The Moody 34 Sailboat
Specs & Key Performance Indicators

No, the Moody 34 is not still in production. Production ended in 1986 after 165 units were built.

The builders of the Moody 34 are Moody Yachts, a British company that was founded in 1827 by John Moody. The company has a long and distinguished history of building quality sailing yachts for various markets and purposes. The company went through several changes of ownership and management over the years, and is currently owned by HanseYachts AG, a German company that also owns Dehler, Hanse, Fjord, Sealine, and Privilège.

One verion of the Moody 34 has a fin keel and a skeg-hung rudder; another has a bilge keel with a draft of 3'9".

The Moody 34 has six berths in two cabins and the saloon. The forward cabin has a V-berth that can be converted into a double berth with an infill cushion. The aft cabin has a double berth that can be accessed from both sides. The saloon has two settees that can be used as single berths.

The Moody 34 is a well-balanced and easy-to-handle sailboat that can perform well in various wind and sea conditions. It has a moderate displacement of about 5 tons (11,023 pounds) and a moderate sail area to displacement ratio of about 16. It has a good hull speed of about 7 knots (8 miles per hour) and can point up to about 45 degrees off the wind.

The average cost of a secondhand Moody 34 depends on the condition, equipment, location, and age of the boat. According to YachtWorld, the current asking prices for Moody 34 boats for sale range from £25,689 to £69,995 (about $33,800 to $92,000). According to Apollo Duck, the current asking prices for Moody 34 boats for sale range from £36,000 to £42,000 (about $47,300 to $55,200).

The designer of the Moody 34 is Bill Dixon, a British naval architect who has designed many other sailboats for various brands and markets. Some of his other designs include the Moody Eclipse series, the Moody Halberdier series, the Westerly Ocean series, the Taswell series, the Hylas series, the Discovery series, the Clipper series, and the Azuree series