Moody 333: ELAINE

1982 Mark 3 model of this popular 33’ yacht, with a corridor connecting the saloon to the aft cabin.

Yacht ‘Elaine’ has 6 - 7 berths in 3 cabins. See pictures of the cabins

Twin-keels give access to shallow creeks, canals and harbours. see Yacht specifications

Single-handed sailing is possible, with Autohelm; furling main & genoa lines back to centre-cockpit; radar; GPS chart; and cockpit chart-table. Equipment Details

A wooden sailing dinghy launched from davits: to let you motor, row or sail ashore. Dinghy

Hot water to galley, heads & shower; comfy saloon. Cabin details

Lying in Amsterdam, Holland – with easy access from Schiphol airport. This is a great base for cruising the IJsselmeer and Frisian Islands and the Dutch canals, plus access to the North Sea) Location

The hull had a new gelshield in November 2006.

New rigging was fitted in January 2007.

Cabins

The wide beam gives spacious accommodation, which is still hard to beat for a 10 metre yacht.

This layout is comfortable for a family, or a couple sailing with friends.

In the corner galley, the standard cooker has been replaced with a 2-burner, oven and grill (with safety features).

Water is heated on-demand by butane gas, supplying the galley, the heads basin & the shower.

(A pump drains the shower tray after use). The diesel-powered Eberspacher heater provides hot air to all cabins and heads

The comfort of the saloon is one reason we never bought a new boat: many yachts have a clinical feel, with so much plastic.

With the wine-locker at hand, and comfy seats to stretch out on, we’ve sat out inclement weather many a time without (too much) complaint.

We worked out how much time we spent in the saloon compared to actual sailing hours, and realised the importance of a boat we’re happy to be inside.

It’s even better with the option to have meals up under the cockpit tent, and watch the world go by.

The aft cabin is labelled by Moody as the ‘Owners Cabin’ in the passage through from the saloon.

It fits in a double bed, a dressing table, bedside cabinet, wardrobes, and a bookshelf.

(The long white thing in the passage is the dinghy mast & boom, wrapped in its sail).

Yacht details

333 Design

The Moody 333 was the last yacht that Angus Primrose designed, and the last one he owned himself.

It has the distinctive flared bows of all of his Moody designs. The 333 is the Mark III version of the Moody 33, with the same hull as the early versions. The differences include sleeker windows; more teak inside (instead of the earlier blue Formica); and access to the aft-cabin by a corridor from the saloon (instead of a hatch from the cockpit).

The design is a solid cruising yacht, for safe sailing and motoring. Her centre-cockpit gives a safe place for families, and gives a good view ahead, and while mooring up. Wheel-steering makes it easier to handle big waves than a tiller-steered yacht. The twin keels and rudder skeg allows her to be beached, or to sit level on a scrubbing grid, without other supports.

Specification:

Length: 33 feet 10 metres

Beam: 11 feet 5 inches 3.5 metres

Draft: 3 feet 9 inches 1.15 metres

Air draft: ~45 feet 13.75 metres

Engine: Thorneycroft 35hp diesel

Steering Whitlock wheel-steering

Elaine specifics

Elaine was built in 1982 by Marine Projects in Plymouth.

She has white deck and topsides, with dark blue trim.

On Elaine, all of the furling lines come back to the cockpit.

Keels: Twin (rudder skeg to same depth)

Sails: in-mast furling main; furling genoa; storm jib

Lines furling lines to cockpit

Cockpit teak slat seats; sprayhood; cockpit tent; cockpit table

Navigation cockpit chart table, with GPS charts, forward-looking sounder & Autohelm controller

Equipment

NAVIGATION
	Radar	Raytheon	R10X
	GPS chart system	Garmin	GPSmap 320
	Auto-pilot	Autohelm	ST4000+
	Depth Sounder	Navico	DS200
	Forward-Looking Sounder	EchoPilot	FLS Silver
	Cockpit chart table
	VHF Radio	Seafarer	Seavoice 550
	Lee cloths		for 2 sea-berths
CRUISING
	Liferaft in canister	Plastimo	Offshore 6-man – needs servicing
	Diesel Engine	Thorneycroft 90/2	35 hp (BMC 1500)
	Diesel tank	steel	127 litres
	Rope Stripper	Ambassador	AM10
	Furling system
	furling Mainsail
	furling Genoa	Lucas
	storm Jib	Flew Sails
	Winch handles x3
	Red ensign & staff	x2	plus Courtesy flags x3
	Sprayhood
MOORING
	Windlass	Simpson-Lawrence	Hyspeed
	2 anchors, with chain		CQR & Sowester
	Davits	Steel	can be pivoted or removed
	Sailing Dinghy	Westray 9	mast, boom & sail, rudder, dagger-board, oars,
	Outboard engine	Yamaha Malta	4hp petrol – needs servicing
	centre Cleats	Jeff’s Cleats	bolted to mid-ships toe-rail
	Ropes		warps and sheets
	Fenders	x6	large & small
	Boarding Ladder	steel	on transom
	Step Ladder for boarding	aluminium	folding, 3-step
	Guardrails		Removable for easy access
MAINTENANCE
	Engine spares kit	Thorneycroft
	Bosun's Locker		4 shelves opposite engine
	Bosun's Chair	Musto
	Boat-Owners Manual		Nigel Calder
SERVICES
	Intelligent battery charger	TWC	model II
	Wind-powered Generator	Aerogen3	4 amp, with regulator
	Batteries	2	deep cycle
	Battery Gauge	Altus	12-2
	12v sockets
	Mains electric UK sockets
	Gas Detector/Alarm/Switch	ASL	Amos
	Oven, grill and 2 burners	SpinFlo Nelson	with gas safety cut-off
	Water Heater	Thorn Nymph	gas powered
	Jerry cans	plastic	5 gallon diesel; 5 gallon water
IN PORT
	Cockpit Tent
	Cockpit table	Whitlock	plus drinks holder
	Crockery	Waca	plastic plates, cups, beakers
	Radio-Cassette player	Sony	XR-C5120R

Dinghy

The sale includes the hand-build wooden tender that was custom-made for Elaine.

The dinghy will carry up to five, for either rowing or motoring (with the 4hp outboard petrol engine included). Or one or two can sail in her, with the simple lugsail on the unstayed mast.