Moody 37

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See her sail

The Moody 37, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Wildling Sailing

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

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

The Moody 37 is a masthead sloop designed by Bill Dixon and built by Marine Projects Ltd. and Moody Yachts between 1985 and 1987.19:36 It measures 11.3 meters LOA, with a 3.8-meter beam, 1.7-meter draft, and 7370 kg displacement. The model features a fin keel with a rudder on a skeg, and a bilge keel variant was also produced. Standard engine options included a Thornycroft T90 35hp or T108 47hp diesel.

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

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

1seen for sale

A Moody 37.6 seen for sale in the broker aisle for 56,000 euros
from Wildling Sailingseen February 202110:47

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

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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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Moody 34A 1980s mid-sized cruiser with a 40% ballast ratio, designed for stability and predictable handling in coastal waters Moody 27A Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder, built for coastal cruising stability Moody 346A 10.5-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, offering a stable and comfortable platform for coastal cruising Moody 38A 1990s masthead sloop with a fin keel and spade rudder, balanced for predictable handling and coastal cruising Moody 47A 14-metre masthead sloop with a 40% ballast ratio, engineered for stability and offshore passage-making Moody 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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