Dorian Poulayer
Member
- Boat name
- REGGAE
- Berth
- Noumea
- Boat type
- Moody 422
- Cruising area
- New Caledonia
For sale : Moody 422 “REGGAE” – 1987 Bluewater Cruiser (Ready to Sail) - 85 000€
Beautifully maintained center-cockpit Moody 422, fully equipped for bluewater cruising. Extensive refit in 2023–2024: all standing and running rigging replaced, new solar + Victron setup, new AGM batteries, new bimini, upgraded plumbing, Starlink,…
Reliable Volvo Penta 50hp (~6,400 hrs), serviced and in excellent condition. Spacious layout: large aft cabin, new upholstery, full LED lighting. ECHOTEC watermaker, wind generator, and complete navigation suite (Raymarine autopilot, OpenCPN, GPS, etc.).
Recent surveys confirm excellent condition and no osmosis. Located in New Caledonia – ready for offshore passages or liveaboard life.
PM for additional photos.
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️ MOODY 422 “REGGAE”
Builder: Moody - Marine Project (Plymouth, UK)
Year: 1987
Model: Moody 422
Type: Bluewater cruising sailboat – Center cockpit
Flag: New Caledonia (registered locally)
LOA: 12.41 m
Beam: 4.05 m
Draft: 1.82 m
Rigging & Sails
Standing rigging: all new (Sept 2024)
Interior & Comfort
Galley
Electrical & Energy
Ground Tackle
Watermaker
ECHOTEC 260-DML-1 (50 L/h, 38 A) – several new filters included.
Engine
Electronics & Navigation
Deck & Hardware
Tender
Safety
Miscellaneous & Documentation
Beautifully maintained center-cockpit Moody 422, fully equipped for bluewater cruising. Extensive refit in 2023–2024: all standing and running rigging replaced, new solar + Victron setup, new AGM batteries, new bimini, upgraded plumbing, Starlink,…
Reliable Volvo Penta 50hp (~6,400 hrs), serviced and in excellent condition. Spacious layout: large aft cabin, new upholstery, full LED lighting. ECHOTEC watermaker, wind generator, and complete navigation suite (Raymarine autopilot, OpenCPN, GPS, etc.).
Recent surveys confirm excellent condition and no osmosis. Located in New Caledonia – ready for offshore passages or liveaboard life.
PM for additional photos.
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️ MOODY 422 “REGGAE”
Builder: Moody - Marine Project (Plymouth, UK)
Year: 1987
Model: Moody 422
Type: Bluewater cruising sailboat – Center cockpit
Flag: New Caledonia (registered locally)
LOA: 12.41 m
Beam: 4.05 m
Draft: 1.82 m
Rigging & SailsStanding rigging: all new (Sept 2024)
- Forestay and backstay replaced in 2023; lower/upper shrouds and intermediates new (Sept 2024, Ø10mm).
- Profurl NC42 furler (overhauled, new bearings June 2023).
- Kemp mast, boom, and kicker + spinnaker pole.
- Removable inner forestay.
- Spinnaker and main halyards replaced (Sept 2024).
- All other sheets and halyards in good condition.
- Full-batten mainsail – North Sails (2016, serviced 2021)
- Genoa 48.9 m² – North Sails (2017, serviced 2021)
- Spinnaker, storm jib, and staysail (hanked).
- Lazy bag (2021).
Interior & Comfort- Spacious aft cabin with island bed (160 cm wide).
- Forward double cabin + passage with bunk beds.
- Head (double bed) with toilets and showers (Jabsco toilet replaced 2023).
- Starlink internet with custom stainless-steel mount (Sept 2024).
- Varnish renewed (Oct 2021).
- Interior upholstery new (Oct 2021).
- Jabsco pressure pump (2023) + accumulator tank (1L, 8.6 bar).
- Quick 30L water heater (engine + 220V, 2013).
- 450L freshwater tank, fully renewed plumbing with filters before each pump.
- 2 electric shower drain pumps (18L/min).
