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Moody 31
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Brief details |
Builder |
Moody Yachts (Marine Projects, Plymouth) |
One of the most popular
of the smaller Moodys, the 31 has excellent accommodation including
a good-sized aft double cabin. Both fin and bilge keel versions
were built, and wheel steering was an option. |
LOA |
30' 9" |
Sail area |
558 sq ft main and genoa |
LWL |
25' 5" |
Rig |
sloop |
Beam |
10' 6" |
Cabins |
3 |
Draught |
5' 0" fin keel or 3' 8" bilge keel |
Berths |
6 |
Displacement |
9,966 lbs |
Engine |
usually a Volvo MD2002 or MD2003 diesel |
Ballast |
3,675 lbs |
BHP |
18-28 |
Keel type |
Iron fin keel or twin bilge keels with skeg-hung rudder |
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Designed by Bill Dixon, the Mk I Moody 31
was built from late 1983 to the end of 1985, at which time
it was superseded by the Mk II, which was very similar, the main difference, apart from some minor alterations to the interior, being the addition of a sugar scoop stern.
Production
continued until 1991, by which time over 300 had been built
in total. As standard the boats were tiller-steered, but many,
as in the case of some of the yachts illustrated here, had wheel steering
as an option.
Unlike the earlier generation Moodys, which used a lot of exposed GRP and laminate, the Moody 31s have a fairly traditional and 'woody' interior
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