REF: S025

Make: Moody 425

Type: Centre Cockpit

Rig: Sloop

YEAR: 1988

KEEL: Scheel

LYING: Spain

PRICE: £92,500 VAT paid

DIMENSIONS: LOA: 41’66” (12.7m) LWL: 34'25" (10.44m) Beam: 13'34” (4.07m) Draft: 4'66” (1.42m).

BUILDERS: Designed by Bill Dixon, built by Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd.

CONSTRUCTION: The hull and deck are constructed from GRP.

KEEL: Scheel

SPARS/RIG: Sloop rig, Alloy mast and boom. Selden in-mast furling for main, control lines in cockpit. Selden furling genoa. Standing rigging of stainless steel, running rigging of rope. Spinnaker pole installed against the mast with topping lift. Spinnaker halyard, second jib halyard, inner forestay.

SAILS: Mainsail, 2 genoas, storm jib, cruising chute.

ACCOMMODATION: Eight berths in three cabins, 2 heads, 2 showers.

Forepeak: Chain locker. Forecabin: Double berth with ample storage lockers, fore toilet compartment (with marine WC, washbasin and shower with waste pump, hot and cold pressurised water). Saloon with two settee berths, table which opens out to the full width of the saloon. Aft owners cabin with double berth and ample storage lockers and en suite toilet and shower. Galley with Calor 2-burner gas cooker with grill and oven. Built-in microwave, double s/s sink, hot and cold fresh water supply, refrigerated ice box. Mahogany storage cupboards throughout. Large chart table with drawers underneath. 6' plus headroom throughout.  Curtains and carpeting throughout.

MOTOR:  Thornycroft T98 diesel (50hp) with rope cutter.

ELECTRICS: 3 x batteries, charged by engine alternator. Shore power via battery charger. Shore connection point in cockpit with circuit breaker and 4 x sockets.

TANKAGE: Fuel: 273 litres. Water: 409litres.

EQUIPMENT:

Deck: Pulpit, pushpit  stanchions and guardwires. Fairleads, mooring cleats. 4 sheet winches, all by Lewmar. Ground tackle: 20.5kg CQR anchor with 50m x 10mm chain spliced to 30m x 18mm of nylon. Fortress FX283, plus a Danforth. Electric anchor windlass, additional bow roller, sprayhood and bimini.

Navigation: Steering compass, GPS, log, and depth instrumentation. VHF, SSB receiver, AM/FM radio. Radar, barometer and clock. Navtex.

Safety: Bilge pumps, manual and electric. Lifering, l x man overboard recovery, fire extinguishers, gas alarm, navigation lights.

General: Bow thruster. Autopilot  Autohelm 6000plus with remote control. EPIRB, 12v TV (flat screen) with DVD radio/CD in saloon. Eberspacher air heater, Waeco electric cooling unit. Separate immersion hot water heating system, insulated water cylinder. Various mooring warps and fenders. Varnished washboards, 2 boarding ladders, gates port and starboard. Ocean Air screens on 3 hatches. Teak outboard bracket on the pushpit.

OWNERS COMMENTS: Happy Dancer is an extremely well maintained and equipped yacht. She is easily handled and very spacious, ideal for long distance cruising. I have lived on board for 7 years hence the meticulous maintenance during the winter lay up periods.