- New stainless-steel bimini (2021).
- Custom Sunbrella cockpit cushions.
- Full LED lighting.
- Stereo + built-in speakers.
- Double stainless sink with foot pump (fresh + sea water) + pressurized mixer tap.
- Eno “One Grand Large Gascogne” gas stove (2018).
- 250L fridge with DB50F compressor (thermostat replaced Sept 2024).
- Plenty of storage.
Electrical & Energy- 1 bifacial solar panel 540W (new Sept 2024)
- Victron MPPT 100/50 (new Sept 2024)
- 2×240Ah Victron AGM batteries (new Sept 2024)
- Victron inverter 250W (new Sept 2024)
- Rutland 914i wind generator (2013, very quiet)
- Victron BMV-600 battery monitor
- Sterling alternator-to-battery regulator 80–130A
- Shore power charger + cable and plug replaced (2019)
- 100% LED lighting
- 12V and 220V outlets throughout (cabins, saloon, cockpit)
Ground Tackle- Primary: 1000W electric windlass (June 2023), Spade 20 kg (2023) + 70m of 10mm chain + 30m rode (2024).
- Secondary: Delta 16 kg + 30m of 10mm chain.
- Third: Flat anchor.
Many lines and fenders.
ECHOTEC 260-DML-1 (50 L/h, 38 A) – several new filters included.
Engine- Volvo Penta MD22L – 50 hp (1996), ~6400 hrs, very well maintained.
- Full bench test end of 2018.
- Timing belt & water pump replaced (June 2023).
- Starter replaced (2020) + spare starter.
- Cooling circuits serviced and flushed (2023).
- New full timing kit (2023).
- Heat exchanger serviced (2023).
- PSS shaft seal (2023).
- Vetus coupling type 6.
- 260L diesel tank.
- Volvo MS2L-E gearbox (2.3:1).
- 30mm prop shaft, nut & lock washer (2021).
- 3-blade prop + spare 2-blade.
- Parker 500FG diesel/water separator.
- Raymarine ST60 autopilot + Smart Pilot ST6002
- Type 2 hydraulic ram + spare drive unit
- Airmar ST800 speed sensor (2023)
- STOWE depth sounder (Navman display)
- STOWE wind instrument
- Furuno GP-32 GPS (2014)
- Windex wind vane (2023)
- Raspberry Pi computer with OpenCPN + charts & satellite imagery
- Plastimo illuminated compass
- Fridell Blipper 210-7 radar reflector
Deck & Hardware- Lewmar deck hatches & portholes (new seals and plexi 2023).
- Side plexiglass windows replaced (2023).
- Sturdy stainless arch (supports wind gen, solar panels, dinghy).
- Non-slip gelcoat deck in good condition.
- Lewmar self-tailing winches (genoa 52, main 16, 3 on mast).
- Lewmar traveler and mainsheet system.
- All blocks in excellent condition.
- Stainless handrails and stanchions.
- AB Hypalon RIB (2016, aluminium floor, good condition).
- Yamaha 8 hp Enduro outboard (2003).
- Gearcase replaced (2020), propeller (2021).
- Full service Sept 2024.
- Small galvanized anchor.
- Bilge pumps: 1 automatic (Rule 1500/2000, float switch), 1 manual (new membrane Sept 2024)
- 4 fire extinguishers (2019, checked 2024)
- Horseshoe buoys, IOR pole
- Ocean Signal E100G EPIRB with GPS (battery expired 2019)
- Liferaft (service due)
- Harnesses, lifejackets, full medical kit
- All manuals, invoices, spare parts, repair kits (toilets, pumps, hatches, etc.).
- Surveys by Hubert Piquemal (2018) and Johan Piel (2021): no sign of osmosis (preventive treatment done).
- Hull maintenance July 2024: antifouling removed, 3 coats Hempel semi-erodible, new anodes.
- Previous haul-out: Feb 2023.
- Major refit April 2017 (Whangarei, NZ – through-hulls renewed).