockpit sole
  • Raymarine ST6000+ autopilot
  • Garmin GPS Map 451 chart plotter
  • Autohelm Tridata
  • Autohelm Multi
  • Lofrans manual windlass
  • Seldon double spreader aluminium spars
  • Slab reefing
  • Lazy jacks
  • Seldon Furlex roller reefing headsail system
  • Stainless steel standing rigging (new 2020)
  • Radar reflector
  • Lewmar ST48 self-tailing genoa winches
  • Lewmar 30 halyard/mainsheet winches
  • Lewmar 8 furling winch
  • Marine toilet
  • Hot and cold pressurised water
  • Shower
  • Plastimo Neptune 2000 gas cooker with oven and grill
  • 240v Microwave
  • 12v refrigerated ice box
  • Stainless steel sinks
  • Electrical 12v/240v distribution panel
  • Battery volt meters
  • Fresh water gauge
  • Fuel gauge
  • Yeoman plotter
  • Sony stereo radio/CD
  • Shipmate RS8400 VHF
  • Stainless steel pulpit
  • Stainless steel pushpit
  • Stainless steel guardrails
  • Bow cleats
  • Stern cleats
  • Spring cleats
  • Blue sprayhood with grab rail
  • Tonneau cover
  • Cockpit lockers
  • Manual bilge pump
  • Whitlock steering compass

Description

Moody S38 built in 1997. Lovely example of this popular aft cockpit twin aft cabin model sailing cruiser. Fin keel. The inventory includes Eberspacher cabin heating, New Volvo Penta 40hp and saildrive in 2012. Hood main and furling genoa. Solid teak aft cockpit seating and sole. ST6000+ autopilot, Garmin Plotter. Tridata & Multi. Lofrans Windlass. Ashore in Swanwick Marina and available for viewings 7 days a week by appointment. Please contact Ancasta Swanwick.

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Monthly Running Costs (estimated)

Mooring / berthing £404
Insurance £87
Maintenance £140
Fuel £67
Running costs subtotal £698/mo
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Total Interest
£23,017
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