1978 Moody 42 CC Ketch boat for sale

Broker Remarks

The Moody 42 CC Ketch is an ideal blue water cruiser with a large, secure centre cockpit. A very spacious interior with a saloon that can seat eight at the dining table, a forward twin cabin, bunk berth cabin and an aft en-suite double cabin. Wheel steering in the well protected cockpit, good deck space, inflatable dinghy and outboard included in sale. Perkins 72hp engine just serviced 2025, standing rigging and running rigging renewed 2021, liferaft new 2025. Reasonable offers will be considered for this Moody 42 CC ketch.
Part exchange may be available and nationwide delivery can be arranged.

Accommodation

Forward cabin with V berths that can be converted to a double berth with the infill cushion. Opening roof hatch, hanging locker, storage. Door leading through to passageway with heads compartment to starboard, bunk bedded cabin to port
Bunk cabin top bunk is hinged to be raised if only the lower berth being used to give extra headroom. Fixed portlight and opening portlight, hanging locker and storage.
Passageway leading through to saloon with forward facing chart table with storage to starboard, bench settee aft.
To port, U shaped seating and dining table, this can be extended and also converted to a double berth.
Central companionway to the cockpit. Portlights and two opening roof hatches
To starboard, linear galley going aft and the walkthrough to the aft cabin.
Aft cabin has a double berth, en-suite heads, vanity unit with seat, hanging locker, storage, portlights and opening roof hatches.
Engine access hatch in the walkthrough and also cockpit floor hatches. 


Galley
Four burner gas stove with oven and grill
Sink
Fridge 
Fridge / freezer, under starboard settee
Storage
Hot and cold water system


Forward and aft en-suite heads
Lavac sea toilet
Sink
Shower
Storage
Hot and cold water system
Portlight

Mechanical and Rigging

Engine and machinery

Perkins 4236 diesel engine 72hp
Shaft drive with 3 bladed propeller
Engine last serviced May 2025
New alternator fitted 2026
Vetus bow thruster
Four 135Ah domestic batteries
Two engine batteries 2026
Battery charger
Shore power socket
Mariner 3.3hp outboard


Sails and rigging

Main sail
Furling genoa
Mizzen sail
Genneker cruising spinnaker
Two Lewmar 43 winches 
Two Lewmar 25 winches
Lewmar 8 winch
Lewmar 8 mast winch
Lewmar 6 mast winch
Two Lewmar 8 mizzen mast winches
Standing rigging renewed 2021
Running rigging renewed 2021
Adjustable mizzen backstay
Main sail and Mizzen sail covers
Main mast mast steps

Inventory

Instruments
Engine instruments 
Brookhouse and Gates depth at helm
Brookhouse and Gates boat speed at helm
NASA Marine Target wind speed and direction at helm
Furuno GPS Navigator at helm
Furuno radar, plotter and fishfinder at helm
Raymarine ST6002 autopilot at helm
Silva S15 DSC VHF radio at helm
Plastimo helm compass
Sailor RT144B VHF radio telephone at chart table
Sailor R109 receiver in saloon
Hunter speed log and depth at chart table
Radar, plotter, fishfinder on 1 screen for cockpit
Furuno SC33 satellite GPS compass, mounted on mizzen mast 
Clock and barometer


Cockpit
Fixed canopy with two opening roof hatches
Fixed windscreens and side windows
Two Kent Clearview screens
Extension canopy to enclose the cockpit
Canopy has roll up sides
Cockpit dodgers
Wheel steering
U shaped cockpit seating
Two floor hatches to engine room
Locker


Deck equipment
Stainless steel pulpit
Stainless steel pushpit
Stainless steel stanchions with twin guard wires
Treadmaster deck panels
Double bow roller 
60lb CQR anchor with 50m chain and warp
Vetus electric  anchor windlass
Davits
Stern boarding ladder
Outboard bracket
Various warps and fenders






Safety equipment

Manual and electric bilge pumps
Radar reflector   
Ocean Safety 4 crew liferaft 2025 service due 5.2028
Two Horseshoe lifebuoys
Danbuoy
Plastimo gas alarm

Further information

Avon inflatable dinghy and Mariner 3.3hp outboard seen on board are included in the sale
Professionally epoxied and copper coated hull 2017