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Moody 36S

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1981–1983

An aft-cockpit variation of the Moody 36, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder for balanced coastal cruising

Designed by Angus Primrose, built by Marine Projects Ltd.

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

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The Moody 36S, 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 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 2.02
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 243

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

  • Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2968 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Moody 36S, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Moody 36S is a 1981–1983 Masthead Sloop designed by Angus Primrose and built by Marine Projects Ltd. and Moody Yachts, featuring an aft cockpit and a fin keel with a rudder on skeg. With an LOA of 11.0 m, a beam of 3.8 m, and a displacement of 6667 kg, it is an aft cockpit variant of the Moody 36. Aboard *Bambola*, a Moody 36S, the crew survived a 70-knot storm at Lady Musgrave Island, Australia, holding position with a CQR anchor while other vessels dragged onto a coral reef.5:33 The *Bambola* has been sailed through the Caribbean and the Panama Canal, and its crew navigated the challenging, reef-strewn entrance to Suvorov Atoll in the South Pacific using visual pilotage.5:00 The Moody 36 is considered a capable and comfortable cruiser for long-distance sailing, offering superior handling and interior space compared to catamarans of similar size.14:29

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Moody 36S on video

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
Displacement / length
243.1
Comfort ratio
25.2
Capsize screening
2.02
Hull speed
7.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1322
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1981–1983
Units built
19
Designer
Angus Primrose
Builder
Marine Projects Ltd, Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody, Sons)

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