Moody S31 – 1997 - £42,500
The Moody S31 is a sought-after cruising yacht, combining solid build quality with excellent sailing performance and exceptional onboard comfort. Designed by Bill Dixon, she delivers responsive handling, reassuring stability and an easy-to-manage sail plan, making her equally appealing to experienced sailors and those looking to step up to a capable family cruiser.
What sets the S31 model apart is her remarkably spacious accommodation. Featuring a generous aft cabin, excellent headroom and a bright, well-designed interior, she offers the comfort and practicality often associated with much larger yachts. With ample tankage, solid construction and a reputation for dependable cruising, the Moody S31 is perfectly suited to weekends away, extended coastal cruising and longer adventures afloat.
A proven and highly respected design, the Moody S31 continues to attract strong demand thanks to her appealing blend of good performance, comfort and versatility. Whether you're upgrading from a smaller yacht or searching for a capable cruiser that is easy to handle and enjoyable to own, the S31 represents an excellent opportunity.
This fin keel example features the optional wheel steering, factory fitted when new along with the ‘sport rig’, a slightly taller 7/8th fractionally rigged mast.
She has had a huge number of significant renewals over the past 3 years including:
• Underwater hull area fully stripped, prepared and 4-5 coats of Coppercoat multi-Season antifouling professionally applied in 2025
• Hull & deck professionally polished and waxed (2025)
• New standing rigging fitted in 2024
• All windows and hatches removed and refitted with new glazing (2024)
• New Sprayhood, Bimini cover and Mainsail Stack pack (Exe Sails 2023)
• New upholstery throughout in navy blue fabric (2023)
• New cooker & fridge unit, New Toilet with all new pipe work & new holding tank in 2023
• New Garmin plotter & AIS system in 2023 networked to other instruments
Many more photos are available in our ‘cloud’- based archive for this yacht.
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