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Moody 346

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1986–1990

A 10.5-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a stable and comfortable platform for coastal cruising

Designed by Bill Dixon, built by Marine Projects Ltd.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 230
EasygoingPowered-up

16.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.6
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.6
Displacement / length
229.7
Comfort ratio
22.2
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1155
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1986–1990
Units built
254
Designer
Bill Dixon
Builder
Marine Projects Ltd, Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody, Sons)

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Seidelmann Yachts 3410.36 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA 1981 masthead sloop with a 45% ballast ratio, balancing a light-displacement hull with a deep 1.65-meter fin keel
X-Yachts X-3410.36 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA Niels Jeppesen-designed fractional sloop balancing performance and comfort with a stiff, bulb-keeled hull
Victoria Marine 3410.44 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA versatile cruiser available as a masthead sloop or cutter, featuring a shallow 1.47m draft and a skeg-hung rudder
Moody 3510.52 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop with twin keels, optimized for shoal-draft cruising and stability

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