BoatsMoody 333

Moody 333

Masthead Sloop · Twin keels · 1981–1983

A twin-keel cruiser featuring an aft cabin with a double berth accessible directly from the saloon

Designed by Angus Primrose, built by Marine Projects Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Twin Keel

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The Moody 333, on the water

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 21 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 21
CoastalBluewater

2.08 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.08
LightHeavy

206 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 206
EasygoingPowered-up

19.3 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.3
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws less than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2882 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Moody 333, as the fleet has seen it

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The Moody 333 is a 10.1 m masthead sloop designed by Angus Primrose and built by Marine Projects Ltd. and A. H. Moody, Sons between 1981 and 1983. It features a twin keel hull, a 3.5 m beam, a 1.4 m draft, and displaces 4796 kg. This model is a derivative of the earlier Moody 33s, distinguished by an aft cabin with a double berth accessible from the saloon. While some Moody 333s were fitted with Perkins and Bukh diesel engines, the Thorneycraft was also an option.11:25

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Sailed by the fleet

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Seen 2 times across 2 channels of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.7%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.3
Displacement / length
205.7
Comfort ratio
21.4
Capsize screening
2.08
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1160
Hull
Hull type
Twin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Units built
77
Designer
Angus Primrose
Builder
Marine Projects Ltd, Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody, Sons)

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Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Moody 33SA 10-metre aft-cockpit variation of the original Moody 33, configured with a fin keel for coastal cruisingMoody 29An Angus Primrose-designed masthead sloop built for coastal cruising, featuring a fin keel and a stable, balanced hullMoody 34A 1980s mid-sized cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stability and predictable handling in coastal waters

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