Moody 39 Moody 39

[Hayley Bellis]

Morning all - we are offering on a moody 39 (1976). Im a little concerned due to almost no one having them! Is this a bad thing? Are the boats of Primroses successor better? Would we be better with a 36/346 etc? We are going to get a survey, but its just a little odd there are so few posts on them!

 

[Caet Jones]

Hi Hayley,
Not a lot of the 39 have been produced. We have a 1981 Moody 40, a design (successor?) based on the 39.

A couple of survey pointers:
Make tons of photo's, even detailphoto's of everything. Thrust your nose for a mold or diesel smell.
We had a wobbly skeg which we reinforced.
The structural ribs underneath the floor have wood in them but the draining holes between compartments allow standing water to soak in the wood.
Keelbolts might be steel(original)
The fuel tank originally is steel
Chainplates are subject to water ingress if the deckplates' sealant failed.(recommend checking if the owner lets you)
Around the steering gland for salt water ingress because the gland is also "the bearing", might have been something is added later to beefy things up/support.
Wood was used underneath the mast, both inside the deck part where the mast is stand on(so you might see cracks around the base, from leaking electrical connections) aswell as inside the cabin, where it is standing on the keel.
I would open up all the floorboards, also the ones in the cabinets if you can. We found there are some compartments that don't drain, so if water acumulates if leaves damage.

If any other questions, fire away. Our boat is a little bit different but mostly the same

We are very happy with our Moody, they are very spacious making them good liveaboards!

 

[Uwe Emmer]

Guten Morgen zusammen! Wir bieten eine Moody 39 (Baujahr 1976) an. Ich bin etwas besorgt, da sie so gut wie unbekannt ist! Ist das ein Nachteil? Sind die Nachfolger von Primrose besser? Wäre eine 36/346 etc. besser? Wir lassen ein Gutachten erstellen, aber es ist schon merkwürdig, dass es so wenige Beiträge dazu gibt!

Es ist schon ein sehr seegängiges Schiff. Wir haben ein richtiges Unwetter sehr gut verstanden. Stabil und robust.
LG. SY Mizzo
Beatrix und Uwe

Good morning, everyone! We are looking at a Moody 39 (built in 1976). I’m a bit concerned because the model is virtually unknown! Is that a disadvantage? Are the successors to the Primrose design better? Would a 36, 346, etc., be a better choice? We are having a survey done, but it is certainly odd that there is so little information available about it!


It is a very seaworthy vessel, though. We handled a real storm very well in it. Stable and robust.

 

[Stephen Viney]

we have a 39