About the boat:

Designed by Bill Dixon and built in the shipyards of Marine Projects, Plymouth, England.  She displaces 23,000 lbs and is made of fiberglass. She is 42 feet in length and has a beam of 13 feet.  Our Moody 422 is a centerboard boat so she draws 4 1/2 feet with the board up and seven with the board down.  A center-cockpit configuration allows for a nice sized cockpit and a large aft cabin.  She has pretty lines atop and that makes the cabin  below a little deep.

Let’s take a tour...as you climb down the seven steps, you land between the navigation station on the starboard side (that’s right if your facing forward) and the galley on the port (you can figure that one out!).  The “nav” station is fully equipped with all the electronics for communication, navigation and collision avoidance!  That means a VHF radio and a high frequency single side-band radio.  Michael has his Ham operators license so he can use both ham and single side band frequencies. Ray Marine Radar and chart plotter with integrated AIS. 

The galley has a two burner Force 10 stove with oven and broiler and it works great.  A refrigerator and freezer, a double sink, and some storage make this u-shaped galley very functional. 

Step forward and you’re in the main salon.  There is a table that folds out to comfortably seat six – which is great for dinners and domino matches.  Folded down there is plenty of room to get to the two settees, one on each side.  Perfect for his and hers reading.

Forward to starboard is a head and forward of that is the V-berth – comfortable for two.  That makes this a great boat for having guests – they have their privacy which is unusual on boats.

As you head to the back of the boat, the aft cabin has a centerline bed – almost queen sized.  No need to crawl over each other to get in or out which is a real luxury. 

There is also a large head with a shower.

The engine has easy access from three sides, under the ladder, in the walkway and from the aft cabin.  This makes maintenance and repairs much easier. More photos coming soon.(Frank!)