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L04525	Moody 346			Lying	ashore Hampshire
Builder	Moodys/Marine Projects (Plymouth) Limited			Year	1987
Builder	Moodys/Marine Projects (Plymouth) Limited			Price reduced	£35,000
LOA	34' 5"	Sail area	670 sq ft	Brief details
LWL	27' 9"	Rig	Sloop	The Moody 346 remains one of the most popular Moody designs, largely due to the excellent aft cabin. This is a well looked after and updated example from 1987. The hull is coppercoated and she has fairly recent new sails.
Beam	11' 8"	Cabins	3
Draught	4' 11" fin keel	Berths	6
Displacement	11,200 lbs	Engine	Thornycroft T80
Ballast	4,500 lbs	BHP	35
Keel type	Iron fin keel with rudder on half skeg

The Moody 346 was introduced in June 1986 as an update to the Moody 34, itself a modernised replacement for the old Angus Primrose designed Moody 33/333 range. These Dixon-designed models were considerably sleeker looking than the earlier Primrose designs, yet retained all the virtues of interior space and good sailing performance. The interior fit-out of the 34 and 346 was also to a significantly better standard than the earlier 33s, which used a lot of plastic laminates instead of wood.

The Moody 34 and 346 are virtually identical, except that the 346 has a transom bathing/boarding platform. The Moody 346 continued in production until mid-1990, proving one of the most successful designs for the company.

The Moody 346 has a slightly lower profile and more elegant deck line than the contemporary equivalent models from Westerly such as the Seahawk, Oceanquest and Oceandream - the Westerlys however having more interior headroom.

Yachtsnet photographs and video April and June 2025

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with selected larger size photos

The reason the Moody 346 was so popular (and remains so) is the excellent aft cabin, with on the
port side a good double berth and a small vanity unit with sink and mirror, as well as seating
or an extra single berth to starboard.

The engine is a Thornycroft T80 four-cylinder 1.4 litre freshwater cooled diesel which is a
marinised version of the Mitsubishi K4 industrial engine, with good spares availability.
Normal acess is via a large panel in the walkthrough to the aft cabin, though the
cockpit sole above can also be removed for major jobs.

Photos April 2025
just after overall
winter covers
were removed.

Manual anchor windlass

in bow locker

Standing rigging replaced in 2019,

and new sails in 2021

Inventory:
Engine details		Thornycroft T80 4-cylinder 1.4L diesel (marinisd Mitubishi K4 block), freshwater cooled,
Fuel tank capacity		195 litres
Propeller		Darglow three-bladed feathering prop
Batteries		2 x 105AH batteries
Battery charging/electrics		Engine alternator, shorepower battery charger and solar panel
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details		Sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with S/S standing rigging renewed 2019
Mainsail		Kemp Sails 'Supercruise' mainsail new 2021, slab reefing with 2 reefs, with 'Packaway' bag also new 2021
Genoa		Kemp Sails 'Supercruise' roller genoa with foam luff, new 2021
Genoa furling		Furlex 200S
Primary winches		2 x Lewmar 40 two-speed self-tailing
Secondary winches		Lewmar 8 and Antal 30 on coachroof
Bower anchor		CQR with chain and warp
Kedge anchors		Sentinel 18 with chain and warp
Anchor windlass		Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass
Steering		Wheel
Autopilot		Raymarine EVO with linear drive
Steering compass		Plastimo on binnacle
Warps & fenders		4 warps and 7 fenders
Miscellaneous		Cockpit sprayhood, dodgers and cockpit table
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS/Chartplotter		Raymarine Elements 7" GPS/plotter, also Furuno GPS
Log/speed		Raymarine i50
Depth sounder		Raymarine i50
Windspeed/direction		Raymarine i50
VHF radio		Standard Horizon Matrix GX2200E DSC type with AIS and GPS
Safety/emergency equipment
Lifebuoy		Horseshoe with danbuoy
Radar reflector		Mast mounted
Bilge pump		Manual pump
Miscellaneous		2 x fire extinguishers and fire blanket plus auto engine fire extinguisher
Interior
Cabin layout		Forecabin saloon, heads and aft cabin
Cabin heating		Eberspacher blown hot air diesel heating
Berths		6/7
Water tank capacity		182 litres
Cooker		Neptune 2500 two-burner, grill and oven
Coolbox		Two coolboxes, one refrigerated
Heads		Jabsco. Unused holding tank available
Miscellaneous
Dinghy	*	Available by separate negotiation
Outboard	*	Available by separate negotiation
These particulars are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed and are subject to confirmation by the purchaser subject to still being available. For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Yachtsnet on 01326-212234 or

The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed. These particulars are not a part of any contract or offer, and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be conducted via Yachtsnet Ltd., who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars, and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical checks or tests

UK sailing yacht brokerage and boat sales

L04525

Moody 346

Lying

ashore Hampshire

Builder

Moodys/Marine Projects (Plymouth) Limited

Year

1987

Price reduced

£35,000

LOA

34' 5"

Sail area

670 sq ft

Brief details

LWL

27' 9"

Rig

Sloop

The Moody 346 remains one of the most popular Moody designs, largely due to the excellent aft cabin. This is a well looked after and updated example from 1987. The hull is coppercoated and she has fairly recent new sails.

Beam

11' 8"

Cabins

3

Draught

4' 11" fin keel

Berths

6

Displacement

11,200 lbs

Engine

Thornycroft T80

Ballast

4,500 lbs

BHP

35

Keel type

Iron fin keel with rudder on half skeg

Yachtsnet photographs and video April and June 2025

Click here to open a new window with selected larger size photos

The reason the Moody 346 was so popular (and remains so) is the excellent aft cabin, with on the port side a good double berth and a small vanity unit with sink and mirror, as well as seating or an extra single berth to starboard.

Photos April 2025 just after overall winter covers were removed.

Manual anchor windlass

in bow locker

Standing rigging replaced in 2019,

and new sails in 2021

Inventory:

Engine details

Thornycroft T80 4-cylinder 1.4L diesel (marinisd Mitubishi K4 block), freshwater cooled,

Fuel tank capacity

195 litres

Propeller

Darglow three-bladed feathering prop

Batteries

2 x 105AH batteries

Battery charging/electrics

Engine alternator, shorepower battery charger and solar panel

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

Sloop rig, Kemp alloy spars with S/S standing rigging renewed 2019

Mainsail

Kemp Sails 'Supercruise' mainsail new 2021, slab reefing with 2 reefs, with 'Packaway' bag also new 2021

Genoa

Kemp Sails 'Supercruise' roller genoa with foam luff, new 2021

Genoa furling

Furlex 200S

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 40 two-speed self-tailing

Secondary winches

Lewmar 8 and Antal 30 on coachroof

Bower anchor

CQR with chain and warp

Kedge anchors

Sentinel 18 with chain and warp

Anchor windlass

Simpson-Lawrence manual windlass

Steering

Wheel

Autopilot

Click here to open a new window
with selected larger size photos

The reason the Moody 346 was so popular (and remains so) is the excellent aft cabin, with on the
port side a good double berth and a small vanity unit with sink and mirror, as well as seating
or an extra single berth to starboard.

Photos April 2025
just after overall
winter covers
were removed.