Wannes Engelen
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Hello all, Thank you for allowing me to post.
I'm a Belgian living in the Italian Dolomites (close to the Adriatic) with my Italian girlfriend and son. I've sailed a bit while I was young (including a UK circumnavigation when I was 15 with my godfather on his 40ft ketch), but stopped sailing in the 90s. I had to stop my current life style (deep technical diving) due to a nasty motorbike accident (I can no longer do long decompression dives). So I'm looking into starting sailing again in the Adriatic and maybe after a couple of years further a field.
So I've been looking at the ideal compromise between a blue water yacht (stoutly build, heavier displacement, skeg or partial skeg rudder) but with some marina/Med comforts. Via via in my sailing club I was pointed to Moody as a good compromise. So that's why I am here.
I am looking for a preferably Med based Moody 422-425 or 42-44, EU VAT paid. I don't have an unlimited budget (who does?!) and looking to spend max 100k€ because there is always things to add (to make blue water ready) and stuff to repair/maintain. If any of the owners of this association knows a yacht or owns a yacht that matches this description please let me know.
I've seen a 42 on boat24 (I'll post the link below, admin I'm not sure if it's allowed to post links, if not please remove).
Moody 42 CC in La Spezia
There are a couple of worries on this model though on initial investigation (without checking it yet in the flesh):
- It has a volvo penta, but the engine hours are unknown, exhaust elbow never replaced, etc. So a bit worried about that (as a beginner).
- It has been on the hard already for a year, which obviously is not very good for a yacht.
Still it ticks quite a lot of boxes. Specially the fact that the standing rigging has been replaced recently and the sails are quite new.
Anyway cheers and maybe one day I'll be part of this association as an owner.
I'm a Belgian living in the Italian Dolomites (close to the Adriatic) with my Italian girlfriend and son. I've sailed a bit while I was young (including a UK circumnavigation when I was 15 with my godfather on his 40ft ketch), but stopped sailing in the 90s. I had to stop my current life style (deep technical diving) due to a nasty motorbike accident (I can no longer do long decompression dives). So I'm looking into starting sailing again in the Adriatic and maybe after a couple of years further a field.
So I've been looking at the ideal compromise between a blue water yacht (stoutly build, heavier displacement, skeg or partial skeg rudder) but with some marina/Med comforts. Via via in my sailing club I was pointed to Moody as a good compromise. So that's why I am here.
I am looking for a preferably Med based Moody 422-425 or 42-44, EU VAT paid. I don't have an unlimited budget (who does?!) and looking to spend max 100k€ because there is always things to add (to make blue water ready) and stuff to repair/maintain. If any of the owners of this association knows a yacht or owns a yacht that matches this description please let me know.
I've seen a 42 on boat24 (I'll post the link below, admin I'm not sure if it's allowed to post links, if not please remove).
Moody 42 CC in La Spezia
There are a couple of worries on this model though on initial investigation (without checking it yet in the flesh):
- It has a volvo penta, but the engine hours are unknown, exhaust elbow never replaced, etc. So a bit worried about that (as a beginner).
- It has been on the hard already for a year, which obviously is not very good for a yacht.
Still it ticks quite a lot of boxes. Specially the fact that the standing rigging has been replaced recently and the sails are quite new.
Anyway cheers and maybe one day I'll be part of this association as an owner.
