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Moody 37

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1985–1987

A short-run 11-metre cruiser featuring a high ballast ratio and a skeg-hung rudder for offshore stability

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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The Moody 37, on the water

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Is it for you?

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 26 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 26
CoastalBluewater

1.98 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.98
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 238
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 40%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

What the fleet has seen

The Moody 37, as the fleet has seen it

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The Moody 37 is a masthead sloop designed by Bill Dixon and built by Marine Projects Ltd. and Moody Yachts between 1985 and 1987. It measures 11.3 meters LOA, with a 3.8-meter beam, 1.7-meter draft, and 7370 kg displacement. The hull features a fin keel with a rudder on skeg. A bilge keel version was also produced, with a draft of 4.0 feet.5:24 The Moody 37 was offered with either a Thornycroft T90 35hp or T108 47hp diesel engine. It is considered a bluewater-capable sailboat, offering a center-cockpit layout for comfort and protection, a feature it shares with the Hallberg-Rassy 35.10:34

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Moody 37 on video

What they go for

Market signal

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
237.7
Comfort ratio
26.4
Capsize screening
1.98
Hull speed
7.5 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1396
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1985–1987
Units built
310
Designer
Bill Dixon
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 34A 1980s mid-sized cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stability and predictable handling in coastal watersMoody 27A Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for coastal cruising stabilityMoody 346A 10.5-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a stable and comfortable platform for coastal cruisingMoody 38A 1990s masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, balanced for predictable handling and coastal cruisingMoody 47A 14-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for stability and offshore passage-makingMoody 31 MKIA compact 9.37-metre cruiser with a 37% ballast ratio, built over a short three-year production window in the mid-1980s

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