MOODY BLUES: Large volume Moody 40
$97,000.00
Well maintained and improved 1979 Moody 40. Great features in this specimen. Well equipped coastal cruiser.
Description
Price reduced from $125,000 to $97,000.
A classic British comfortable and spacious offshore yacht, designed by Angus Primrose for Moody’s of Hamble, recently modernised by her present owners to suit short-handed sailing and New Zealand cruising.
Features include: high and dry centre cockpit; recent repaint; “granny” bars at mast; upgraded integrated nav system including radar and AIS; solar panels plus wind generator; recently replaced gearbox; new boom brake, Seldon kicker and solent stay; newish Takatak 2.6 inflatable with Tohatsu 5hp outboard.
Moody Blues has had a host of improvements and additions since 2024 for her blue water cruising, including:
Removable Solent stay & storm jib;
Mast pulpit (granny bars);
406MHS GPS EPIRB;
Simrad AIS transceiver & VHF radio;
Raymarine Evolution autopilot;
Iridium Go Exec Satellite comms;
TZ Navigator PC based chart plotter & nav station fully integrated with AIS, autopilot & radar (cabled for TZ iBoat iPad helm station – not included);
New replacement gearbox (Dong I);
Telescopic whisker pole;
Furuno First Watch radar;
Takacat tender & 5hp outboard;
Scott boom lock;
Selden RodKick 20 vang;
Rocna 25kg anchor;
Ocean Brake Jordan Series Drogue;
New 210l fuel tank;
Stern frame with solar charger & Rutland 914 wind generator;
New house batteries and Victron Blue Smart charger.
Hull stripped an re-epoxied (2024).
Topsides and deck repaint (2025).
Her hard-to-get Nelson Marina berth is transferable to the new owner. Sole agency.
Call or email Mike Cameron 021 765 141 or [email protected] to arrange a viewing.




























