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Moody 37 / 376

Built 1985–1991 by Marine Projects Ltd. for A. H. Moody & Sons

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About the Moody 37 / 376

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Illustration of a Moody 37 / 376
Illustration, not a photo of this model. AI-generated illustration of a typical large cruising sloop.
Built
1985–1991
Builder
Marine Projects Ltd. for A. H. Moody & Sons
Designer
Bill Dixon
Length
37.83 ft
Waterline
31.25 ft
Beam
12.5 ft
Draft
5.5 ft
Displacement
16,254 lb
Ballast
6,503 lb
Hull / keel
fin keel
Rig
sloop
Propulsion
inboard
Fuel
54 gal
Water
66 gal
Water heater
engine + AC · standard
Number built
313
Stern thruster
not fitted
Steering
pedestal cable
Tank capacities — where the figures come from
  • Fuel 54 gal
    “Fuel Capacity 45 gallons / 204 litres” — brochure (Moody 376 brochure, 9/88), moodyowners.org · “CAPACITIES Fuel 45 gallons” — brochure (Moody 37 brochure (1985-87)), moodyowners.org · “204 ltr (45 gal / 53 US gal)” — owners' association (1985-1987 (Moody 37)), moodyowners.org
    Builder brochures give 45 imperial gal / 204 L for both the 37 and 376. 204 L converts to 53.9 US gal and 45 imp gal to 54.0, so 54 when rounded; the owners' archive page (and our earlier figure) cut it to 53. A 1-gal rounding correction, not a different tank.
  • Water 66 gal
    “Water Capacity 55 gallons / 250 litres” — brochure (Moody 376 brochure, 9/88), moodyowners.org · “CAPACITIES Water 55 gallons” — brochure (Moody 37 brochure (1985-87)), moodyowners.org · “250 ltr (55 gal / 66 US gal)” — owners' association (1987-1991 (Moody 376)), moodyowners.org
    The brochures use imperial gallons (55 imp gal = 250 L = 66 US gal). The 376 brochure says the water tanks sit under the saloon settees.
  • Holding unknown
    Brochure specifications list marine WCs in both heads but no holding tank.
  • Water heater engine + AC · standard
    “Galley ... fully fitted out with twin sinks ... hot & cold pressurised water system; Fore toilet compartment ... hot and” — brochure (Moody 37 brochure and Moody 376 brochure), moodyowners.org · “Pressurised H&C fresh water system heated by calorifier from engine and from shore power immersion heater” — search excerpt (1987 (376)), burtonwaters.co.uk
    A. H. Moody's Moody 37 and Moody 376 (9/88) brochure specifications both list hot and cold pressurised water in the galley and both heads as standard, without naming the heater. A 1987 376 listing describes an engine calorifier (hot water tank) with a shore-power immersion element. No capacity found; water 55 imp gal (250 L).

Tanks are often replaced or added on older boats — check the tank labels or a survey for yours.

Thrusters and steering — where this comes from
  • Bow thruster unknown
    The A. H. Moody brochure specifications for the 37 and 376 (standard equipment; extras at additional cost not listed) mention no thruster.
  • Stern thruster not fitted
    Our earlier figure of none has no source, and nothing was found either way.
  • Steering pedestal cable
    “Equipment fitted in the cockpit includes steering pedestal with binnacle guard ... General Equipment: ... emergency till” — brochure (1988), moodyowners.org · “Wheel steering systems: Moody 376 - Constellation 100, cost £369.04, H160030” — owners' association, moodyowners.org · “Steering overhaul on this Moody 376. The Pedestal & Cables are a Whitlock system (now owned by lewmar)” — search excerpt, facebook.com
    Centre-cockpit pedestal with binnacle guard standard on both the 37 and 376 (builder brochures). The Moody factory parts record (Owners Association) lists the 376 steering as a Constellation 100 (a Whitlock pedestal), and a yard servicing a 376 reports Whitlock pedestal and cables. Our earlier 36-inch wheel size isn't in these sources.

Thrusters and steering are often replaced — check the units on your boat before ordering parts.

Center cockpit with walk-through aft cabin and two heads. Moody 37 June 1985-1987; Moody 376 (same boat plus bathing platform and transom ports) 1987-August 1991; 313 built in total (owners association archive). LOA 37.83 ft is the 376; the 37 is 37.0 ft. Keels: fin 5.5 ft, shoal/Scheel 4.5 ft, bilge/twin or lifting 4.0 ft. Standard engines were Thornycroft; the archive notes other makes may have been fitted.

Engines fitted

Boats of the same model can differ — check which engines yours actually has before ordering parts.

Generator

Neither brochure specification (12 V alternator, two batteries) nor the owner's manual extracts we read mention a generator.

Manuals and brochures online

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Known problems for this model

Model sources (10)

yachtingmonthly.com · moodyowners.org · moodyowners.org · moodyowners.info · sailboatdata.com · boat-and-yacht.com · tsmarine.co.uk · moodyowners.info · moodyowners.org · moodyowners.org

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