Remarks :
This 1990 Moody 425 is a capable and well-respected bluewater cruiser designed by Bill Dixon and built by Marine Projects. The Moody 425 is widely admired for its seaworthiness, comfortable passage-making performance, and generous accommodation below decks, making it a popular choice for extended family cruising or comfortable liveaboard life. Finished in teak and holly throughout with dark blue upholstery, this yacht offers a warm, traditional interior and a spacious centre-cockpit layout.
She benefits from many sensible upgrades, including a powerful Yanmar 75hp engine fitted in 2011 with approximately 850 hours on the clock,solar panels mounted on a stainless steel gantry, and spring mattresses fitted throughout all cabins — all contributing to her appeal as a practical and well-found cruising yacht ready for extended passages or comfortable Mediterranean cruising.
Highlights Listed below but included in Full Specs:
- Yanmar 75hp engine (2011) — approximately 850 hours
- Sterling Pro Charge battery charging system (2021)
- Solar panels: 2 x 75W mounted on stainless steel gantry
- Electric bow thruster
- In-mast furling main
- New shaft seal fitted (Spring 2026)
- Sprayhood windows replaced (2025)
- Three-cabin layout with two heads
- Webasto heating system (new, onboard but not yet installed)
- EU VAT paid
BROKER'S REMARKS
This Moody 425 is a solid and dependable cruising yacht that combines proven offshore capability with family-friendly comfort. The centre-cockpit layout offers excellent security under way and a genuine sense of space, with three separate cabins providing real privacy for a group of four to six. The full-beam aft owner’s cabin is a particular strength of this design, offering the kind of accommodation one would expect on a much larger vessel.
The evidence of consistent care is clear: a powerful Yanmar 75hp engine replaced in 2011, standing rigging replaced in 2016, a Sterling battery charging system fitted in 2021, new anchor chain in 2023, and a new shaft seal fitted Spring 2026. Spring mattresses fitted throughout all cabins add to the onboard comfort, and solar power from twin 75W panels on a stainless steel gantry provides welcome charging capacity for extended cruising.
She is ready for the season and ideal for exploring the Mediterranean at your own pace, whether coastal cruising or planning extended passages.
Accommodation :
Moody 425 offers comfortable three-cabin accommodation with berths for eight (2 doubles and 4 singles). The interior is finished in teak and holly flooring throughout, with dark blue cloth upholstery recently renewed. Headroom is approximately 2m throughout, which is generous for a yacht of this length. The centre-cockpit design allows for a full-beam aft owner's cabin, a significant practical advantage on a cruising yacht of this type.
LAYOUT
The centre-cockpit layout provides a spacious and practical arrangement for extended cruising. The aft owner's cabin features a large double berth, generous hanging and shelf storage, and an en-suite heads compartment with separate shower. Forward of the saloon, the port guest cabin offers two single berths, while the forward cabin provides a double V-berth. A second heads compartment with shower serves the forward cabins. The large saloon features a folding central table, ample seating, and excellent natural light. A dedicated navigation station is positioned to starboard, with a large chart table. The galley is well positioned to port.
DOMESTIC
The galley is equipped with a 3-burner gas hob, oven, twin stainless steel sink with pressurised hot and cold water, refrigerator, and freezer. Domestic hot water is supplied via the engine calorifier and immersion heater. A new Webasto heating system is onboard ready for installation. Both heads compartments are fitted with marine toilets and separate showers. A Fusion stereo system is installed. Spring mattresses are fitted throughout all cabins, enhancing comfort for long passages.
Inventory :
NAVIGATION
- Chartplotter: Large Garmin colour plotter at helm pod
- Autopilot: Autohelm ST7000 Smart Pilot
- Displays (cockpit): Raymarine ST60+ multifunction display
- Wind and speed instruments: TackTick Micronet Wind, Speed, and Depth displays
- GPS: Garmin GPS antenna mounted above cockpit instrument pod
- Wind direction: Raymarine Wind Direction
- TackTick Speed Log: Fitted
DECK
- Deck: GRP non-slip
- Windlass: Cayman 1100W electric
- Anchor: Rocna 25kg
- Anchor chain: 100m x 10mm (new 2023)
- Anchor locker: Shallow with feed to deep chain locker below
- Winches:
2 x Lewmar 52 ST (primaries); 2 x Lewmar 36;
1 x Lewmar 52 electric;
3 x Lewmar 42 (mast) - Pushpit and pulpit: Stainless steel
- Boarding ladder
- Gantry: Stainless steel gantry for solar panels and dinghy storage
- Cockpit table: Teak folding (new, unused)
SAFETY
- Life raft: 6-person canister (new 2017, currently out of service)
- Life jackets: 2
- Fire extinguishers: 1 x manual
- Bilge pumps: 1 x manual; 1 x electric (manual and automatic)
- Drogue anchor
CANVAS
- Sprayhood: Navy (good condition) — new windows fitted (2025)
- Bimini: Navy (good condition)
- Side sun shades mesh zip on to bimini
TENDER
- Dinghy: Aluminium Hypalon RIB (AB)
- Outboard: Mercury 3.5hp four-stroke
MISCELLANEOUS
- Spring mattresses fitted aft owners cabin
- Stainless steel solar panel gantry (in place of davits)
- Teak cockpit folding table (new, unused)
- Warps: 12
- Fenders: 10
- Topside protection: Fitted
EXTRA DETAILS
- Webasto heating system onboard (new, not yet installed)
KNOWN DEFECTS
- Life raft 4 Person Cannister out of service (new 2017)
- Webasto heating system new but not yet installed — system ready for fitting
Mechanical :
DIMENSIONS
- LOA: 12.40m (40ft 8in)
- LWL: 10.41m (34ft 2in)
- Beam: 4.04m (13ft 3in)
- Draft: 1.75m (5ft 9in)
- Displacement: 9,525kg (21,000lbs)
- Ballast: 3,810kg (8,400lbs)
MECHANICAL
- Engine: Yanmar 4JH4-TE turbo diesel inboard (2011)
- Engine power: 75hp
- Engine hours: Approximately 850 hours
- Drive type: Shaft drive
- Propeller: 3-blade fixed bronze with rope cutter
- Bow thruster: Lewmar
- Shaft seal: New (Spring 2026)
- Cooling: Sea water
PERFORMANCE
- Sail area: 72.48m² (780.22ft²)
- S.A. / Displacement ratio: 16.46
- Comfort ratio: 28.78
- Fuel consumption: Approximately 3 litres per hour
TANKAGE
- Fuel: 265 litres (70 gallons), 2 stainless steel tanks — diesel tanks cleaned (2026)
- Water: 400 Litres 2 x 200-litre stainless steel tanks original and OK
ELECTRICAL
- Battery banks:
domestic; 3 x 95Ah - engine start 1 x 95Ah
- Battery charging: Sterling Pro Charge (2021)
- Shore power: 230V with shore power cable
- Solar panels: 2 x 75W mounted on stainless steel gantry
RIGGING
- Rig type: Masthead sloop
- Spars: Kemp / Seldén, stainless steel
- Standing rigging: Stainless steel wire (2016)
- Furling headsail: Fitted
- In-mast furling main
- Spinnaker pole: Mast-mounted
- Granny bars at mast
SAILS
- Mainsail: In-mast furling, good condition
- Genoa: Good condition
- Storm sail: (2016), unused, good condition
