Moody Decksaloon 48

Design

Designer

Dixon Yacht Design

Interior designer

Hanse Design Team

Summary

Best Suited For

• Bluewater Cruising

  From the published figures: CE Category A · LOA 15.42 m · fresh water 766 L

• Liveaboard

  From the published figures: LOA 15.42 m · 3 cabins · fresh water 766 L

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Sailing Ratios

Classic yacht-design ratios worked out from the builder's published figures, each shown against the bands designers read it by.

Most builders publish a light displacement. The ratios were defined on a loaded boat, so every boat here reads a little lighter than a surveyor's figure would — all alike, which keeps them comparable.

Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

50.6 ft (15.42 m)

Hull length

48.1 ft (14.65 m)

LWL

45.4 ft (13.83 m)

Beam

15.9 ft (4.85 m)

Draft (min)

5.9 ft (1.8 m)

Draft (max)

7.1 ft (2.15 m)

Air draft

79 ft (24.09 m)

Displacement

46,650 lb (21,160 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

2–3

Heads

—

Berths

—

Sail Plan

Main sail

847 ft² (78.7 m²)

Jib

562 ft² (52.2 m²)

Genoa

—

Sail area

1,409 ft² (130.9 m²)

Downwind sail area

1,840 ft² (170.9 m²)

Rig type

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

110–150 hp

Engine count

—

Engine manufacturer

—

Propulsion type

—

Fuel capacity

151 gal (570 L)

Fresh water capacity

202 gal (766 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Mast material

—

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Keel type

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Rig J

5.68 m

Rig I

20.68 m

Rig P

19.85 m

Rig E

6.61 m

About Moody

Premium production

British builder of deck saloon sailing yachts, founded in Swanwick in 1827 and owned by Germany's HanseYachts AG since 2007.

The Moody yard traces back to the 19th century; in 1935 the founder's grandson Alexander Herbert Moody, trained in shipbuilding from his youth, turned the family business from repairs to building sailing yachts. Moody introduced its first deck-saloon yacht, the Carbineer 46, in 1969, built its last wooden deck saloon, the Frederick Parker-designed Swan Dancer, in 1970, and in 1972 launched the Moody 44, the first yacht to carry the founder's name, with teak decks, a generous centre cockpit and wheel steering. When the oil crisis of the 1970s hit, the brand formed a partnership in 1973 with Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd that, guided by designers such as Bill Dixon and Angus Primrose, produced 39 models from 27 to 64 feet and 4,233 boats over three decades. In 2005 the founding family entrusted the marque to Premier Marinas in Swanwick, production paused briefly, and in 2007 HanseYachts AG acquired the brand and began building Moody deck-saloon and aft-cockpit yachts again.

The Moody Range

Every model Moody publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. Moody Decksaloon 5456.1 ft
2. Moody Decksaloon 48· this model50.6 ft
3. Moody Decksaloon 4141.1 ft

By the Same Designers

Boats this boat's designers also drew, for other builders too. Credits are grouped only where the names clearly agree, however each builder spelled them; an unclear one is left out.

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